Another WoodBurner Question :)

Fruball

I was just wondering, on average (and I know that will vary a LOT) how many logs would you burn over an evening to keep a living room warm.... it won't be connected to a boiler or anything, its just for the living room.

I used to burn an awful lot of wood and coal on my open fire in the last house.

I am guessing a woodburner will burn less logs than a real fire?

welda

I bought from Costco sold in pairs plastic bin with handles, kinda like a large washing basket without holes/apertures. There is a measure, max is 60, I assume litres?

I fill with 300 max long log to fuel a 5kw M/F stove, I never empty plastic bin during a normal evening and, stove heats three main rooms ie, dining, kitchen and lounge.

I was just checking, enough in bin to last till say middnight, I fired up at 15.30, burning ash, lounge is furthest from stove, lounge sitting at 20c.

I also bought an eco fan prior to burning season, this helps immensely moving hot air around the rooms I want to heat. I'm well impressed with fan!

HTH?

:beer:

Fruball

burning ash?

confused!

and yes, it all helps

John_3:16

Yep sounds about right I would say a sack full, Think it could be ash the wood name? Whatever you burn make sure its dry as old bones!

Fruball

John_3:16 wrote: »

Yep sounds about right I would say a sack full, Think it could be ash the wood name? Whatever you burn make sure its dry as old bones!

:rotfl: I am such a dummy! I was thinking ash! as in burned wood ash!!!

I was thinking WOW now that really IS recycling :rotfl:

welda

Frugal wrote: »

burning ash?

confused!

and yes, it all helps

Yeah me too, must be the hash

BargainGalore

I use around 15-20 (tops) medium sized logs. I have a log basket which I fill up usually have a few spare at end of evening which I keep to dry out in house for following day

hethmar

My Clearview 400 takes on average just over one log an hour, Im well impressed by it

welda

Out of curiosity and a serious question.

Forget about previous debates on manufacturers not moving on with style/design and stuff and, cast retaining heat longer than steel blah blah blah................

What other feature, for example ma wee villager box produces for me great heat, if a stove from another manufacturer was in place, how does one stove that produces say 5kw differ from another make that produces the same???????

:beer:

Swipe

welda wrote: »

Out of curiosity and a serious question.

Forget about previous debates on manufacturers not moving on with style/design and stuff and, cast retaining heat longer than steel blah blah blah................

What other feature, for example ma wee villager box produces for me great heat, if a stove from another manufacturer was in place, how does one stove that produces say 5kw differ from another make that produces the same???????

:beer:

They may well achieve the same output but one may require more fuel than the other.

John_3:16

If you go for a stove my advice FWIW.

Go for one that will give the heat output but you won't need to shut up. eg small and burn hard.

Go for one that has a second burn or could be used in a smokeless zone. eg less smoke in chimney to tar up.

Go for one that can burn coal and wood.

If inset go for one that will give you as much air around as you can get.

Go for one with air wash to help keep the glass clear

Go for one that will give enough area ontop to get a kettle!!!