Wood burning stove experiences please

[Spiderweb]

[QUOTE 4837784, member: 45"]Thanks. Anything you don't like about it?[/QUOTE]
Absolutely nothing, it has been excellent.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Morsø Squirrel with ribbed sides at Chez HC. Fitted myself which made the bill MUCH cheaper.

 

[Drago]

Got a big one in the front room. I don't know the output, but somewhere in then order of 5kW I think. Heats the whole house for free. Chucks out far more heat than the conventional fire at my other gaff.

Have a small workshop wood burner in the summer house. Its a bit small really. It works just fine, chucks out plenty of heat, but needs regular stoking and refilling so is a bit fiddly. Still, does the job and looks inviting.

You'll become a free fuel fiend, the more cyanide laden the better.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

[QUOTE 4837929, member: 45"]Whadya think of it? Good and bad?[/QUOTE]

Nowt bad. Made from recycled lampposts and bicycles. Powerful draw, accurate double combustion, easy to clean, all parts replaceable, clean ash tray. No TV in our house. This beats it hands down. You can upgrade it to fit a water heater too. We don't have the heating on downstairs unless about 10 Celsius negative.

 

[ayceejay]

Most of the stoves shown so far have windows so that you can see the flame which gives a very cosy feel but are not the most efficient The most efficient one I ever had was a Danish Lange stove that would combust really really slowly and when the two breather were turned right down it would stay in all night.

 

[TVC]

My neighbour has a wood burning stove. Sometimes I get to sleep in a bedroom that stinks of woodsmoke. You might guess but I think they are just an anti-social polutant.

 

[summerdays]

My neighbour has a wood burning stove. Sometimes I get to sleep in a bedroom that stinks of woodsmoke. You might guess but I think they are just an anti-social polutant.

That sounds as though he should have had the chimney lined when he had it put in, if the smoke is coming in.

Ours doesn't smell of smoke really unless we leave the door open, which I sometimes do at the end of the evening just to hear and sense the fire...

 

[fossyant]

My neighbour has a wood burning stove. Sometimes I get to sleep in a bedroom that stinks of woodsmoke. You might guess but I think they are just an anti-social polutant.

I'd have a word, as his chimney is probably old/illegal now. If you can smell it, then you could have co2 coming in as well.

 

[Julia9054]

Love mine. Had a lovely old fashioned one in my old house which got used all the time (because the house was draughty and freezing!)
When I downsized to my small modern house, I had a company come and fit a lovely modern one. It went from picture 1 to picture 2 (minus the decorating!) in less than a day. Approx £1800 which included stove, hearth, fitting and plastering and the chimney lining

 

[fossyant]

My mate at work throws all sorts on his,but he isn't in in a clean air area. Well jeal..

We do have a chimnea though...

 

[glasgowcyclist]

We have a Charnwood C4 which, although is a multi-fuel stove, we use only with wood. Excellent heat output, so much so that we hardly bother with the GCH. It was about £800 plus about £600 fitting the liner and some chimney work ( two storey house).

 

[Ian H]

[QUOTE 4838172, member: 45"]Thanks. Which Aarow model is it?[/QUOTE]
It's this one, I think: Link Though the plate on the side says "Ecob5plus-G"A fuel type: wood", and the webpage says multifuel.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Highly recommend Rais as a brand - we have a Q-Bic insert which is excellent. Our friends, on our recommendation bought a Q-Tee. It's a little bit over your budget, but a lovely thing indeed.

https://www.bonkandco.com/product/rais-q-tee/

 

[Profpointy]

My neighbour has a wood burning stove. Sometimes I get to sleep in a bedroom that stinks of woodsmoke. You might guess but I think they are just an anti-social polutant.

Cripes that really should not be happening. If smoke is coming that is potentially lethal as CO poisoning is insidious. I'd do some serious checking of the gaps in the chimney maybe under the floorboards and buy a CO detector. People have died from this kind of thing. It wants sorting PDQ

 

[Drago]

Cheeky sod, enjoying the aroma for free!