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Replacing Gas Fire With Insert Stove, Possible? With Pics

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  • 19-11-2013 4:04am
    #1
    blobert
    Registered Users Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    We're moving into a new house that has a new gas fire built in:

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    Ideally I'd like to replace it with an insert wood burning stove such as this one:

    http://www.kal-fire.com/en/range/closed-wood-fire/heat-pure/details/heat-pure-60

    Here's a diagram of it: http://www.kal-fire.com/img/fireplace_assets/heat-pure/HEAT-PURE-60/tekening/HEAT-PURE-60-en.pdf

    Would this be possible to do?

    What do I need to check to see if this would be possible?

    PS while I'd much prefer the appearance of a wood burning stove, how is the cost of running it going to compare to a new gas fire? I'd imagine the gas fire is probably decent in terms of efficiency (though not as good as the gas boiler) but how would it stack up in comparison to the stove? It's more going to be used for appearance than practical heating purposes, but if the stove with wood was cheaper we could always use that more.

    Thanks in advance!


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    #2
    Fingers Mcginty
    Registered Users Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭Fingers Mcginty


    blobert wrote: »
    It's more going to be used for appearance than practical heating purposes,

    If that's the priority i'd just stay with the gas fire.
    Have to say we changed from a gas fire to a stove beacuse there was feck all heat from the gas fire.


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    blobert
    Registered Users Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭blobert


    Fingers Mcginty wrote: »
    If that's the priority i'd just stay with the gas fire.
    Have to say we changed from a gas fire to a stove beacuse there was feck all heat from the gas fire.

    Thanks for the reply. I'd definitely prefer the appearance of the stove but the costs involved are a factor, ie if an efficient wood burning stove is a cheaper source of heat than the gas central heating we'd use that more.


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