Heat - how to move it?
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My bungalow has a stand alone wood burning stove in the lounge which is great, if anything it gets too hot and sends you to sleep. The lounge is at the end of the building which in floor plan is a long rectangle.
Problem is the other rooms, how to get the heat into them . Any ideas gratefully received.
67
Problem is the other rooms, how to get the heat into them . Any ideas gratefully received.
67
You could have the old type central heating system. Basically comprises of a hot water tank behind the fire or heated by the stove, the water then is pumped, or travels around the house to radiators positioned in other rooms by convection. Means you can have the doors shut rather than having to have a passage for air to flow.
Slightly cheaper here : https://vault1.secured-url.com/chimney/acatalog/In...
Make sure that you have enough space on top of your stove / woodburner to place it on top of your unit.
They originally came from narrowboats.
There also seems to be this, as an alternative.. http://www.gyroscope.com/d.asp?product=VULCANSTOVE...
Make sure that you have enough space on top of your stove / woodburner to place it on top of your unit.
They originally came from narrowboats.
There also seems to be this, as an alternative.. http://www.gyroscope.com/d.asp?product=VULCANSTOVE...
I just checked this out, the www.stovedepot.co.uk price is slightly more ,they have physical stock and they offer next day Fedex insured delivery , they offer a slower delivery like the other seller which makes them cheaper.
i would always pay the extra £1 or so to get guaranteed insured delivery as if it goes missing in the post you might end up with no fan until next summer and nothing but hassle. this happened to me last year, to save a pound cost me about 10 hours of expensive wasted time dealing with the post office.
i would always pay the extra £1 or so to get guaranteed insured delivery as if it goes missing in the post you might end up with no fan until next summer and nothing but hassle. this happened to me last year, to save a pound cost me about 10 hours of expensive wasted time dealing with the post office.
eps said:
Slightly cheaper here : https://vault1.secured-url.com/chimney/acatalog/In...
Make sure that you have enough space on top of your stove / woodburner to place it on top of your unit.
They originally came from narrowboats.
There also seems to be this, as an alternative.. http://www.gyroscope.com/d.asp?product=VULCANSTOVE...
Make sure that you have enough space on top of your stove / woodburner to place it on top of your unit.
They originally came from narrowboats.
There also seems to be this, as an alternative.. http://www.gyroscope.com/d.asp?product=VULCANSTOVE...
Not really how they're meant to be used, but what about a Mechanical Heat Recovery and Ventilation (MHRV) system which extracted heat from the living room and then blew it around the rest of the house?
If it was used to also take in and mix fresh air then it would solve the humidity/condensation problems which often afflict bungalows unless they're well ventilated.
If it was used to also take in and mix fresh air then it would solve the humidity/condensation problems which often afflict bungalows unless they're well ventilated.
The bungalow does have gas central heating as well as the stove but as we`re barely civilised rednecks with no mains gas we have to use bottled gas which is a right old pain in the harris. Hence I`d like to make better use of the stove. Thanks to all, some interesting ideas to look into.
Deva Link said:
Not really how they're meant to be used, but what about a Mechanical Heat Recovery and Ventilation (MHRV) system which extracted heat from the living room and then blew it around the rest of the house?
If it was used to also take in and mix fresh air then it would solve the humidity/condensation problems which often afflict bungalows unless they're well ventilated.
This would do it, and easy to fit in a bungalow. Not cheap though.If it was used to also take in and mix fresh air then it would solve the humidity/condensation problems which often afflict bungalows unless they're well ventilated.
andy43 said:
Deva Link said:
Not really how they're meant to be used, but what about a Mechanical Heat Recovery and Ventilation (MHRV) system which extracted heat from the living room and then blew it around the rest of the house?
If it was used to also take in and mix fresh air then it would solve the humidity/condensation problems which often afflict bungalows unless they're well ventilated.
This would do it, and easy to fit in a bungalow. Not cheap though.If it was used to also take in and mix fresh air then it would solve the humidity/condensation problems which often afflict bungalows unless they're well ventilated.
Edited by Deva Link on Friday 22 October 10:46
eps said:
If you can plonk a stove fan on top of your stove/woodburner, they really do work. My inlaws have one and we would have bought one, but ours is in a fireplace. There's no electricity or anything, they just work.
I can see that that would work around the room, but he wants to move the heat around the whole bungalow.Deva Link said:
eps said:
If you can plonk a stove fan on top of your stove/woodburner, they really do work. My inlaws have one and we would have bought one, but ours is in a fireplace. There's no electricity or anything, they just work.
I can see that that would work around the room, but he wants to move the heat around the whole bungalow.eps said:
Deva Link said:
eps said:
If you can plonk a stove fan on top of your stove/woodburner, they really do work. My inlaws have one and we would have bought one, but ours is in a fireplace. There's no electricity or anything, they just work.
I can see that that would work around the room, but he wants to move the heat around the whole bungalow.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff