Hi all,
I have bought a house that I am currently in the process off renovating. There is currently no fire place or boiler in the house. I was thinking of putting a combi-boiler in for the heating for the hot water taps and radiators. I was also thinking of putting a multi-fuel stove in the living room.
My question is if I got a stove with a back boiler that connected up to the return of the radiator system to utilise the heat created by the stove and reduce the load on the boiler, thus reducing my gas consumption.
Is this possible as I have looked and I can’t seem to find an answer? The only reasons I can see why it would not be possible is if the water is not pumped through the radiators with the fire lit the water may boil in the back boiler, or the water temperature is not regulated by the boiler so the water would become too hot for the system, and possibly increases to a dangerously high pressure.
Any advice or explanations would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Ian
I have bought a house that I am currently in the process off renovating. There is currently no fire place or boiler in the house. I was thinking of putting a combi-boiler in for the heating for the hot water taps and radiators. I was also thinking of putting a multi-fuel stove in the living room.
My question is if I got a stove with a back boiler that connected up to the return of the radiator system to utilise the heat created by the stove and reduce the load on the boiler, thus reducing my gas consumption.
Is this possible as I have looked and I can’t seem to find an answer? The only reasons I can see why it would not be possible is if the water is not pumped through the radiators with the fire lit the water may boil in the back boiler, or the water temperature is not regulated by the boiler so the water would become too hot for the system, and possibly increases to a dangerously high pressure.
Any advice or explanations would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Ian