Log burner advice

[Tomcoles]

I am about to move house to a lovely rural home the only issue is it's oil fired central heating.
I want to install a log burner when we move it so I get to heat my home cheaply and with FIRE using my AXE to split the logs.
I guess the best type world be a log burner that also heats the water in the radiators too.
I basically need any advice on company's makes and your opinions.
I was kinda forced to sell my boat due to the move and am going to use the money to buy my 30th birthday present a log burner. So I don't want a cheep useless burner.


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[British Red]

There is no problem running radiators from a log burner with a back boiler.

Quality makes include

Esse, Morso, Clearview, Charnwood, Villager and Jotul.

I like Esse the best

 

[Imagedude]

I've had a few wood burners and every cast iron one has failed in some way or other. I've been using a Hunter 8 stove (mild steel) for the past ten years and the only parts that get replaced are the bricks and fire bars. I won't have another cast iron stove. Makes that have let me down include Aga, Rayburn, Jotul, Esse and Coalbrookdale.

 

[Davidn]

I can recommend the Clearview stoves. I have a pioneer 400 and it's fantastic.
All woodburners are only as good as the fuel though so dry seasoned logs a must. I find I'm always thinking about next years wood, getting it cut split and stored to ensure a regular supply. And when you think you have enough wood, double it you will be surprised at how much you use!
good luck.
David.

 

[Monikieman]

I'm running a Dowling stove in the kitchen.

Made from 8mm boiler plate welded, not cast.

http://www.dowlingstoves.com/

Not everyones cup of tea but it works fine. Does water and 3 rads.

 

[quietone]

I have a morso, can't fault it. Only one I've ever used, owned. There's nothing like coming home to a 'real' fire. As said, season your wood properly, store it properly, and you won't go wrong. It really is a joy, not a chore to own and use one at home. Best of luck.

 

[MartiniDave]

I heat my house & boiler with a fairly big Aarrow wood burner. It's coming up on 30 years old and, touch wood, has been no problem at all. I seen a few newer installations in friend's houses and it seems wood burners are getting smaller and more efficient all the time.

Dave

 

[Coldfeet]

Subscribed, as I hope to be in this situation in a couple of years.

 

[Tomcoles]

Thankyou for all the help I am really excited about the prospect of this happening. I am going to try and get a boiler/ wood burner and heat the house along side the oil fired boiler to save money.


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[Joonsy]

have you considered getting a ''multi-fuel'' stove instead of a ''woodburner'' stove, a multi-fuel gives you the option of using a varietly of fuels whereas the woodburner does not, there is a big difference between the two types, i have a multi-fuel stove myself.

 

[MartiniDave]

I think we have the system you're after. The aarrow stove is a multi fuel, which also heats the water for the central heating & hot water. There is some electronics (installed about 2 years ago now) which in simple terms, when you wind up the thermostat checks to see if the stove is hot, if it isn't it fires up the regular oil burning boiler. I don't recall the details of it, but can find out for you if you like. It was installed by a local company near Cambridge.

Dave

 

[mousey]

I have an aga, it is quite old, multi fuel, does 9 radiators [one of which has to be permenatly on with no off controls whatsoever to act as a heat escape or the system may get too hot - apparently] the radiators which are the other side of the house take sometime to warm up mind. Does domestic hot water via 90l tank. - It is meant to do up to 11 radiators but I think that's being a little too optimistic of the manufactures...

I like the look of the esse ones because you have a glass door to the fire box, the aga has a solid door so when I sit [a rare occurance] in the kitchen I can't see the lovely flames...

My wife was looking on the internet and there are some very interesting looking solid fuel stove/ cookers/ domestic water heaters around. The only down side for me is I HAVE to have my aga on as it is the only source of heating and cooking for the house so it can get a bit hot in the summer - but then that's what doors and windows are for

Are you looking for this to be just for heating on it's own, heating radiators, heating radiators & domestic hot water [for washing/ baths etc]? Is this to be the only source of heating for the house or as a supplement?

 

[British Red]

I certainly agree to go "multi fuel" rather than woodburner. Multifuel is MUCH easier to keep the house warm with overnight or when working on the land. I can keep ours going for 8 hours or so on wood - but its a struggle. I can easily go 18 hours with smokeless

 

[rik_uk3]

Certainly keep the multifuel option if you can including oil. We tend to use smokeless fuel in the tent woodburner, saves on wood and stays 'in' overnight and it will do the same at home. A bag of smokeless at camp will run for a full winter weekend.

Burn wood by all means but if its a first for you (at home) you'll be surprised how much you can go through. A scoop or two of smokeless at night and damp it down then in the morning life is simpler.

 

[Headshed]

we're just having a Charnwood C4 multifuel installed now, but the Charnwood range also include a back boiler option. We didn't go that route due to cost of plumbing into the existing system.