Can't beat a real log fire

[Old timer]

Dont know how you guys can do with out a fire,Oil heating just dont have the same heat
I have an open fire in the living room and a great big stanley solid fuel range in the kitchen which I burn turf,logs and coal.
I cut turf once a year and €150 of the turf cutting machine's time will do me all year,Ok there is about a weeks work at the turf to get it ready and then home.
Hard to beat the heat from an open fire

Cathal

Well! my oil fired boiler does a superb job of warming the house (large house with open fields all around) but of course the downside is the cost of the oil nowdays
We run the oil for a couple of hours in the morning and a few hours as it gets dark and the rest of the time we have some portable oil filled rads that do a stellar job and glad we are that a couple of years ago we opted for a fixed rate for 4 years

When that runs out we will have to decide whether to open up the fire place or (and I`ve heard good things about) electric central heating boiler. you just fit the boiler to a wall and connect your exisitng pipes to them. If you install some taps in line you can alternate between your old oil fired bolier and the new electric one.

 

[JtB]

My stove

I love it and it keeps the whole house warm.
But iv just opened the door to put some more wood on and forgot to open the top vent....cue lounge full of smoke, cough splutter

That's a fantastic fireplace. Mine's not so grand, but I did find a stove small enough to fit. Its been going most of Christmas pumping out a huge amount of heat.

 

[JtB]

My stove

I love it and it keeps the whole house warm.
But iv just opened the door to put some more wood on and forgot to open the top vent....cue lounge full of smoke, cough splutter

That's a fantastic fireplace. Mine's not so grand, but I did find a stove small enough to fit. Its been going most of Christmas pumping out a huge amount of heat.

 

[Globalti]

We've got three of those electric boilers at work to heat the water that circulates through the floor in our heated warehouse. They couldn't be simpler - just a column containing an electric element with the CH water circulating upwards through the column. They have been going non-stop now for 5 years without complaint. Very simple, efficient and low-tech.

 

[Globalti]

We've got three of those electric boilers at work to heat the water that circulates through the floor in our heated warehouse. They couldn't be simpler - just a column containing an electric element with the CH water circulating upwards through the column. They have been going non-stop now for 5 years without complaint. Very simple, efficient and low-tech.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

1.30 am and the Cave is like a flipping igloo..wish I had that fire now...