gasification stove?

[simonm]

We are looking at buying a new house and I'm planning on having some sort of stove put in that will do all the heating and hot water. What boilers/stoves would you reccomend? I've been looking at those gasification ones but I don't know much about them? How much wood fuel would you use approx a year?

[Alycidon]

A lot thats for sure.

 

Fuel usage will depend on the KW output of the boiler, hours used, temperatures etc etc.

 

I would say for a stand alone centeral heating boiler at least 2 or 3 large wheelbarrow fulls a day. I looked at an American one ( Centeral Boiler) with a view to distributing it a while ago, that was an outdoors boiler that looked like a garden shed with a flue pipe. That took 2 big barrow fulls a day from memory.

 

If you dont have access to cheap/free fuel and have a gas option then at present gas is no more expensive than logs per kw, its just a lot better from a Carbon Monoxide point of view.

 

A more sensible option IMHO may be a woodburning stove with an integral boiler, look at heat output to room first, then see what you can get to the water. Pm me of you want more details.

 

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[nick channer]

A lot thats for sure.

 

Fuel usage will depend on the KW output of the boiler, hours used, temperatures etc etc.

 

I would say for a stand alone centeral heating boiler at least 2 or 3 large wheelbarrow fulls a day. I looked at an American one ( Centeral Boiler) with a view to distributing it a while ago, that was an outdoors boiler that looked like a garden shed with a flue pipe. That took 2 big barrow fulls a day from memory.

 

If you dont have access to cheap/free fuel and have a gas option then at present gas is no more expensive than logs per kw, its just a lot better from a Carbon Monoxide point of view.

 

A more sensible option IMHO may be a woodburning stove with an integral boiler, look at heat output to room first, then see what you can get to the water. Pm me of you want more details.

 

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the cental boiler from america is the one we bought.. mate mine who also has a stove shop is importing and selling them.. we're gonna heat 4 houses with our one and get big fat cheque every quarter from government for the privilege.. he has 2 boilers already installed and swears by them

[Alycidon]

the cental boiler from america is the one we bought.. mate mine who also has a stove shop is importing and selling them.. we're gonna heat 4 houses with our one and get big fat cheque every quarter from government for the privilege.. he has 2 boilers already installed and swears by them

 

I saw one at the Stove Trade how last summer, looks a well made bit of kit. Think that Bentley Fireshop over Colchester way are handling UK sales. The Central guy on the decent seemed a decent bloke to boot. Might be interested in having a look at it once you get it in and working hard.

 

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