Multifuel or Wood burning stove

[Fishingtime]

When we moved into this house in june.
A wood burning stove was already in, my question is (and i have tried to find the answear here )
I know that I can't burn just coal because we have no grate,but can I add a few bits to the burning wood.

[Poppycat]

Yes

My multi stove takes coal and wood. Wood can be logs or pieces of wood, but bare in mind small pieces of wood like wood from pallets burns very quickly and can give off alot of heat

[waj1234]

It's best to use coke or similar rather than coal though as its too dirty really coal. That is what I was told by the installer of my stove anyhow.

[dasilva67]

I love my little woodburner. Best thing I did in this house ....
It is a Morso O2 ...the smallest one they do but powerful enough to heat our living room to a good toasty level. Couldn't wait to see the back of the old gas fire ... was about as ugly as Andrew Lloyd Webber.
We burn a mixture of wood and coal (furnacite briquettes) and it works really well. The beaty of the wood burner compared with an open fire is that you can turn the air flow right down so it just gently glows althogh still kicking out loads of heat.
We bought from Dinghams in Winchester and they were excellent. Thet did a smoke test in the chimney and then told us we would not need the £800 or so we had budgeted for the liner !
I'm sure that we have used our gas central heating a lot less since having the wood burner.

Go and buy one !!!

[paceinternet]

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[w50nky]

Originally Posted by stovesandchimnmeys

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[swann]

We installed a morso squirrel, great little multi fuel stove. We bought the stove, liner and all the other bits and bobs from firesonline.co.uk. I chose multi fuel so we can have 2 or 3 lumps of coal burning away in the bottom to quickly ignite new logs. Check out homefire ovals these burn really well.

[pinkmami]

I'm in the process of having my inglenook renovated & its been cleared out, hacked, sandblasted & old floor removed, hardcore down & a new concrete floor. Today I bought the slate tiles (unfortunately not Welsh slate, too expensive!) & they'll be fitted hopefully at the start of next week. Fire board is also up so just the stove (Charnwood Country 8 multifuel) to be installed. I chose a local chap who's HETAS registered & they do the lot for me. My job will cost about £3500 all in all.

[Jennip37]

Hi, we have just had a firefox 8 installed in our conservatory with a flue system as there is no chimney (£1700 inc. stove). Our conservatory is usually 4*C above the outside temp and our installer assures us this stove is going to be roasting! We took advice from a fire place showroom first and then looked elsewhere for a better installation price (saved £2k!!) We are planning on burning coal at least overnight so that the stove is always on because our conservatory is open plan to the kitchen and is used as a playroom.

We have an open fire in the lounge but to be honest I agree with the comment about most of the heat going up the chimney. I usually have both rads. in the room on at the same time.

Back to the firefox 8. My installer has installed loads and although they are cheap he says there is nothing wrong with them infact when he and his buddy were moving it into place he commented on how heavy it was compared to larger more expensive models. That's not to say heavier is better but I'll keep you posted. Had to look out my slippers tonight so won't be long til the stove is fired up!!!!

[hawaiisteve_o]

Hi all,

I'n thinking of installing a wood buriung stove or multi fuel burner to replace my open fire. I was wondering if anyone has replaced their open fire with a wood / multi fuel burner stove and were able to incorporate their open fire backboiler with the stove?

If so was it difficult / expensive and by how much?

[crphillips]

Hi there,

You'll not be bale to incorporate the back boiler from the open fire with a stove installation. You'd need to buy a dedicated boiler stove.

[suecoo66]

I've recently been considering buying a wood burning stove but haven't got a clue where to start. Had a look on the Stovesrus site and saw some nice ones on there but how much will it cost me to have it installed ? I have no chimney and live in a bungalow. I currently have a gas fire on the wall, one of them modern ones that look like a plasma screen but with the price of gas I think I'd rather have a wood burner.

[muckybutt]

In all honesty gas will be the cheaper option!

From your post I take it you dont have a chimney so you will need an external twin wall flue at a cost of roughly 800 - 1000 + fitting.
Then you want a stove, a good quality steel stove to last will be in the 800 - 2000 range again + fitting.
then you want your wood - ok if you can source good quality free dry wood if not factor in approx 60 - 100 per month for a delivery of kiln dried wood.

Possibly not what you wanted to hear, many people would love a real fire but if you have gas then stick with it as it is the cheaper option.

[Swipe]

I'd swap my stove for gas central heating at the drop of a hat

[Leif]

Originally Posted by suecoo66

I've recently been considering buying a wood burning stove but haven't got a clue where to start. Had a look on the Stovesrus site and saw some nice ones on there but how much will it cost me to have it installed ? I have no chimney and live in a bungalow. I currently have a gas fire on the wall, one of them modern ones that look like a plasma screen but with the price of gas I think I'd rather have a wood burner.

What mucky said. I paid about £1700 for a 5kW stove, liner and hearth, and many quotes were a lot higher. Then there is the problem of getting wood. Most is not dry enough, so you'll have to store it for a year or two. Wood that is kiln dried is not cheap. I live in a rural area and I have found a local tree surgeon who sells logs at a decent price, but they are not fully seasoned, and need to be stored, although that does not stop the local brewery burning them straight away.

[savingmonkey]

We had our multifuel stove installed about 5 years ago now and we love it, really heats the room and looks great.

There are lots of costs to consider e.g. fuel, hearth and all the accessories, this site will give you a good idea of costs: http://stoveaccessories.co.uk/

[suki1964]

Originally Posted by Swipe

I'd swap my stove for gas central heating at the drop of a hat

Cost wise - Im with you

But I have grown to love my stoves and even enjoy the cleaning, the filling of the coal scuttles and even the general mess that that they bring

[smunchkinp]

I adore my multi fuel stove, Its older than dirt and throws out so much heat that on occasion we have to open the loft hatch to cool the house a little. But i can cook more or less anything i want on top of it.

We manage to obtain free wood and use only the bare minimum of smokeless coal. But to give those an idea of possible savings,
Winter 2010 gas bill £348.00
Winter 2011 gas bill £97.30

[peterpan567]

i would definitely go for multifuel stove, we bought this one , was quite cheap just a little above £300 and does the job, its not some chinese fake and you are not limited with one fuel type only. cheers

[Leif]

You meant here:

http://www.westcountryfires.co.uk/ga...ery-p-122.html

Online sources suggest it is made in China.