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Buying a stove

  • 05-03-2011 4:43pm
    #1
    wquirke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭


    We are thinking of buying a stove. We have Gas Central Heating but often light the fire. A plumber told us we cannot have gas and solid fuel heating, that it is too dangerous. The fireplace still has the back boiler in it, is it possible to have the stove heat our water, but not connected to the rads?


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  • #2
    DoneDL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 902 ✭✭✭DoneDL


    Yes but you will have to fit a dedicated radiator or heat exchanger to cope with any excess heat load.


  • #3
    heinbloed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,632 ✭✭✭heinbloed


    Wquirke wrote:
    A plumber told us we cannot have gas and solid fuel heating, that it is too dangerous.

    This is wrong. Get a competent plumber. There are millions of central heating systems installed and working using gas and solid fuel in combination and paralel.


  • #4
    wquirke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭wquirke


    We had a qualified plumber who is Bord Gas registered. He told us it is not legal and very dangerous to have this heating setup.. we were very disappointed, as we find gas expensive and not as efficient as solid fuel especailly with a close stove.


  • #5
    heinbloed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,632 ✭✭✭heinbloed


    The plumber you've engaged might not be able to do the job. As said it is common standard to combine several boilers and run them either seperatly or in combination.

    Contact a heating engineer.


  • #6
    kerryplumbing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭kerryplumbing


    I can only assume that you have a sealed central heating system. If that were the case the Bord Gais registered heating engineer was right to warn you of the dangers. The install could in all likelihood but it would mean that your heating system would have to be vented and may be expansive to do - I would recommend that you get a second opinion on this


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  • #7
    wquirke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭wquirke


    Thanks for your input. The plumber did not come out to see our set up. He just told us it could not be done. We had solid fuel heating and then had the gas put in. We asked them to leave the back boiler in. They took out the pump but did not damage the back boiler. The gas boiler was put in upstairs on the landing. I don't know if the gas system was put in as a separate system. I guess the only thing to do is to find a plumber that will come in and look at the system and give us advice. Thanks all.


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