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Solid Fuel Ranges - Good idea?

  • 23-08-2008 2:13pm
    #1
    wiredup
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭


    The missus and I are thinking of doing up the kitchen. We've always wanted a range and as we work from home we are thinking a sold fuel range might be the way to go. The oil/gas ones are appealing but as we are at home we can keep the thing topped up but I'd like to hear from anyone here who has either and can give me an idea of running costs and instillation costs.

    We are currently looking at the Stanley and Rayburn ranges. Aga seem a bit of a status system with a price to match and they no longer produce a solid fuel range. The Stanley seems to cost around €5000 but I prefer the look of the rayburns. I'm not sure of their price as yet. Are there any other makes I should look at? What are the instillation costs?

    Regarding the solid fuel. How often does it need topping up? We will be using it for our hotwater/heating as well although we might keep the oil boiler that we currently have installed to take advantage of the timer and use it to heat the house in the morning for a couple of hours.

    So we can assume our range is going to be on all day/evening everyday of the year. I guess as we wouldn't require the heating for some of the summer months it might not burn so much fuel or does it burn away regardless of whether you use its full potential or not?
    We would probably use a mixture of turf, coal and wood. We have a little land so we might be able to increase the wood fuel over time. How much in fuel would we be looking to spend each year.

    Before I rule oil/gas out how does that compare?

    Hope someone can give me their experience.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Hotwheels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 751 ✭✭✭Hotwheels


    Fitted a solid Fuel Stanley last year & never looked back...

    After moving house and leaving a range behind, I eventually fitted one here in the new house, as I missed the versatility of the Range…

    Had to build on a chimney on the Gable wall of the Kitchen as the Plumber was wary of the Aluminum twin-walled pipe. As he put it if it does not work, you’ll have €1500+ wasted…

    Anyhow it cost €4800 including labor, materials for the chimney (two Story); the range was a recondition Stanley that’s guaranteed for 12 Months and was like new, we were able to choose any colour we liked practically, but went for black…and cost round €3500 (roughly) Alan Gordon 093-45764 is where I bought mine.

    Plumber was about €2000 and we had to use a new cylinder so we could keep the oil as well….

    Heats the house very well and we burn just about every type of fuel, coal, Turf etc.., its great for cooking as well…

    Last year it cost about 800-900 to run on solid fuel, normally we’d have filled the tank twice with kerosene, and that would have cost about 1200-1300 roughly, more at today’s prices…

    The only downside to a range for some folks (not for me) is cleaning it, as the chimney was built on the gable wall the soot door is outside, making cleaning the chimney a snap….
    Best of Luck :)


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