Sudden build-up of soot in a squirrel stove

[JuliaM]

Hi,

 

I put my stove on last night, and left it on low overnight as I often do in the winter (the stove is a diesel squirrel stove). When I woke up this morning it had suddenly built up so a huge amount of soot that it had actually smothered and gone out. When I lit it last night there was very little soot - only enough to blacken the glass at the front. Does anyone know the possible causes for this and how to sort it out? As far as I can see the chimney isn't blocked, except by soot now of course!

 

Thanks very much!

 

Julia

[Boaty Jo]

Soot builds up in time.

Clean it out throughly including above the baffle plate.

Do you have a user manual; that should give you pretty detailed maintenance instructions.

 

If it was me (particularly if I was new to the fire / boating) I would get it checked over properly by experts before using it again.

Lockgate stoves on the web I believe are (one of) the companies to help.

 

Jo

[ditchcrawler]

Hi,

 

I put my stove on last night, and left it on low overnight as I often do in the winter (the stove is a diesel squirrel stove). When I woke up this morning it had suddenly built up so a huge amount of soot that it had actually smothered and gone out. When I lit it last night there was very little soot - only enough to blacken the glass at the front. Does anyone know the possible causes for this and how to sort it out? As far as I can see the chimney isn't blocked, except by soot now of course!

 

Thanks very much!

 

Julia

Funny that, I had the same problem with my Dickinson the last night we were on board, I put it down to insufficient air flow due to having the short cruising chiming on and not the proper double skinned one which costs an arm and a leg when it contacts a bridge. I think this led to a lack of draw so not enough air entered the burner pot, once the soot started it was a downward spiral. Its the first time it has happened to me in 7 years

[denboy]

Check the filter in the regulator it maybe blocked and the obvious one has the cleaning rod accidentally been left pushed in

[mrsmelly]

Hi,

 

I put my stove on last night, and left it on low overnight as I often do in the winter (the stove is a diesel squirrel stove). When I woke up this morning it had suddenly built up so a huge amount of soot that it had actually smothered and gone out. When I lit it last night there was very little soot - only enough to blacken the glass at the front. Does anyone know the possible causes for this and how to sort it out? As far as I can see the chimney isn't blocked, except by soot now of course!

 

Thanks very much!

 

Julia

 

Hi

 

Simply sorted..bin it and buy a proper squirrell.Ive had them 20 years without fault yet I mistakenly put a diesel stove on one boat for a change some years ago..........expensive mistake, binned it..............

 

Regards

 

Tim