solid fuel burner

steder

Hi Everyone

Has anybody got one of these set up or know anybody that does?
Im looking for help reguarding the pros/cons of running one.
They look like a good way to save on oil.

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/heating/1924439

All help appericated:)

JMSE

Wow and all that in 8mm, be interesting to learn the efficiency stats, i'd be looking to try to put a nice deep insulation jacket all around the water jacket though if its to be outside but then again, my oil boiler is in the shed and I never worried too much about that.

steder

Im going to have a look at them tomorrow and see what there like id say if there all 8mm there will be some weight in them.
It would be nice if i could see one up and running before i invest:)

mark_18tp

they look like someone made that in there shed, look crap.

if you consider that heating your house and full of coal sitting outside and your heating pump failed, its not like a back boiler in your house with a gravity circuit able to get rid of heat with the pump fails or electric goes out. that would be a bomb and will doest look very well insulated and for 1000 quid i would expect much.

you could fit a blowoff valve but what if that fails and they do all the time.

if i was you i would look at a multi fuel stove or look at a website www.greenburn.ie
very smart and efficent coal boilers more expensive tho

steder

I though they would work the same as a back boiler which is why i was looking at them.I know there would be serious heat loss if not insulated but i cant fit a backboiler in the house so it looked like a cheap alternative.
These can only be used on an open vented system so i thought they should be safe enough if anything went wrong.

As i said im looking for advise before i part with any money.
Preferably i would like to see one of them up and running first.

Ive looked at your link and while these do look like a much better option there way out of my price range!

mark_18tp

if you understand. if you have a big fire in one of these boiler out in the garage full of water and the pump fails no matter if they are on a open vented system if not plumbed correctly the water will flash boil and will blow.

if i was you i would install a multi fuel stove. may cost about 1000 more that that but far better.

Carlow52

Flue is too short.
efficiency would be crap
as well as other points noted earlier.

steder

mark_18tp

Thanks for the advice this is something i will definatley have to look at if there is a risk of this happening i wont be putting it in!
Im just looking for another source of heating the house to save on the oil bill.

mark_18tp

steder
where are you based>>
to save on oil bills i say the same thing to all my customers fit stove with back boiler, stoves or around 80% efficent

steder

mark_18tp

Im in carlow but a stove with back boiler wont work its to big a job to get the pipes to the cylinder (its in the attic 2 storey house)
This is why i was looking at this option thought it looked like a good alternative.