stanley reginald

molcolcuss

Just got a new Stanley reginald. Going to have it plumbed in next week. Heard a huge amount of mixed messages on the best way to have it fitted correctly.is it possible to use a cast iron pipe instead of a 90 degree bend and adaptor.

Robbie.G

molcolcuss wrote: »

Just got a new Stanley reginald. Going to have it plumbed in next week. Heard a huge amount of mixed messages on the best way to have it fitted correctly.is it possible to use a cast iron pipe instead of a 90 degree bend and adaptor.

Very hard to tell without seeing your set up
90 degree bends are not allowed on solid fuel no matter what anyone tells you.If its to be fitted on your existing hearth the hearth needs to extend beyond the stove by a min of 225mm.There are numerous treads on here regarding fitting stoves there is some very interesting reading

molcolcuss

Thanks for your reply. I was advised to go with a 90 degree slope bend and 8 to 6 adaptor. From what I know you are not supposed to use an 8 to 6 adaptor. Is it possible to cut a piece of cast iron to take the shape of the chimney. Will an 8 to 6 adaptor eventually burn out after a couple of years? It is a free standing stove being fitted against an existing hearth. Also, does a 60 litre cylinder have a dual coil?

Robbie.G

molcolcuss wrote: »

Thanks for your reply. I was advised to go with a 90 degree slope bend and 8 to 6 adaptor. From what I know you are not supposed to use an 8 to 6 adaptor. Is it possible to cut a piece of cast iron to take the shape of the chimney. Will an 8 to 6 adaptor eventually burn out after a couple of years? It is a free standing stove being fitted against an existing hearth. Also, does a 60 litre cylinder have a dual coil?

90degree bends are against building regs as you cant sweep the chimney around them.Technically so are the adaptors as they are an upside down socket. There are other ways of fitting if you look at some of the flue manufacturers website most give a guide even the Stanley manual gives a guide on what way the flue should be

richie413

Hi

How long should you expect heat to start pumping the radiators with the Stanley Reginald? For example,if you have a bucket of anthracite in it? I hear reviews it can take 3-4 hours, is this correct? What would be best to burn in it?

Thanks

Dtp79

richie413 wrote: »

Hi

How long should you expect heat to start pumping the radiators with the Stanley Reginald? For example,if you have a bucket of anthracite in it? I hear reviews it can take 3-4 hours, is this correct? What would be best to burn in it?

Thanks

Depending on how much air is getting in. From cold you wouldnt put on a massive roaring fire. Start small and build up. But an hour easily you should feel heat in the rads. That's depending on the amount of rads you have and what the stat is set to

plumbbob no pants

richie413 wrote: »

Hi

How long should you expect heat to start pumping the radiators with the Stanley Reginald? For example,if you have a bucket of anthracite in it? I hear reviews it can take 3-4 hours, is this correct? What would be best to burn in it?

Thanks

Hi i have a Reginald and heat rads in 30min after 1hr you would not be able keep your hand on the rad for more than a few second but you would be able to leave your hands on stove for longer,

i just burn seasoned wood, cant fault it.

richie413

plumbbob no pants wrote: »

Hi i have a Reginald and heat rads in 30min after 1hr you would not be able keep your hand on the rad for more than a few second but you would be able to leave your hands on stove for longer,

i just burn seasoned wood, cant fault it.

I have 1 thermostat on my water tank and 1 on a pipe coming from the water tank, what should each be set at? It's taking approx 3-4 hours to heat the rads, surely that can't be right?

Dtp79

richie413 wrote: »

I have 1 thermostat on my water tank and 1 on a pipe coming from the water tank, what should each be set at? It's taking approx 3-4 hours to heat the rads, surely that can't be right?

Have you an oil boiler too?

richie413

Dtp79 wrote: »

Have you an oil boiler too?

Yeah I have an oil boiler, I'm assuming the pipe coming from water tank is used to heat the rads? What temp on thermostat should this be or what would you reccomend? How do you light your fire and what do you burn in it to get the best results fast? Thanks

Dtp79

richie413 wrote: »

Yeah I have an oil boiler, I'm assuming the pipe coming from water tank is used to heat the rads? What temp on thermostat should this be or what would you reccomend? How do you light your fire and what do you burn in it to get the best results fast? Thanks

It depends totally on your system.
What does the stat on your cyclinder control?
What is the stat on your pipe currently set to and is it controlling your pump?
When your stove is lighting for an hour check the top pipe on your oil boiler... Is it warm?
Pics of the piping in your hotpress would help

richie413

Dtp79 wrote: »

It depends totally on your system.
What does the stat on your cyclinder control?
What is the stat on your pipe currently set to and is it controlling your pump?
When your stove is lighting for an hour check the top pipe on your oil boiler... Is it warm?
Pics of the piping in your hotpress would help

The stat on the cylinder reads 70 which is controlling the temp of hot water and the stat on the pipe was reading the same, it was taking about 4 hours to heat the rads, when I reduced the stat on the pipe to around 60 you could hear the pump working and heat going to the rads straight away, maybe I should reduce the stat on the pipe again so it will get to the rads quicker but at what temp?

Dtp79

richie413 wrote: »

The stat on the cylinder reads 70 which is controlling the temp of hot water and the stat on the pipe was reading the same, it was taking about 4 hours to heat the rads, when I reduced the stat on the pipe to around 60 you could hear the pump working and heat going to the rads straight away, maybe I should reduce the stat on the pipe again so it will get to the rads quicker but at what temp?

Leave the pipe stat at 55-60. The stat on the cyclinder should have nothing to do with the solid fuel. If it does you've a problem. Did u check the top pipe on the oil boiler?

richie413

Dtp79 wrote: »

Leave the pipe stat at 55-60. The stat on the cyclinder should have nothing to do with the solid fuel. If it does you've a problem. Did u check the top pipe on the oil boiler?

I definitely feel the same, the stat on the tank won't effect anything re the stove, it's the stat on the pipe coming from the tank that seems to do the business, i think I had the problem cuz the stat was set too high and taking 4 hours to heat the rads, going to reduce to 55-60, I had tested this and I definitely felt the difference hearing the pump and rads heating

Dtp79

richie413 wrote: »

I definitely feel the same, the stat on the tank won't effect anything re the stove, it's the stat on the pipe coming from the tank that seems to do the business, i think I had the problem cuz the stat was set too high and taking 4 hours to heat the rads, going to reduce to 55-60, I had tested this and I definitely felt the difference hearing the pump and rads heating

Kept is updated as to how long it takes to heat them next time you light it

richie413

Dtp79 wrote: »

Kept is updated as to how long it takes to heat them next time you light it

Will do, all I have is anthracite at the minute with a few logs, not seasoned, I usually put in a bucket of anthracite and I'll test it again Friday evening, what's your best approach to light it and what with?

Dtp79

richie413 wrote: »

Will do, all I have is anthracite at the minute with a few logs, not seasoned, I usually put in a bucket of anthracite and I'll test it again Friday evening, what's your best approach to light it and what with?

I usually light mine with with fire lighters and turf and sticks

richie413

Dtp79 wrote: »

I usually light mine with with fire lighters and turf and sticks

Stove been lit for nearly 3 hours, still no heat to rads, I didn't load a big fire but stove is hot enough, thermostat in water pipe from water tank set to 55, hasn't kicked the pump in yet, is it bad to have this too low? Could it cause damage?

Dtp79

richie413 wrote: »

Stove been lit for nearly 3 hours, still no heat to rads, I didn't load a big fire but stove is hot enough, thermostat in water pipe from water tank set to 55, hasn't kicked the pump in yet, is it bad to have this too low? Could it cause damage?

55 is as low as I'd go to be honest. Increase the fire. Is the pipe rising from the stove the whole way to the cyclinder??

Hollywood130

plumbbob no pants wrote: »

Hi i have a Reginald and heat rads in 30min after 1hr you would not be able keep your hand on the rad for more than a few second but you would be able to leave your hands on stove for longer,

i just burn seasoned wood, cant fault it.

Hi, how many rads are you heating?

Blowheads

richie413 wrote: »

Stove been lit for nearly 3 hours, still no heat to rads, I didn't load a big fire but stove is hot enough, thermostat in water pipe from water tank set to 55, hasn't kicked the pump in yet, is it bad to have this too low? Could it cause damage?

How close is the pipe stat from the stove?
If the stove is hot and should be if you burning anthracite then the stat should be close as possible to the stove to catch the heat in the pipe and turn on the pump .

Put your hand (careful not to burn) on the pipe from the stove before the stat, if cold then turn down the stat setting unti you hear the pump running, pipe should get very hot quickly as the water circulates. Rads should heat also, then turn stat back up to 55. I would not set it too high because the stove has to get very hot before the hot water hits the stove stat at 70 degrees.

If I could I'd have that stat on the pipe exiting the stove as close as practically possible. Mine was upstairs in hot press, a run maybe 18-20 foot from stove, now its wired downstairs about 7 foot from stove

Do you hear a lot of noise and banging from the stove? Water boiling because it's not circulating

Make sense?

Wearb

Blowheads wrote: »

How close is the pipe stat from the stove?
If the stove is hot and should be if you burning anthracite then the stat should be close as possible to the stove to catch the heat in the pipe and turn on the pump .

Put your hand (careful not to burn) on the pipe from the stove before the stat, if cold then turn down the stat setting unti you hear the pump running, pipe should get very hot quickly as the water circulates. Rads should heat also, then turn stat back up to 55. I would not set it too high because the stove has to get very hot before the hot water hits the stove stat at 70 degrees.

If I could I'd have that stat on the pipe exiting the stove as close as practically possible. Mine was upstairs in hot press, a run maybe 18-20 foot from stove, now its wired downstairs about 7 foot from stove

Do you hear a lot of noise and banging from the stove? Water boiling because it's not circulating

Make sense?

Last post is 3 1/2 years old. I hope the OP has been sorted out before now