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manda1205

cankle wrote: »

This is mine!! still learning how to use it but loving it!!

:eek: How has that candle on top of it not melted and Id be quite wary of having those garlands hanging so close too. What KW is it? Surely it gets pretty hot though? Its a lovely looking stove though.

werdnareklaw

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

getting a stove is something I want to look into in the new year. These pictures aren't helping!

I would highly recommend the Scan Andersen 8-2 or its smaller brother the 4-5. Wonderful stoves, very efficient, up with your Charnwoods and Cleaviews but for a lot less. I paid £950 for an 8-2 but you have to shop around. They are made by Jøtel btw. My avatar is the 8-2.

cankle

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

Notice you have topgun in your dvd collection lol

Lol oh yes its a classic!!!

manda1205 wrote: »

:eek: How has that candle on top of it not melted and Id be quite wary of having those garlands hanging so close too. What KW is it? Surely it gets pretty hot though? Its a lovely looking stove though.

The candle is in a glass dish so I suppose that protects it a little bit I will keep an eye on it though and the garlands are far enough away the stove is quite far back in the recess (cant really tell on the pictures) so it wont be a problem. Thank you, like I say I'm still learning, a bit of the rope round the door came off the other day, a piece about 10cm long, the rest is still intact will it be ok to wait until after Christmas/New Year to get replacement, it wont damage anything will it? The door still closes no problem

werdnareklaw

cankle wrote: »

The candle is in a glass dish so I suppose that protects it a little bit I will keep an eye on it though and the garlands are far enough away the stove is quite far back in the recess (cant really tell on the pictures) so it wont be a problem. Thank you, like I say I'm still learning, a bit of the rope round the door came off the other day, a piece about 10cm long, the rest is still intact will it be ok to wait until after Christmas/New Year to get replacement, it wont damage anything will it? The door still closes no problem

I wouldn't recommend putting a candle on the top of the stove. Apart from anything else, if it melts it will make a right mess! Mind you, having said that, I put some chestnuts on the top of mine yesterday and it was over an hour before they were anywhere near cooked

Re the door rope, at most it will probably let air in so reducing the draw. If you get a downdraught, it might blow smoke and fumes into the room! When you buy some more, don't forget to ask for rope adhesive too.

Leon_W

A little tip on rope adhesive I found out.

Clean the groove thoroughly with a wire brush. Fit the rope with ordinary bathroom silicone sealer. Don't bother with the "special" adhesive as in my experience it is next to useless.

No, the silicone doesn't melt, catch fire, or do anything apart from hold the rope to the door.

I also smear a bit around the ends of the ropes to stop them fraying and finish off with a couple of wraps of sellotape on each end to keep it nice and tidy.


PS. Cankle, that stove looks absolutely beautiful ! Those pipes running around the back, is there a backboiler in it ?

grahamc2003

Leon_W wrote: »

A little tip on rope adhesive I found out.

Clean the groove thoroughly with a wire brush. Fit the rope with ordinary bathroom silicone sealer. Don't bother with the "special" adhesive as in my experience it is next to useless.

No, the silicone doesn't melt, catch fire, or do anything apart from hold the rope to the door.

I also smear a bit around the ends of the ropes to stop them fraying and finish off with a couple of wraps of sellotape on each end to keep it nice and tidy.

Snap, I do the same (except don't bother with the wire brush).

I think most people will find it amazing - as I did - that normal silicon sealant doesn't melt/burn etc, works prefectly well and lasts the life of the rope. I originally used it on an aga cooker cover plate rope - as told by an engineer in an aga shop, and I was very sceptical, even at the lower temperatures there than a stove experiences. The proper glue stuff costs about £9 iirc, for no benefit as far as I can see.

welda

Leon_W wrote: »

A little tip on rope adhesive I found out.

Clean the groove thoroughly with a wire brush. Fit the rope with ordinary bathroom silicone sealer. Don't bother with the "special" adhesive as in my experience it is next to useless.

No, the silicone doesn't melt, catch fire, or do anything apart from hold the rope to the door.

I also smear a bit around the ends of the ropes to stop them fraying and finish off with a couple of wraps of sellotape on each end to keep it nice and tidy.

Very handy info, thanks. I bought a complete kit for my box, which included a very small bottle of glue. Prior to fitting, I took rope measurements, including diameters.

Next time rope seals are due to be replaced, I'll be making my own up and, gluing with silicon, can you advise on best type, there are so many out there,eg, bathroom, outside use???

:beer:

Leon_W

I just found that the special glue just didn't work. Within a few weeks the ropes were falling loose on the ends. It seemed the "glue" just dried to a white crusty powder with no adhesive properties whatsoever.

No, the cheapest way to do it is buy the correct length and size of rope loose online, a couple of meters is more than plenty and should be less than a tenner, someone like www.stovespares.co.uk.

You can also get the useless glue for £6 or so but it will be £6 down the drain. Any silicone sealer will do the trick (cheaper the better) and use sellotape at either end to stop fraying. Again, surprisingly, it doesn't melt or burn.

I only use the wirebrush to remove any inevitable loose rust flakes and surface rust before rope fitting, this will give your ropes the best chance of staying put.

As I say, I have a Villager where the rope channels are, to my mind, quite shallow, whether they are or not I don't know as I have nothing to compare them with. Perhaps some stoves have a more defined U shaped channel where the prescribed adhesive is adequate. I found it not !

welda

I have a Chelsea Duo, cost me just over £30 for all replacement seal and glue, I did the wire brush thing, I also had to run a die nut down the studs on each door, I can see stud threads being of little use by end of this season, however, by the looks of them, they are basically stud welded on, so can get them replaced FOC.

I agree, rope channels are shallow and, while all has been well, except one end part was coming away from door, bit more glue did the trick!!

Some of the spare parts are pricey, eh????

:beer:

Kitte

Here is my stove. I 'project managed' the installation myself which lowered the cost from the initial £3k quotes to a grand total of £1650 which included everything from opening out the fireplace to insulating the chimney. The actual fitting was done by a HETAS guy who travelled 100 miles to do it (and was still significantly cheaper than any local guys!)



As you can see, it is an Aga Little Wenlock multi fuel. Before anyone comments - the logs sitting atop the stove are only there a couple of minutes - my wood is dry (15 - 18% moisture content) but I find that a quick hot blast on the top of the stove really helps the burn, especially for the larger chunks!