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AGBAGB

naa.. Salt+water, electrolite, ions, more O than H, H goes, O stops with FE (iron) = Fe2 O3 (rust) ish.

In combustion Hydrochloric acid? nasty and green flames, nice

Saltburn - East coast, pier, surfing, funicular. not many washed up logs.

robj_brum

PennyForThem wrote: »

Morso instruction booklet says 'no' to driftwood (too salty) - not sure why.


On size: I notice a vast difference between my Morso owl and my Morso squirrel. The former is on 6 kw and it really eats double the logs the squirrel at 4 kw does. Only had it going for a couple of days so still learning and running it in like suggested.

What do you think to the Morso Owl? im 95% going to buy one and was wondering what your opinion of it is?

Regards
Rob

PennyForThem_2

robj_brum wrote: »

What do you think to the Morso Owl? im 95% going to buy one and was wondering what your opinion of it is?

Regards
Rob

I like the clean lines and slightly curved look. There is a riddler to riddle ash into a substanial ash can that you can access just by opening the door and pulling it out.

There are 2 levers in the front under the lip for primary and secondary flow which are easy to get at and you can minutely adjust. (There is a third lever at the back which is supposed to be permanently down).

Handle is removable but easy to put back on or get off. You are supplied with a Morso oven glove so you don't burn your hand if you forget.

The baffle is dead easy to remove - even I can do it so that you can check for soot deposits. Not there yet but firebricks look ok to refit too when they eventually need replacing.

This may be due to installation, my circumstances, but lighting is a doodle. It lights within minutes - I use newspaper and windfallen sticks (dried) that fall in the park and park woods round me.

It warms up quite quickly - at the moment I have lit about 5 fires in it - not lasting long as I am running it in. It throws out good heat in a big room with another knocked through to it.

I know that once it gets going then I leave it to die down overnight the cast iron will retain its heat as my squirrel does, but I haven't run it long enough yet during the evening.

BIG GRIPE: this NOT to do with stove but because over 5kw got to have a huge vent! Be very careful where you get it put! it has to be in floor near an airflow or wall.

Inspector

AGBAGB wrote: »

That's a cracking saving. The free wood is certainly a no brainer as long as you're happy doing the processing and transporting.
One question. Have you only had to buy one ton of logs?

Yes yes yes, just one ton so far and I don't think I'll need another delivery this winter although it'll be a close call, especially given the way my missus loads it up.

I never thought about driftwood being salty and therefore not a good idea to burn. To be fair, I normally take fresh lumps of wood that doesn't *appear* to have been drifting for ever. One can see the difference quite clearly. I will check this out though. Thanks for the heads up.

thepostman

I am looking to have a Pevex Bohemia 40 or 50 installed.

Anyone have any experience of these?

gemsurf2

gemsurf2 wrote: »

I'm tying myself up in knots looking at multifuel stoves!

I only have £300 to spend (another budget for installation) and there are plenty available at the size I want (6-7kw). The cheapest of the 'known' makes I've found is an Evergreen 7kw for £250 delivered. There are plenty of what appear to be Chinese imports but does this mean that they are all necessarily poor quality, or are some better than others? Some reputable looking websites are selling the same imports as are appearing on eBay, stating they CE approved but there's no real way of checking.

Generally you get what you pay for, but as Evergreen stoves are naturally all CE approved, and I can therefore buy a 7kw, efficient stove for £250 what major advantages are there on spending £300-£700 more on one? My reason for not immediately buying this though is that it's too 'twee'!

With the help and advice given on here I had the confidence to buy a secondhand stove. I now have a very excellent Dunsley Highlander 5 bought for £175 - very happy! :T

A._Badger

gemsurf2 wrote: »

With the help and advice given on here I had the confidence to buy a secondhand stove. I now have a very excellent Dunsley Highlander 5 bought for £175 - very happy! :T

Congratulations! I understand that Dnnsley make great stoves, so that sounds like a tremendous bargain.

crphillips

Sounds like a good price. Dunsley Highlander 5 is one of my all time favourite stoves to install and use. Along with the Morso Squirrel which just pips it.

jsh99

Through new house purchase have just become owner of a Severn stove.

Looks like it was once connected to the CH but not any longer as there is
now an oil boiler for water & CH.

Any tips on it's use most appriciated!

A._Badger

jsh99 wrote: »

Through new house purchase have just become owner of a Severn stove.

Looks like it was once connected to the CH but not any longer as there is
now an oil boiler for water & CH.

Any tips on it's use most appriciated!

You can get the instructions here http://www.gotoplumbing.co.uk/account_default.asp?pageSize=25&accid=1253&sortby=&pg=7&catid=1358&tab=2

The first thing you should do is get the chimney swept and the stove inspected. Sometimes boiler stoves are not disconnected properly and that can cause major problems - a decent sweep will be able to advise but you may need the help of an installer, too, if the sweep says the job has been bodged.

Please ask again if you have any specifics.