New wood burner and flue

[Mark Bolam]

At last!

My bungalow is currently in the process of turning into a house.

Planning includes a wood burner.

 

Any recommendations would be helpful. Living room will be about 5mx5m, but I'd like to leave doors open to crank the heat elsewhere, so rather go bigger than smaller.

Must be able to take 12" logs, as small logs grind my beef.

 

Also, is it possible to have the flue in the upstairs bedroom acting as a vertical radiator, or is that a bad idea and better off boxed in?

 

Thanks.

 

 

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[Woodworks]

From the feedback we get from our log customers the Woodwarm, Burley and Clearview are all top stoves.

[dig-dug-dan]

I am in the process of getting quotes to extend my house, and included will be a wood burner. Putting the flue up through a room is exactly what I want to do. It acts as a radiator, and why waste the heat?

one thing for sure. I will burn all the logs no one wants to buy, conifer, old fence posts etc. Free heat

[kev7937]

Handol 51l here rated at 3-7 kW takes a 35cm log i think

 

 

It's the nuts

 

[difflock]

Normal arrangment:

Obviously require to insulate where it goes through the floor, but no reason not to use single skin steel flue pipe upstairs.

Or?

Consider an annular gap twixt the floor and the flue to allow the excess warm air to rise up through to the upstairs?

Because I suspect though some insulation round at least some of the flue is necessary to keep the flu gases hot enough /warm enough so as to ensure a good "draw" ?

Also more issues with condensate running back down if the flue is too cold.

i.e No free lunches.

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[kev7937]

All too small. If it can't take a two foot log, what's the point!?!?

 

I just need to keep everyone warm not cook em.

[bikewoo]

Firefox 8 with a stove fan works well for us , and nice and cheap, but not too cheep.

 

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[bikewoo]

Firefox 8 with a stove fan works well for us , and nice and cheap, but not too cheep. Takes a 35cm log.

 

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[difflock]

But the tall cylindrical stoves should be able to take long logs stood on their ends, despite the small footprint?

Marcus

[Andrew Reed]

Suggest if you have a wide stove for long logs then consider having double opening doors. This means the fireproof hearth can be less deep than with a single opening door.

 

For example this one: Bronpi Sena Stove - Bronpi Stoves has a door that swings out a long way.

 

Also I reckon a deep and wide stove is needed, not wide and shallow. It seems to me to burn better and less risk of logs rolling out.

 

This one for example is deep and wide considering it is only 5Kw: Bronpi Oxford multifuel stove - Bronpi Stoves

 

By the way I am not saying these particular stoves are good or otherwise, they just happened to illustrate my point.