Wood burner stove efficiency info

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Tom89

Tenderfoot
Jul 23, 2013
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England
Hi, I'm thinking of having a wood burner stove fitted but can anyone help me understand the heat out put. For instance 5kw. I understand that its 5 kW of energy etc but is anyone able to help me with a more real life explanation, such as how big a room it will heat etc?

Cheers
 

TeeDee

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Nov 6, 2008
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Hi, I'm thinking of having a wood burner stove fitted but can anyone help me understand the heat out put. For instance 5kw. I understand that its 5 kW of energy etc but is anyone able to help me with a more real life explanation, such as how big a room it will heat etc?

Cheers

Maybe a better question to ask is what you want the wood burner for ? heat the WHOLE house ? Then it needs a back boiler and extra gubbins, just one or two rooms? As soon as you go over 5kw You need to have a separate air vent fitted in the room ( IIRC ).

Also , you sure you want a Woodburner and not a Multifuel burner which can burn wood AND smokeless fuel?
 

quietone

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May 29, 2011
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Also, not all stoves are created equal.. There are many that might state their output as 5kw, 8kw etc, but some are a lot lower in their efficiency compared to others. Do your research, and you won't go wrong.
 

peaks

Settler
May 16, 2009
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Derbys
+1 for multi fuel - makes life a lot easier. Worth doing your research as mentioned above - stoves do vary + the small print is worth checking. I particualrly wanted to get a UK made one when I was installing mine. Several claim to be uk made, very few are.

Its also worth considering one of the fans for the top of the stove -. I was initially very sceptical but it has made a massive difference in my cottage http://www.galleonfires.co.uk/eco-f...black-blade/?gclid=CJ24q7DI370CFRDItAodbzMAnA. Lots of other sellers out there - this is just an example for illustration
 

mrcharly

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Jan 25, 2011
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North Yorkshire, UK
There are calculators for the power of radiators needed to heat any size of space - that's transferable to stoves.

However, don't get an 8kW stove and try to run it at 2kW. It won't work well. If you need, say, 4kW to heat a room, get a stove not a lot bigger than that.

This rule doesn't apply to the likes of Agas, since they work more like a heat store than a simple radiant heater.
 

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