Wood burning stove 'wash' and stuff...

Bendy_House

Fab! Thanks MM

I was going to update the thread as I now have the stove and have removed it's gassious guts. Three steel plates will replace the bottom panel, back and add to the top.

Because it was gas-powered, the working vents don't have holes behind them! So more mods than I expected will be required!

What is your top vent like? This one doesn't have one...

MoneyMon555

Bendy_House said:

Fab! Thanks MM

I was going to update the thread as I now have the stove and have removed it's gassious guts. Three steel plates will replace the bottom panel, back and add to the top.

Because it was gas-powered, the working vents don't have holes behind them! So more mods than I expected will be required!

What is your top vent like? This one doesn't have one...

Top vent is a round 'wheel' about 3" wide on top left on side of stove, operated by handle. It doesn't totally 'seal'.

I have seen the later models of this Exmoor had  top vent holes just above door , below the top plate of the roof of the fire, that were probably totally sealable with a handle.

Does yours have a baffle plate inside at top?

MoneyMon555

Correction -top vent is on top  right, side of stove

Bendy_House

MoneyMon555 said:

Bendy_House said:

Fab! Thanks MM

I was going to update the thread as I now have the stove and have removed it's gassious guts. Three steel plates will replace the bottom panel, back and add to the top.

Because it was gas-powered, the working vents don't have holes behind them! So more mods than I expected will be required!

What is your top vent like? This one doesn't have one...

Top vent is a round 'wheel' about 3" wide on top left on side of stove, operated by handle. It doesn't totally 'seal'.

I have seen the later models of this Exmoor had  top vent holes just above door , below the top plate of the roof of the fire, that were probably totally sealable with a handle.

Does yours have a baffle plate inside at top?

No, because it's a gas stove that I'm converting to a log burner. The baffle plate is something I'll have to add - I recall them from a childhood stove - I think it went from just below the flue exit at the back, to leaning above the doors at the front. The flames then had to lick around them to get to the flue.

I'm toying with a few small 'secondary' vent holes along the back, just below where the baffle will run, and controlled by a sliding steel plate accessed from the side.

Yes, I know it would have made more sense to go for a proper log burner... :-(

Effician

Bendy_House said:

Because it was gas-powered, the working vents don't have holes behind them! So more mods than I expected will be required!

Is the door up to the job for a log burner as it will now potentially have to deal with 8-9kw of heat,  does it have rope seals for door & glass & a handle which will allow good pressure on the door rope seal.

Bendy_House

I was prepared to buy a glass for it, but the one on the gas burner unit inside is actually very high quality, framed, roped everything - an unexpected bonus. And heat-proof.

Yes, I need to add a rope seal to the door, and this was not designed to be functional in that respect, but the parts are essentially the same, and there is a groove for the rope to fit.

As a gas stove, it was designed to chuck out nearly 5kW, so it's all 'heat proof'!

I'll be lining the inside with fire bricks.

I was aware that 'proper' log burners and multifuel stoves were going for silly money around here - many hundreds - most likely due to the rise in energy costs. So when i noticed gas stove versions going for a lot less, I was intrigued...

The Yeoman Exe is a sweet wee thing, and it's in great condition - £80. (Annoyingly, someone advertised an equally nice gas stove afterwards for a £enner, but hey...)

Effician

Good news on the door then.

As long as you can effectively shut off the air to the firebox with the door sealed & vents closed it will be considerably safer, you certainly don't want a rocket stove scenario in your living room.

Bendy_House

The heat! The HEAT!!