Tips

To help you experience the best of wood heating even more fully, DIXNEUF provides a wealth of advice. From how to best use your appliance, to our product selections and your fuel – find answers to all your questions!
What are the essentials for equipping my open fireplace?
There’s nothing quite like the comfort of a crackling fire in an open fireplace to make you feel at home!
But do you know what andirons or firebacks are?
What essential accessories do you need for your pellet burning stove?
First things first – you’ll need a pellet storage bin and a scoop. But to fully enjoy your fire, don’t forget maintenance products!
Why use a fire screen?
The fire screen serves a protective role: it keeps you at a safe distance from the fire and stops sparks from escaping, ensuring your fireplace area remains…
Continue readingPractical and attractive log bags
Do you have a wood-burning stove or fireplace to heat your home and are looking for a practical and stylish transport and storage solution for your logs? You need a log bag!
Discover the range of log bags designed by Dixneuf, the French…
How to choose your indoor log holder
An essential accessory and a true decorative feature, log holders allow you to store your firewood close to your wood-burning stove or fireplace. Practical and stylish, they save you repeated trips between your main wood store and your fire.…
Continue readingWhat colour should you choose for your accessories?
As well as your accessory being practical, match it with your interior style...
Continue readingHow do I light my fire easily?
The top-down lighting method is best! It allows the fire to catch quickly and efficiently, making it the best way to get the temperature up quickly. Now over to you!
Which wood should I choose?
Here are some tips for lighting your fire easily and avoiding your wood stove clogging:
Continue readingHow to store your logs indoors
Wood is essential for lighting your fireplace or wood-burning stove. However, logs can sometimes be quite bulky!
That’s why you need to find a space in your home to store wood that keeps it dry and doesn’t take up too much room.
Several…
How often should I clean my wood-burning stove?
To avoid poor combustion, empty the ashes about every three days and clean the combustion chamber weekly.
Continue readingHow to choose the right hearth plate?
The choice of hearth plate responds to practical needs (floor protection) as well as aesthetic criteria (design in keeping with the stove and the room).
Continue readingHow often should I clean my pellet stove?
If you own a pellet stove or burner, you probably already know that regular cleaning is essential to ensure its efficiency and long life.
The burn pot, ash pan, burner, combustion chamber and hopper are all key components that need to be cleaned…
Why use a pellet scoop?
It makes loading your pellet stove easier and helps filter out as much dust as possible to prevent the appliance’s motor from clogging.
Continue readingPellet bin: improve your storage and handling of wood pellets
Handling and managing bags of wood pellets can sometimes be tricky. The solution: the pellet bin (also known as a pellet store or pellet container).
When paired with your wood pellet stove, this accessory becomes essential for efficiently storing and…
How can I keep my fire working properly?
If the flame colour is tending towards blue, everything is fine!
Read our advice below for some tips on how to reload and control your fire properly.
Indoor log holder: the space-saving solution!
Your heating appliance occupies a central place at the heart of your home. To experience the best of wood heating, choose the accessories best suited to your living space.
Continue readingHow to properly store your pellets
You’ve just installed a wood pellet stove in your home – great choice! Wood pellets are a clean and renewable energy source.
But are you not sure where to store your pellets?
When and how often should I sweep my stove or fireplace?
Chimney sweeping should be done twice a year!
It’s important to take care of your installation, protect the environment and be safe!
Equip my wood-burning stove!
Companion sets, log holders, fire-lighters, glass cleaner, thermometer, moisture meter… A wide range of products and accessories can help you get the most out of your fire!
Continue readingTest your firewood’s moisture for optimal combustion
Save up to 50% per year on your heating bill by switching to wood heating – an attractive promise. However, this saving depends on one key factor: the moisture content of the wood. To effectively generate heat, the wood placed in your stove…
Continue readingHow to choose the right safety surround?
Placed around your stove to prevent access, a safety surround is the ideal way of keeping young children safe.
Continue readingWhat can I burn in my log burner?
Just wood – and nothing else!
Your fire is designed to burn dry, untreated wood – never use any other type of fuel, as it could damage your fire!
How should I sweep my wood-burning stove?
From the top or the bottom – there are several ways to sweep a chimney.
But whatever the method, make sure you use a certified chimney sweep!
The fireplace bellows: a traditional and functional accessory
The fireplace bellows is a traditional accessory designed to stoke the flames in your fireplace. In addition to its practical function, a bellows can also be decorative. It allows you to blow air onto embers or flames to give the fire a boost or reignite…
Continue readingHow to choose your ash vacuum cleaner?
Do you have a fireplace, wood-burning stove or pellet stove and are looking for a practical, efficient solution to clean and maintain your hearth? The ash vacuum cleaner is an essential accessory! Unlike a standard household vacuum, it is specifically…
Continue readingWhat accessories do I need for an open or closed fireplace?
Fireplace accessories serve several purposes.
They help you maintain the flame, protect your fireplace and store your firewood.
They are also decorative, bringing harmony to the area around your fireplace.
How can I ensure my pellets are high quality?
A good pellet is small and uniform. The denser it is, the smoother the circulation through the stove, from the storage compartment to the firebox.
Continue readingHow to reuse ashes?
You’ve enjoyed a lovely fire in your fireplace and now you need to clean the hearth. Don’t throw away the ashes – here are some tips to give them a second life.
Continue readingWhy use an ash vacuum cleaner?
If you own a stove or a fireplace, you need to regularly clean out the ash from your hearth.
Continue readingEnjoying my closed fireplace to the fullest
A closed fireplace combines excellent efficiency with view of the flames to enjoy. To ensure a roaring fire, make sure you choose the right accessories!
Continue readingHow to choose the right fireguard?
Fireguards can meet several needs:
protect your home from fire risks, shield you from the heat given off by your fireplace, decorate your fireplace when it’s not lit.
What is chimney sweeping for?
Chimney sweeping is not optional!
Your stove needs to be thoroughly cleaned to ensure its proper functioning and your safety.
How to choose the right pellet storage?
The choice of pellet storage is a matter of personal preference, but also practicality and individual needs.
Pellet containers allow you to keep your pellets close to your stove, optimising their preservation and handling. As a…
Everything you need to know about companion sets
A companion set is an essential accessory for cleaning your fireplace. It brings together in one product all the accessories needed to clean your fire. Typically, it includes a shovel, brush, poker and/or log tongs. No more searching –…
Continue readingFind the perfect fireguard to secure your fireplace
To enjoy your fireplace with complete peace of mind, a fireguard is essential.
This accessory, which sits in front of the fireplace, combines safety and design. Available in various sizes, made from steel or tempered glass, there is bound to be a model…
Log holders: a practical and stylish accessory for storing your firewood
During the heating season, do you use a wood-burning stove or fireplace and are you looking for a practical and attractive storage solution to carry and store your logs? A log holder is essential!
Explore log holders made from robust…
10 interior design ideas to showcase your log holder!
Looking for inspiration to highlight your firewood while adding a decorative touch to your room? Dixneuf offers a wide range of log holders and wood baskets, true decorative elements to enhance your interior and your fireplace area.
Continue readingWhy use a pellet storage bin?
A pellet storage bin allows you to store your fuel with ideal humidity levels, keep it close to the stove and reduce dust build-up that could clog your fire.
Continue readingWhy use a log store?
If you’ve chosen a fireplace or a wood-burning stove, you’ll need a dedicated space to store your logs! Keeping the wood dry before your next fire is crucial. A log store is the perfect accessory for having your fuel right next to your fire so you can…
Continue readingWhy use a companion set?
An essential piece of kit for your hearth, a companion set is used to tend the fire and give the flames a boost. Its handy tools make it as functional as it is decorative.
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