Open fire

Beverley · 21-10-2011, 09:40 PM

Hi all, I decided to light a fire again so got the chimney cleaned and since February it's been great but recently it has started to smoke (not cigs )

sometimes the living room just smells of smoke, has anyone ever had this problem?
I do love my open fire

MiShelley · 21-10-2011, 10:17 PM

Ooo, I know nothing about them but I want one! My little gas fire is rubbish

TortBabe · 21-10-2011, 10:21 PM

I envy you Bev, I used to babysit for a couple who had an open fire, I used to love sitting watching it crackle

Have no idea why its smoking on you, if you have a coal man who you get coal from I'd maybe say to them, they might know

alley cat · 21-10-2011, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Beverley

Hi all, I decided to light a fire again so got the chimney cleaned and since February it's been great but recently it has started to smoke (not cigs )

sometimes the living room just smells of smoke, has anyone ever had this problem?
I do love my open fire

Hi, do you mean you have just lit your fire again? if so it could be something like a bird nest in it, or maybe a dead pigeon or something. If you have been lighting it since February, why? do you feel the cold alot! seriously though sometimes my fire would puff smoke back into the room sometimes when the wind was gusty or blowing in a certain direction, if this happens you may require a higher chimney pot, or do as we have and change to a wood burner

justmeandmytortoise · 22-10-2011, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by alley cat

Hi, do you mean you have just lit your fire again? if so it could be something like a bird nest in it, or maybe a dead pigeon or something. If you have been lighting it since February, why? do you feel the cold alot! seriously though sometimes my fire would puff smoke back into the room sometimes when the wind was gusty or blowing in a certain direction, if this happens you may require a higher chimney pot, or do as we have and change to a wood burner

I think so too ... this is what happened with my parents fire and they found a dead pigeon there blocking it

kreacher · 22-10-2011, 08:27 AM

Ours does this every now and again it's usually some kind of stuff that has taken residence in the chimney...pigeons, stones, bits of tree and the odd bit of clothing that has blown off the line lol

MiShelley · 22-10-2011, 08:27 AM

Ewwww, maybe I'll stick with my gas fire after all!

Beverley · 22-10-2011, 10:16 AM

Thanks for the advice, although the chimney was only cleaned in February I will get it done again. This past couple of weeks I have had a fire on everyday so don't think anything has nested in it. But something is wrong as this fire has been lit on and off this past 20 years and never smoked

kreacher · 22-10-2011, 10:20 AM

We have ours cleaned out twice a year otherwise we smoke all our rooms lol we had to have it cleaned three times one year because a magpie died in it !!

alley cat · 22-10-2011, 10:23 AM

Just had a thought, could it just be the coal? as you probably know they do vary in quality or if it is damp can cause more smoke

21-10-2011, 09:40 PM	#1
Beverley Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 3,493	Open fire Hi all, I decided to light a fire again so got the chimney cleaned and since February it's been great but recently it has started to smoke (not cigs ) sometimes the living room just smells of smoke, has anyone ever had this problem? I do love my open fire __________________

21-10-2011, 10:21 PM	#3
TortBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 6,919	I envy you Bev, I used to babysit for a couple who had an open fire, I used to love sitting watching it crackle Have no idea why its smoking on you, if you have a coal man who you get coal from I'd maybe say to them, they might know __________________ Busy Mum to ~ 2 Kids, 2 Yorkies, 1 Horsfield, 6 Hermanns, 2 Iberas, 6 Tunisians, 2 Indian Stars and 2 Pancakes

22-10-2011, 10:16 AM	#8
Beverley Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 3,493	Thanks for the advice, although the chimney was only cleaned in February I will get it done again. This past couple of weeks I have had a fire on everyday so don't think anything has nested in it. But something is wrong as this fire has been lit on and off this past 20 years and never smoked __________________

21-10-2011, 10:17 PM	#2
MiShelley Member Hatchling Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lancaster, UK Posts: 647	Ooo, I know nothing about them but I want one! My little gas fire is rubbish

22-10-2011, 08:27 AM	#6
kreacher Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,718	Ours does this every now and again it's usually some kind of stuff that has taken residence in the chimney...pigeons, stones, bits of tree and the odd bit of clothing that has blown off the line lol

22-10-2011, 10:20 AM	#9
kreacher Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,718	We have ours cleaned out twice a year otherwise we smoke all our rooms lol we had to have it cleaned three times one year because a magpie died in it !!

22-10-2011, 10:23 AM	#10
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Just had a thought, could it just be the coal? as you probably know they do vary in quality or if it is damp can cause more smoke

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