Eco GT Stoves

podgecase

Hi. Has got any experiences good or bad with above stoves. I am thinking of purchasing an insert with boiler for heating our new build in conjuction with an oil boiler but would like to hear of other experiences if any first. Also the Salesman informs us that it can be operated in a pressurized system unlike regular stoves????

heinbloed

Also the Salesman informs us that it can be operated in a pressurized system unlike regular stoves????

Pretty normal in Europe. Only Ireland and the UK (as far as I know) have vented (< 0.5bar) boilers installed.

Stoves

are devices which heat air.
Boilers are devices which heat water.

lavalley

Hi,
Would love to hear how you got on with your eco gt stove. I'm thinking of putting one in it's 19kw and the rep tells me it will heat about 19 rads using only timber and briquettes and not too much of them either. does any one know anything about them there a polish stove and seem to be the buisness. thanks

PeteHeat

lavalley wrote: »

Hi,
Would love to hear how you got on with your eco gt stove. I'm thinking of putting one in it's 19kw and the rep tells me it will heat about 19 rads using only timber and briquettes and not too much of them either. does any one know anything about them there a polish stove and seem to be the buisness. thanks

A stove is nothing more or less than a steel / cast iron box, it does not generate heat that is the job for the fuel, so you need good quality fuel with the calorific value to produce 19 Kw, take a look at the size of the fire box they are made big to accomadate large quantities of good quality fuel that is how you get 19 Kw out of it.

As to fitting solid fuel boilers in a sealed system that is a definite NO.

Solid fuel appliances must be open vent for safety, if you have a power cut or your pump fails you have a potential bomb in your home.

There are valves that come with some stoves that are supposed to make them safe to use with sealed systems, they must be connected to a reliable mains water supply.

How many mains water supplies are reliable if we have a serious freeze?

How many are reliable if taken from a well water supply?

Where these stoves are fitted as part of sealed systems the manufacturers recommend an annual service to ensure the safety devices are working, they must be accessible to carry out the safety checks, some also recommend they are plumbed into a buffer / accumulator tank.

For what its worth my advice is stick with the regulations (UK) or the recommendations of the vast majority of stove manufacturers and ensure the system is open vent.

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