wood burning stove

modelreject

Hi,

I live in a 1930's solid walled house and currently have gas, but have to really turn up the temperature to get the room heated. Even the...
When the heat is turned off the room turns cold over the space of 20mins.

Now, I was thinking about a stove for the fireplace which would heat our living area and upstairs bedroom via the chimney breast.

Any advice? How much to buy and install?

Thanks,
C

hethmar

Go to a few good wood burner shops, they should have some fired up on show and ask their advice. They would need to know size of rooms and other details to advise you.

modelreject

Thanks. Was on the list. Didn't want to go in with a lack of knowledge. Just starting to read up about them.

Rudolph

Just bought a Firefox 8 multifuel after being reccomended to it, Really very pleased, warms the room a treat (60 cubic metres) and the heat "drifts" around the house. I've only used logs in it. It's quite a large access door so logs are quite big.
The fire was £365 off an ebay retailer (uk) inc flue pipe and delivery, although I telephoned and the deal was because I avoided Paypal and ebay commission. The fire was delivered the following day.
As regards to the heat from the upstairs chimney breast, there is not a great deal of warmth transfer as I'm told the vermiculite that insulates the flue liner tends to keep the heat in the liner to help the stove perform better. Reading the spec on the stove, I don't think a liner is essential although as my house is quite old I had one fitted.
The Fireplace is lined with small marble mosaic tiles (from Wickes) and the Hearth that the stove sits on are black limestone tiles 300x300 from homebase, I've found that these don't scratch like slate and are black all the way through. (took 2 grinding blades to cut them all!!). Both have been no problem with the heat from the stove.

hethmar

Have a good read on lots of sites. There is another site called Greenliving, which may help you. My OH has installed stoves most his working life, we have a Clearview.

http://thegreenlivingforum.net/forum

MiM

We installed one two years ago and lvoe it, although it's not an easy option, there's some work involved learning the knack of lighting it and also sourcing fuel.

There are a couple of great threads on here with lots of good advice on, so do some searches.

We also bought of Ebay, a Stovax, the deal included coming and fitting it and they did a great job.

anotherbaldrick

The log burning free standing stoves are great . A decent cast iron one will lift the room temperature that extra 5 deg or so which make all the difference on a windy sub-zero day. Also because they are consuming combustion air from the room they cause the warmed air to circulate and stop the icy draughts around your feet. Do not buy too big a one though the heat they can chuck out is immense.
You will not get much warmth upstairs from the chimney breast but the warm air in the lounge will circulate upstairs if you leave the doors open.
I have also achieved a big cut in my fuel bills by making newspaper logs during the summer (we must have a thread on this on the site somewhere ?)
they do not ignite but combust in a red hot glow. A few mixed on the fire with the logs go very well, I recon this saves me £120 a year and we don't take the weekend supplements

mitchy74

Started fitting mine yesterday!


Does anyone use the eco fans for distributing the heat better?

LordyLord

Have seen the eco fans in action and they seem excellent at what they do just a little on the pricey side (£120).

With regard to woodburning stoves has anyone have any comments/reviews on the Saxon woodburning stoves. They're imported from China by Saxon Fires in Chirk North Wales so are a little cheaper than they're British counterparts. Have seen one started and they are very impressive, just unsure if they will last??? Cheers!!

modelreject

Great advice. Knuckling down to some further reading tonight. Excited now. Was a bit worried about the Carbon Monoxide.

hethmar

You can get a decent carbon monoxide monitor for about £25.