woodburner

poppy123b

hi there
the property we are purchasing currently has a woodburner, which heats the radiators in the rest of the bungalow.
We had enquired about getting oil central heating installed but apparantly it will cost about 5 - £6,000 :eek: and from what i have been reading oil is quite expensive after that anyways.

we can't have mains gas, as we are rural, and we don't like the idea of having bottled gas.
So we are guessing that sticking with a woodburner is the way to go.
we have Never had a woodburner, so was wondering what others who had them thought about them ?

pro's and cons ?

thanks for you help

suki1964

poppy123b wrote: »

hi there
the property we are purchasing currently has a woodburner, which heats the radiators in the rest of the bungalow.
We had enquired about getting oil central heating installed but apparantly it will cost about 5 - £6,000 :eek: and from what i have been reading oil is quite expensive after that anyways.

we can't have mains gas, as we are rural, and we don't like the idea of having bottled gas.
So we are guessing that sticking with a woodburner is the way to go.
we have Never had a woodburner, so was wondering what others who had them thought about them ?

pro's and cons ?

thanks for you help

Pros - the pure pleasure of being sat in front of a real live fire

The cons- wood is not cheap either

poppy123b

my worry about having a woodburner fire is that you cant leave it unattended?, so for example if i light it in the morning, but then need to pop out, i would be worried about leaving the fire.

Also when you go to bed at night do you need to wait for it to go out before you go to bed, and then the house is cold in the morning ?

Gloomendoom

Of course you can leave it untended when you go out or to bed. Just make sure the door is shut. The main problem with leaving a stove or open fire unattended is that it will go out when all the fuel is consumed. They need feeding regularly to keep them going.

Also, check that there is a CO alarm fitted.

suki1964

poppy123b wrote: »

my worry about having a woodburner fire is that you cant leave it unattended?, so for example if i light it in the morning, but then need to pop out, i would be worried about leaving the fire.

Also when you go to bed at night do you need to wait for it to go out before you go to bed, and then the house is cold in the morning ?

Once you get the hang of using a stove you will learn how to keep a fire in for the night

I have a multi fuel which works better on smokeless and anthracite then wood ( has a grate ) and I keep her lit all day and most the night with very little intervention. People with good wood burners can also keep the fire in, it won't be flaming all night but will settle into a gentle slumber and leave you with a pile of hot embers to get started with in the morning

Your house won't be cold. The stove will still be heating the room

I lit my stove at 6pm tonight. I've used 4 logs and now have a grate of burning embers. My living room ATM is 23oC (was 17 at 6) and will still be around 18 in the morning


Stoves take a wee while to learn but once you get the hang of it they really are as adjustable as gas


You need lots of well seasoned logs and space to store them. Wood ash is great for the garden and if only burning wood you won't have much ash to dispose of anyway

mgdavid

poppy123b wrote: »

my worry about having a woodburner fire is that you cant leave it unattended?, so for example if i light it in the morning, but then need to pop out, i would be worried about leaving the fire.

Also when you go to bed at night do you need to wait for it to go out before you go to bed, and then the house is cold in the morning ?

going out is no problem, you learn to leave the draft setting to allow the fire to 'tick over' for as long as you go out. For a couple of hours or less, simply remember to refuel it before leaving. We light our little Morso Squirrel in the autumn and apart from holidays and chimney sweep bookings we keep it alight until following spring.

poppy123b

thanks everyone, ! im really looking forward to having one now