Clearview Pioneer woodburning stove

Firing up my Clearview Woodburner for the first time, great British design and construction from Ludlow....all set up now for winter!

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• woodburner
• stove
• clearview
• pioneer

[ndanson123]

Hi - great video - thinking of getting a clearview pioneer stove as well - did you fit it yourself? did you get a flu liner? is this glass still clean? thanks!

[Blumpheroni]

you do need a flue liner...I had the better stainless steel one so I can burn coal as well as wood. I also had it insulated as well.

I empty the stove once a week, and wipe over the bottom half an inch of the glass where there is just the merest hint of soot, polish the brass and it's all ready for another week..Glass only gets dirty if you have the damper set too closed and it doesn't get enough oxygen for clean combustion, but you don't want that! No smoke or smells then either. Its great..

[Blumpheroni]

I'll have to do another video next winter showing how I light it now, as it's much easier to get it going than this which was my first attempt! It's best to start off with the small kindling , then put some bigger sticks on rather than wacking on the logs straightaway....

[washer30]

we do ocassionally use housecoal but only with the door open for lots of flame

[Blumpheroni]

I tried it once, but there was too much ash and it took me back to my childhood having to empty the fireplace each morning, so it's just wood now ... after a week of evening burning, empty the one full pan on sunday, polish the brass and clean the glass - ready for another week!

[woodujeff]

@hotstoves1 Clearview pioneer 400 is 65.42% eficient. So much for being the greenest stove on earth

[blumpher]

@hotstoves1 I think this style of stoves with airwash and good air control run at over 80%

[hotstoves1]

What is the efficieny of this stove as i cant find it anywhere

[blumpher]

@linn1000 the way it lights, the view of the fire, the warmth and the quality of the construction (it is laser cut steel, welded together) is worth the money. This year I resprayed it to keep it looking brand new(after 2 years use the paint was slightly greyish) The proper clearview paint is only 12 quid a tin....

[blumpher]

@linn1000 it is, it's great...well recommended.\ CHeck my other videos for the finished article with the oak surround, and me kighting it properly this time...

one of the joys of winter is the hot chocolate on the woodstove after a day out...

[gotanothergrot]

Well done, good commentary as well.

[AmethystDew]

@Blumpheroni I have just installed a solution 400 and the fire was roaring up well and then dying down fast and going out. Very frustating and I was starting to wonder if I had made a mistake in buying this woodburned. So I am going to chop some of the logs down to smaller sticks as you suggest and see if that makes a difference.

[sootysoupy]

Just for all you Clearview fans, I have posted a video on door adjusting for this fantastic stove. CLEARly the best product on the market.

[sootysoupy]

Clearview would tell you that chemicals are not needed to clean the marks at the bottom of the stove. You are using wood only, so the wood ash dipped in damp kitchen paper will do the best job of cleaning the glass....if you need to. Potash gets it's name from the high levels of Potassium, which when mixed with wawter will give you the best cleaning agent you need. Google the benefits of wood ash and you'll be amazed.

Clearview...the best stove on the market.