Review of Firefox 8 stove
Useful Firefox 8 Tweaks
I am very pleased with this stove and having owned 2 others in the past this is so far by far the best value for money.\n\nTweak 1) If you are using this for burning wood only or mainly only for wood then remove the grate and griddle assembly which just lifts out after you have removed firebricks and baffle plate. Unhook the Riddler lever and then leave the lever inplace after you have removed the grate and round riddle plates then simple replace the firebricks and the baffle plate, time taken 5 mins, cost savings BIG !!\nThe above tweak has 2 major benefits, firstly logs burn better on a bed of ash and do not want air to be drawn in underneath them which it does on this stove unless you remove the grate and riddle plates as explained above, if you do allow air under logs they will burn far too quickly meaning you will use lots more logs than is necessary for most of the heat to go up the flue !! remember we are aiming for a nice smooth slow burning flame not a rip roaring flame where most of the heat is wasted up the flue, we want to heat the stove sides and stove top not the flue !!! Removing the grate will allow for far more efficient burning and use alot less logs.\n\nTweak 2) The most annoying thing I found with this stove and my only gripe is the poor design of the front bottom edge of the stove which allows ash to fall out of the door at the bottom everytime you open the door which then has to be swept off the shelf at the bottom front of the stove. This is particularly annoying if you burn logs as the ash tends to be in bigger particles and so more likely to fall out the stove, a 1 minute tweak stops this problem completely. The problem happens because there is a small gap between the bottom edge of the log cathcer bars and the top lip of the door recess at the bottom of the stove, we need to fill that gap !!\n\nYou will need a thickish ie 1cm diameter or more piece of FIREPROOF ROPE I had some left from the stove installation or you can buy from DIY or ebay or The Range. Open the stove door and lift up the metal lip piece of metal which is meant to hold logs in and stop them falling out, it just slides up and then down back into place, remove completely if you wish and with a brush, paint brush is ideal make sure all ash and debris is removed from that area and then replace the bar but dont push it down all the way. Then measure the fire rope you have to length to fit in between the bottom of the bar and the floor of the stove and put it in place, finally tap down gently on the top of the bar with a wooden mallet or in my case back of wooden stove brush to squeeze the rope firmly into place between the log catcher bar you removed and the bottom of the stove. No more ash spillage and is really worth doing if you don't want to have to reach for the brush everyvtime you open the door.\n\nHope you find these tweaks useful\nAdrian\n\n
Stove expert replied: useful tips. Perhaps more customers should design stoves!!
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