Fitting a log burner help

stoveman

just remember you get what you pay for with these £299 stoves they are generally very cheap chinease cast. Have these been CE approved as there a lot of these cheap stoves going around at the moment especially on ebay that re not CE approved and therefore are illegal to install

bordercars

mute_posting wrote: »

"Woodburning Stoves Limited is a family business run by HETAS qualified solid fuel and central heating engineers Tom and Susan Bagan"

Not a very original username to spam these boards with Susan - you have already been warned once (perhaps more) and had posts removed.

Please stop. Full Stop!

MP

Am i missing something here. read back thro this thread 5 times now and cannot see where this quote came from. what could be wrong is the url. why not do as i intend and report the post.

garyegerton

Hi Can anyone help

I need a new fire for my front room and also a new boiler. I fancy a log burner fire but also want it to heat up my water and when i dont want the fire lit i want the new gas boiler to run the heating. Is this possible. At the moment i have an old back boiler that runs the system with the hot water tank in the loft etc. Does anyone know of a system like this???

I think this might be a reply, Cant find how to post new. If it is sorry.

Ken68

Best to start a new conversation, Gary. On the LPH/Heating board up of the left is NEW Thread.
Memory says not a good idea to mix and match.

Igol

Have a look at the dunsley neutraliser I think thats the sort of thing your on about.

shanouck

I thought i better drop a in on this conversation with some advice that i know now after just having a wood burner fitted that i didnt know prior to buying an 8kw firefox stove.....for all those people that are thinking of getting one!! Mine is tooooo big for my room i want to heat...:o but as i intend to leave the front room door open and heat the rest of the house as well i will be ok!!!:j
Wood burners can be attached to radiators to heat the house too and a boiler!! but please ask and get advice from a professional. Alot of advice that i have read on hear is just rubbish so please do not go on this advice alone seek out a professional (Trust me you will thank me for it after speaking to one)..

I have had to have my exsited chimney extended....to fit the wood burner and allow after heat to flow around it...also i had to have a flue liner fitted as my chimney is not sound - by meaning i have soot in my loft from a previous fire...if you decide to have a liner it saves extra cost otherwise you need a test done which will cost extra. Also air vents in the room may not be enough so you may need one fitted to stop the burner from over burning. You also need an ash drop apron off 300mm at the front of the stove and a good thick hearth about 12mm thick as if the floor like mine is wood....it may combust".

What i got in was a very helpfull man who is a qualified fitter to offer the best advice and the best way to go ahead with fitting my wood burner. (I would recomend any one wanting a wood burner to get in contact first with a specialist fitter) as some work done to a exsisting chimney will need planning permission..a specialist knows the regulations and will work to them to save you from applying for plannning permission.

If you do not have a chimeny do not worry they will give advice and will tell you about fitting one if you do not have a chimney and help you chose a wood burner to heat the right size room you want it for.. Please do not buy one first with out doing some research on-line and then getting a professional person in for advice and a quote. A list of qualifeid engineers are avaliable from:-
Uk solid fuel foundation Tel :- 0845-601-4406
Irish National fireplace organisation:- 01-801-5959
Good Luck with your NEW woodburners!!

muckybutt

Good post ! and remember to get the flue / chimney regularly swept as well.

crphillips

Yeah i couldn't stress enough about getting a pro if your thinking of hooking it up to central heating.........i've seen a lot of profesional gas fitters make a right mess of solid fuel.

Find someone well experienced with solid fuel.

You cannot hook a solid fuel boiler up to a sealed system with a combi boiler. This option may come in the future but for now it is not allowed.

To join solid fuel with a gas/oil central heating system it must be a vented system......you can tell this as you'll most likely have a water cylinder in a cupboard and a header tank in the loft........no tank and ano cylinder means it's a sealed system.

As for the original author of the topic it sounds like you need to do some research..........a forum is not the most ideal place to swat up on building regs as you'll get contradicting from people who think they know the regs.

Get a HETAS registered pro in if you don't know the regs......solid fuel is very dangerous and there's a lot to consider when installing twin wall flue.

patjenkins

crphillips wrote: »

Yeah i couldn't stress enough about getting a pro if your thinking of hooking it up to central heating.........i've seen a lot of profesional gas fitters make a right mess of solid fuel.

Find someone well experienced with solid fuel.

You cannot hook a solid fuel boiler up to a sealed system with a combi boiler. This option may come in the future but for now it is not allowed.

To join solid fuel with a gas/oil central heating system it must be a vented system......you can tell this as you'll most likely have a water cylinder in a cupboard and a header tank in the loft........no tank and ano cylinder means it's a sealed system.

As for the original author of the topic it sounds like you need to do some research..........a forum is not the most ideal place to swat up on building regs as you'll get contradicting from people who think they know the regs.

Get a HETAS registered pro in if you don't know the regs......solid fuel is very dangerous and there's a lot to consider when installing twin wall flue.

We had a local gas fitter fit ours who obviously didn't have a clue. We kept having backdraft problems, smoke in the room and smells of smoke. The gas fitter couldn't fix the problem and refund us for the cost of installation!

We contacted some local Wood Burning Stove Experts who were really helpful and sent round a surveyor. It turned out that the chimney was capped off and the installer hadn't even checked this!!!

We are so happy we found them as not only did they install the stove properly, but they knocked out the fireplace and installed a new suite for us also. We found out that they are quite a big company and as well as having a local branch, they also send out all the parts nationwide, so our daughter also used them in London.

This is the Wood Burning Stove we have had installed.

I hope some of you will find this information helpful.

Pat

dan501

I will be building a new house. Does this mean that my chimney should be designed to be smaller to avoid the problems of poor air flow etc. Will I need to get the chinmey lined if the chimney is smaller?