Clearview door rope help

suki1964

Man_Overboard wrote: »

So, if the seal is broke. you use more wood than on an open fire...

So, if you had stuck with the open fire, you would be using less wood?

if one wanted to burn wood at that rate - one would keep with an open fire

The joy of a stove is CONTROLLABILITY and EFFICIENCY

Man_Overboard_2

suki1964 wrote: »

The joy of a stove is CONTROLLABILITY and EFFICIENCY

The joy of wood-burning is precisely the opposite

suki1964

You really are quite mad arent you?

Shes talking stoves and you are talking back of your bum

Man_Overboard_2

suki1964 wrote: »

The joy of a stove is CONTROLLABILITY and EFFICIENCY

If you are serious about CONTROLLABILTY and EFFICIENCY then solid fuel/woodburning will be at the bottom of your list

lostinrates

Man_Overboard wrote: »

So, if the seal is broke. you use more wood than on an open fire...

So, if you had stuck with the open fire, you would be using less wood?

No Option of sticking with an open fire...the wood burner was in when we bought, the chimney would need significant work for which we do not have the money if/when we make a change.


In al honesty I would prefer an open fire. I am more used to them, I manage them easily and I find them warm and comfortable. I am not a woodburner fan.

BUT, it's in there and it should have certain advantages, which I am not getting, so I am suffering disadvantage with the only advantage being that it has a door. Hopefully we are on our way to resolving some of the disadvantages now.

As for controllability and efficiency, cost also has to be considered, and depending on your location (another considerations) wood might be the best factor for that. We are certainly in that situation. Of location were different while I would still want fires for spot heating I would have chosen a different boiler to the one we are now installing.


Anyway, thanks again to those who helped. Its all reroped and the seal doesn't seem right still, it's not gaping, it grips paper a bit but not really hard. I have had a play with the hinges and door handle, but no time to faff more this morning sadly. In any case, I am happier with it than I was before yesterday and it will have to do for a while. I may well get it serviced, maybe some replacement glass (the glass on mine will not clean properly, I wonder if they have cleaned it with something inappropriate in the past).

In anycase, this time next week we might well have central heating and the wood burner will become a 'nice to have for extra' rather than a huddle next to it or freeze to death piece of kit.

muckybutt

Man_Overboard wrote: »

If you are serious about CONTROLLABILTY and EFFICIENCY then solid fuel/woodburning will be at the bottom of your list

You really do talk drivel ! and obviously know sweet fa about stoves.

hethmar

Our Clearview is about as controllable as a gas fire - and its efficient. I think from what I can remember Man Overboards total installation was a bodge job, so no doubt it is inefficient and uncontrollable.

Williwoodburner

lostinrates wrote: »

No Option of sticking with an open fire...the wood burner was in when we bought, the chimney would need significant work for which we do not have the money if/when we make a change.


In al honesty I would prefer an open fire. I am more used to them, I manage them easily and I find them warm and comfortable. I am not a woodburner fan.

Glad to hear you got it sorted, if you prefer you could always run it with the door open, or even take the door off.

:money:

regards

Willie.