Woodburning Stove - Internal / External Air

staffsuk

Hi all!

I'm looking to get a woodburner for heating my open plan living room / kitchen - but have come across some conflicting advice...

I am looking at the MEG 4.5 / 7.5.

I wanted to know what the benefits / disadvantages were for using an external air supply. The MEG 7.5 can accept an external air supply - or use internal air with of course the provision of an air brick.

I have read that if you use a direct air supply from outside - stoves become less controllable and always burn the wood much faster - so you would end up using much more wood stock - or burn out quicker.

That said I have also read that not having an external supply - the stove would be sucking in already warmed air from the room - and it would get replenished by external cold air from wherever it can get in the case of a MEG 4.5 - or via the air brick for the MEG 7.5.

Can anyone comment if they have had experience of both external / internal air supplies?

Thanks!

w50nky

staffsuk wrote: »

Hi all!

I'm looking to get a woodburner for heating my open plan living room / kitchen - but have come across some conflicting advice...

I am looking at the MEG 4.5 / 7.5.

I wanted to know what the benefits / disadvantages were for using an external air supply. The MEG 7.5 can accept an external air supply - or use internal air with of course the provision of an air brick.

I have read that if you use a direct air supply from outside - stoves become less controllable and always burn the wood much faster - so you would end up using much more wood stock - or burn out quicker.




That said I have also read that not having an external supply - the stove would be sucking in already warmed air from the room - and it would get replenished by external cold air from wherever it can get in the case of a MEG 4.5 - or via the air brick for the MEG 7.5.

Can anyone comment if they have had experience of both external / internal air supplies?

Thanks!

Not used external air, but a stove in good order with rope seals and joints which are sound should be controllable by its air inlet controls, although the DEFRA approved stoves can not shut off the air as completely as a conventional stove so may be an issue.
If you go down the air brick route try to position it as near to the stove as possible to avoid draught causing cold feet! Stoves don't shift anything like the amounts of air drawn by an open fire so any draught seems much reduced to me.