Wood burning Fires and Stoves

mugged


Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 19:41

IMPORTANT, when burning wood in an enclosed space you need ventilation

As the fire draws air from inside, any fire over 5KW needs an air block to pass

Regulations ( UK ), so if your new fire is giving you a headache you may need to

Open a window.

Corbo



Joined: 13/09/2009
Posts: 627

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 19:47

Yawn..UK regulations..

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 19:49

bring back the birch....

mugged


Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 20:01

Corbo & Jock1 , I posted this after one of your threads .



I have just got a wood burning stove, the brown round sort, and lit it for the first time yesterday. I couldn't believe the heat it thew off, but unfortunately have a sinus headache today, so hope it wasn't the stove. I have got last years wood that I bought about 3 months ago, and it burns easily. I didn't know about the ash, so cleaned it all out this morning and laid it for tonight. I'll try leaving the ash in then for a few days. Stella

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 21:38

is an air block similar to the gap under my door and in my windows, where fresh air gets to replace the air dragged into the stove. I think these gaps have to be put in as part of the new Cypriot Draught Regulations

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 23:02

none of my windows or doors close and seal out any air flow, in fact at this time of year it would be great, mugged did work on a heath and safety team in the UK by any chance !

stingrayno1


Joined: 03/02/2009
Posts: 58

Message Posted:
10/12/2009 07:58

mugged, its the first 7 kw is free air then after that you need ventilation for this.unless theyve changed regs in the last 3 years which is likely,



corbo ,uk regs on flues and ventilation saves lives.



malcansak,natural draughts count for the first 7kw then an air brick usually 100cm2 is fitted.



if your getting a headache when using your fire and its over 7kw you need a FIXED airbrick,an open window wont do.also get the updraught of the flue on your fire checked by a competant heating engineer.

Corbo



Joined: 13/09/2009
Posts: 627

Message Posted:
10/12/2009 08:26

I'm sure the regulations do save lives and many are probably right but they can go too far at times.

Almat1955


Joined: 03/09/2008
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
11/03/2010 16:58

We are interested in buying a wood burning stove for when we move to Northern Cyprus in August 2010. We are currently living in mainland Rurkey and there are lots of the small round brown wood burners for sale here at about 150TL. As the wood burner we want to buy will be set INTO our fireplace rather than be free-standing - can you tell me if this kind of wood burner would be suitable, safe and not lose any of it's heat?



Also we have been looking at comments on the forum about gas heating. Basically we are interested in findng out how much a gas fire would cost a) to buy and b) to run for a winter in Cyprus and compare this to the cost of wood.



Hope you can help

Irene and Alan

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
11/03/2010 18:35

The good thing about the round log burning stoves are that as they are not fitted, the long chimney is inside the house and you get all the heat from it, whereas the ones that are built into the house lose a lot of heat up the chimney.