Ernie Wisner wrote:Dry wood is the best way to go. hard woods will give more heat than soft woods. general wood know how is that hard dense peices with mixed grain will give you a hotter burn than normal.
Great thank you for your advice will give that a go then.
Thank you very much I contacted them today and they were very helpful, giving me a few tips on how to get the most out of the stove eg setting up the fire sent me this link think its quite good for novices actually.
http://stovesaver.co.uk/post/hints-and-tips-on-lighting-a-stove/
I haven't quite been able to get it up to temperature people have been saying sometimes its to do with the wood and moisture, with being new to this i'm not that sure on what moisture the wood has to be.