chris h Posted January 10, 2009 Report Posted January 10, 2009 How many people use them in there houses. And are they easy to install?
harky Posted January 10, 2009 Report Posted January 10, 2009 would love one but style of house means i cant
sammy Posted January 10, 2009 Report Posted January 10, 2009 would love one but style of house means i cant and you being an arsonist as well lad eh ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
harky Posted January 10, 2009 Report Posted January 10, 2009 and you being an arsonist as well lad eh ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D a love a fire sammy ;D ;D ;D had one last night out the back and enjoyed a few beers too ;D ;D if a had one in the house that would be me made
REDCHEQHEN Posted January 10, 2009 Report Posted January 10, 2009 How many people use them in there houses. And are they easy to install? I had a multi fuel stove installed in a previous house that did central heating - burnt wood coal etc - but had a professional install it if you only wanted it as a room heater and already had an open fire - would have thought it would be fairly easy to install - the downside of burning just logs is that you can get a build up of tar inside the chimney - which can set alight - especially if using unseasoned wood
Roland Posted January 10, 2009 Report Posted January 10, 2009 Have a Multi burner. Very easy to fit. Clean chimney first of course. Older house won't need a Liner, sales talk, and a 'Cheery picker to do it is rubbish. Never had one. Only well season wood though. It is the damp / wet logs that evaporate and cause cresote ike on iside. Now this can spred through the bricks.... Old chimney's never did , and it is this that can set the chimney on fire. However, like wise the liner. So seaon dry wood and roberts your' mother's brother.
Guest Vic Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 Gas! Gas!Gas! Don't you ever hit the bunk? I have fitted all sytems in the past, solid fuel , oil and gas. Believe you me there is only one winner.(at the moment) these days. lol. Vic.
white logan Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 a love a fire sammy ;D ;D ;D had one last night out the back and enjoyed a few beers too ;D ;D if a had one in the house that would be me made a drunken arsonist ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Guest joshdonlan Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 I hate the one here, cant control the temperature at all always either freezing cold or roasting hot! :'(
Guest spin cycle Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 IMO they're nice for supplementary heating & 'company'....but to rely on them totally is hard work. the old saying about wood is that it heats you up 3 times...once when you cut it ,once when you cart it in and finally when you burn it
Guest Freebird Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 IMO they're nice for supplementary heating & 'company'....but to rely on them totally is hard work. the old saying about wood is that it heats you up 3 times...once when you cut it ,once when you cart it in and finally when you burn it Very true. I have installed a log burner in place of an open fire in our cottage ( always wanted one ) and it was the best thing I ever did to the house given the fact I get all my logs free ( hard work though ) Fairly easy to install if you are handy. Depends on type of heating required, House etc. My one is small side loader with a factory fitted boiler for hot water. The ones without boilers are easier to fit and use less logs. You are better of choosing one smaller rather than too big as they perform better when burnt hotter with less build up of tar plus the bigger you go the more logs you need to cut. I personally would not run central heating from one unless you have very strong arms. You can even fit one if you don't have a traditional chimney. P.M. me if you require any info.
badgeman Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 I installed one in my kitchen a couple of weeks ago ,wonderful heat ,you can control the burning with the flue choke ,i burn pallet wood ,coal ,timber peices ,fence panels in fact any wood available ,the down side is cleaning it out ,get some gloves lol, keep the ashes for the garden or give away to allotment holders ,.
Fair Play Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 In our area you are only allowed to burn smokeless fuel and it costs a fortune just have to do with the gas C/H
Guest Freebird Posted January 12, 2009 Report Posted January 12, 2009 In our area you are only allowed to burn smokeless fuel and it costs a fortune just have to do with the gas C/H Look into it as burning wood is carbon neutral i.e. another tree growing will absorb the carbon from your burnt tree in it's lifetime or if you left the tree to rot instead of burning it will release the same amount of carbon. Wood is a sustainable energy source therefore greener than your smokless fuel.
cowman Posted January 12, 2009 Report Posted January 12, 2009 and if you want to clean the glass on the front panels get a bowl of warm water and a peice of news paper screw it up into a ball and dip into the water then dip the wet paper into the ash and scrub the glass then with a clean bit of news paper wipe glass over job done remember a lot of heat can be lost through dirty glass .
ryesway Posted January 12, 2009 Report Posted January 12, 2009 i have had them for the past ten years and ya cant beat em! nice looking out the window at the frost , rain or snow and your just sat there as warm as toast chilling with a glass of wine or a beer and there easy to look after
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