??? wood burning stoves ???

stacey777

After doing a bit of reading on the countydownstovesandflus site i would like to say the following. They go into a lot of detail and tech stuff which goes over my head. A few ponits that alarmed me was if there not installed properly they can be fatal as in causing carbon monoxide poisinin. They also said you need to use hard wood that has to be stored for upto 2 years to dry out that seems very unpractical i do have a shed to put the wood in but not years to wait and use it

I was also talking to a chimney sweep, needed my chimney swept as there were birds in there. he said that improperly fitted ones dont take the flue right to the top of the chimeny and this cause's more problems, so i think id be prepared to pay more for peace of mind also you need building control to have one fitted the other irritating peace of info was that if i wanted a cheaper stove that would cost around £1000 it would be 3 months wait. So all said and done dont know need to have a think about it.

BOBS

BOBS.. there are units out there which can fit into a "Standard" (If there is such a thing) gap left in a fire place. May need some building work but minimal depending on gap.. only problem is most of these smaller units don't have the back boiler to heat the water.. they are however a lot more efficient than an open fire and you don't get the problem with the smoke leaving your walls all dirty. have a look on the Stovax web site (Disclaimer...Other manufacturers are available..) they have 2 models the Stockton 7 & Stockton * Inset Convector which slide into the fire place... bigger stoves need a bigger opening you can download the tech details & manuals from their web site... The Stockton 7 needs an opening of 410mm wide x 545mm high x 355mm Deep MINIMUM... you also have to consider your fire surround.. it's all in the tech/user manual available on line

thank you .... rang a local fireplace store and heading tonight to have a look at one....... this would be lovely if it could be done for Christmas..... why have I never thought/heard of this before ????

LCK73

stacey777 wrote: »

hi i was looking it to heat the water but i do also intend to keep my oil for first thing in the morning. yeah that is somehing to think about the cleaning etc i used to have an open coal fire and it was lovley. I will be at home most of the day with kids so i reckon i have the time to light it and keep it up to scratch but i was told there no were near as much work as a fire. Do you reckon id burn more wood on one used to heat the water and the house.

thanks for replying to.

I'd say go for it if you are at home most of the day - sounds great!

I'd check that price too, sounds quite high and possibly for a top of the range make unless it included fitting?

Sorry - don't know about the volume of wood you would get through.
I'm just about to get my woodburner fitted this week, can't wait. It will just heat a room though.

Last thing.....Make sure your fireplace opening is going to be big enough to accommodate everthing it needs too. My builder reinstated a fireplace for me recently and he re-built it too small for the regs and installed a wooden lintel that has now had to be ripped out and replaced with a stone one to accommodate new stove...worth getting the fitter to visit before you commit, that way they can check it all out and make sure what you have will work or at least put it all right. Sounds like common sense now I write it but we, or should I say our builder, messed up big time and we are only just getting it put right this week after moving in and completing building works in August.......

Good luck.

BOBS

Well went and look at the inset stoves last night ..... looks like a good job. Can one of you tell me if £550 sounds ok for one including fitting ???
Inset to 18 inch opening.
Thank you.....
I thought I was being hopeful of getting one before Christmas - these guys could actually fit it on Friday as doing another one in my area !! Just wondered if the price was about right.

tubbee2

Does anyone on this thread know anything about the sort of insert woodburning/multifuel fires that fit into the opening like a picture - they're called insert/cassette fires and they look really good and I've been told that one would give out more heat than the black cast iron job we have at the present. Anyone any ideas?

stacey777

LCK73

thanks for reply yes that price did include the fitting i didnt know you couldnt put in a wooden fire surround ill have to have mine out then probably. Sorry bout the expense and annoyance with your builder.

stacey777

BOBS wrote: »

Well went and look at the inset stoves last night ..... looks like a good job. Can one of you tell me if £550 sounds ok for one including fitting ???
Inset to 18 inch opening.
Thank you.....
I thought I was being hopeful of getting one before Christmas - these guys could actually fit it on Friday as doing another one in my area !! Just wondered if the price was about right.

That sounds great bobs and your on the ball, ill prob think about it a bit longer. You should have a look at the web site on countydownstovesandflues.co.uk think thats it they have loads of info there higher priced but it may give you a few pointers to consider like i explined on an earlier post on this thread.

Please could i ask were did you go id like to have a shop around i havent actually seen one working. Thanks

LCK73

stacey777 wrote: »

LCK73

thanks for reply yes that price did include the fitting i didnt know you couldnt put in a wooden fire surround ill have to have mine out then probably. Sorry bout the expense and annoyance with your builder.

CHeck with your installer as you can have a wooden lintel it just needs to be a certain distance away from flue pipe (the bit that comes out the top or back of the fire). Your wooden surrond/lintel might be just fine, you might have the required distance (I don't know what it is but it is in the region of 15inches minimum to combustible materials like wood when using a 5inch flue pipe)...I only had a 9 inch gap for a 5 inch flue pipe to pass have written pass alongside.:eek: I still do only have that small gap but now have stone lintel instead of wooden one - so it's no longer a comustible material. So long as you get the stove people in to take a look at what you have got then you should be fine.

I'm getting my stove fitted today so only hope it is now all correct - I'm worried the fitter will turn up and say "Oh, still not good enough" (he is a bit odd but I don't care so long as what he fits is safe and it will be cos he is a HETAS engineer/fitter)

Good luck.
Lisa

BOBS

That sounds great bobs and your on the ball, ill prob think about it a bit longer. You should have a look at the web site on countydownstovesandflues.co.uk think thats it they have loads of info there higher priced but it may give you a few pointers to consider like i explined on an earlier post on this thread.

Please could i ask were did you go id like to have a shop around i havent actually seen one working. Thanks

Hi ... as I type the van is in my drive with the guys having a coffee break before installing my woodburner !!!
Went to Granaghan's in Swatragh ..... think these things are selling like hotcakes. Will report back on how it works. Wont be able to light today as have a cover on my chimney pot and have to get someone onto roof to remove it!! Where do you live??
Have spoken to a few folk about these woodburners and everyone raves about how wonderful they are !

wilroda

Hi there
A timely post as we too are thinking about having one fitted. Having done a little homework we need an 8KW one. ( no back boiler)

Having visited a local wood burning store I was encouraged to think about a Clearview stove but nearly fell off my perch when I found out the price just for the stove! ( about £1200)

There are so many different stoves about and we are confused as to which is the best one to buy.....

I would value your opinions
Thanks!