Multifuel stoves

tawnyowls

Looking at putting one of these in, to reduce heating bills. I want a modern 'cassette' type, like this (http://www.dovre.co.uk/pages/multifuelfi.html), not the freestanding trad ones.

Any recommendations, and how difficult is it to install a flue? Currently have a gas fire, and want to rip that out and install the cassette. Have been advised we might need to build out the back a bit, depending on the actual depth of the hole when it's done. Did consider building chimney, but budget probably not going to stretch.

tawnyowls

Anyone??:question:

John_3:16

Sorry can't get the link to work?

sured

i cant get the link to work either, if its any help we have a traditional multi fuel type, the flue was quite easy to install, but we already had an open fire in, i imagine that made a difference, we currently pay about £14 a week for our coal, what fuel will this one use?

shockingmoment

click on the link, wait for the error, then delete the ) on the end and press enter

can't help on the fire though!

we have a multifuel - gazco - and its great! local tree surgeon drops off logs - have to cut and dry them through the suer. gets going really quick and kicks out so much (free?) heat

HLK

http://www.dovre.co.uk/pages/multifuelfi.html

this should work.

Ken68

Did read on here, recently, that a dedicated (therefore cheaper) woodburner is the way to go.
Free wood, cheap woodburner, unless you intend to burn other fuels, get a dedicated type.

tawnyowls

Thanks for the help with the link, guys!

sured wrote:

i cant get the link to work either, if its any help we have a traditional multi fuel type, the flue was quite easy to install, but we already had an open fire in, i imagine that made a difference, we currently pay about £14 a week for our coal, what fuel will this one use?

It probably will be mainly wood, which we can source very cheaply, but I do want to have the option for other fuel, as we have got access to cheap coal etc on occasion, hence the preference for multifuel. There's no chimney at all at the mo - the gas fire has a stainless steel fuel that just goes out the wall and ends in a sort of mesh cover thing. Have been advised that new flue would be likely to fit the hole, but as I mentioned, might need to knock bigger hole and build out to form deeper fireplace to take fire depending on the depth we eventually go for.

Room is ~14 x 17 ft, so have been advised to have stove of about 5-6 kW heat output, so medium-sized.

Any advice welcome. Apologies if I don't reply for a few days, as poorly computer needs treatment.

sured

wood is ok especially if it cheap, if you can get coal cheap even better as it burns much longer, we love our fire its so cosy, it does throw out a lot of heat, we often have our doors open and our shorts on when its - temps, we love it, its not even that messy really, if i were you i would check out a reconditioned one, we paid £300 for ours that would have cost £2000 new, we have had it 8 years and only had to spend about £100 in maintainence so cant be that bad.

sured

oh and we had a mate who is a bricklayer install it, cost us a £50 and a nite out, if you know a bricklayer ask him, careful with building regs though, we didnt need it but as you removing gas fire you may need permission.

tawnyowls

Thanks for all your help, guys. Am planning another trawl round the local stove places Weds and will ask the brickie about building regs.