lazydays50 wrote: » Can anybody please help? My two year old Stanley Oisin Stove has suddenly stopped drawing, the chimney was cleaned two weeks ago. Last night the fire was glowing red and then all of a sudden it just started smoking (First time ever) and the fire died!! Tried this morning with all the windows open and just got a smoke filled room!!! Any help please?
lucillel wrote: » Hi, been looking for some reviews on this stove, how are u finding it now?? the fire basket looks small do u have to refuel alot ?? is it worth the buy. i have a small sitting room and think this would be idea, just worried re size of fire box. and lack of reviews.. thanks..
lucillel wrote: » I purchased the dimplex inset westcott 4.3kw stove and im not happy at all. My brother is a plumber and he installed it. He has installed lots of stoves and everyone else is happy, So im quiet confident that its installed correctly. It was also well insultated. However it is not throwing out the heat like i would like. Great heat when i open the door but alot of good that is. I burnt pure coal last night and it was very hot great heat, but when i use logs you might as well sit on it to get any heat. At first i blamed the logs but then i tried my neighbours logs who has a stovax in her sitting room also inset. My god the heat out of hers compared to mine. Now hers is a 5.5kw but her sitting room is twice the size. Im very disapointed. I rang dimplex and they said they wont touch it as it was not installed by an approved installing guy from dimplex. Am i doin something wrong. any tips or advise please. There is no heat coming out thru the vents at the top.. ?? it usually time to go to bed by the time it gets hot.
lucillel wrote: » Thank you for you reply, i am a bit confused, you say bottom vents i only have one in the bottom and the top one is the airwash, am i missing one ? i do close the bottom one when its reddened but still dont throw out heat.. What are u burning ? i must look for the series of holes inside the door, i have read the manual over and over and i find no mention of second bottom vent...
lucillel wrote: » Hi thank you again for your reply, yes he insulted all around the sides and underneath, i saw him do it. yes i do close the bottom vent and some of the top vent but still not throwing out heat. Have u tried wood ? why are u using briquetes, im after ordering seasoned hardwood now ash the best so must see how that goes.. i have a feelin tho something is wrong.. when i sand in front of it, its warm but now warmer that an open fire.. when i open the door the heat is fab.. defeats the purpose.. i rang dimplex in ireland and they gave me a name of a guy that calls out but his phone is turned off . €80 call out charge but worth it if it gets going.. hope he returns my call.. how long do you have ur's?? who istalled yours was it an approved person by dimplex ?
keno-daytrader wrote: » Well if you were using unseasoned wet pine or softwood that may explain the poor heat. Try a bail of briquettes and see in a few hours after a nice fire is going and the air is closed off mostly. After 2 hours your shouldnt be able to leave your hand above the top vents its so hot. The majority of heat with this stove will be pushed out of the top vents thru convection around the fire box. Mine takes about 2 hours to give max heat. The only thing i can think of if the baffle was left out completely or wasnt properly installed. I have mine a few months and installed it myself. I use briquettes just because I find them handy but have used timber and coal with good results also.
zt-OctaviaN wrote: » Hi All, Lots of information here thanks but not many mentions of installation costs? (maybe Im going blind!) I tried to search boards and this thread) Anyway I have an existing Firebird 90 oil boiler and was looking to install an inset boiler stove in the living room to replace my open fire and have it back boiler enabled. My living room is approximately 16 x 13 feet. I was looking for something like thishttp://www.aquathermstoves.co.uk/aquatherm-eco-f21-wood-boiler-stove modern flush looking landscape shape not narrow portrait shape (regardless of the rad sizes in the rooms I dont have them to hand. just looking for typcial cost of stove required like the aquatherm) if no one has a price on the aquatherm not to worry its the following im more interested in. Whats a guide price for installation? Will the installation cost cover taking out the existing fireplace? Possible need to lengthen the existing fireplace cavity in width? plumbing in the pipework for a back boiler as none exists i.e. expansion tanks or extra pumps required for the boiler stove etc. Any quick guides would be great. (I live in the wesht! if that impacts labour costs at all) Thanks in advance!! Nick
hot to trot wrote: » Stovax inset stove v Boru inset stove. Have had to change from original plan and need to purchase today. My fireplace is being taken out and apparently hearth stone is not projecting out enough to put stand alone stove on it so I have to get an inset one. Is there a lot of difference in installation/price/reliability/functionality for similar kw outputs? In a bit of a panic . Please help
jim420 wrote: » Lads could really do with some help,had problem with our old range so decided to put in a multi fuel stove,couldn't go to big with the stove as it was a boiler stove and only heated the hot water,no rads.we ran it the exact same as the old range but we started seeing black soot running down the walls,opened everything and seen a shiney black tar like stuff has formed on the top of the soot box over the flue comin from the stove,now it has started to drip down and run into the walls.. could it be solved with a flexi flue from the top of the black pipe to the top of the chimney?
Robbie.G wrote: » 2 reasons cause this it is cresotes it is caused by burning to wet of timber ideally timber should have a moisture content of under 20 percent Secondly the flue gases are cooling to quickly this can be cured by lining the chimney as this will insulate the chimney and then you will have the right size chimney for the stove
fatherted1969 wrote: » Hi lads. I've been looking around for the last couple of weeks for an insert stove. I had an open eire in my sitting room and after last winter i swore i wouldn't waste that much money on feeding an open fire. I bought a Dimplex Wescott 4.3kw during the week and put it in today. I'm only using small amounts of turf as that's whats recomended and have to say its early days but it seems to be great so far. Its very simple to fit and for someone that's on a tight budget its a very reasonable price of €420. I should be able to recoup my money over a winter or 2 on solid fuel.
keno-daytrader wrote: » Sorry didnt mean to confuse you, yes close the bottom vent when there is a good fire going. I only use the airwash when the fire is going to let in a SMALL amount of air. I dont keep the airwash fully open, close it about 1/2 to 3/4 way. However each stove will be different depending on the draw of the chimney and fuel that you're using. I am burning briquettes. Did the installer insulate around the sides of the inset within the fireplace?
lucillel wrote: » i got onto dimplex, they put me in touch with the services guy, he had a few questions for my brother as regards installation and says he thinks its installed correctly, He said he could call out to me and charge me €80 but feels it would be throwing good money after bad. Said he has alot of people not satisfied with this stove. They just dont throw out the heat. my sittin from is 12 x 10 tiny. Little or no head comes out the vents. Baffle plate is correct. I have contacted my supplier now and they are dealin with dimplex. I want my money back, i dont even light it anymore as its a waste of fuel and time. Very disapointed. Wanted this for xmas. I am going to go for a stand alone lost faith now in the inset.
Big Vern wrote: » Hi, Looking for some quick advice on stoves. We had one installed last year, we got chimney cleaned just after we got it in. We got chimney cleaned again a few weeks ago and the sweep had to get up on roof. The stove has been very smoky since. There is a 'chinaman hat' on the Chimney Cowl / Guard and this is much lower down than it was before. Would this have any effect on it, does it need to be brought back up a little? Also should we have an air vent installed in the room with stove in. I open the windows whenever I am lighting the stove and for a while after. But cant really leave them open for long at this time of year. Any advice would be great. Thanks
Stove Fan wrote: » To have a freestanding stove in the fireplace like in the photo, you would have to have the marble suffound and fireback removed/knocked out. Depending on the age of the house the flue gatherer/support would need to be removed and a new one installed higher. This isn't a simple job as the flue gather supports the clay flue liners and the dry sand/cement backfill. If the house is oldish it wouldn't have a flue gatherer, Have a look up the chimney, if you see a flatish base with a circular exit then it has one, if not and you just see brick/stone all the way up it's a more simple job to enlarge the fireplace. It might be a better/cheaper option to go for an inset stove? Stove Fan.
Devrobia wrote: » Hi all...Does anybody know much about this stove and could they give me some info on it and is it any good. Thanks a million, it's a Yola 17kw Inset Boiler. Here's the linkhttp://yolastoves.wordpress.com/17kw-inset-boiler/[/QUOTE] We have this stove installed with the past month and we're really happy with it. It has a fine large firebox and nice size window. We have a large double rad in the same room which we always need to leave on with it. Our room roughly 16 x 12 We have 5 other large single rads and a large double, these rads get really hot once a good fire is down and we have plenty hot water also. I took a long time to decide on a stove and I m really happy with this. Price 1,575 euro.
