How to Light a Fire
What is the best way to light my fire and what should I be burning on it?
Provides tips on how to light a fire and ideally what you should be burning on it?
Once you have the fire grate or fire basket in place you need to set about lighting the fire .We recommend that you place a couple of firelighters on the fire grate put a small amount of dry kindling sticks on top of these, then light the fire lighters ideally using one of our extra long matches.
Once the kindling is burning well add a few lumps of fuel- you can use either coal or smokeless fuel depending upon the regulations in your area. It is best to have some fuel stored near your fire in a coal bucket or hod and use fire tongs or a small coal shovel to take the few initial lumps from the coal bucket.
These can either be purchased as separate items or you could use the tools from a companion set. In our experience at the initial fire lighting stage it is advisable not to pour fuel directly from your coal bucket or hod (sometimes also referred to as a scuttle) as dust from the fuel can choke the fire.
Once the initial fuel is burning then add more fuel to suit the size of the fire you require. We sell coalbunkers in three sizes for the storage of bulk fuel or storing your pre packed fuels in quantity. As an alternative to burning coal or smokeless fuel on your fire you could burn fire logs or crackle logs.
Fire logs as the name suggests are wood whereas crackle logs are man made and require you to simply light the paper bag in which they come. We offer an extensive range of baskets for storage of your fire logs.
Should you have difficulty in getting your fire to light we sell fire draw plates or bleazers.
These are metal sheets designed to fit over the fire place opening, thus forcing maximum updraught from under your fire grate allowing the fire to ‘pull’ .These come in two different sizes. We also stock a range of traditional style fire bellows to pump more air under the grate.
For all of your fire needs, including Coal Buckets and Hods , Coal Bunkers and Companion Sets visit www.thefiresideshop.co.uk.