simonipa

Hi, going through some old papers I found the instructions! So I’ll re-post them here.

Hi, not sure if Bill Tierney is still trading? I know he does own the rights to the Pither brand (for what it's worth) and had a relationship with Grenadier Firelighters https://grenadier.co.uk/spares authorising them to sell the bricks. They may be able to source other parts? When I spoke to Bill 3 years ago he did say he'd had a large part of his stock stolen!

Hi, yes Bill Tierney is still around and he kindly sent me some instructions on the installation and use of the Pither stove. http://home.btconnect.com/club41/Pither.pdf

Thanks for the very helpful information. I can now see how to drop the ash. Although it does never seem to burn completely down to the grate, so I drop a mixture of coal and ash, which seems a waste. Maybe I've got the wrong bricks? I'm also missing the guard and funnel, so will contact Bill Tierney if he's still trading? I read an article from the Independant on the web dated 1997 which gave his age as 58 so that would make him 77 now! Thanks Simon

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Hi, has anyone got a Pither stove. These things seem quite unique in operation, I can get it to light now using a blow torch! But I'm not sure on the correct use of the tool that slides into the grooves of the cheek plates and how to remove the ash without removing a lot of unburnt coal with it? There's a butterfly valve on the stove exhaust which is seized open, is this used to control the rate of burn? I would imagine that if I could close it, the stove would just emit loads of fumes? Definitely not a stove to use without a CO alarm!! Thanks for any tips on its operation.