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Replacing an Oil stove

  • 26-01-2011 6:24pm
    #1
    suitseir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭


    I have an oil stove, which just heats the kitchen. It is pretty economical but from hearing different stories about the price of oil in the next few years, I am wondering is it possible to replace this stove with a multi-fuel one?

    I also have OFCH.

    It was installed when the house was being built so without stating the obvious, it has a fuel line coming into it, presuming underground!!! Is it possible to close this off? or would it have to be removed?

    Any experts out there with advice, I would much appreciate! Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    ingalway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭ingalway


    I don't think you would be saving any money by doing this. When oil goes up coal always follows. Oil prices do fluctuate quite a lot, if you keep a track and try and fill your tank at cheaper times it could save a lot. I don't think the price of a bag of coal goes down though once it goes up?
    I did have a multi-fuel stove and swapped it a few months ago for an oil one and to be honest it was a great decision. I leave the stove on 24 hours a day when it is very cold, leaving the internal doors open in the house keeps everywhere really cosy and cuts down on having to run the OFCH. It's also great to come home to a warm house and not have to clean out and set a fire every day.

    If my sums are right I reckon it costs €22 per week leaving it on permanently.

    If you do change then it should be simple enough to get someone to fit a shut off tap from you tank on the supply pipe.


  • #3
    suitseir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭suitseir


    ingalway wrote: »
    I don't think you would be saving any money by doing this. When oil goes up coal always follows. Oil prices do fluctuate quite a lot, if you keep a track and try and fill your tank at cheaper times it could save a lot. I don't think the price of a bag of coal goes down though once it goes up?
    I did have a multi-fuel stove and swapped it a few months ago for an oil one and to be honest it was a great decision. I leave the stove on 24 hours a day when it is very cold, leaving the internal doors open in the house keeps everywhere really cosy and cuts down on having to run the OFCH. It's also great to come home to a warm house and not have to clean out and set a fire every day.

    If my sums are right I reckon it costs €22 per week leaving it on permanently.

    If you do change then it should be simple enough to get someone to fit a shut off tap from you tank on the supply pipe.



    Thanks for the reply. I leave the oil stove on 24/7 during cold weather. However, ours is a stanley shire stove and over the years, my service engineer, who is very good, has told me that the quality of the oil is not doing these stoves any favours. He says that the flame effect is not as good. I checked this with the supplier and I was told that the grade of oil has a lot to do with the flame output. I might add that the heat is still the same.

    Just wondering what type of stove you have? Does it heat rads?

    Yea, you may be correct regarding the price of coal, etc.


  • #4
    ingalway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭ingalway


    It's a Nestor Martin Stanford 50, it does not heat the rads but I think there is a version that does do that. We have an old Stanley stove for the OFCH. I never thought about oil quality, I assumed it would all have to reach a minimum standard, but when does that mean anything in this country...


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