To expect NOT to see smoke coming out the chimney on lighting my newly installed smoke-free stove ...

[LeepyTime]

Maybe I don't know enough about these things, but I got a new multi-fuel, smokeless stove installed last week, and when I light it, burning seasoned wood, I can see a little bit of dark smoke coming out the chimney. Does that mean it has been installed incorrectly or AIBU and there still should be a little bit of 'good' smoke that comes out... ?

It'll smoke until it comes up to temperature. They are meant to, and regs permit about 20 mins of smoke while that happens, I think.

Oh that's great, thanks daisy!

When our stoves were first installed the first burn was burning off a coating or something and was really smokey and smelly.

read the guide

Daisy is right. It'll be ok when it gets hot.

Ah yes, the good ol' "When all else fails, read the instructions" approach, thanks! I admit it, I do know you're right! :-)

If not then make sure your logs are fully dried out.

Thanks everyone!

Piper, yes I bought a cubic metre of seasoned wood, however there is a bit of hissing and sap coming out of some of them, so am not sure how truly seasoned they are!

They often aren't as they are left outside to season. If they are hissing, then they aren't seasoned.

I now have the logs piled up in the car-port, so they are covered from the elements but still exposed to the fresh-air, so should that diy-season them a bit more then?

Yup - they will continue to season until you use them.

Thanks Funky

You can buy a moisture meter on eg Amazon which shows the % of water left. The instructions on my stove say the wood should be 10-20%. When I bought and then tested some 'seasoned' wood, it was 25%. More seasoning required!

Great tip thanks Stirrup!

You're welcome