Stove - Small Sitting Room - Help me choose, please

MentalMario

Hi all,

I'm currently researching stoves (back-boiler stoves to be specific).

The sitting room is relatively small. 3.75m x 4.10m.

There are 7 Rads in the house powered by a back boiler open fire at the moment.

Would something like this be too powerful for the room size etc...

http://ryanstoves.ie/product/henley-the-blasket-21kw-stove/

Would I be better off going with something like this.

Or because the room is so small, maybe even an insert stove like: https://www.coopsuperstores.ie/Fuel--Heating/Solid-Fuel-Stoves/Mulberry-Stoves/Mulberry-Stoker-Fire-Front--Back-Boiler-Matt-Black-0592520

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Forge83

7 single rads or double rads?

MentalMario

Single rads.

Forge83

At an estimate you require 9.6kw to the water and 4/5kw to the room.
That puts you at 14/15kw stove. At a push you could go to 18kw but 21kw would be too large and a waste of fuel.

The best stove for this would be a Stratford EB12 available in both freestanding and insert. They are expensive enough but without doubt the best boiler. They do have a cheaper version also called a Hamlet Solution Inset boiler.

I'd a good look at the Brightfire stoves in detail for the first time last week. They are a well made product with good heavy gauge steel. Made in Wexford too(The cast doors are made in the Uk I was told). They have a nice 17kw free standing boiler.

The Henley Achill 18 is a decent stove too to be fair.

MentalMario

Man, thanks so much.

That's great advice. I really appreciate it.

If you'd the option between an insert and freestanding on the Stratford EB12, what would you choose?

Forge83

Really makes no difference to the heat output.
If the room is small I'd go for the insert, if you don't mind the freestanding taking a bit more space go for that.

glaswegian

Be aware the bigger the stove the more heat it will put into your room.i also have a small living room,approx 4.5mx3.5m. i use a stanley oisin non boiler stove which has an output of around 6.5kw and some nights i have to leave the living room door open to spread the heat around as there's a fantastic heat comes off it.
just a thought.

Nekarsulm

Only thing that I'll add is this, small stoves often need the sticks cut fairly short. Can be a right pain if yourebuying timber and the pieces are a bit too long.It's easier to put fewer full size into a larger stove and leave it turned low than having to be continuously feeding a small stove.

glaswegian

i use turf, so sods get scored when they're being cut so they fit into the small chamber of the oisin.

Forge83

glaswegian wrote: »

Be aware the bigger the stove the more heat it will put into your room.i also have a small living room,approx 4.5mx3.5m. i use a stanley oisin non boiler stove which has an output of around 6.5kw and some nights i have to leave the living room door open to spread the heat around as there's a fantastic heat comes off it.
just a thought.

This doesn't really apply to boiler stoves. Boiler stoves don't give off huge room heat as their primary function is to heat the water. Room heaters yes of course.

MentalMario

Ye're a great bunch of lads.

Thanks, everybody. It's really appreciated.