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Hi

I have a Hamco Ree stove and the top vent is jammed. There is no movement in the lever at all. Does anyone know how i can get access to free it or see what the issue is?

Thanks

Stephen

Is that the original collar on the stove. They may have attached the collar to the flue ( welder it) and then welded the whole lot to the stove. I would not think that the collar is a standard flue collar. Usually there would be fire cement sealing it.

What is you end term plan for this project. Is it to replace the stove or to get rid of the steel plate on the ceiling or both.

Has anybody mounted a Geocast beam onto plasterboard? Do I need to find a stud to hang it? Has anybody any instructions or even photos of the brackets. I can't find any useful instructions online, they only have a diagram to show to keep out of the line of sight of the stove: https://www.capitalfireplaces.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/GEOCAST-BEAM-INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

I can't find useful info. Have contacted a couple of vendors but maybe somebody here has experience. I am new enough to DIY, I have a stud finder but so far have only used to locate electrical wires and have just been hanging light shelves off the plasterboard.

Smartass reply: this is why they invented fireplaces.

Non smartass reply: you need something decorative that allows thermal expansion while being fixed to the back wall. It will cover up a multitude of sins. There are a huuuuuge range of looks and materials available.

I was thinking 1500 all in. I am not going to line the flue. So it will be a reducer for the clay pit

Would a liner then typically be attached to top of stove pipe?

Flexi should never be attached directly to a stove. A minimum of 500mm solid pipe either stainless or vitreous is advised before attaching to Flexi.

Looking for advice re: free standing boiler stove would a 21kw be too big for a 4 bed bungalow 10 rads, 3 of them being doubles. Living room/kitchen is roughly 14 ft x 17 ft, would stove be too big for that room? Any thoughts/advice would be much appreciated, thanks

Hi all,

I removed an old open fireplace yesterday. I'm now looking at a big hole in the wall. 480mm wide. What would my options be to get a stove installed.

I like the aesthetic of the oisin Stanley however my opening wouldn't be big enough for a stand alone?

More stupid question(s). I have a wooden fireplace and a gas fire installed.

Can I

(a) get rid of the gas fire and just leave an open fire

(b) install a stove (cassette) or do I need to replace the wood fireplace, the granite hearth as well.

I have seen stoves installed where there looks like bricks in the Chamber. Some of these look very fake. Is there recommendations for real choices.

How much am I looking at (ballpark) for this work? Or can anyone recommend a specialist who can come out and give me options? The gas fire is absolutely useless and its time to get it out.

I am looking at removing my old backboiler with a door fitted and replacing it with a Henley Achill 17kw inset stove.

I have clay flue that seems to be in good order. Some say it will be perfect to hook the Henley to this, others are saying I need to get a flue liner.

Also, the BB fitted at the moment is an old firebird boiler. ( not the supreme ) should I see a big difference in heat and fuel consumption?

What's the thoughts on this?

Thanks

A back boiler is only 20-30% efficient, even with a door it will probably be in the low 50's, efficiency of a stove is 70%+ some run as high as 85%.

The advantage of replacing the flue is that it increases the efficiency of the stove. You are heating a 5'' diameter flue rather than an 8'' diameter clay flue.

If it a bungalow you would nearly do it yourself. If you put on a flue you are also insulating that flue with vermiculite.

A lot of people will work on a bungalow roof as it's usually not as steep as a 2story and it much easier to work off that height with a bit if scaffolding

I got a woodpellet stove installed in a holiday home two years ago. Stove was 2.2k. flue liner pipes, angles and chimney flue hood cost 3-400 as well as a couple bags of vermiculite. I also bought some tiles another 200.

Lad doing the fitting cost 750 euro and he had a second matching black granite hearth. He also supplied lintels, corner beading, a sheet of fireproof plaster board, bonding and hardwall. He had a labourer with him and he tiled and skimmed it everything from start to finish in the eight hours.

It was done in about 8 hours. How much was the stove by itself.

The Hearth and sorround are always two parts. The back concrete/ clay back is always removed. Hardest part is deciding what you will do around the insert

I identified my Nestor Martin by doing an image search on Google and went through them all until I found one that looked like mine.