Stove issue

[cutandpolished61]

Hi All, I would like to ask for your advice and experience please. I noticed a greasy film  on my windows during the heating period when using the  morso squirrel. All alarms are working but never went off. Is this a common thing with  stoves?

[Tony Brooks]

12 minutes ago, cutandpolished61 said:

Hi All, I would like to ask for your advice and experience please. I noticed a greasy film  on my windows during the heating period when using the  morso squirrel. All alarms are working but never went off. Is this a common thing with  stoves?

 

Perhaps tell us what you were burning. With a Stovax Bunell burning a variety of smokeless solid fuels and seasoned wood, we never had such a problem.

 

Heating period = winter when one tends to try to stop drafts and many minimise the ventilation, so do you like fry-ups, if so it could be greasy steam from cooking.

[cutandpolished61]

I use only  smokeless excel, no wood. And no, I don't  cover the ventilation during  winter and don't cook fry ups 

Edited June 22, 2024 by cutandpolished61

[Tony Brooks]

Excell or Red are the fuels we usually burn, and no such problem.

[cutandpolished61]

Better get it serviced then. Many thanks 

[Alan de Enfield]

Just breathing can put a greasy coating on glass

[LadyG]

21 minutes ago, cutandpolished61 said:

Better get it serviced then. Many thanks 

I would think the stove might need a good clean, particularly if you OP uses hedgerow wood.

Clean the flue with a brush, including chimney piece, remove soot and clean up the glass.  Check all vents are working and the door seal is sealing.

Then light the fire with plenty of kindling and a few small kiln dried logs.

Edited June 22, 2024 by LadyG

[Sea Dog]

3 minutes ago, LadyG said:

particularly if you OP uses hedgerow wood.

 

52 minutes ago, cutandpolished61 said:

I use only  smokeless excel, no wood.

[Tony Brooks]

Just checking we all understand what you mean. I assume you mean boat windows, not the stove window

[Jen-in-Wellies]

2 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:

Just checking we all understand what you mean. I assume you mean boat windows, not the stove window

If boat windows, inside, outside, or both for the greasy film?

 

[Tony Brooks]

10 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

If boat windows, inside, outside, or both for the greasy film?

 

 

If boat windows and outside, that leads to a question about where he is/was moored and what else was close by or in the case of an industrial plant a bit further away. Then there are aircraft fight paths, I don't know about now, but in the past they could cover ponds with a rainbow film.

[bizzard]

We have the flight path into Stansted airport right over us here. The planes go over us at about 1500 ft high. They do leave a light dusting from they're exhaust and does sometimes leave a rainbowy effect on the water. I collect rain water for cooling systems ect but do it in the dead of night when the aeroplanes have gone to roost.

[Alan de Enfield]

 

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Edited June 22, 2024 by Alan de Enfield

[bizzard]

You can usually tell folk who gorge on greasy fry ups. They have a sort of greasy shiny complexion.

[LadyG]

1 hour ago, bizzard said:

We have the flight path into Stansted airport right over us here. The planes go over us at about 1500 ft high. They do leave a light dusting from they're exhaust and does sometimes leave a rainbowy effect on the water. I collect rain water for cooling systems ect but do it in the dead of night when the aeroplanes have gone to roost.

Most folks just collect water from the mains.

The day of the Covid when planes were grounded had a noticeable effect on air quality. 

[bizzard]

1 hour ago, LadyG said:

Most folks just collect water from the mains.

The day of the Covid when planes were grounded had a noticeable effect on air quality. 

 

1 hour ago, LadyG said:

Most folks just collect water from the mains.

The day of the Covid when planes were grounded had a noticeable effect on air quality. 

Always use either filtered rain water or distilled or de ironized water in heating and engine cooling system and batteries. Don't buy ready mixed anti freeze it may be a Del Boy mixed it with tap water, mix neat antifreeze with the above yourself.

[Jon57]

5 hours ago, bizzard said:

You can usually tell folk who gorge on greasy fry ups. They have a sort of greasy shiny complexion.

Yep they can end up with egg on their face if not careful. 😁

[Yellowback]

Do you vape, or smoke tobacco?

[blackrose]

9 hours ago, LadyG said:

I would think the stove might need a good clean, particularly if you OP uses hedgerow wood.

Clean the flue with a brush, including chimney piece, remove soot and clean up the glass.  Check all vents are working and the door seal is sealing.

Then light the fire with plenty of kindling and a few small kiln dried logs.

 

And after cleaning the flue don't forget to clean the baffle plate inside the stove just under the flue - if your stove has one.