Woodstove, I want BIG, installer says I'll melt, thoughts?
Discussion
Simpo Two said:
softtop said:
when I see a black sheep in a field, does it mean it has been used for cleaning purposes? Or this only happens in the Southern hemisphere?
Black sheep are scarce because not many people have flues big enough to stuff them down.Shaolin said:
If it's autumn the OP should be able to get some good deals on garden furniture, useful when they are sitting outside the open windows keeping warm through the winter months.
On the subject of which (seriously) I reckon any wooden furniture in the same room as the stove will become loose at the joints. Even an Aga in a kitchen will do that, let alone something hotter than the sun.
It was a tad chilly yesterday so I fired it up again, popped 2 small willow logs on thinking that I'd create a little background heat but even those little logs heated the stove up to 200c in fairly short order.
It seems to radiate so much heat, I didn't put anymore wood on and it was on its lowest setting but four hours later the room was still warm. Ironically, given the size of the thing, fuel use seems very low.
Lots to learn and balancing quick heat up against comfortable rather than furious temperatures looks like being the main challenge. It's a bit like a 500hp car wearing skinny tyres, you want to accelerate quickly but not let it get all out of hand. Fully loaded, turned up to max and using well seasoned hardwood the output must be incredible - I've got some lovely big oak logs from the storm blown trees, I'll try them one day.
I can't wait for some really cold weather.
It seems to radiate so much heat, I didn't put anymore wood on and it was on its lowest setting but four hours later the room was still warm. Ironically, given the size of the thing, fuel use seems very low.
Lots to learn and balancing quick heat up against comfortable rather than furious temperatures looks like being the main challenge. It's a bit like a 500hp car wearing skinny tyres, you want to accelerate quickly but not let it get all out of hand. Fully loaded, turned up to max and using well seasoned hardwood the output must be incredible - I've got some lovely big oak logs from the storm blown trees, I'll try them one day.
I can't wait for some really cold weather.
wolfracesonic said:
Shaolin said:
If it's autumn the OP should be able to get some good deals on garden furniture, useful when they are sitting outside the open windows keeping warm through the winter months.
Yes! He can chop that up and burn it when 
Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff