Woodburning Stove
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We have a Stovax Stockton 6 , which we've had since 2011 much better than an open fire. Generates a fair amount of heat, we have to keep the lounge door open instead of shut, it lets the head spread around the house.
The only bits I've replaced are the gass and the clean burn chamber, parts are easily sourced direct from Stovax.
The only bits I've replaced are the gass and the clean burn chamber, parts are easily sourced direct from Stovax.
ian2144 said:
We have a Stovax Stockton 6 , which we've had since 2011 much better than an open fire. Generates a fair amount of heat, we have to keep the lounge door open instead of shut, it lets the head spread around the house.
The only bits I've replaced are the gass and the clean burn chamber, parts are easily sourced direct from Stovax.
Thanks Ian, just the kind of info I'm looking for. Do you mind sharing where you bought it and who fitted it?The only bits I've replaced are the gass and the clean burn chamber, parts are easily sourced direct from Stovax.
Cheers,
C
http://www.gibsonandgooldayr.co.uk/
Parents used them in the 70s, I used them a few years ago. Family owned and best tradesmen I have had in the house.
Owned by a fellow PHer.
Parents used them in the 70s, I used them a few years ago. Family owned and best tradesmen I have had in the house.
Owned by a fellow PHer.
I've used Colin for some repairs to my Burley stove. It was installed prior to my purchase of the house but service was very good.
http://www.stovedoctorscotland.com/
http://www.stovedoctorscotland.com/
cat220 said:
ian2144 said:
We have a Stovax Stockton 6 , which we've had since 2011 much better than an open fire. Generates a fair amount of heat, we have to keep the lounge door open instead of shut, it lets the head spread around the house.
The only bits I've replaced are the gass and the clean burn chamber, parts are easily sourced direct from Stovax.
Thanks Ian, just the kind of info I'm looking for. Do you mind sharing where you bought it and who fitted it?The only bits I've replaced are the gass and the clean burn chamber, parts are easily sourced direct from Stovax.
Cheers,
C
We have a Woodwarm stove which are superb, expensive but brilliant quality http://www.woodwarmstoves.co.uk
There's a dealer in Edinburgh
There's a dealer in Edinburgh
sanjoyp said:
http://www.gibsonandgooldayr.co.uk/
Parents used them in the 70s, I used them a few years ago. Family owned and best tradesmen I have had in the house.
Owned by a fellow PHer.
I also used them a couple of years ago based on a recommendation through some car related thingy.Parents used them in the 70s, I used them a few years ago. Family owned and best tradesmen I have had in the house.
Owned by a fellow PHer.
All good and would happily re-recommend.
We have a Heta Inspire 45, delighted to recommend.
From our initial research the one pointer I'd give is to consider your usage habits to decide what material burner to go for. Steel examples heat quicker, but likewise cool quicker, whilst Cast Iron takes longer to warm, but stays hot longer.
From our initial research the one pointer I'd give is to consider your usage habits to decide what material burner to go for. Steel examples heat quicker, but likewise cool quicker, whilst Cast Iron takes longer to warm, but stays hot longer.
pattyg said:
My parents had one of these in the '80s. It needed a forest to keep it going in wood. It didn't half heat a room though.
I buy my wood direct from the Forestry commission and have it delivered. Minimum amount is 7 ton....... our last load was 21ton in 2014 need to order another load. It's great if you have the space to keep it. Chainsaw and log splitter will be getting warmed up shortly .Had one for years, 8kw one from these guys..
http://www.woodburningstoveslimited.com/
It'll burn though a bag of logs in a day easily, so I changed to anthracite nuggets at £14 per 25kg bag. No smoke, no soot, easily managed, great heat output (windows open in winter!) and running it 24/7 between Sept and April, I use about £30 worth of nuggets per month. They even give a lovely orangey glow when I let some air in. Night time I just close the vents and let it smoulder. Checked for carbon monoxide too and its about 2ppm when the vent is closed, so nice and safe too (my original fireplace is open to draw any C0 up there).
One scuttle full, will last me easily two days. All I do is throw in some more nuggets, and empty the ash pan every couple of days.
Mine sits outside of a normal hearth with a short pipe going up the lum, this means its about 90% efficient as the box radiates heat into the room, not up a chimney. Also means I can boil a kettle on it if I wish or heat some chestnuts.
Forget wood, its nice and romantic, but it burns very fast and creates a lot of soot and resin in the chimney. My chimney is very clean, I stick the brush all the way up every two years, but only get back a about a bag full of soot.
..also, ..buy an ash vacuum for good housekeeping.
http://www.woodburningstoveslimited.com/
It'll burn though a bag of logs in a day easily, so I changed to anthracite nuggets at £14 per 25kg bag. No smoke, no soot, easily managed, great heat output (windows open in winter!) and running it 24/7 between Sept and April, I use about £30 worth of nuggets per month. They even give a lovely orangey glow when I let some air in. Night time I just close the vents and let it smoulder. Checked for carbon monoxide too and its about 2ppm when the vent is closed, so nice and safe too (my original fireplace is open to draw any C0 up there).
One scuttle full, will last me easily two days. All I do is throw in some more nuggets, and empty the ash pan every couple of days.
Mine sits outside of a normal hearth with a short pipe going up the lum, this means its about 90% efficient as the box radiates heat into the room, not up a chimney. Also means I can boil a kettle on it if I wish or heat some chestnuts.
Forget wood, its nice and romantic, but it burns very fast and creates a lot of soot and resin in the chimney. My chimney is very clean, I stick the brush all the way up every two years, but only get back a about a bag full of soot.
..also, ..buy an ash vacuum for good housekeeping.
Edited by exitwound on Tuesday 8th November 16:22
We used Scottish Stove Centre (Croftamie) to supply and install our Charnwood C- Five. (5kw). Very expensive and did a reasonable installation job and the stove works fine. We called them back to fix the roof tiles which weren't replaced properly. We love the stove in the large room where it's used. If you get decent wood like beech and oak then the logs last a long time.
I'm a cheapskate when it comes to wood so I'm always on the look out for cheap wood. I built 2 log stores about 4m square in total volume. The larger of the 2 takes about 1.8m square of logs and that lasted from November to March last year.
Duck
http://scottishstovecentre.co.uk
I'm a cheapskate when it comes to wood so I'm always on the look out for cheap wood. I built 2 log stores about 4m square in total volume. The larger of the 2 takes about 1.8m square of logs and that lasted from November to March last year.
Duck
http://scottishstovecentre.co.uk
I have a multi fuel storax burner which has been great. I start of the season with wood that I have collected during the summer months then when it's finished I go on to "ovals" which is a coal, almost like coal dust pressed into an oval shape. Far greater heat output than the wood and I load lasts a good 3-4 hours where as with wood I was filling it up every 20 mins.
Admittedly the wood I use is normally softwood like floor joists etc which burn through quickly . For best results oak or cedar wood is the way to go but if you don't have access to it it can get expensive and a good axe is a must. As someone mentioned the wood is nice and romantic but takes a lot more effort than the ovals.
The heat output is way better than an open fire and I wouldn't be without it now but I would get a multi fuel burner rather than a wood burner.
Admittedly the wood I use is normally softwood like floor joists etc which burn through quickly . For best results oak or cedar wood is the way to go but if you don't have access to it it can get expensive and a good axe is a must. As someone mentioned the wood is nice and romantic but takes a lot more effort than the ovals.
The heat output is way better than an open fire and I wouldn't be without it now but I would get a multi fuel burner rather than a wood burner.
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