Wood burners

[Draytonian III]

Does anyone on here know much about them,fuel prices etc

[Filo]

Does anyone on here know much about them,fuel prices etc

Nudga is your man

[Nudga]

PM me with any questions you want answering mate.

Basically,  if you can get hold of loads of free wood then the burner will pay for itself within about three years.

I'm owed £280 by my utility provider because our burner is never off when it gets cold. Mine isn't connected to the radiators either.
If you live in a smokeless zone then you will need a DEFRA  approved stove.

[idler]

Hi Nudga, my daughter is thinking of getting one installed in North Yorkshire. The guy recommended Esse ones. Have you heard of them?I think that they era made in Barnoldswick.
He also recommended changing their heating from oil to a boiler using wood pellets but I think that they are about ten grand for the size they need.

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I have one out Here .

Its downstairs at foot Of the stairs ,and When i Throw a couple
Of logs in it during winter it warms the whole house up.upstairs
And downstairs.

Gets too warm at times tbh.

[RedRover45]

I have one out Here .

Its downstairs at foot Of the stairs ,and When i Throw a couple
Of logs in it during winter it warms the whole house up.upstairs
And downstairs.

Gets too warm at times tbh.

Hope you don't live in a log cabin out there Oslo mate 😉

[Iberian Red]

Wot wood burner wood you by?

[Dagenham Rover]

wot would wood you use

sorry couldn't resist 

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I have one out Here .

Its downstairs at foot Of the stairs ,and When i Throw a couple
Of logs in it during winter it warms the whole house up.upstairs
And downstairs.

Gets too warm at times tbh.

Hope you don't live in a log cabin out there Oslo mate 😉

No mate ,but we do have a log cabin within a national park.

No running electric ,fridge is a cold storage area under the kitchen cabin Floor .

Has Its own  Rowing boat for fishing

Just the  bas**rd mozzies that so yer head in  during the summer

[Nudga]

Hi Nudga, my daughter is thinking of getting one installed in North Yorkshire. The guy recommended Esse ones. Have you heard of them?I think that they era made in Barnoldswi

Hi Nudga, my daughter is thinking of getting one installed in North Yorkshire. The guy recommended Esse ones. Have you heard of them?I think that they era made in Barnoldswick.
He also recommended changing their heating from oil to a boiler using wood pellets but I think that they are about ten grand for the size they need.

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He also recommended changing their heating from oil to a boiler using wood pellets but I think that they are about ten grand for the size they need.

Esse are really good and look great, price wise they are at the top end.

There is still a feed in tariff for the pellet boilers so they will get paid for having one.

[idler]

Thanks Nudga. I think the one she looked at was about £10,000 so it would take a long time to get the money back. They work abroad and are buying a property for holidays and for when they eventually return. They won't really get the use til then so might be out of their league.
Be good for my week-ends though. It's right behind the Buck Inn as well so I can stagger home in 2 minutes.

[GazLaz]

10 grand? I've just got a 55 gallon drum and a load of pallets in my living room.

[Rios]

Nudga, any ideas as to installation when you don't have a chimney?  I've looked online and it would appear possible but I wouldn't want any old cowboy cutting huges holes in my house so am a bit wary as to who to use and how much it should all cost.

[Iberian Red]

10 grand? I've just got a 55 gallon drum and a load of pallets in my living room.

How do you get rid off the smell of burning cable GazLaz? 

[Nudga]

Nudga, any ideas as to installation when you don't have a chimney?  I've looked online and it would appear possible but I wouldn't want any old cowboy cutting huges holes in my house so am a bit wary as to who to use and how much it should all cost.

You'd need a twin wall flue system, they can go externally or internally. We can usually supply and fit for around £2200 or £2800 if you wanted a false chimney breast making.

[Metalmicky]

Nudga,

Thinking of getting rid of my existing electric fire and putting in a burner - as far as I know the chimney is useable.  With the newer burners, can you control the heat given out easily and how is this done. 
Also, would be interested in getting a burner that you could put all 'burnable' waste onto (magazines/newspapers etc) - are there such things and if so would you recommend them? - or am I better sticking to wood only burners.  Last question, could a wood burner be fitted into an extention - one of the considerations is to encompass a burner into an extention we will be building next year.  Any guidance greatly appreciated...

[Nudga]

You're better off with a multi fuel burner, for wood and smokeless coal.

You can control the heat with the vent sliders.
You can have a burner fitted into an extension but  would need a twin wall flue system.

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I would have a would have a would burner that allowed you to place a pot Of coffee on top or a pan Of Soup etc etc .

Two Jobs at once keeping room house warm and cook certian types Of food
Or keep them warm.

Just a thought .

[Filo]

I would have a would have a would burner that allowed you to place a pot Of coffee on top or a pan Of Soup etc etc .

Two Jobs at once keeping room house warm and cook certian types Of food
Or keep them warm.

Just a thought .

My Gran had an old range in the kitchen of her pit house, many years ago that was always lit and had a pot of tea on the go 24 hours a day, downstairs was warm as toast, upstairs was baltic

[Dagenham Rover]

So with a useable chimmney what's an average cost, I realise its a bit of a open ended question

[Nudga]

Anything from £600 to £2000, all depends on what needs doing, what you want your fireplace to look like and which stove you choose.

[moses]

Thanks Nudga. I think the one she looked at was about £10,000 so it would take a long time to get the money back. They work abroad and are buying a property for holidays and for when they eventually return. They won't really get the use til then so might be out of their league.
Be good for my week-ends though. It's right behind the Buck Inn as well so I can stagger home in 2 minutes.

It's not the Buck Inn at Thornton Watless is it?

[idler]

No, the one at Buckden. Top side of Kettlewell.
A very good selection of real ales and fantastic sandwiches.
I'm hoping the deal goes through and I can have some quality time in the dales next summer.

[Iberian Red]

Anything from £600 to £2000, all depends on what needs doing, what you want your fireplace to look like and which stove you choose.

I take that's 600 for the front stove, and 2000 grand to do the back one.

[BobG]

I've got a wood burner. Quite a pricy one imported from Czech Republic but it's a whizz. When it's going you wouldn't want any small children anywhere near it.  Downright dangerous it gets that hot. I love the thing but nothing is ever perfect. The drawbacks are:

1) keeping the glass clean is a reight bugger no matter how much you fiddle with the controls
2) if you shut it down a bit to slow down the rate of burning and so keep the house warmed over ight the glass will inevitably be opaque by the time you get up.
3) if you don't slow it down the glass is better but the house is cold!
4) Although a hot fire doesn't leave much ash behind it mine still hasn't got a big enough ash can. Have to empty it out after every decent burn. If the fire was on all day I'd have to empty it at least twice. So get a big ash pan if you can.
5) The things burn wood at quite a rate when they're going at full chat. Even with a decent log holder thing indoors, it's a bit of a sod nipping outside in the puring rain and wind to get some more.

The chimney business is ok. I had one put in. Even with the twin wall insulated stuff the outside still gets chuffing hot though. You have to leave a metre I think between the fire and anything else that could burn. It has to be stood on something inflammable too. Mine is on a sheet of slate.

And Nudga is definitely the man for wood burners!

BobG

[Sheepskin Stu]

A glowing recommendation.