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hermanmunster_3

ixwood wrote: »

It's good to know there are happy inset stove owners out there. I've been struggling to find much information. What KW is that?

Do I need a soot box and liner too? Does anyone know how would the chimney be swept with the stove above?

Hi - the chimney can be swept through the soot box which is about 3ft above the fire (the opening is hidden behind a picture). Some people recommended lining, which was vv expensive - we had the chimney smoke bombed to test it and as it as OK we could just have it lined up to the box.
The fire is a 7kw, we get that I reckon with smokeless fuel - heats two large adjoining rooms easily + warmth to hall behind chimney. Logs are nice to burn but we don't get as much heat (enough though) ... maybe they aren't as seasoned enough.

make_life_easier

My chimney is in the center of our house will it warm up the kitchen wall and upstairs wall in bedroom too when I get my inset fire?

I have found some tradesmen on the net today and plan to ring them up tomorrow for some quotes and see how soon I can have it fitted,

I have to have fireplace and gas fire taken out first and have wall replastered with fireproof plaster then I can get fire fitted and will get a mantle fitted later.

I can't wait - it's something I have wanted for sooo long.

So tomorrow I will start the ball rolling:j

hermanmunster_3

Hi - we certainly get warmth from the walls of the chimney in 2 of our bedrooms (each side of the chimney stack) and also in the entrance hall..

The fitters we had also arranged for the gas fire to be removed, at the crucial moment the gas chap arrived - capped of the gas, checked the system and left for the fitters to continue - very well organised.

Re the Clearview ... I was not so keen when I saw it in the flesh but it depends where you are putting it .. more suitable for a cottage than an edwardian house I think. Also clearview seemed very keen on total lining and insulation of the lining in the chimney, I'm sure there are loads of pros and cons to this.. worth having a read of their info!

ixwood

hermanmunster wrote: »

Hi - the chimney can be swept through the soot box which is about 3ft above the fire (the opening is hidden behind a picture). Some people recommended lining, which was vv expensive - we had the chimney smoke bombed to test it and as it as OK we could just have it lined up to the box.
The fire is a 7kw, we get that I reckon with smokeless fuel - heats two large adjoining rooms easily + warmth to hall behind chimney. Logs are nice to burn but we don't get as much heat (enough though) ... maybe they aren't as seasoned enough.

The hatch sounds good. Ideally, I'll have one on the outside wall, so I could do it from the garage, but as I'm going for the low impact/cost approach, I'll just have to make do with removing the plate and doing it from inside the stove.

I'm not sure about the output now. I get the impression that ratings are based on burning smokeless fuel which will burn hotter than wood, so maybe i should look for something bigger as I intend to mostly burn wood.

ixwood

Make Life Easier, here's my current shortlist:-

http://www.stovesareus.co.uk/catalog/esse-301-multifuel-wood-burning-inset-stove-p-5693.html
http://www.townandcountryfires.co.uk/MultifuelStoves/Runswick/tabid/68/language/en-US/Default.aspx
http://www.stovesareus.co.uk/catalog/morso-4560-woodburning-inset-convector-stove-p-263.html
http://www.woodwarmstoves.co.uk/products/fireview-range/65kwinsetfireview.ashx

I have been looking at ones that allow the fireback to stay in place for easy installation. Now I'm thinking maybe it'll be better to just take it out and get a bigger stove instead. How much effort is it remove the fire back and put it back in if needed (if i move)?

nadin001

ixwood wrote: »

I know Clearview are highly regarded, but I didn't know they did an inset one.

I've just had a look and the Clearview looks lovely. How much was involved in fitting it?

Fitting was very straight forward. It needs a good solid base and a bit of leveling using the feet supplied. All the internals are removed (easily) to allow the flue extension to be fitted from the inside and then refit the internals and it is good to go. My installer fitted a fire surround, back panel and hearth, the inset stove and a new chimney pot with cowling in under 3 hours. It all looks fantastic and works a treat.

We have used the fire with seasoned hard wood pieces almost every day since it was installed in October. It needs to be lit almost full of wood so that it heats up quickly and then burns cleanly. Sometimes we find ourselves sitting and staring at the fire and listening to the TV it is that good. It only needs a few small embers, fresh wood and to re-open the wheel at the front for it to spring back to life, very impressive. And it certainly lives up to the clear view name. We wipe off the glass inside every couple of days but have not had to remove it for cleaning yet. The whole thing still looks brand new inside and will probably last for years. So much better built than many of the cheaper alternatives.

JMW77

We had a WoodWarm wood burner fitted in the summer it has been fantastic ,it has been so warm in our living room although when we leave the room its like walking outside as we have tried to keep the heating off .
In our house it does'nt rally heat the whole house it would i expect if it was a small house.

make_life_easier

I went to the shed today and found 4 bags of unused charcoal for use with our old bbq. We now have a gas one and so won't be using it, is it possible to use on a stove multifuel?

Swipe

make_life_easier wrote: »

I went to the shed today and found 4 bags of unused charcoal for use with our old bbq. We now have a gas one and so won't be using it, is it possible to use on a stove multifuel?

I don't see why not

AGBAGB

As a matter of interest how many logs do you put in your stoves fire each day? I know it all depends on the wood you use but was just wondering on average

Lots of variables, but the the logs next to our stove in this picture will last us about 3 days.


Hopefully the saucepan give an idea of scale. Burning at this rate heats our big victorian semi through the day and into the night when it's around 0 degrees outside. The gas central heating kicks in the morning for an hour or so, before we get up.

It adds up to 8m ish cubed on my calculations for last winter. It's a hell of a lot more than I was initially expecting. Have a look Here if you want to visualise the amount of space a winters worth of wood takes up. (approx 30' x 2' x 5')

Woodburning isn't for the faint hearted if you want to put a dent in your fuel bills.

Which reminds me I've got 10 barrow trips to do through the snow to transport 2 weeks worth from the big pile to the smaller store next to the back door.