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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 25795 Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15976
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 15 6:49 am Post subject: |
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I would suggest that you look at the size of wood they use. If you are cutting your own, not a major problem as you can cut to what length you want, although 6" logs take twice as much cutting as 12" logs. If you are buying in wood, please try to get a stove that will take at least 10" logs, or you might have trouble finding a supplier.
The other thing to consider is what do you want to heat. Some companies calculate the wood burner needed on the size of the room it is in. Fine if you only want to heat that room, but it might end up being a very small stove. If you want to use the heat for other parts of the house too, get a larger one and let the heat out of the door.
I don't know all the calculations, but we are firewood suppliers, and we have had a wood burner in our lounge, which we use as partial heating for other rooms for about 30 years now. |
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sean Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 42219 Location: North Devon
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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RichardW
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 25795 Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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pollyanna
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vegplot
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wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 15051 Location: East Midlands
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 15 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Nick wrote: |
We've a tiny one, about a cubic foot. It's useless. I suspect it can't burn enough to generate enough heat to shove the cold air up the chimney to allow it to get started. |
We've a similar tiny one, which heats the lounge adequately, and most of my (bog standard, bought) logs fit just fine. You can't keep it in at night, and it only keeps the one room warm, although it does keep the chill off house unless it's really cold. It would be perfect for an occasional fire to sit by of an evening, if your main source was in the kitchen. Having not ironed since I have been here, I don't know how it compares! It does seem to benefit from more regular sweeping, though.
The one in the kitchen on the small side, and worked fine to keep the house reasonably heated last winter, except for the absurd draft because the kitchen door is warped and won't shut. We have a small, terraced stone walled house, which is not hard to heat.
The huge wood burner in our last house was hard to control and also impossible to keep in all night, because it couldn't be damped down to burn low enough. I am not at all convinced it was correctly installed, through.
The clearview in the previous house was utterly brilliant - medium sized, plenty of heat to keep the whole house warm (was situated centrally) and easy enough to keep in at night. It was properly installed, though. I think that makes a big difference. |
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joanne
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