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I bet if you got under the roof you would have been amazed how hot it was, hence my comments about Ecofan. Having said that 10kw is nowhere near good enough. Most good brands rate their outputs conservatively, 4kw stoves that will give 6kw if asked, this is mainly due to thicker metal used in construction and better ways of air supply. The cheaper brands tend to mark it as it is, so a 10kw chinese build is pretty well 10kw max. I am aware of one Morso model that is now rated at 9.5kw, a few years ago it was rated at 14kw which is its true output if pushed, its a huge stove. This sort of thing is why anyone should buy a stove from a specialist who knows his products inside out rather than just a box mover. A

Hot air rises, dont put the stove on the upper level but by all means put it under the mezzanine. Just think how you are going to flue it, off teh top, through the wall at 45 degrees then up the outside would be best. Needs to be twin wall fully insulated flue parts except if you wish a short run off the stove. A

What are you burning in it ?, sounds like an over fireing issue., ,you do say you are working it very hard. Just because a brick is cracked does not mean it wants replacing, they work fine with a few cracks but once the brick breaks into 4 or more pieces or the brick starts to crumble then replace. On my own Morso its about every 2 or 3 years. The baffle plates will not bend unless subjected to very high temperatures. Burning petrolium based cokes will kill any stove in short time, your handbook says avoid these fuels. Burning softwood with the air supplys both fully open will also cause an overfiring issue. Close the air supply in the lower part of the door once the fire is established of burning logs. A

From memory its a flat rope, self adhesive on one side. Cut it to the correct width with a pair of scissors. If your glass retaining studs have sheared off Villager do offer a door refrurb service during which all studs are replaced. A

An open barn ??. so open to the elements on one or more sides ?, if so you can put what you like in there, it wont make much difference to the temperature due to the heat losses but the bigger the better. However lets assume its a barn conversion, so with 4 closed sides. Volume to heat = around 300 cubic meters taking an average roof height of 5m. Given poor insulation you will need 25kw, average insulation 22kw, and good insulation 19kw to generate a 21 deg C temp rise if its 1 deg C outside given that the stove is the sole heat provider. With a roof that high an Ecofan would be pretty well vital. Traditional woodburning stoves tend to top out at around 16kw depending on the style. The Villager Duo 14 would give you 14.4kw nominal on wood and up to 16kw on smokeless coal. The old Villager A flat Wood will give up to 16kw on wood but is not that advanced technically. Have recently rebuilt a couple that were 30 years plus old. A

Pm me your e mail address and I will send you an exploded parts drawing, if you can e mail me a pic of the front of it to [email protected] that would be helpfull, you can then tell me exactly what you need and I can cost it up. I thought you wanted the plate on top of the firebricks, now it sounds like you want the stove back panel, I would suggest that water coming down the chimney has rusted it out. In that case the stove is likely to be scrap. Suggest you strip it out and have a look before you order any parts for it. had a guy with a 1410 with a split side a few weeks ago, no cowl on the chimney, (boat stove), stove was a pile of rust inside and scrap. Thanks A

That is one hell of a tree, 30 cube of logs. take a day or two with a chainsaw and splitter to get into a state to go through a processor. I would agree to a figure per processed cube. Buying in cord ready for the processor is about £40 a cube. Less your hourly rate getting is cut up. 2 days at £200 = £400 to cut it up, say you got 20 cube out of it, so that would be £800 to but the cord in, less your £400, that makes £400 for 20 cube or £20 per processed cube. So I would offer £10 per processed cube and prepare to be negotiated up a bit of necessary. Then if your volume estimate is wrong then everybody is clear. A

Quality is good, made in Devon, lifetime casing warranty, technically not as advanced as Morso but its not at Morso prices. I also act for Villager !!. A

Got a new Morso one. A

Hi I am a Morso Center of Excellence, so should be able to advise. Morso make their stoves in the same place and to the same high standards as they always have done. There is no difference quality wise between a Squirrell made today and one made 50 years ago. (yes they have been around that long). In seven years selling several hundred Morso stoves the next problem will be the first one. So your room, about 30 cubic meters in volume, assume the insulation in the property is average and the rooms glass area is average and you have a single 700mm wide entry door then you will want 2kw of heat output to give you a 21 Dec C temperature rise in the room if its 1 deg C outside with the stove as the sole source of heat. If you are within a smoke control area then you will need a Defra approved stove if you wish to burn wood. 1410 in its day was cutting edge in design but that was a very long time ago and things have moved on. I would suggest that a 4kw stove would be more than sufficient so a Squirrel 1416 would be more than adequate, this is one of the latest generation of Squirrels and has a number of major improvements over 1410. For a more contempory look at 4kw then look at the Morso S11-42, this is technically one of the worlds most advanced 4kw stoves, not cheap though but a 40 year plus service life if you treat it well. If you are on a budget and are not in a SC area then look at the new Morso Swift, this is a Squirrel in all but name (parts are the same) but I am selling as ( as are others) at just under £600. It has a far larger glass area than the 1410. PM me if you want more info or advice on other brands. There are several 'British' brands that have moved production overseas and quality has suffered badly. A

Following on from the video on that new trailed processor did you note the pile of filled log bags stacked up outside. I have 150 tons of fresh felled to process that is still in the woods but have nowhere under cover to store it. Thinking about cutting it up now instead of March/April time. Do many of you stack bags outside and then take them straight to point of delivery maybe 12 months later ?. Do you sheet the pile ?, How does the UV affect the bags ?, what sort of nick are the contents in, Thanks A

2 points, A, the operator was peering along the length of the log to check how far the saw arm had advanced, dont think I would want to be bent like that all day. B, billets were huge, appreciate that a ring knife or maybe an 8 way would resolve that. Tajfun 400 is significantly faster though. A

That is some beast, probably the best of its type of have seen. A

Tom Knapp at East Haddon, he is a member here, Tom87 or similar I think. A

I might have miss read then, I thought you said 20 bore cartridges, sorry. As I am sure you know a 20 bore case will load into a 12 bore and wedge just down the barrel beyond the chamber, this allows a 12 bore cartridge to be loaded behind it. Then when the trigger is pulled the gun blows up as the barrel is blocked by the 20 bore cartridge. I use 28gr (7/8 oz) Impax in my lightweight SBS for the same reason, nice and easy on the shoulder. A

Should have let him do it, that would have stopped his game possibly for good. Anyway as others have said you carry right on doing what is right for you. I speak to my competitors fairly regularly and am on good terms with them. They sell at much lower prices than me, then I ask them about how much money they have made. A wise man once said keep your friends close, but your enemies closer still. A

Japa 700 would be a better processor, similar size and operating method, split ram fires automatically when a log hits a switch on the bottom of the trough in front of the ram. A

take it back, get the dealer to put the lap top on it. Mine (560XP) was crap when warm, after it blew up it came back from Husky running lovelly and has hardly put a foot wrong since. A

Bloke done for speeding on the A9 in Scotland, 140mph. Wanted to see how his car went after converting it to LPG, pretty acceptable if you ask me. Thats bloody fast on a three lane motorway, on the 2 lane A9 thats not to bright. But I suppose in younger days we have all done something like that, problem at that speed is the bloke doing 100mph pulling out in front of you without looking as he considers nothing will be bearing down on him as he is doing a ton. Happened to me several times on the M1, one of the reasons I sold my Sierra 2.8 4x4, that lived at 125mph. These days I drive a Defender, a lot older, slower and wiser. Driver who sped at 140mph on A9 banned from road - BBC News A

Builder bag is half a cube, down here I have people advertising at £65 per cube for seasoned hard. And I thought the Scots were tight !!, except their Rugby defence !!, thats quite leaky !. If cutting all four stems then perhaps 3 cube but no more. A

However if you are looking for any sort of grant for firewood equipment or a store then planning consent is compulsory. A

Log deck is pretty well essential to get a decent output from the 360, a friend has a 360, one loading the deck with a 3 ton 360 excavator with grab, one on the Posch 360 and another taking away filled bags do 40 bags a day easily. One of the benefits of the excavator is that it can sort cord by diameter, so similar sizes logs come through together saving time changing splitter knifes. Otherwise I cant see there being much of a step up from your Farmi. A

Very neat, A

Do you have something to load 3m logs onto the rack ?. I am also looking at the same thing but at present the low cost of imported kiln dried has put me off upgrading. Will have another look next spring, there may be some used 360s coming through then. A

Certainly be some waste if cutting wood looking at the tooth width. A