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Multi fuel stove

  • 07-09-2010 8:55pm
    #1
    seabre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭


    Hi
    I have a multi fuel stove thats meant to heat downstairs rads. I was tols that it won't take the rads from cold to hot - but if its lit and you have the oil on for an hour it should keep the rads hot then after the oil is turned off. It has never really done this. Our electrician installed a thermostat to the pipes coming from it but I'm not sure what temp I should have the Thermostat set too. It goes from 20 deg to 90 deg. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong with regards to it keeping the rads hot or is it possible I have a plumbing problem?

    Would really appreciate any advice or tips.


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  • #2
    ntpm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭ntpm


    seabre wrote: »
    Hi
    I have a multi fuel stove thats meant to heat downstairs rads. I was tols that it won't take the rads from cold to hot - but if its lit and you have the oil on for an hour it should keep the rads hot then after the oil is turned off. It has never really done this. Our electrician installed a thermostat to the pipes coming from it but I'm not sure what temp I should have the Thermostat set too. It goes from 20 deg to 90 deg. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong with regards to it keeping the rads hot or is it possible I have a plumbing problem?

    Would really appreciate any advice or tips.



    Multi fuel stove initially heats your hot water cylinder first and then any exess heat is sent round the radiators. The stove needs to be stocked right up.
    I assume you mean the thermostat which is normally attached on the (hot) flow pipe out of the stove. This is usually around 65-70 degC. This will allow your water to heat up sufficiently and then allow a burst of fairly hot water to circulate round radiators. Giving them that "hot feeling" your looking for.
    You may have too many radiators for the stove to heat in your house. This may be fixed if you can split the circuits (zones) so your stove heats either downstairs ( living area) rads first and then upstairs (bed rooms) rads separatley. this involves some modifications to the hotpresspipework and pumps. Worth doing if you use the stove alot.


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