We have our hot water and central heating supplied by an Ideal Logic combi 35, however our rear kitchen is currently heated by a wood-burning stove.
The house is part of a terrace with the rear south-facing, getting no sun at all and with a solid floor is always cold.
I am considering replacing the woodstove with a multi-fuel Rayburn or similar.
We have always had Agas, Rayburn or similar stoves so are well versed in the pro's and cons.
Whilst it is possible to find Rayburns etc 'cooker only' the vast majority of the non-central heating models incorporates a boiler for hot water only.
Hence my question. Is it possible to add a hot water tank with the necessary coils inside to facilitate an added heat source to the hot water supply only?
I guess anyone wishing to add-in solar hot water must face the same issues.
We know an alternative to multi-fuel would be the electric versions or the Everhot range, but after having first hand experience of living with these types of heater/cooker know the cost of the gas/electric/oil & solid/multi-fuel/wood & one advantage of the multi/wood stove, living in a country town, is we shall always have a warm room in the house no matter what the energy companies do.
The house is part of a terrace with the rear south-facing, getting no sun at all and with a solid floor is always cold.
I am considering replacing the woodstove with a multi-fuel Rayburn or similar.
We have always had Agas, Rayburn or similar stoves so are well versed in the pro's and cons.
Whilst it is possible to find Rayburns etc 'cooker only' the vast majority of the non-central heating models incorporates a boiler for hot water only.
Hence my question. Is it possible to add a hot water tank with the necessary coils inside to facilitate an added heat source to the hot water supply only?
I guess anyone wishing to add-in solar hot water must face the same issues.
We know an alternative to multi-fuel would be the electric versions or the Everhot range, but after having first hand experience of living with these types of heater/cooker know the cost of the gas/electric/oil & solid/multi-fuel/wood & one advantage of the multi/wood stove, living in a country town, is we shall always have a warm room in the house no matter what the energy companies do.