Wood burners

derfel · Post: # 38422Post **derfel** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:47 am

Hi all, I am looking for a cheap but reliable wood burner, any ideas? also, can I use one without a chimney in the house?

derfel

red · Post: # 38448Post **red** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:22 pm

without a chimney you would have to put some sort of flue in. dunno if you would need planning permission for that.

look for a second hand one. also there are cheaper outlets if you are willing to put it in yourself. depends where in the world you are.
here in the westcountry (uk)

mole valley farmers are one of the cheapest around for off the shelf at around 300 quid for a small one.

derfel · Post: # 38498Post **derfel** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:35 pm

Thanks Red, i'm in glorious Yorkshire, I will try second hand, reclamation yards

derfel

red · Post: # 38508Post **red** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:54 pm

check out the free adds and ebay too.

Andy Hamilton · Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:55 pm

can't help you with wood burners I am afraid but welcome to the forum.

Tigerhair · Post: # 38624Post **Tigerhair** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:45 pm

Yep, you'll need a flue - but woodburners are incredibly efficient ways of burning fuel - a lot of heat from a small amout of wood and can be kept going all night. Welcome!

Wombat · Post: # 38649Post **Wombat** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:29 am

Depends on how much you enjoy being smoked!

Welcome to the site!

Nev

lindysman · Post: # 38669Post **lindysman** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:40 am

Hi
Here in France, they are quite common.
One of the best ways is to ask a chimney sweep if he knows of one for sale. They should be installed using a flue ( used as a liner in an original chimney breast).
Check also what kind of logs you're going to use, some spit and don't burn at all well - year old dry oak is best.

red · Post: # 38725Post **red** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:04 pm

lindysman wrote:Check also what kind of logs you're going to use, some spit and don't burn at all well - year old dry oak is best.

we have burned any old wood on our old woodburner and the chimney sweep said we were doing fine

Thats the joy of a woodburner.. you can burn spitting wood etc. I would avoid wet wood, as that tends to tar your chimney or flue up. we have burned pallets, fencing post ends, scrap wood of all sorts. its great

dang i want my woodburner installed in my new house