Woodburning stove in existing fireplace

abc123456

Hi
We have an old house with a newly inspected and ok, newly swept chimney.

In the interests of efficiency and not aesthetics, we are looking at removing the grate and replacing it with a woodburning stove.

Due to the size of the room, and the poor insulation of it, we have calculated we need a 6kw stove.

The fireplace itself is reasonably small which means any stove would sit partially within the recess and mostly outside the fireplace.

The hearth itself is quite big and thick..being old !

My question is.... does the stove have to sit fully within the recess or can it be mostly outwith?

We have no children in the household, so safety isnt an issue.

abc123456

No need for a reply...I have the rules and regs..

ANDY597

Appreciate you said no replies but thought it might be helpful all the same

Well worth fitting a good quality chimney liner while you can.

And I've got a stove fan to help circulate the heat and its made a massive difference

abc123456

Thanks for that...there is no need for a chimney liner as chimney itself has been checked and all ok..it has been swept and there is an excellent draw.

FreeBear

abc123456 wrote: »

...there is no need for a chimney liner as chimney itself has been checked and all ok..it has been swept and there is an excellent draw.

A flue liner is still a good idea - It avoids having a register plate that must be sealed. No need for access holes (soot door) to sweep the chimney. Sweeping a liner from inside the stove (assuming a top exit) is much easier and produces a lot less mess. With a liner, you can insulate the chimney and be (almost) guaranteed a consistent draw from day to day.

And in answer to your original question (just in case anyone else comes looking) - The stove can project in to the room. The important bit as far as regs go is the hearth - It needs to extend at least 300mm in front of the stove and 150mm either side.

abc123456

Thanks for all your inputs....on reflection now, it seems too much bother than its worth..one of the problems is that the hearth only projects 6" from the front of the thinnest appliance....we will stick to coal !!

FreeBear

Have you looked at an inset stove ?
They do not project very far from the front of the fireplace. Several models & styles available from the sleek modern to the more traditional - I have an Aarrow i500 set in to my old fireplace. On reflection, I should have gone with a 5Kw stove and avoided the need to put a vent in the wall. Rated at 6.4Kw, it is a little over-sized for the room.

jaybeetoo

I’ve got a Stovax inset stove. It gives off far more heat than the open fireplace ever did.