Wood/Multifuel stoves /Boilers

AlexF065


Joined: 07/09/2009
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
10/09/2009 10:11

Hi

I have seen folk wondering about a wood/ mulitfuel stove if you have a Villa as opposed to a bunglaow the i would sugest you perhaps look at a stove that can have a "back Boiler" attached if you have a chimney as you would be able to heat the downstair with the wood burner and the bed rooms with a radiator running off the wood burner the likes of the Hunter range from the 6 upwards depending on how cold and how large your home is (it will also as most thinks depend on how deep your pockets are as well

for argumants sake if for whatever rason the flue wouldn't draw you would need to spend an extra £500 odd pounds on a power fan flue attop a selkirk twin wall

If a Bungalow you could be lucky and rely on drift to heat your home aslo I notice here in the UK many folk feel colder in homes with the "new Laminatefloors" a nice red rug gives the perception of warmth and might help with all marble floors which are cool and nice in the summer but a tad cold i should think in winter

beno12



Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 124

Message Posted:
10/09/2009 15:03

Hi Alex



Your spot on, problem is most Villa,s in N.C have there chimneys not in the middle of the construction to often they are planned on the outside walls there for looseing heat when you see the construction its like going back in time..1950s....



Most of the fireplaces are only used for show with all the gained heat wasted ,I have been heating the last 10 years with a mulitfuel stove which is connected to extra vent pipeing transforming the heat into my bedrooms & other rooms. e.g for a 4 bedroom house starting at a 8KW Stove.



You can lay Laminatefloors on carpets also foam making the floor warmer..

orangekazzie



Joined: 31/07/2007
Posts: 1091

Message Posted:
10/09/2009 15:21

Hi Alex

We have a wood burner/multifuel grate with combined back boiler but have never got around to having the back boiler connected to any radiators (even though we shipped them over at the same time). We brought it over when the house was being built so the builder was able to make the fireplace to the exact size and add the flue at the same time. The fire is an 8kw Stockton/Staverton (or something like that). I think they're great. We had one in the UK and found the amount of heat they throw out is amazing. Only downside we have found is that we have a very high ceiling in our lounge and so maybe a larger kw would have been a bit more beneficial.

Karen

AlexF065


Joined: 07/09/2009
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
10/09/2009 17:56

Hi All

yeah that seems to be the problem i saw a wood burner the other day that had a Selkirk flue and was a double fire

it was in the centre of the two open plan rooms they had built a fire place around it

I wish i had taken pics as the flue was as i said a twin wall Selkirk and the fire place was just for "show" as a room divider it was a very large room and they had split the room into a lounge and dinning room using the Fire as the focal point in both rooms.

I feel quite annoyed that the North is getting left far behind in respect of EU grants that are available for PV/Solar central heating

you need to have a minimum of 25-30% of the SQ footage of the inside living area of the property on the roof to heat it with underfloor heating the problem is its very very expensive to install and is not really a retro fit thing

you can also i suspect retro fit Air source heat pumps but once again they are much more efficent when they are used off underfloor heating rather than rads

beno12



Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 124

Message Posted:
10/09/2009 21:25

Karen

Maybe this tip will help you ?

With the high ceiling ,maybe you have a fan on your ceiling which you use in the summer switch this on when your stove is burning this will press the warm air down from the ceiling area , you would be realy surprised if you measure

the temperature under the ceiling is ca 10 degrees warmer than normal level ca 2meters above the floor.



Worth a thought ..



Chris

orangekazzie



Joined: 31/07/2007
Posts: 1091

Message Posted:
11/09/2009 14:11

Thanks Chris will certainly bear that in mind during the colder months.



Karen