Hi.

We've recently inherited a solid fuel Rayburn which we have burning a
combination of wood and turf which works fairly well. The only problem
however is the dirt that builds up throughout the kitchen and other
rooms off of it very easily.

My wife is getting quite irate at the thought of having to clean the
kitchen from top to bottom every single day because there is so much
black soot/dust building up on counter tops and cupboards.

Is this normal for a solid fuel range or is it because Ive had to
relight it maybe 4 times in the past 2 months due to not being in the
house ? Ive not managed to conclusively determine whether cleaning it
all really well while its lit and running will keep things clean, or
whether its a natural feature of the range to cover everything in soot
all the time.

Any thoughts or opinions would be much appreciated.

Thanks.