Review of Morso 6140 stove
Morso 6143
We installed the 6143 during a major renovation 2 years ago, so we have done 2 winters in Australia. The positives are looks, design & quality of finish. It heats the 75 square metres of open space reasonably well, but Melbourne has few frosts & average day temps of 10/15 degrees. My major gripe is that on the 3rd firing when I topped up the fire, a glowing log ''exploded'' & red hot coals showered onto the new timber floors doing considerable damage. After that experience, I was honestly scared to open the door!!! As a solution, I made a 60mm high extension to front of the fire box to contain the embers. I had no response from Morso or the Australian distributor with my concerns. As others have said, it can be a smokey starter & I also extended the flue by a metre which seems to help.
Stove expert replied: Your comments about an exploding log are surprising, had the log been treated with anything? Stoves should have a hearth that extends 300mm in front which should then catch any ash or debris produced, have you a suitable hearth in place to protect the wooden flooring? I have known of previous cases where ignition of flue gases on opening the stove door have occurred, this was due to the incorrect fuel, poor air movement by keeping the stove controls shut down which prevent flue gases form combusting adequately. Do you keep the air control open and have you adequate free air in the room where the stove is installed?
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