DIY wood stove costs £4000 !

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This is from the HVP magazine and shows what can happen when a DIY installation does not obtains the relevant approvals !


DIYer gets pocket burned

A homeowner has been fined thousands of pounds after illegally installing a woodburning stove.

Paul Taylor pleaded guilty to breaching building regulations relating to the installation. He admitted he was not registered with HETAS (Heating Equipment Testing & Approval Scheme) and that he had not applied to Charnwood Borough Council for a Building Notice for the work.

The flue was fitted incorrectly and was in direct contact with timber and plastic in the eaves of the property, a bungalow.

Taylor was ordered by Loughborough Magistrates Court to pay £4,323 in fines and costs.

HETAS chief executive Bruce Allen said: “This case highlights the potential dangers of DIY installation. Thankfully, no-one was injured on this occasion.”
 
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Forgive my ignorance here, but I'm planninning to instal a wood burner in my house. 5" appropriate liner, terminal, aealing plate, vermiculite etc.

Can I do it or do I need HETAS approval? It is an existing brick chimeny, which will be swept beforehand. Alos the stove complies with the air regulations for my area.

Am I about to become a cowboy fitter? :confused:
 
woddya mean "about to"
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What about all those homeless blokes you see in Manhatten on TV standing round an old oil drum rubbing their hands together over a fire.....?
 
You can do it yourself, you don't HAVE to use a HETAS installer. I just did one, but you DO need to notify building control, meet the regs (download off the web) and do things like fix a identity plate. I used a hanging cowl to avoid removing the chimmney pot. It's not a hard job if your stack is reasonably straight.


I used a 6" double skin liner 916 grade for smokless fuel. I didn't use backfill, its not necessary if the chimmney if fully within the building (I want that heat coming out the sides not going up the flue!) Paid £170 for 7m for pipe, the cowl and the guiding cone.


5" is a bit small though, regs indicate 6" for all but the smallest stoves....
 
Tony, I very much doubt if Brent, our local authority BC would have any time, effort or interest in enforcing such matters!
 
I cannot find any reference to wood stoves and Brent Council which is just as well in relation to some plans I have.

But in Crest Road they have errected five bollards just in front of a front garden JUST to stop the owner driving across the pavement to park on his own frontage!

Tony
 
Probably cost them more than the £1000 they charge to fit a crossover for a drop kerb...
 
Tibbot said:
andyinthepeaks said:
Why not. My liner is rated for smokeless, wood, gas, oil, coke, peat.
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Price mentioned seems to be too cheap for 1mm gauge thickness, which I understood to be recommended for wood.
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You can look at the guide on the HETAS website; it lists the approved liners and appliances and their applications. Liners aren't regarded as a permanent solution. Burning unseasoned wood will cause premature failure. The manufacturers can find out if you've used non-approved fuels by taking samples of deposits from the flue liner.
 
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