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Nicky cigreen



Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk
PostPosted: Thu Feb 19, 15 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I agree with Cathryn about not rushing into things - take your time rather than ripping something out.

You may want to do a combination of things - as I said we have the wood fired esse ironheart - that makes hot water but we also have a gas boiler for the summer/if we have flu/ didn't have it lit etc

I certainly think you want another way to cook besides having to light the range - otherwise you have to light it in summer too - we let the fire out in summer.

an aga/rayburn/esse in the kitchen is a lovely thing though - at the mo it is fairly cold out but the only heating I have in the house is the lit esse, and I am cooking a shoulder of mutton in the oven and chicken soup on the top

ricardodba



Joined: 18 Feb 2015
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Location: West Yorkshire
PostPosted: Thu Feb 19, 15 9:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

So, what boiler stoves do you guys recommend for a room 4m x 4m x3m(ish) high...and will need to heat max of 8 rads and hot water?

Esse Ironheart, woodwarm and the Dunsley Yorkshire Multifuel are a few i have seen mentioned so far.

id like to be able to control the the CH if possible!

Thanks.

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 15 7:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We have been looking at the Warmsler for years. It has the advantage of a raisable grate so in the summer you can have a small fire and just use it as a cooker. I would still recommend having an alternative for very hot weather though. It is a case of just not getting round to the alterations we would have had to make to put it in.

I would not get a stove that just heats the size of room. We have a reasonable sized closed fire in the lounge and leave the door open so it heats more of the house too. As firewood suppliers we also suffer from others who have tiny stoves for small rooms. In fact we can't supply some as the smallest logs we can do are 8" long and a very tiny stove can only take 6".

If you really want to use biomass as a direct 'plug in' for gas central heating, then pellet is probably your best bet, but as other say, you are dependent on your supplier. If you want to be as self sufficient as possible, logs are the way to go. Personally I prefer logs, but then we do supply then as well as use them, so I am a bit biased.


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