Sometimes we can see that our logfire is not performing as it should be, a smokey room, lack of heat output, and excess ash and smoke out of the chimney are signs that our fire is not doing as well as it could be.

Fortunately there are lots of ways you can check and test things out yourself.

Have a look at the helpful recommendations from Environment Canterbury on the link below, or read about some of the most common problems Chim Chim encounters, and how to address them.