Woodburning Stove

Wanted a Woodburning Stove. Must be reasonably priced.

Will consider one that need restoring.
If you have one to sell please PM - Ta!

What size opening does it have to fit & what output are you hoping for.


I've got this..

Ah Pikey it's for the living room so ideally looking for something a little more appealing to the eye

Output: 6.5kw upwards I think....more concerned with the cost

have you tried machine mart ,we bought one years ago was ok

Landyfox said:

Ah Pikey it's for the living room so ideally looking for something a little more appealing to the eye

Output: 6.5kw upwards I think....more concerned with the cost

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try Ebay there are some cheap ones going on there at the MO..

Landyfox said:

Ah Pikey it's for the living room so ideally looking for something a little more appealing to the eye

Output: 6.5kw upwards I think....more concerned with the cost

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Here you go 7kw-8kw | Wood Burning Stoves they are just a simple cast iron box with a grate, very rugged and simple to light/operate. I've had a Woodmaster 2 for a few years now.

I've seen better stoves (more controllable etc etc) but not for less than £1000.

i recently fitted one of these in my front room,
the heat from it is immense, I often have to walk round naked now

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-12kw-W...FireplacesMantelpieces_RL&hash=item1e820e5ebf

Thanks chaps I appreciate it.

so, a couple of things. you know that you are meant to have the installs certified? If not, be safe when fitting and know you have ruined your insurance.

cheap chinese stoves are exactly that. you can get good make scruffy second hand and clean them up and replace the parts for around 200 if you keep an eye out (check gumtree local as they have heavy cast iron buggers).

don't get an oversized one for the room. really, you are meant to put in a dedicated air vent over 5kw iirc.

an oversized one means you will either be sweating your balls off and using loads of fuel, or not running it hot enough so it will be inefficient.. and use lots more fuel.

the install will make as much, if not more difference as the actual stove will.

also go for multifuel.

johnlad said:

i recently fitted one of these in my front room,
the heat from it is immense, I often have to walk round naked now

10-12kw Woodburning Stove Woodburner Logburner Multifuel Cast Iron Fireplace | eBay

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Poor dog must be petrified

trax said:

so, a couple of things. you know that you are meant to have the installs certified? If not, be safe when fitting and know you have ruined your insurance.

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Still possible to do a diy as long as Building control is informed and sign it off.

Make sure your chimney is in good shape and has a liner in it. Do gas chimneys meet code for solid fuel where you guys are at?

Thor1950 said:

Make sure your chimney is in good shape and has a liner in it. Do gas chimneys meet code for solid fuel where you guys are at?

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No

Thor1950 said:

Make sure your chimney is in good shape and has a liner in it. Do gas chimneys meet code for solid fuel where you guys are at?

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Not many UK houses have Gas chimneys. though a lot of newer houses have a flexi flue that is only suitable for gas.

blue beasty said:

No

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Then they got to be careful when adding a wood burner then. Have seen to many fires, people killed usually while they sleep because of a DIY installed wood burner............ Well i hooked it to the chimney

Thor1950 said:

Then they got to be careful when adding a wood burner then. Have seen to many fires, people killed usually while they sleep because of a DIY installed wood burner............ Well i hooked it to the chimney

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Different house building methods in uk. Timber built houses are almost unknown in UK most of ours are brick built, the timber framed ones usually have brick/block/concrete gable ends with timber fronts and rears. Carbon Monoxide poisoning is bigger killer especially with modern double glazed housing.

You need to measure the size of the room so you know what size woodburner you need, you can put the numbers into this online calculator also see the considerations on that page for a better clue.

If you're in a smokeless zone (or other planning restrictions) this will limit the type of stove you can fit.

You can get also some good advice from a good stove/woodburner shop, who should give some clues as to regs, what you need flue wise, and costs.

Do you have a chimney already? If so it'll probably need a liner, size depending on the stove, may also need a register plate. Otherwise you can use stainless steel twinwall, expect to pay over a grand for twinwall flue. Either is easy enough to fit yourself once you're familiar with the regs which are all available online, twinwall is as easy as leggo, just clips together, how high you need it depends on the situation, the regs explain it pretty well, maybe look at installation instructions for a particular stove, and/or particular flue manufacturer like Selkirk or Poujoulat.

DIY is OK but you'll need it tested & signed off by a HETAS engineer if you don't want to invalidate insurance.

to give you a clue on costs, I've fitted two different stoves in our place, cheapest stove was £400, the twinwall flue for that was £1200 with 45% selfbuilders discount straight from the wholesalers expect to pay more if someone else is installing it

Pumpy

I have a very good one sat n my garage but am the opposite end of country to you.
Stormy Cornwall.

Pumpy said:

If you're in a smokeless zone (or other planning restrictions) this will limit the type of stove you can fit.

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You sure that's right? Afaik, you can install any old stove but must use smokeless fuel.. or you can use an authorised stove and use wood.

Pumpy said:

DIY is OK but you'll need it tested & signed off by a HETAS engineer if you don't want to invalidate insurance.

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Not true as long as you have it inspected by Building control and they are happy that it meets regs. They will sign it off and your insurance will be fine