installing a multifuel central heating system
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 3:03 pm
throuout this post i will be asking for advice on installing a mulifule boiler stove,and posting links to pictures of the work as it progress's
the house(bungalow) we have bought is about 20years old and off grid (which we hope to have connected to the grid within the next 2 years),it does however have mains water but thats all.
i will be installing a mulifuel boiler stove eventualy but for now ill be installing a cheap n nasty stove that will keep us warm whilst we are doing work on the house,
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/jxz04hffd/100_2798.jpg]
WHY INSTALL ONE STOVE JUST TO REPLACE IT WITH ONOTHER I HEAR YOU ASK
well the answer is quite simple,the property keeps getting unwanted visitors that nick anything and everthing of value.fortunatly they have not broken into the house yet but why tempt fate by advertising £££££ worth of free stove thats just ripe for the nicking.in an attempt to save the house from damage we have installed upvc Composite Doors and security grills on all the windows.
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/df1kdtduh/2nd_bedroom.jpg]
and leave the curtains open so they can see theres nothing worth breaking in for.
the stove that will be installed now has removable doors and top that will be taken home with us leaving only a fivers worth of scrap if they should look throu the windows and decide they wanted it anyway,
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/jxz04hffd/100_2798.jpg]
once the house is up and running this stove will be removed from the house and will be installed in the office area/room.
at the moment i need advice as to weather i need to install a flue liner or not,from what i can make out/see there is nothing wrong with the chimney as it is,althou fire place opening is only 20"(h) x 20"(w) x 6.5"/7" (d)-(from the plaster not the the brickwork,inc brick about 11") making it very small for the room size
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/iuaaes5eh/fire ... x_20in.jpg]
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/uko7w5y6x/insi ... himney.jpg]
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/l1ej2paop/roun ... himney.jpg]
but i will be opening the fire place up making the entrance higher and wider and building what i call a chimney breast,to accomadate the boiler pipes that will be fed into the boiler cupboard
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/ffs3yn9zt/100_1724.jpg]
throu the loft.eventually looking something like this
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/rj20zyaft/boil ... um_fed.jpg]
im not sure how wide the round flue pipe is but id say probably 8" min but it does have a bend about half way down
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/vx5wy1vmh/9ft_ ... y_bend.jpg]
meaning inserting a 6" steel liner could be a problem or tricky to say the least.
the house(bungalow) we have bought is about 20years old and off grid (which we hope to have connected to the grid within the next 2 years),it does however have mains water but thats all.
i will be installing a mulifuel boiler stove eventualy but for now ill be installing a cheap n nasty stove that will keep us warm whilst we are doing work on the house,
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/jxz04hffd/100_2798.jpg]
WHY INSTALL ONE STOVE JUST TO REPLACE IT WITH ONOTHER I HEAR YOU ASK
well the answer is quite simple,the property keeps getting unwanted visitors that nick anything and everthing of value.fortunatly they have not broken into the house yet but why tempt fate by advertising £££££ worth of free stove thats just ripe for the nicking.in an attempt to save the house from damage we have installed upvc Composite Doors and security grills on all the windows.
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/df1kdtduh/2nd_bedroom.jpg]
and leave the curtains open so they can see theres nothing worth breaking in for.
the stove that will be installed now has removable doors and top that will be taken home with us leaving only a fivers worth of scrap if they should look throu the windows and decide they wanted it anyway,
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/jxz04hffd/100_2798.jpg]
once the house is up and running this stove will be removed from the house and will be installed in the office area/room.
at the moment i need advice as to weather i need to install a flue liner or not,from what i can make out/see there is nothing wrong with the chimney as it is,althou fire place opening is only 20"(h) x 20"(w) x 6.5"/7" (d)-(from the plaster not the the brickwork,inc brick about 11") making it very small for the room size
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/iuaaes5eh/fire ... x_20in.jpg]
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/uko7w5y6x/insi ... himney.jpg]
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/l1ej2paop/roun ... himney.jpg]
but i will be opening the fire place up making the entrance higher and wider and building what i call a chimney breast,to accomadate the boiler pipes that will be fed into the boiler cupboard
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/ffs3yn9zt/100_1724.jpg]
throu the loft.eventually looking something like this
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/rj20zyaft/boil ... um_fed.jpg]
im not sure how wide the round flue pipe is but id say probably 8" min but it does have a bend about half way down
[img=http://s20.postimage.org/vx5wy1vmh/9ft_ ... y_bend.jpg]
meaning inserting a 6" steel liner could be a problem or tricky to say the least.