Wood burners

[stephec]

How fast can you chop wood

How often do you have to rake it out and clean it?

 

[welsh dragon]

How often do you have to rake it out and clean it?

I tend to clean it every couple of days. Just a case of taking some of the ash out, and cleaning the glass. It takes about 5 minutes

 

[stephec]

I tend to clean it every couple of days. Just a case of taking some of the ash out, and cleaning the glass. It takes about 5 minutes

Is that using it all day?

Sounds a bit too much like hard work after the novelty's worn off.

 

[welsh dragon]

Is that using it all day?

Sounds a bit too much like hard work after the novelty's worn off.

Yes. I use it all day. I don't have central heating here, the fire heats the whole house. And for you it would he too much trouble.

 

[stephec]

Yes. I use it all day. I don't have central heating here, the fire heats the whole house. And for you it would he too much trouble.

Has it got heating pipes connected to it, or is it strong enough that you just leave all the doors oopen and the heat radiates?

 

[Cuchilo]

Is that using it all day?

Sounds a bit too much like hard work after the novelty's worn off.

I don't know about that . I wouldn't buy a house with out a chimney so I could have some kind of fire .

 

[welsh dragon]

Has it got heating pipes connected to it, or is it strong enough that you just leave all the doors oopen and the heat radiates?

You don't leave the doors open. Keep them closed, and the heat builds up. The fire itself acts as a radiator.

 

[stephec]

I don't know about that . I wouldn't buy a house with out a chimney so I could have some kind of fire .

I've got a chimney with a gas fire/back boiler that's not being used, I'm tempted to replace that.

I just don't fancy shelling out nearly a grand for something I might not like.

 

[stephec]

You don't leave the doors open. Keep them closed, and the heat builds up. The fire itself acts as a radiator.

I meant the doors round the house, does the heat waft its way round?

 

[welsh dragon]

I've got a chimney with a gas fire/back boiler that's not being used, I'm tempted to replace that.

I just don't fancy shelling out nearly a grand for something I might not like.

You do have to put some work into it, as I said, chopping wood, and storing it, as well as cleaning it.

 

[welsh dragon]

I meant the doors round the house, does the heat waft its way round?

Yes. The heat goes all over the house. A wood burning stove generates a hell of a lot of heat

 

[Cuchilo]

I've got a chimney with a gas fire/back boiler that's not being used, I'm tempted to replace that.

I just don't fancy shelling out nearly a grand for something I might not like.

I wish I still had a back boiler , free hot water from the fire ! Someone ripped it out before I got here
I love my open fire although that takes cleaning also . I fitted it myself so the only cost was the cast iron fire surround .

 

[stephec]

That one that Dan bo mentioned earlier looks ok, these aren't too expensive -https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/search/filter/cast-iron-wood-burning-stoves-2/type/any/module/shopcategory/page/1

 

[welsh dragon]

To be fair, you can also just buy a pick-up load of wood already chopped and dried.

That's true, but its more expensive, but if he is only going to use it now and again, then that would be the way to go.

 

[JtB]

Here's mine a couple of days ago.

Burning a Copper Beech we had cut down about a year ago.