Hello!
First time wood-stove owner here. I just moved into a house which is heated with a Hearthstone Heritage 8020.
For the first 3 weeks everything was fine, I had good fires burning. Starting a couple of days ago the fires just go out. When I open the ash pan door a bit the fire perks right up and goes like a blow torch, so I don't think it's a draft issue. The level for the damper (lower left of the stove) doesn't seem to have any effect. It almost seems like it is stuck on 'off' to the far right position (when it is to the far left). If I get the fire going using the open ash tray then close the tray and leave the front door open it burns just fine too.
Is it possible that the damper is stuck? How could I check for this? I did a through cleaning of the stove this morning and couldn't see anything obviously wrong on the inside of the stove. We just had our winter wood delivered and I was assured that is was dried for at least a year so I don't think the wood is the issue.
It really looks like the fire is being starved of oxygen.
Any help is appreciated ... it's getting cold in here!
Thanks
First time wood-stove owner here. I just moved into a house which is heated with a Hearthstone Heritage 8020.
For the first 3 weeks everything was fine, I had good fires burning. Starting a couple of days ago the fires just go out. When I open the ash pan door a bit the fire perks right up and goes like a blow torch, so I don't think it's a draft issue. The level for the damper (lower left of the stove) doesn't seem to have any effect. It almost seems like it is stuck on 'off' to the far right position (when it is to the far left). If I get the fire going using the open ash tray then close the tray and leave the front door open it burns just fine too.
Is it possible that the damper is stuck? How could I check for this? I did a through cleaning of the stove this morning and couldn't see anything obviously wrong on the inside of the stove. We just had our winter wood delivered and I was assured that is was dried for at least a year so I don't think the wood is the issue.
It really looks like the fire is being starved of oxygen.
Any help is appreciated ... it's getting cold in here!
Thanks