aga problem

[woodland dweller]

Hi backandpack, i use a set of reamers to clean out the carbon from burner and pipes they work a treat. Reset the oil flow rate ie 8ml on high setting and 4ml on low, adjusted the BM valve to give oil depth using hacksaw blade method, relit and all was going well when 2 hours later the burner cought alight, some how after balancing everything up to much oil entered the burner. I have now given up and after cursing the thing since moving in with it with the enormous oil bill we have finally decided the do away with it and look for an alternative. Will be starting a new thread regarding alternatives bottled gas / electric or wood fired ranges.Thanks to every one for the input.

[openspaceman]

When its turned out the place is freezing no central heating. A calour gas or electric range would not do all this. Maybe i will start a thread some day asking what method is the cheapest.

 

Sounds like an ideal project to convert the aga to a log burner.

[Hoggin]

I've found this forum good for AGA problems...

 

agacentral.com

[woodland dweller]

catweazel, you can't convert an aga to burn wood, as the flue is small and cannot discharge the smoke quick enough. Unless some one on here has got over this

[Mycoman]

In my old house my neighbour had an in her kitchen against the gable end of her house: cars parked next to it would be frost-free on winter mornings!

[openspaceman]

catweazel, you can't convert an aga to burn wood, as the flue is small and cannot discharge the smoke quick enough. Unless some one on here has got over this

 

I agree it isn't worthwhile because of the conformity and practical difficulties but the wick burner assembly is no different in size from a 10kW pellet burn pot. You would need to add the id fan, one may have to consider a primary fan also to shorten the flame before it hit that lump of steel that is the hotplate. The flue size is not so much an issue as long as it discharges into a 150mm chimney. I haven't looked at pellet stoves much in 10 years but the ones we imported it 2000 had 100 mm flues.

 

I have an old bosky range sitting in the garage if you are interested, cannot say much about it as I never used it.

[woodland dweller]

thanks for the offer catweazel, i will probably go for a rayburn as every one on here has rated them. A lot cheaper than the esse models. Next problem just got to find the money.

[face cord]

Would like to upgrade the old solid fuel rayburn (same model as the one pictured)

 

 

Has wrap around back boiler

 

to one of theese:

 

 

La Nordica Italy Thermo range cooker stove uk

 

Dunno if its worth doing, but im sure the rayburn isn't anywhere as near as efficient as 83%.

[woodland dweller]

Hi Facecord, that looks like a cooker you would find in IRON MAN'S kitchen, i bet that would cost an arm and a leg.