Thanks for the feedback. The automatic air intake opens on lighting and refilling thanks a bimetallic spring which opens and closes as the stove heats up and cools down. More info on the link below. www.hwam.com/advantages/wiking-automatic Thanks for the tips!

@@jameskirk2579 thank you for pointing out but I assure you we’re registered installers and this stove is approved to be installed 80mm away from a combustible wall due to it being a convection stove.

Hi and thanks for the kind words. They do become less visible over time as the firebricks tend to discolour as you use the stove. The bars are where the air is drawn through as part of the new high efficiency/low polluting regulations which we totally embrace. Hope that helps!

@@igniteharrogate Thanks so much for replying and for the info. I had no idea what those bars were, but now knowing that they are for eco purposes makes the stove more attractive.👍🏻

Thank you Jude. 😉

No. It's just a fashion. Very snobbish .....

You're correct. In fact my C5 still fires way too much with the damper all the way in

​@markh1ggins what do you mean with "too much"? It provides about 5kw of heat. If the rooms gets to hot, your room need less than 5kw to be heated. You can put in less wood, but the stove is designed to burn with highest efficiency on normal load. You can see the temperatures in the stove details he showed. If the room still gets to hot, you can open a door to another room to increase the amount of kw required to heat the room. In that case you're actually increasing the room "size" to be able to absorb more kw. What we did is placing a stove ventilator on top of the stove to disperse the heat through a nearby door, and get more even heat distribution. Saves you 1 or 2 degrees in the room the stove is in.

Thanks for the comment. On the tinderbox, you’ll find the glass will blacken if you push the control fully in. It also produces smoke which is why we suggest you control the stove but avoid shutting it down fully. All stoves works differently and the charnwood does allow the control to be pushed fully in without blackening the glass. No detriment either way. Just a different operation.

Great advice. Can you keep your compact going overnight with your technique?

Hi Paul No not with the DEFRA stop fitted.I,ve banked it up with smokless coal late at night and the following morning the stove is still hot but needs relighting.Our lounge is 30ft by13ft and is still warm@@paulfairbairn1066

That’s 100% gunmetal.

@@igniteharrogate thanks for confirming!

Using smokeless fuel, leave the primary control (the right knob) slightly open and use as the video. We recommend burning wood and wood products as coal, even smokeless coal will affect the life expectancy of the stove linings and your chimney flue. Hope that helps!

Thank you!

The control is variable really. Pulled fully open is the boost setting for lighting. Once the stove is up to temperature, you can control the stove accordingly. We don’t recommend pushing the control fully in as it causes smoke but you cannot shit the stove down fully.

Try larch perhaps

It’s more the type and size of log you’re burning. Ash is a good wood to burn as it’s a slow burning wood. You may be burning soft wood? Also, you’ll find all modern stoves will not allow you to shut them down fully as it’s very polluting.

@@igniteharrogate It’s only half of a split log maybe 2 inches thick and about 10-11 inches long. I lay the log in the fire then kindling on top . You can only burn 1 log at a time and after a couple of hours the heat becomes unbearable in the room. My room is 17 ft by 11ft3. I never shut the lounge door. In my old house I had a Firefox 5 stove. That gave a comfortable heat. This new one is a portway luxima. I’m wondering if it’s meant for a bigger room

If the stove has been fitted with a flue liner, the flue can be swept from inside the stove by removing the baffle plate from inside the stove. Your chimney sweep should be able to advise.

Stoves can work differently depending on the installation. The responsiveness of the control should be similar though. It’s very important to get the stove hot before adjusting the control however.

Same here Jack. The control has an effect but even fully in its still roaring. Did you figure out why? I suspect it's a limiter for smoke controlled areas but I don't like not being able to calm a fire down.

@@stovic1442 I’ve raised the issue with my installer and he came round to view it running and has said it isn’t right, in the new year he’s taking it out to see if the control is working properly and the baffles are installed correctly, he said it’s definitely an air flow issue.

@@jackdavis8786 mine was the limiter not letting the vent close as much as I wanted due to regs. You can get at it without moving the stove if you know what the rules are in your area. Your issue might be different. I could see mine did work, just not enough.

@@stovic1442 but I don’t understand how they can be different for different areas, how do they know where there going to be installed when being made? Did that resolve your issue?

Thanks 👍

There are a few different ways of lighting a stove and it’s just down to personal preference. You’re referring to the ‘top down’ method where logs are laid first and smaller pieces in top with firelighters. Equally as effective.

Hi Alex, Its the Parkray Aspect standard model on the video. The compact operates the same way but is shallower in depth. Thanks

@@ignite818 thanks a lot :)

Hi Jonathan, there are a few things to check in order to get the fire going properly. Firstly, stoves do not light easily on mild days as the flue must be warmer than outside for it start drawing. Secondly, I would ensure the control is fully pulled out and the door is slightly cracked open during lighting and thirdly, ensure you use good dry kindling and firelighters. Hopefully this will help a little. Remember if you find the fire dies down, you may have added too much fuel. Its a balance of the the correct level of air and fuel. Hope that helps.