Hi all,
Hope all is well.
May be a bit of a strange post I'm writing.
But I'm looking for a bit of help information. I searched the internet for a while & I can't find the thing I'm looking for, but this site was on a list that I opened in a search. So I joined (hope that don't sound to that's all there is kind of thing.)
I have a open fire place. & I want to turn it into a boiler stove fire place (freestanding.)
Before I go talking to shops about something I no little about (well a very small bit). I thought join a forum group that may have bit of info, so when I go into shops I won't get ripped of or have something that's either no use, to big or ...
I have a few questions, if any of you folk can help with, that be great, thank you.
My fire place... Open fire..
Stone wall that surrounds it. Stones are flat ( building stone from an old stone shed) size of the stone is 4" inch wide x 1" + inch thick.
So my mantle/ timber shelf on top of the stones is again about 4" wide x 1" inch 1 & half inch thick.
I only have a size of (floor space for a hearth) of 50" inch x 26" inch (50 wide x 26 length). The 26" inch would include if I take down my stone fire place.
Ive seen (online) that there should be a gap / space of X from the stove on the side & from the wall for heat exchange.
I'm looking at boiler stoves from 10kw to about 12 - 13 kw. (to heat a few rads).
Would I be ok with my space I have for a multi fuel (smoke / less coal / timber).?
Also Id need a pump to pump the water, if I get an electric powered pump & we have a power cut. That's not good...i don't want to blow my system.
Is there a pump that's electric but can be battery back up, for power cut reasons.?
1 more thing if I may,. If the stove says it's got 6" inch flue, that means the the opening for the flue is 6' inch. Can I connect a 5" inch flue liner to it via a reducer.?
Thanks a lot for reading & any help you can pass on.
Talk to you again.
Thanks.