Rayburn - I would love this!

[PurpleDragon]

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I would love this, but it is at the other end of the country and I dont have anywhere to put it anyway

[Andy Hamilton]

Still on a 1p bid too now that is a bargain.

[baldowrie]

cough I have the up to date programmable version, came with the house and what sold the house to me.

Just word of warning the OF22 drinks oil so I am was informed when I bought one (long story, never got fitted and was buried ). It was recommend if you get an OF22 to remove one of the burners or replace both burners with with one larger burner.

[Shirley]

Good advice!! We had a solid fuel rayburn when we were renting a house in Kildrummy a good few years back.. it was brilliant.. and kept us going through many a powercut... one memorable time when everywhere was without power and friends came round for food and a warm... that was a fun evening... ahhh memories are great aren't they!

[Martin]

they often go for lots of money! - it'd be worth your while hiring a van, and driving the length of the country for if you can get it for peanuts!
I'm prejudiced - it's virtually identical to ours, and can confirm that they are the dog's danglies!

[PurpleDragon]

My DH would kill me if I asked him to go pick that up. Practically every weekend he's off collecting something for me from somewhere or other.

Then I would have to have it fitted in a house that has no chimneys.

We used to have one whe nI was a kid, and it was great. We used to burn shoes on it. Even now, when we have hoes that are done, I resent putting them in the bin

[shiney]

They are the best things PurpleD, my mum had one on her narrowboat.

Have you thought of blagging one off freecycle? You never know! My mum got one that was being thrown out of an old farmhouse and they just wanted rid of it.

They kept the boat snug and toastie, made the best roast dinners ever and of course you can dry yer socks and smalls on them!

[Martin]

the ecstasy of "'ot socks!"

[PurpleDragon]

Unfortunately, my house is only 15 years old, and the folk who built it wanted it all modern. There are no chimneys, and no place to put one either without major reconstruction that is byond budget. Maybe one day

[2steps]

wow and what a bargain. million miles from me too we have a range type cooker, bought it earlier this year and it's fantastic!

[Stonehead]

Rayburns get more expensive the further south you go, and cheaper the further north and west you go. We've missed a few "free for uplift" ones in Sutherland as we couldn't get there in time, while we've seen daft money paid for ones in Kent and Sussex.

Glossy, bright coloured enamel ones go for the most. The horrible cream and brown colour combo goes for the least (but I'd have one).

Gas Rayburns are expensive to buy and run, oil are okay and solid fuel, especially older ones, are cheap.

The smart buy is a solid-fuel older model with CH and rads converted to oil, with a wick. It works with the power out and when the oil runs out, you can convert it back to solid fuel.

[PurpleDragon]

Actually I wish I'd never seen it because I have been thinking ever since of how to collect it and install it, and i know that I actually shouldnt

[baldowrie]

They have magical mystery pull. Once you start thinking about one you want one!

[red]

Glossy, bright coloured enamel ones go for the most. The horrible cream and brown colour combo goes for the least (but I'd have one).

Gas Rayburns are expensive to buy and run, oil are okay and solid fuel, especially older ones, are cheap.

The smart buy is a solid-fuel older model with CH and rads converted to oil, with a wick. It works with the power out and when the oil runs out, you can convert it back to solid fuel.

hmpf! I have a horrid brown one thanks!

if colour is important you can get them re enamelled. I would had thought oil would be pricey


years ago, I had a solid fuel one and it cost a fortune to run - and was a right sod to light. which added tot ht costing a fortune thing.. cos you did anything to keep it going - usually filling in up at night and before going to work etc etc.

[Stonehead]

hmpf! I have a horrid brown one thanks!

At least you have one!

if colour is important you can get them re enamelled.

If cream and brown is cheaper for me to buy because everyone else wants green, red or blue, then yes, colour is important.

I would had thought oil would be pricey

We've been trying to find one we can afford for a couple of years and have read a lot of ads and looked at a lot.

People like the convenience of gas and will pay more for a gas Rayburn. But, unless you're on mains gas then you pay a lot for gas.

Oil Rayburns are always available so it should be possible to find one for reasonable money. Our problem is we want a working one for our limited means and, while they're out there, there are other people looking.

The modern oil Rayburns are more fuel efficient, but they need electricity to run. Older wick ones run without electricity and, if they're hooked up to non-pumped central heating, you can stay warm too.

Solid fuel ones tend to be the cheapest to buy, but I suspect they'll start rising in price soon.

years ago, I had a solid fuel one and it cost a fortune to run - and was a right sod to light. which added tot ht costing a fortune thing.. cos you did anything to keep it going - usually filling in up at night and before going to work etc etc.

For every good experience, there's a bad one and vice versa! An aunt and uncle of mine had a solid-fuel Rayburn in their kitchen back in Oz, and it never went out from first frost to last.