woodstove with boiler along with combi boiler

[moss99]

Hi all ,
I will be having an extension to my cottage starting in the next 2 months , I am trying to decide on the heating system . I was thinking of having an esse woodburning stove with a back boiler for winter alongside a combi boiler (oil) .
So the esse would top up the same central heating system when it is running ,,
Or would there be a better way of doing things ..

 

[Corgigrouch]

You can't connect the appliance that you have selected to a sealed system.....You'd be best advised to have a conventional heat only oil boiler and stove connected to an open vented cylinder or thermal store...

 

[moss99]

ah . so the oil boiler and the esse would both feed a water tank which would be heated at all times ? .
Just thinking that would be a bit wasteful in the summmer when the central heating would not be running ..
sorry , i dont know much about heating , i currently have a very very VERY !! inefficient old oil fired rayburn . for winter use only, and an electric shower..

 

[Norcon]

If you want to make use off the full potential of the stove then storage is the best option.

 

[moss99]

I think anything is going to be better than what i have at the moment ,, costing me £35 a week in oil !!

 

[middlesbrough]

Checkout Brosely everlution 26 youl see a video on youtube also .

You can connect these to a sealed system there also mcs approved and rhi can be claimed when installed by mcs engineer .

 

[Norcon]

I changed from oil to MF boiler stove. £200 quid has taken me through the winter.

You should consider a multifuel stove then your not tied to sticks which can have dubious outputs.

When you have a cylinder solar is possible also. That leaves you completely free from the ball and chain of fossil fuel dependence!

 

[moss99]

The esse i am looking at is the iron heart , this is a multifuel and can be used for cooking ,which is what i wanted .
It also has the option of a boiler to get the maximum out of it , i also have a endless supply of free wood ..

 

[Norcon]

From their specifications it says not suitable for coal!

 

[moss99]

http://www.esse.com/range-cookers/ironheart/

What do they mean by "multi-fuel capability" ?

 

[Corgigrouch]

Hmmm, I'm liking that Ironheart....I suspect that the firebed can be adjusted with a couple of metal wedges to allow the burning of mineral fuel, that's how they do it on their other stoves but if you have a free supply of lovely logs then party on dude..

 

[Corgigrouch]

From their specifications it says not suitable for coal!

Not many stoves are suitable for coal..... Smokeless fuel, yes but not coal

 

[Norcon]

Google wrote....

A multi-fuel stove can burn wood as well as solid fuels such as coal, however you cannot burn coal on a dedicated wood burning stove.

Wood burns best on a bed of ash and burns from the top downwards, because of this dedicated wood burning stoves do not require (although some have) a grate or firebars which allow for air to reach the fuel from the underside.
Grates can be of the fixed or riddling variety, fixed (as the name suggests) are immovable. Riddling (movable) grates or firebars allow for the fuel to be ‘riddled’ which is the term used for the removal of ash from the combustion chamber, this also serves to ‘stoke’ the fire. Most stoves with a riddling facility allow this happen without having to open the stove doors.
Coal burns best with combustion air fed from both the bottom and the top of the fuel, for this reason coal burning stoves or multi fuel stoves are equipped with grates or firebars. Another feature of a multi fuel stove is an ashpan.
The ashpan is the metal pan that sits in the bottom of the stove collecting the ash that falls through the grate, by riddling the stove you cause ash to fall through the firebars/grate into the ashpan. This allows for relatively clean removal of ash from the stove. It is important that you do not allow large amounts of ash to collect in the pan before emptying; ash has pretty good insulating (reflective) properties and doing this can cause extremely high temperatures directly under the grate which can lead to warped, cracked or even completely burnt out fire grates and bars.
Generally multifuel stoves cost between 5-15% more than there wood burning equivalents (where a manufacturer offers both options for a model of stove) but the extra cost is usually worth it as it gives the owner the flexibility of choice of different fuels and the practicality of an ashpan for easy cleaning.
If you live in a smoke control area choosing a multifuel stove (that can burn approved smokeless fuels) as opposed to a DEFRA approved wood burner means that the range of stoves that you can look at is not reduced.

 

[Norcon]

From their specifications it says not suitable for coal!

Not many stoves are suitable for coal..... Smokeless fuel, yes but not coal

My Stanley burns coal like a steam train. And heats more rads than their specs says it can. Very happy with it I have to say.

 

[Norcon]

Norcon, I couldn't give a flying f**k what google has to say...If this is where you get your information then it explains a lot of the drivel that you post

Your the one posting the drivel here buddy.

RTFM

http://www.waterfordstanley.com/media/214880/tara sf manual.pdf