Thank you I am glad I’ve helped a little 👍

@@EcofiresStoves Pete i am about to treat myself to a multy fuel stove, i cant wait , you are very helpfull thanks

Thanks I’m glad you found it helpful

The Owl in you grows wise :) Thanks for the tip.

A single sheet of newspaper scrunched into a ball so it's like a cleaning pad is just as good. Dip the face of the pad into some water so it's wet but not sopping wet throughout. Dip the wetted pad into your cold ashes and rub the glass firmly (but obviously not too much pressure to break the glass). It takes me about half a dozen such newspaper pads to clean a glass about 13" x 9". Finish off with a wetted newspaper pad without the ash to remove any smears and finally a dry newspaper pad or two to remove any streaks on the glass. Maybe an old polishing cloth to finish. What's happening chemically is that you are making a basic form of lye - caustic potash. It's alkaline but not strong enough to burn the skin. You shouldn't get much on your fingers anyway. wear a glove if you are concerned. I never do and no problems so far - in 30 years.

I do that too, works a treat.

So if your ash bed is cold, do you still leave the ash bed, or removed it? What is the use of a cold ash bed for starting a new fire?

@@alantaylor6691 Hello Alan. Some say to leave the ashes in place as it insulates the bottom of the stove. Not sure exactly what that means, but I do to a degree, and I do agree to an extent. I do leave some ashes in the bed, but sort thru some of it trying to leave the larger black pieces. It acts as kindling, and will burn again, as it helps to ignite the new fire. Just when you think you don't have enough kindling, the ashes will burn again. I take my hand shovel, and smash the ashes, and redirect the chunks in the middle knowing they'll burn again and help start a flame.

Ben Craigie you sir win the internet today 😂

Ben Craigie 😂😂 classic

From the States, you sir are very funny. 😂👍🏻✌🏻️

LMAO

And that's the bottom line cuz Stone Cold said so!

You have a great stove All Charnwood stoves a super

Are you still using this method to light it? Just had one installed and I'm trying different methods

Hi bud how you doing, does the burner help you feel warm through the cold? Yea deffs for winter with these crazy bills. I was thinking about having one installed but the air ventilation pipe fitted into the wall, to let some air in and heat to go out

My area people don't know how to light a fire place. Pathetic.

I have the same blackening. If you dont mind sharing please, how did you clean it?

@@nileshbelekar187back then I used warm water, newspaper and the ash from within the fireplace. Recently I started to vinegar and newspaper and it did a much better job. Hope it helps? 😎😀

@@picsby_mike thank you for sharing. Appreciate it.

@@nileshbelekar187 you are welcome. Fingers crossed either one helps you :-)

mick m its fairly common to find multiple fireplaces in European homes, certainly until the mid twentieth century there was one in every room in most homes. Fires were lit as and when needed to heat individual spaces. Quite different from the US method of heating the whole house often via a big basement stove. Smaller stoves do need more regular fuelling, but tend to burn much more efficiently and cleanly.

@@spencerwilton5831 Thank you for the response. My experience in Europe is limited- almost every European home and most hotels I stayed in were heated by what looked to be very efficient radiator heat, so your insight is appreciated. There is a a lot of variance by region in the US, but in the era before home insulation was common, many of the homes of wealthier people had either fireplaces or coal stoves in almost every room and bedroom because the heat would escape the house so rapidly. The less affluent people generally had a stove or fireplace in a central room, and thick blankets for the bedrooms. As you probably know, some areas of the US have mild winters, but there are a number of northern areas that are prone to extreme cold in comparison to the winters in Europe. We live in an area with mild winters, and have a wood pellet stove which works great, but someday I'd like to also have a smaller wood stove like the one in this video to run while we're home in the evenings.

Think it's him, he just remove his ear ring

Me too!

I can’t it’s not butter

Do you put the newspaper in rolls and a knot or something else? I tried the knots and it didn't work.

@@alantaylor6691 Krinkle them up.