machineage
-
Posts
3 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Classifieds
Tip Site Directory
Blogs
Articles
News
Arborist Reviews
Arbtalk Knot Guide
Gallery
Store
Calendar
Freelancers directory
Everything posted by machineage
-
Woodburning Stove - Internal / External Air?
machineage replied to machineage's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Hi Thanks for the replies :-) The room will be heated by fast acting aluminium radiators and will be a zone in itself with thermostatic control - so as the stove heats up the radiators will shut down. Yes the stove will be a side focal point in a seating area - so it would be nice for it to be in flame so to speak without us being fried to the seats I was told the stove outputs are nominally rated - so at full pelt it would be more like 6Kw. So - looks like the 4.5kw will do the job Thanks -
Woodburning Stove - Internal / External Air?
machineage replied to machineage's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Thanks Alycidon House is a bungalow. The living room is open plan with the kitchen. The combined volume is 101 M³. Insulation is to current standards. The combined heatloss calcs come to 4.2kw. I had thought of leaving the door open to the hallway which is 24 M³ - which serves three beds & bathroom. I take your point about driving a smaller stover hard. I am just wondering whether I will get draughts from somewhere if I go for the 4.5kw stove with no air brick? The air will have to come from somewhere - or do they not require much air? The stoves are DEFRA approved (I'm in a smokeless zone) - details here: Meg + Sirius smokeless wood and coal stoves I have seen the 4.5 in operation and it's seemed very good - certainly throwing a lot of heat out. Thanks again -
Hi all! I'm looking to get a woodburner for heating my open plan living room / kitchen - but have come across some conflicting advice... I am looking at the MEG 4.5 / 7.5. I wanted to know what the benefits / disadvantages were for using an external air supply. The MEG 7.5 can accept an external air supply - or use internal air with of course the provision of an air brick. I have read that if you use a direct air supply from outside - stoves become less controllable and always burn the wood much faster - so you would end up using much more wood stock - or burn out quicker. That said I have also read that not having an external supply - the stove would be sucking in already warmed air from the room - and it would get replenished by external cold air from wherever it can get in the case of a MEG 4.5 - or via the air brick for the MEG 7.5. Can anyone comment if they have had experience of both external / internal air supplies? Thanks!
