If you’ve lit your new woodburner for the first time and your house has suddenly filled with smoke, you’re probably wondered what you’ve let yourself in for with your new purchase.
In most cases there is a simple and (thankfully) short-term reason for the influx of smoke.
The most common cause of smoke in your room from a new wood-burning stove is that the paint is curing. On all woodburners, the stove paint used to finish the appliances isn’t correctly finished until it has been subjected to the intense heat of a fire at least once (and often three or four times). The curing process usually results in a bad smell coming from stove, but sometimes this is accompanied by smoke. Continue reading