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Almost certainly leased, most of the kit on these big farms is. Combines are so much a season for maybe 3 seasons, then they are exported. Grants for set aside ( leaving land fallow) have now ceased. Some grants do come in from the EEC yes, area aid payments etc, but that is after taking those into consideration. Wheat is still 80 - 200 pounds a ton depending on supply/demand, in the late 1960s it was 60 - 80 a ton. Yields have increased from 1.5 tons per acre in an average year to getting on for double that but fertiliser and other input costs have swallowed all that. A

Every flue manufacturer has different joints, and some again have different joints for different sub brands. I have no idea whose that is, if push comes to show I could maybe find out. A

My brothers farm, and do a pretty good job of it. Neither married, they worked out that their profits over the last 25 years divided by the amount of hours they put in then as a salary it would equate to 25p per hour. Not to many rich farmers around unless they have a more lucrative sideline line a wind farm. A

UNDER 2m3 loose then below 20% . Single orders over 2m3 can be what you like as long as you advise the buyer of the need to season for some months. A

You can buy a half tidy 65hp tractor for 10k suspect that the applicant would need show that they have also committed to the project.

Snow lady,I found the forestry commission very helpful when I was looking. But the funder does look for optimum value for their funds, ie how many new jobs would their money create. I am a stove retailer from a farming family, and they were happy with that. You will need a processing site with appropriate planning consent, a means of handing 3m or so lengths of cord and storage facilities for cut logs unless you are kiln drying and selling straight out of the kiln. If you want a chat pm me and I will look out the people I spoke to, but this was 5 years or so ago. I am also in Northants so it is relevant. A

Pretty sure that Posch do a trailer mounted version of their 375. A

2022 regs will make the supply of wet wood in small quantities below 2cu m an offence. Pre lockdown my local BQ were selling kd birch, looked nice stuff, special offer 6 quid for a bag of just 6 logs. Looked like they had shifted 30 plus bags from a large crate. Unbelievable.

Pretty sure I have seen this elsewhere and have replied in detail a few weeks ago, the drawing looks familiar. You will recall I was concerned about the height of the beam above. The regs appertaining to the installation of wood burning stoves are Approved Doc J, 2014, the front section only, the rear is for oil appliances. You can download a free copy from the web, no need to pay, its a big doc so dont print it !!. Hearth requirements are: A, To the rear, if the wall to the rear of the stove is non combustible and at least 200mm thick then a 50mm clearance is needed at the rear. I assume this is going into a brick built chimney. If its a false breast with a combustible ( plasterboard) wall to the rear then fit the Charnwood optional heatshield, (see specs below), you can then come down to 100mm or slightly more. B, To the sides, A, within the opening, there is NO legal minimum. We would strongly advise 150mm each side but will install down to about 100mm each side. You need a good airflow around the stove to allow the air to circulate and get the air coming out into the room. B, if the stove projects into the room beyond the front of the fireplace opening then you must have a min hearth of 150mm each side. C, In front of the appliance. The requirement is actually only 225mm from the foremost part of the appliance. However we recommend at least 300mm. Door on the Aire ( I am a Charnwood dealer) is 470mm wide, most of which is glass. So while 225mm is the minimum then a hearth covering a wider depth would be recommended, you dont want a bit of hot ash dropping on the carpet or wooden floor from the glass. You could go 225mm, then lay a piece of glass of the floor in the winter, that is one solution. If the floor is tiled then its not really to much of an issue. https://www.charnwood.com/files/documents/specifications/aire5.pdf I would advise the installation of the optional Charnwood direct air kit if possible, this ensures that incoming external air is always at the same pressure as the air at the top of the chimney thus the stove works well. We do have an Aire live in our Buckinghamshire showroom, without the air kit installed, and it still works very well though. I think you said this is a new build, in that case air ventilation to the stove room is a legal requirement irrespective of stove size on all houses built since 2008. a direct air supply into the rear of the stove resolves this problem. PM if necessary, if a builder is installing this then I am a bit worried, ideally get your local Charnwood dealer to supply and install. A

Agreed but thsts the wsy of the world.

Yes it is correct, research by one of the UKs leading stove builders three years ago proved this.

Thats why I use one specific supplier in lithuania who while more costly than most delivers me an internal MC of 5% or below on 95% of the logs. Yes this does go up over the winter, but with 10% - 12% the optimum for minimum emissions then we easily meet anyone specs. A

That's why I offer a choice of kd or seasoned hard or seasoned soft.

Missed this earlier in the thread, apologies for that. Eco Design is a Europe wide plan to reduce our emissions and increase of heating efficiency. The first round hits the Uk in 2022, minimum stove efficiency moves to 75% and lowers maximum emissions although this has yet to be formally written into UK law it is in the pipeline. Following that there is another round that is proposed to be implemented in 2025, 80% has been mentioned as a minimum efficiency and emissions levels further reduced, and there may be another round in 2030. Ironically while there are plans afoot to outlaw the dirtyiest fuels ( house coal and hi sulpher man made smokeless fuels) there is no requirement to ban the use of open fires whose efficiency is only around 25% and whos emissions are far higher than even old stoves. Personally I always carry a moisture meter in the Landrover to prove MC on delivery is asked. A

Me, try burning 20% hardwood in stove, it burns but only half heartedly. Then try the same species of timber at 10%, you will be astonished at the difference. All stove manufacturers advise they want a max moisture content of 16%, some 15%. In fairness 20% softwood is acceptable. A A

Pile looks about 20 yards long, 6 to 8 feet wide , I would estimate 15 - 20 cube, heap looks bigger at the far end. I find that there is always more timber in stacks that I think though. A

I do, have done for about 8 years, I use 1cu m bags, these stretch when filled so I sell them as 1.2 cu.m. After a few trips out they just fit a 5 foot wide trailer, I use IFW trailers ( 10 x 5 box van and an 8x5 general duty trailer, box van is best, tail gate is stronger and longer. Pulled behind Landrover (tacho needed as max train weight is over 5 tonnes, tachos start at 3.5t as you are delivering your own goods for profit). Load them with a telehandler on a 48x40 pallet, on site reverse up to customers garage, drop tailgate and roll them off with a pump truck, wheel them into customer garage, leave the whole lot there untill you bring another one. Ladies love it as no logs to handle, but I find I only get about 40% of the bags back for one reason or another, and UV light kills the bags if left outside by the customer over the summer. Can only get 2 bags on the bigger trailer, 2 on the small one is a real squeeze, one of the pallets has to be a Euro. Am slowly finding I am selling more KD logs in stacked crates imported from the Baltic, I can get 3 crates on the 10 foot trailer plus the pump truck, so well over twice the sales value as they take less room but make for more quantity as they are stacked. A

In Angus its a bit colder that here in the East Midlands !!, either that or you have no insulation. In a word yes, cutting 230 - 250 will give the log seller best coverage as if they need a few more they can pop them on. Supplied some for a very large inset stove, it took 3 side by side and another 3 on top. A

85% of the stoves I sell are for rooms 5m x 5m x 2.4m, for these a stove with a nominal output of 5kw is more than enough. While there are a few stoves of 5kw that will take a long log ( they have a log but shallow firebox) most have a firebox that is about square and are best suited to a 250mm log as the firebox is about 350mm wide internally. So if you have a bigger firebox then put more logs on, but a 250 will give you good suitability. A

As a stove retailer I would advise anyone creating logs for stove use to cut at 250mm MAX. Personally I cut at around 230mm.

Measure the diameter of the rope coming off, bear in mind that this is usually oval shaped with wear, it started round so average out the readings, Be aware that now there is "hard' and 'soft"ropes in all sizes. Older stoves ( Morso excepted) usually fitted hard ropes. Usually there is no adjustment at the door handle to allow for a new rope, the tightness of the joint is set by the amount of adhesive under the rope. Procedure: A, Set a fire in the stove, kinding and a firelighter at the front and a couple of half size logs behind them, DO NOT LIGHT. B, Note where ends of rope are on the door, write it down. Remove old rope, measure diameter in both directions, measure length needed, then add 50 - 75mm. C, Use a wire brush ( ideally on an angle grinder) to remove all the old adhesive in the rope groove, this will have set like concrete and may need a persuasive tap to get out. D, Put a THIN bead of rope adhesive in the bottom of the rope groove. E, Press new rope into groove but dont pull ( stretch) it, seal ends with high temp rope tape if poss, if not cover well with adhesive. F, Shut door and fasten door handle. G, Open door, remove excess adhesive from front of stove body and around rope itself. H, Light fire within stove and SHUT THE DOOR. I know you dont usually shut the door on lighting but this time do so. Once the fire gets going the heat will cure the adhesive in about 30 minutes.

Woodcutta would cut rings to a consistant length yes and feed them into Splitta automatically. Posch now have a similar system. But you are asking about taking rings of various lengths, I assume if these are Arb waste then they are likely too be 200mm - 600mm in diameter as maybe up to a meter long. Looking at my own pile most rings are in the 400mm long area, as far as I am aware these would need chainsawing by hand. Have you seen the japa 435, this cuts rings into a constant log diameter unlike traditional splitters, looks like you can just drop pre cut rings up to 435mm diameter into it.

I had not noticed the dado rail at the top, but if that is Poujoulat twin wall flue then the min comb clearance is 50mm, and its more than 50mm away but far less than that needed from the single skin pipe, if as others have suggested that upper rail is combustible that may be the problem but increasing the length of the twin wall into the room should be a fairly easy fix . It was the rail about a meter up that you have said is stone, so no issues with that. I dont act for DRU, but my friends with similar businesses that do say they are a good stove, so getting smells is very unusual as an industry standard once the paint has been burnt in. I am still concerned re the distance between the single skin pipe and the ceiling and top dado rail, unless the ceiling board is actually fire board. This is unlikely. Certainly that does not conform with the building regs and should not have been signed off as safe to use. I assume it has been signed off by the installer, if in doubt check with your local building control office at the council offices. The pipe in the room above, has it been boxed in, if so with what and how much clearance would there likely be between the likely wooden frame and plasterboard and the flue pipe. You do need the flue manufacturers details for this, post a close up pic of the clamping bracket that connects the two pipes, its the actual clip I am interested in. As others have suggested burn some nice dry seasoned or kilned logs, get it nice and hot. Has the dealer closed permanently or simply following govt instructions ref CV19. Many stove shop owners are looking to re open by appointment in the next two of three weeks assuming we are allowed to. If its a permanent closure then DRU are imported by a company called Drugasar DRU - DRU - The home of the finest gas fires and wood stoves WWW.DRUFIRE.COM DRU is the leading manufacturer of contemporary gas fires, wood stoves and gas heaters for homes, apartments and commercial premises.

So the chimney breast in your drawing is a dummy breast, thats fine. Suggest you get your local Charnwood dealer to do that though rather than your builder. Aire is direct air compatible yes, highly recommend you use the direct air kit. Price sounds about right for the stove, all approved Charnwood dealers charge the same, plus direct air kit. Price for the install sounds very cheap, unless thats just supply and build dummy chimney breast, supply and install hearth formed from slabs of perhaps limestone, install flue and direct air kit and certify as safe to use. ( ie flue parts NOT included.) Using 150mm Poujoulat flue parts, off the top by 400mm or so, 45 elbow, through the wall at 45 degrees, 135 T on the outside, probably 5 to 7 meters of straight pipe, cap on top, maybe a pair of elbows to go around the soffit/gutter, support brackets, cover plate for the wall inside, carbon monoxide alarm, Shiny silver outside, black where visible inside that would not leave much change from 2300 inc VAT, plus 17% if you want black pipe on the outside, around 85% do. There are many budget flue systems out there though, we only use Poujoulat as they are the worlds best flue manufacturer, not had a single issue in 12 years. You get what you pay for, using the world most advanced stoves it makes sense to me to use the best flue as well. A

Thats not correct. The only way 5% VAT can be applied on a stove is that if its a woodburning boiler stove and has been supplied and installed by the same company. Generally though wood burning versions are cheaper than multifuel versions of the same stove as usually.