How To Use

Lighting your wood burner with HotBlocks wood briquettes

This couldn’t be simpler and in many ways is easier than lighting a traditional wood or coal fire. Light and use in the same way as coal or logs or watch our short How To! Video below.

Hotblocks guide to lighting your fire

Step 1

Place two Hotblocks on their sides about 1 inch apart with a third block over the top, forming a bridge.

Step 2

Place a couple of firelighters in the gap and light.

Step 3

If you are using a wood burning stove, open up the draw and baffle to get the fire burning initially. When the appliance reaches a suitable temperature, damp down to leave your preferred flame pattern.

Step 4

Resist the temptation to poke a HotBlocks fire as this will break up the blocks and increase air flow into the centre of the fire and so substantially reduce the burn time.

Step 5

When you are ready place one or two HotBlocks onto your fire to replenish.

Take Care

Please don’t overload your fire with HotBlocks as they burn very hot. Care should also be taken for some time after the fire has died down as the ash may remain hot for up to 12 hours. It is usually possible to re-ignite the fire by placing two new HotBlocks into the hot ash and opening the draw until the fire is actively burning once again.