Woodstove, I want BIG, installer says I'll melt, thoughts?
Discussion
KemP said:
And? I take the lack of update means meltdown has occurred.
True story: I once knew someone who lived in an old thatched cottage. A mutual friend tried to ring him but the line was permanaently enagaged. I joked that his house had burned down and the phone wires were melted together.On the local TV news that night was a feature about an old thatched cottage burnt to the ground. It was his - I'd been right!
rovermorris999 said:
cheddar said:
Install finished yesterday.
Need council permit Before lighting.
A council permit? I thought this country was bad enough.Need council permit Before lighting.
Clean air approval(!?)
Correct installation.
Minimal clearances to combustible materials
£250 please.
Oh, and, "We can't give you a time when we'll come, just a date".
Asterix said:
....and some new gear for watching telly....
cheddar said:
10 minute check for:
Clean air approval(!?)
Correct installation.
Minimal clearances to combustible materials
£250 please.
Oh, and, "We can't give you a time when we'll come, just a date".
Sorry to hear that NZ is going the same way as us. Nowhere else to emigrate to now!Clean air approval(!?)
Correct installation.
Minimal clearances to combustible materials
£250 please.
Oh, and, "We can't give you a time when we'll come, just a date".
Ok it's done and the naysayers are gonna love this.
It was a warm day today so I wanted to light the stove and burn off all the stinky coatings with the doors and windows wide open.
I only used pine, no hot burning hardwood but the stove was set to maximum.
I started out with 26 degree living room temp:
Ignition:
12 minutes later, crikey!:
Stove top temp 17 minutes after lighting, 384 centigrade:
40 minutes after lighting it the living room is 36.6 degrees:
I turned it right down after the stinky coatings had burnt off and went outside to cool down, 2 hours later it's still mid thirties indoors.
It was a warm day today so I wanted to light the stove and burn off all the stinky coatings with the doors and windows wide open.
I only used pine, no hot burning hardwood but the stove was set to maximum.
I started out with 26 degree living room temp:
Ignition:
12 minutes later, crikey!:
Stove top temp 17 minutes after lighting, 384 centigrade:
40 minutes after lighting it the living room is 36.6 degrees:
I turned it right down after the stinky coatings had burnt off and went outside to cool down, 2 hours later it's still mid thirties indoors.
cheddar said:
I turned it right down after the stinky coatings had burnt off and went outside to cool down, 2 hours later it's still mid thirties indoors.
And you've had the windows open.Remember that over hours it will radiate heat continuously and the effect will be cumulative. You can look forward to temperatures well in excess of those so far recorded I suspect.
Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff