Ok this is quite a normal question asked by our customers and today i have been asked it again so i thought i would write a little article about it.
With the sales of solid fuel fireplaces and stoves increasing all the time as we the British public return to cheaper ways of heating our homes or adding extra heat i write this as the rest of my family are sat watching tv in our middle room huddling round our multi fuel stove.
So anyway it really depends on which type of fireplace you have an open fire basket or open fire has no way of restricting the air flow so they burn at a faster rate i have heard of people keeping the ashpan full to restrict the amount of air coming underneath in an attempt to slow it down refueling for this type of fireplace is Hourly for wood and around 2 hours for coal.
Obviously this depends on the type of wood and coal and how dry it is.
Stoves are a different creature as the conditions in which fuel is burnt can be altered to suit the amount of heat you require
On all good stoves there is an air intake slide which is basically the control button more air in eqauls hotter fire but quicker refueling it is trail and error to get it perfect.
So with it slowly set wood can last 2-3 Hours and Anthracite around 5-6 Hours they way we have ours burning at home is fairly hot and burning oak and cherry it gets refilled around every hour to hour and a half.
Again this depends on what type of fuel you are burning and if it is seasoned or not.
So theres a rough guide to the times of refueling but dont forget this can alter as to the draw of your chimney too.
