Multifuel stove installation

[Stubby]

We had a wrap around back boiler to remove, widen the firebreast, fit a new lintel, take an air supply for the stove through the firebreast and through an outside wall, then plaster and re-instate the whole thing.

 

I done a fair bit of the donkey work with the kango but labour for everything else including plumbing out the back boiler was £440. Can't remember parts prices exactly as the missus paid it but for everything, even including the hardwall, was slightly less than £100.

 

We had been given ridiculous quotes as well, frequently the lining of the chimney was mentioned as a factor. In the end we fitted the stove first to see how it would work with the standard chimney knowing that a flexible liner could be fitted retrospectively if required. We're in our second winter with it now and no hitches so far whatsoever but even at that a flexible flue liner kit was being quoted at around £200 with all necessary fittings so still wouldn't have taken the price up to the levels we were being quoted for a complete install.

 

I see you have a Burley as well . What do you think of yours ?

[wrsni]

Superb, so glad that I put my cynical view of "performance figures" aside for once.

[sandspider]

Nice collie too!

[Stubby]

Superb, so glad that I put my cynical view of "performance figures" aside for once.

 

Yep . I do think mine is good . There are 2 weak points I feel however . Not hard to put right in the manufacture . The top baffle plate is made from too thin gauge materiel . After 2 winters mine was bent and buckled and the gauze over the slots had burnt away mostly . I made a new one from 3.5mm stainless and drilled a series of small holes were the gauze would have been . This works fine and does not bend . The other problem is the ledge at the front / top that the top baffle plate sits on . This also is too thin and is distorting at the left hand end ( as you view the stove from the front ) Its were the jets of air direct the flame when its running with the air slide wide open to get the stove up to temp . I only run it like this for a few minutes then close it down to about 2 notches from the left . These 2 things are all that spoil it I feel .

[richardwale]

Yep . I do think mine is good . There are 2 weak points I feel however . Not hard to put right in the manufacture . The top baffle plate is made from too thin gauge materiel . After 2 winters mine was bent and buckled and the gauze over the slots had burnt away mostly . I made a new one from 3.5mm stainless and drilled a series of small holes were the gauze would have been . This works fine and does not bend . The other problem is the ledge at the front / top that the top baffle plate sits on . This also is too thin and is distorting at the left hand end ( as you view the stove from the front ) Its were the jets of air direct the flame when its running with the air slide wide open to get the stove up to temp . I only run it like this for a few minutes then close it down to about 2 notches from the left . These 2 things are all that spoil it I feel .

 

 

My only complaints are that one, the front grate that runs from left to right has warped snd now doesn't fit properly so keeps falling in the ash and two, the glass has kind of misted over, not soot, as I burn quality wood so it's not as velar as I would like it to be, but saying that, a cracking wood burner.

[Stubby]

My only complaints are that one, the front grate that runs from left to right has warped snd now doesn't fit properly so keeps falling in the ash and two, the glass has kind of misted over, not soot, as I burn quality wood so it's not as velar as I would like it to be, but saying that, a cracking wood burner.

 

Yea my original glass did that . I thought it was were I had sprayed some glass cleaner on when it was not yet cool enough but perhaps that was not the reason if you have the same . Anyway changed the inner glass recently for one from a company in France and this one is staying clear . My grate bar is still strait and true .

[playtent]

It's all a load of bs.

 

Flue liner is £13 a metre here Flue Liners , Chimney Flue Lining, Fire Flue, Cowls & Accessories | - FlexiFlueDirect.com

A 6" adaptor to stove pipe is £18

Top clamp is £11 and a rain cowl is £25

 

So assuming a 7m flue which is more than enough for most large chimneys that's a total cost of £145 with free delivery.

 

Stovesrus with throw in a stove pipe, register plate and co2 alarm along with free delivery.

 

The stove fitters manual online will fill you in on the fitting of the stove.

 

Away you go.

 

When you sell your house, if you have no certificate, the same as you won't have a certificate for your boiler or a Fensa certificate for you double glazing, you pay less than a £100 for an insurance that covers the new owner should any work be required to rectify the install.

 

It's money for old rope in most cases with the majority of straight fits taking half a day for two blokes.

 

Even if you buy the register plate £10 and a stove pipe for £30 it's still only £185 and that's assuming 7m flue which it probably won't be that long.

 

So that's between £700 to a £1000 labour to actually fit it!

 

My mate did one last week into a ready made fireplace and it took him 2.5hrs for the two of them and they charged £750 inc materials and still cleared £300 each. It was cold though.

Edited February 11, 2015 by playtent

[Al Cormack]

I suppose fitting a boiler stove and connecting it up to a domestic central heating and hot water system will be considerably more?

[richardwale]

Yea my original glass did that . I thought it was were I had sprayed some glass cleaner on when it was not yet cool enough but perhaps that was not the reason if you have the same . Anyway changed the inner glass recently for one from a company in France and this one is staying clear . My grate bar is still strait and true .

 

Would be interested in the company info for the glass. My local glazier wanted £130 odd for one piece. Mind you it's a big bit of glass, but still....

[Stubby]

Would be interested in the company info for the glass. My local glazier wanted £130 odd for one piece. Mind you it's a big bit of glass, but still....

 

I will see if I can find who it was later . It was about £60 delivered from France . My stove is one size down from yours so a little smaller .

 

Found them in my bookmarks FireplaceStoveGlass . They do express delivery . Mine came in 2 days . 4mm thick . You have to give them the measurements and what size corner rads you need , if any .

Edited February 11, 2015 by Stubby