Top Down Lighting – The Best Way To Light A Wood Burning Stove

Have you ever struggled to get your wood burning stove to draw? Have you ever had smoke blowing back in to the room when you first light the fire? It’s most likely that a simple change in the way you lay and light your fire will solve these very common problems.

This is a video tutorial about “Top down lighting” the best way to light a wood burning stove. In it I talk about the way the stove works, including the role of the baffle plate and the different air intakes. I also demonstrate how to lay, light and refuel a stove using the top down method.