wood burner flue help

welda

Hi Shegar, my point is, why purchase a gas stove look alike, when a run of the mill gas fire will do the same, or more cheaper and quicker. Is it fair to say stove type is cosmetic at a premium price perhaps?

I'm with you with the hassle factor, however, in my case, gas fire will not produce enough heat for the walls to soak up and, release through the wee small hours, leaving room at approx 18 degree the following morning.

Works for me at the moment, but as I stated in my previous post, my attitude would most likely change as I progress towards popping up daisies

aliballi

shegar wrote: »

Points taken, but a wood burner that is not connected to rads will not act as a heating system for a say 3 bed house ... and keep all rooms at 18 degrees ??..

I have gas central heating , in the winter I turn the heating off at night and just have the gas stove on for a few hours, it keeps the room at a very nice temp...:D

I also have gas central heating which I use in conjunction with an open log fire. I have several friends who use just wood burners, in the winter & their homes are cosy & warm.

I've bought a wood burner & am saving to get it fitted as I have free logs available. So for me it's a must have, plus I've never really got on with central heating, although I do use it to back up fire, when very cold.

Equaliser123

Spitakimus14 wrote: »

ok
on further inspection the 4ich clay pipe flue is in a 15 inch square brick tower (if that makes sense )
then its backfilled with cement .
so what type of chimney is it ?
2 hepas guys said it doesnt need lining 2 said it does and one just shrugged .

any ideas

Sounds like it is not possible with the current installation. Listen to the advice - it sounds good.

We have a woodburner with gch. Woodburner is great - but mainly psychological.

shegar

welda wrote: »

Hi Shegar, my point is, why purchase a gas stove look alike, when a run of the mill gas fire will do the same, or more cheaper and quicker. Is it fair to say stove type is cosmetic at a premium price perhaps?

I'm with you with the hassle factor, however, in my case, gas fire will not produce enough heat for the walls to soak up and, release through the wee small hours, leaving room at approx 18 degree the following morning.

Works for me at the moment, but as I stated in my previous post, my attitude would most likely change as I progress towards popping up daisies

Exactly I wanted a woodburner lookalike without the mess, a run of the mill gas fire does not look very real. I already had the chimney stack so it didnt cost a fortune to do , and plus I ve got the hearth so we only had to buy the stove ,, so away we went with the connection.

Last oct /nov time Cardew did put a link up to the type of stove ive got, because I was asking questions before we bought it...by the way I use to have a villager multi wood burner, and the make of gas stove ive got now is a villager.

Im not very good on computers and cant seem to put the link up !!! im not quite popping up dasies yet , but its easier for me now.

welda

I'm a fair bit away from popping them up meself :j was a figure of speech.

I just had a look at the villager gas stoves, pretty smart gear, pricey though, so is the villager duo I have, fair price hike since my initial purchase!!!

I've been fortunate not to have paid anything for wood to date, and I currently have this, and next years wood stacked and ready to burn, so at the moment, quids in, but this will not always be the case

Main point for me is, at least I can pick up my 80 yo mothers winter heating tab, prefer mum to eat well, than have to fear horrendous gas bills!!

Regards................

Bonny1

I have a muti-fuel burners, in the living room, and dining room, and OMG are they warm...

best thing I EVER did, taking out the gas fires, and installing these.. no more hideous Gas Bills, I control what I use, and I barely use the gas atall now.. and LOVE my wood pile.. I also have a two inside porch staorages FULL of wood for free..

Even the clean up is fine, and to be honest, it's worth it, I'd rather get my hands a wee bit dirty, than pay British Gas, anymore money..

Bonny

welda

Yep, nothing better than sticking two fingers up at British Gas and the Russians running gas cartel :rotfl:

rendor

We decided to get rid of the old gas fire and put in a woodburner.
We are on LPG and basically got completely fed up with Flogas and all their 'unavoidable' price rises. Did mean that as we had to install new flue/chimney system which wasn't cheap. However, have not regretted it for one moment. With a 5kw stove we have cut down our LPG usage dramatically.
OK the stove involves more work but - to be honest - we enjoy it as the benefits have been worth it. Last winter was the warmest we have had in the house and we enjoy the excercise of gathering and chopping up wood.
Economically I suppose we could have stuck with the old gas fire but psychologically,physically and for sheer warmth the stove is so much better.

crphillips

I've got to say.........a gas stove looks nothing like a wood burner.....yeah.....it's a box with a door and flames inside but they look nothing alike........a proper wood burner creates so much more ambiance and a lot more heat..........somehow there's nothing quite like putting a lump of wood on a fire and burning it........turning that knob for more gas just doesn't do it for me!

shegar

crphillips wrote: »

I've got to say.........a gas stove looks nothing like a wood burner.....yeah.....it's a box with a door and flames inside but they look nothing alike........a proper wood burner creates so much more ambiance and a lot more heat..........somehow there's nothing quite like putting a lump of wood on a fire and burning it........turning that knob for more gas just doesn't do it for me!

Well its each to our own opinion, thats fair enough if you enjoy your woodburner. My gas stove is a villager, very similiar to the villager woodburner that I had for many many years , you cant see any knobs or controls ,yes its a box of lovely yellow flames just like a woodburner , I agree that it does not throw out no where near the amount of heat a burner would , but if you only want to heat one room then its effiecient enough. And its a focal point watching flames... much the same as the real thing..

Its a comfort of a winters evening turning the stove on without all the mess. Gone are my days cutting , carting, and finding wood, and the price of buying it if you cant get it free.