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HOW MUCH PER HOUR DOES OIL STOVE COST???

  • 31-03-2014 5:46pm
    #1
    peekachoona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi all, hope I am posting in the right place. We have a Nestor Martin Oxford 73 OIL stove, which was in the house when we bought it. Once lit, there are 6 levels of heat, 1 being the lowest setting and 6 being the highest. We run it at level 1 all the time....if anyone has an oil stove...and assuming a cost of 85 cent per litre incl vat....how much is our stove costing us per hour....we are having a debate about whether to change over to a solid fuel stove...which would cost 2k all in for the one we want...plus a pallet of wood per year..and some coal...also...if timber is the way to go...does anyone know if someone can convert our oil stove to a multi fuel stove...rather than us having to buy a new stove.....thank you so much in advance!


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  • #2
    shane 007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 914 ✭✭✭shane 007


    peekachoona wrote: »
    Hi all, hope I am posting in the right place. We have a Nestor Martin Oxford 73 OIL stove, which was in the house when we bought it. Once lit, there are 6 levels of heat, 1 being the lowest setting and 6 being the highest. We run it at level 1 all the time....if anyone has an oil stove...and assuming a cost of 85 cent per litre incl vat....how much is our stove costing us per hour....we are having a debate about whether to change over to a solid fuel stove...which would cost 2k all in for the one we want...plus a pallet of wood per year..and some coal...also...if timber is the way to go...does anyone know if someone can convert our oil stove to a multi fuel stove...rather than us having to buy a new stove.....thank you so much in advance!

    0.13 litres per hour on low fire, so 11 cent per hour & 0.46 litres per hour on high fire, so 39 cent per hour.


  • #3
    peekachoona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭peekachoona


    Hi shane..thanks for that...may I ask how did you know the costings...we were told by a guy servicing our stove that is was about .30 cent an hour on low...anyway... I need to convince hubby who is adamant that the stove drinks oil....his assumption based on nothing concrete!!!! Cheers


  • #4
    shane 007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 914 ✭✭✭shane 007


    peekachoona wrote: »
    Hi shane..thanks for that...may I ask how did you know the costings...we were told by a guy servicing our stove that is was about .30 cent an hour on low...anyway... I need to convince hubby who is adamant that the stove drinks oil....his assumption based on nothing concrete!!!! Cheers
    I'm a wealth of information :-)


  • #5
    peekachoona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭peekachoona


    That wont cut the mustard with pernickety hubbie!!!!


  • #6
    shane 007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 914 ✭✭✭shane 007


    peekachoona wrote: »
    That wont cut the mustard with pernickety hubbie!!!!

    It will depend on which Toby valve is fitted to that model.
    Minimum flow rates are about 0.13 - 0.18 litres per hour on them. Unless it is a very large output, it shouldn't be much higher than that. 5kw stoves would be in this region.
    On the Toby valve, there will be a data plate with a serial number/part no.
    If you can provide this, I can give you exact flow rates or post a picture of the data plate.
    If serviced, the service engineer sets the flow rate on both low & high fire. This is a timed rate for 2 mins into a measured beaker.


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  • #7
    peekachoona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭peekachoona


    Thats really interesting...will check it tomorrow...you are a wealth of info :-)


  • #8
    peekachoona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭peekachoona


    Here is a pic of the valve..hope I did it right...am i right in assuming its a 7.5kw stove?


  • #9
    shane 007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 914 ✭✭✭shane 007


    peekachoona wrote: »
    Here is a pic of the valve..hope I did it right...am i right in assuming its a 7.5kw stove?

    Your unit is a much larger unit.
    The low fire will use 0.45 litres per hour on low fire (38 cent/hour) & 1.44 litres per hour on high fire (€1.22/hour).

    So the gross output of your stove is 14kw. Less the efficiency will give you a net output, but generally about 70% efficiency giving 9.8kw output.

    That is a very large oil stove.


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