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Your Wood-Burning Stove and Irish Firewood, All Drawn: Light It in the Same Order Every Time One Topic on Every Page

How the flue draws, top-down lighting, primary and secondary air, moisture meter readings, seasoning logs, black glass, chimney sweeping and the CO alarm. Every topic has its own page: the drawing first, then what to remember. 65 illustrated pages.

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Every topic, its own pageEvery step drawn, with the explanation beside it
65 illustrated pages8 parts, from your stove in one drawing to your stove on one page
Up-to-date sourcesChecked against Ireland's 2022 solid fuel regulations, Building Regulations guidance on stoves and flues, and SEAI advice
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Every page has one big drawing and a box with the numbers and steps you need to know:

Eight parts, one cutaway: firebox, lining, baffle, primary air, secondary air, glass, flue collar, stove pipe.
Eight parts, one cutaway: firebox, lining, baffle, primary air, secondary air, glass, flue collar, stove pipe.
Aim for below 20% moisture: wet wood means smoke, tar and black glass
Aim for below 20% moisture: wet wood means smoke, tar and black glass
Two pins, a wood setting and a % screen: valid readings only below about 28% moisture.
Two pins, a wood setting and a % screen: valid readings only below about 28% moisture.
Cut and split early in the year, stack in sun and wind, aim for about 20%.
Cut and split early in the year, stack in sun and wind, aim for about 20%.
Ash, glass and seal, air fully open, CO alarm tested: the four checks before lighting.
Ash, glass and seal, air fully open, CO alarm tested: the four checks before lighting.
Wet wood, too little air, a cool fire, logs on the glass: the four causes of black glass
Wet wood, too little air, a cool fire, logs on the glass: the four causes of black glass
Soot, tar, glazed creosote: three stages drawn inside a flue, and what causes each
Soot, tar, glazed creosote: three stages drawn inside a flue, and what causes each
Four moments, four causes: lighting, door, all the time, windy days, and who to call
Four moments, four causes: lighting, door, all the time, windy days, and who to call

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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 8 parts and 61 topics.

The Problem Isn't You. It's How It Was Explained.

You're kneeling by the log basket with a moisture meter you picked up last autumn. You push the pins into a log and the screen says 14%. The next log says 31%. Another shows nothing at all.

The leaflet explains it in paragraphs: species settings, temperature correction, measuring range. Nowhere does it say which number to trust, or why the meter stops reading above a certain point.

Two pins, a wood setting and a % screen: valid readings only below about 28% moisture.

In the book, the same meter is one drawing: two pins, a wood setting and a % screen, with a box that says readings are only valid below about 28%. You hold yours up beside the page and see what each part does.

Top-down lighting, the three air controls, why the glass goes black, soot and creosote, where the CO alarm goes: each one has its own page too.

So you test the log, read the number and know whether it goes in the stove or back in the store, without digging out the leaflet again.

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The Same Topic, Two Ways to Learn It

THIS
  • The manual: line after line of text
  • Moisture, air and flue explained only in words
  • You light the stove still unsure
The moisture content of firewood, expressed as a percentage of its weight, has a direct bearing on combustion efficiency and emissions. Where insufficiently seasoned timber is burned, a substantial proportion of the energy released is consumed in the evaporation of water, lowering firebox temperatures and resulting in the incomplete combustion of volatile compounds. These subsequently condense within the flue as tar deposits and on the appliance glazing as dark residues. It is therefore generally recommended that moisture content should not exceed 20% prior to use.
FOR THIS
  • Wet wood versus dry wood in one drawing
  • The number in a box: below 20%
  • You see it and you get it
Aim for below 20% moisture: wet wood means smoke, tar and black glass
CONTENTS

Take a Look at the 8 Parts and 61 Topics

How your stove works, firewood in Ireland, the moisture meter, drying and storing logs, lighting and burning, glass and ash, chimney and safety, and quick fixes: 65 pages, all illustrated.

IHow Your Stove Works · pp. 5-12
  1. Your stove in one drawing
  2. Fire needs fuel, heat and air
  3. Primary air: the air from below
  4. Secondary air and the airwash
  5. Tertiary air and the baffle
  6. How the flue draws
  7. Wood-only or multifuel?
  8. What an Ecodesign stove changes
IIFirewood in Ireland · pp. 13-22
  1. Why moisture is everything
  2. Green, seasoned, kiln-dried: what the words mean
  3. Irish rules on buying firewood
  4. Ash, beech and oak
  5. Birch, sycamore, hawthorn and the rest
  6. Softwoods: spruce, larch and pine
  7. What never goes in the stove
  8. Loose, stacked and solid cubic metres
  9. Bags, crates and trailer loads compared
  10. The right log size for your firebox
IIIThe Moisture Meter · pp. 23-27
  1. Choosing a moisture meter
  2. Taking a reading the right way
  3. Three logs, three readings
  4. What the number tells you
  5. Signs of dry wood without a meter
IVDrying and Storing Logs · pp. 28-33
  1. Cut, split, stack, wait
  2. How long each wood takes
  3. Stacking that dries
  4. Covered on top, open at the sides
  5. Bringing logs indoors
  6. Kindling and firelighters
VLighting and Burning · pp. 34-43
  1. Before you strike the match
  2. Warming a cold flue
  3. Top-down lighting step by step
  4. The first twenty minutes
  5. Reading the flame
  6. When and how to refuel
  7. Opening the door without smoke
  8. Turning the stove down safely
  9. Why not to 'slumber' overnight
  10. The stove pipe thermometer
VIGlass, Ash and Upkeep · pp. 44-49
  1. Why the glass goes black
  2. Cleaning the glass
  3. Ash: keep some, empty some
  4. The door seal test
  5. Baffle, firebricks and grate
  6. End of the season
VIIChimney and Safety · pp. 50-59
  1. Soot, tar and creosote
  2. When to sweep the chimney
  3. What a good sweep does
  4. Signs of a chimney fire
  5. If there's a chimney fire
  6. Carbon monoxide: the gas you can't see
  7. Where the CO alarm goes
  8. If the CO alarm sounds
  9. Smoke alarms, fireguard and hearth
  10. Installer work, not DIY
VIIIQuick Fixes and Checklists · pp. 60-65
  1. Smoke into the room: find the cause
  2. Black glass: five-point check
  3. Logs that hiss, spit or won't catch
  4. Weekly, monthly and yearly checks
  5. The most frequent mistakes
  6. Your stove on one page

One Page, One Topic, All Clear

Think of it this way:

It's a cold evening, the basket is full and you're about to light the stove. You want the first twenty minutes right: the air where it should be, a bright flame and no smoke in the room.

You open the page on top-down lighting and it's drawn: larger logs at the bottom, smaller ones above, kindling and a firelighter on top, air fully open, numbered in the order you do it.

Ash, glass and seal, air fully open, CO alarm tested: the four checks before lighting.

The moisture meter, the airwash, buying logs by the cubic metre, black glass, the CO alarm: each one on its own page.

Wood Stove & Firewood Illustrated is 8 parts and 61 topics, all drawn, ending with quick fixes, weekly to yearly checks and your stove on one page.

What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.

What's Inside Wood Stove & Firewood Illustrated:

Ipp. 5-12

How Your Stove Works

See your own stove in one cutaway: the fire triangle, primary, secondary and tertiary air, the airwash and baffle, how the flue draws, and wood-only versus multifuel and Ecodesign stoves. You know what every control does before you touch it.

IIpp. 13-22

Firewood in Ireland

Why moisture matters, green, seasoned and kiln-dried, the Irish rules on buying firewood, ash, beech, oak, birch and softwoods, what never goes in, cubic metres, bags versus trailer loads and log size.

IIIpp. 23-27

The Moisture Meter

Choosing a meter, taking a reading on a freshly split face, three logs compared, what the number means and signs of dry wood without a meter. You know whether a log goes in the stove or back in the store.

IVpp. 28-33

Drying and Storing Logs

Cut, split, stack, wait, drying times by species, stacking that dries, a log store covered on top and open at the sides, bringing logs indoors, kindling and firelighters.

Vpp. 34-43

Lighting and Burning

The checks before lighting, warming a cold flue, top-down lighting, the first twenty minutes, reading the flame, refuelling, opening the door, turning down, overnight slumbering and the pipe thermometer.

VIpp. 44-49

Glass, Ash and Upkeep

Why the glass goes black, cleaning it, ash, the door seal test, baffle, firebricks and grate, and the end of the season.

VIIpp. 50-59

Chimney and Safety

Soot, tar and creosote, when to sweep and what a good sweep does, chimney fire signs and what to do, carbon monoxide and the CO alarm, smoke alarms, fireguard, hearth and installer work.

VIIIpp. 60-65

Quick Fixes and Checklists

Smoke into the room, black glass, logs that hiss or won't catch, weekly, monthly and yearly checks, the most frequent mistakes and your stove on one page.

At the end of the book: Quick-fix checklists, weekly to yearly checks and your stove on one page.

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Who This Book Is For

Your first winter with the stove

Your first winter with the stove

It came with the house or went in last year, and nobody showed you how to use it. The book walks you through lighting, air and refuelling in the same order every time.

Before the cold sets in

Before the cold sets in

The firewood is arriving and the sweep needs booking. You check your logs with the meter, run the five checks and know what to ask for.

You've had a stove for years

You've had a stove for years

It works, but the glass still blackens and the logs sometimes hiss. Each problem has its page with the causes drawn, so you can compare with your own stove.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is it for me if I've had a stove for years?

Yes. It starts from how the stove works, but most pages are about the problems that keep coming back: black glass, smoke at the door, hissing logs, sweeping and the CO alarm. Firewood is covered with Irish species and metric units.

Is it written for Ireland, or is it a UK book?

Written for Ireland. Firewood is covered with Irish species (ash, beech, oak, birch) and metric units, and the content is checked against Irish guidance: the 2022 solid fuel regulations, Building Regulations Technical Guidance Document J (heat-producing appliances), SEAI and EPA advice on burning wood, and the Irish standard for CO alarms.

Is it official material?

No. It's an independent illustrated guide. Those sources are named only to say what the content is checked against.

Does it replace an installer, a sweep or the stove manual?

No. Follow your stove manufacturer's instructions. Installation, flue lining, the hearth and chimney work are for qualified installers, and the book marks them clearly as installer work.

Does it work for my stove?

It covers wood-only, multifuel and Ecodesign stoves burning logs. The firewood pages use Irish species, metric units and the current rules on buying wood. For your model's own settings, follow its manual.

When and how do I get it?

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Do I have to pay every month?

No. It's a one-off payment.

Can I have it on paper?

It's a PDF, not a printed book. It prints well on A4 at home or in a print shop, so you can keep the pages and the cards beside the stove.

How does the refund work?

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