Review of Firefox 5 stove
Ok
I have had this stove for two years and it's build quality hasn't been an issue. I cracked a few firebricks when I tried to replace them but it's quiet tricky.
The burn in my stove is viscous and I cant really shut it down. To combat this I've just stuck a piece of fire rope in the clean burn tucked into the top. That's really helped and made it really fuel efficient. I was wondering if it's the nature of this stove or the draw on the flue being too hard. Would one of those plates that restrict the flue help? My HETAS installer was a cowboy as well. I'm pretty sure he tore my liner as next door could smell some paper I burnt in it where it smouldered.Stove expert replied: If your Firefox is the CB (Defra Approved) version then the air control has a restriction on it to prevent it from fully closing. This is rrequired to enable the stove to comply to the smoke control regulations. If the stove is not a clean burn model and it is busy at all times (may be worse in windy conditions) then a damper or stabilizer on the flue should help to get better control. Do get the liner checked as the next door neighbour should not be able to smell your stove when burning, this should be looked into as a matter of urgency as the gases that are produced when being operated are poisonous.