Your stove experience

naughtysmurf

OK, considering a stove,

Currently we have an open fire in the sitting room, no back boiler & even during the last few cold winters once we got the fire going, the room was very warm. WE LIKE OUR HEAT & it was great for drying clothes

Those of you who have switched from an open fire to a stove, how did you find it afterwards, heat wise, what do you prefer to burn in it & was it worth it?

The room is about 16' X 12'

Thanks

scudo2

Standard stoves are great.( I've a Dimplex insert) = room will be hotter !
= perfect for me.

As you will have excess heat, your room is already hot, you should invest in a boiler type stove to distribute excess heat to the rest of the house.

richieburke01

scudo2 wrote: »

Standard stoves are great.( I've a Dimplex insert) = room will be hotter !
= perfect for me.

As you will have excess heat, your room is already hot, you should invest in a boiler type stove to distribute excess heat to the rest of the house.

Here's another point
I put an inline fan in the wall up at ceiling level between two rooms with a room thermostat
When the room gets to whatever temperature you set its starts heating the next room works a treat
I have it done in my place

naughtysmurf

scudo2 wrote: »

you should invest in a boiler type stove to distribute excess heat to the rest of the house.

Yeah, ideally that would be great but no pipework anywhere near the fireplace so would have to get that priced up, not sure budget would allow plus would probably have to box the new pipes, not sure how that would finish up looking.

richieburke01

Something like this with a thermostat

JOSman

We got an insert stove (Kingstar) from a company in Athlone and find the house is extremely warm now. I couldn't believe the amount of heat that went up the chimney.

We burn mostly wood as coal in not recommended for this stove (burns too hot). It's nice to have a real fire in the house again.

We didn't bother with a fireplace, just got the insert stove with black marble surround and it looks really well.

Best of luck with you decision.

MOTM

Buy a small stove without back boiler. It's controllable so you won't need to spread excess heat to another room.....just reduce the air intake once its lit. We mostly burn wood as its a better option from the environmental perspective and coal burns too hot.

sasol

richieburke01 wrote: »

Something like this with a thermostat

Do you have that fan on constantly ? Is it heavy on ESB ?

scudo2

richieburke01 wrote: »

Here's another point
I put an inline fan in the wall up at ceiling level between two rooms with a room thermostat
When the room gets to whatever temperature you set its starts heating the next room works a treat
I have it done in my place

Dangerous.

This idea in some situations has the potential to suck dangerous carbon monoxide fumes back into the room from the stove.

Richie is an experienced installer with all the necessary electronic test equipment and knowledge of required ventilation.

I wouldn't recomend this idea as a DIY.
Sorry Richie.

richieburke01

sasol wrote: »

Do you have that fan on constantly ? Is it heavy on ESB ?

It's on a thermostat cuts in and out on temperature very low esb usage

richieburke01

scudo2 wrote: »

Dangerous.

This idea in some situations has the potential to suck dangerous carbon monoxide fumes back into the room from the stove.

Richie is an experienced installer with all the necessary electronic test equipment and knowledge of required ventilation.

I wouldn't recomend this idea as a DIY.
Sorry Richie.

Spot on I forgot to mention
I have a vent in the room as well for fresh air for the stove
Very good point
I keep thinking that I'm speaking with installers

HeidiHeidi

I had an open fire in a room similar size to yours (originally two rooms knocked into one), with high ceiling and with a kitchen off it. The two radiators are far too small for the room, so I had to light the fire any night I was sitting in to bump up the heat (plus, if I didn't light the fire there was just a huge draught coming down the chimney negating what little heat the rads were producing!)

I got an Inis Airc standalone stove (I like the antique fireplace and didn't want to damage it) and it's FABULOUS. It's 6KW, easy peasy to light, burns half nothing once you get it going, and there's brilliant heat out of it. I burn ecologs that I get in the place that installed it for me - they're the only place I've found who supplies them - they're incredibly dense and one will burn for two hours easily. I too was advised against coal as it burns so hot it can damage the innards somehow. I also keep a few briquettes handy if I don't want such intense heat (such as now when there's just a bit of a chill in the evenings). I hardly use my central heating at all now!

Not cheap (I had to get a full install including a LOT of chimney flue liner) but some of the best money I've ever spent.

scudo2

richieburke01 wrote: »

Spot on I forgot to mention
I have a vent in the room as well for fresh air for the stove
Very good point
I keep thinking that I'm speaking with installers

I use to be the same till a few of the others pointed out that we ALWAYS have to sensor what advice we give, for safety.
I've sliped up once or twice. Till it was put to me how my advice could be taken up wrong.

I'll proberly slip up again.
That's why we have each other here watching our backs, normally (but not always) in a diplomatic way !

robertxxx

I've got a stanley cara insert (wouldn't touch them ever again) when the stove is up on temperature it nice and warm, espically with coal.

For high heat output and value coal is the best by far.

naughtysmurf

robertxxx wrote: »

I've got a stanley cara insert (wouldn't touch them ever again)

Why not?

robertxxx

naughtysmurf wrote: »

Why not?

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