Buying a woodburner secondhand?
Discussion
Chaps,
A quickie.
A friend and I were talking about woodburners the other day, and I recalled that there has been talk on here recently about buying them secondhand, and how there was potentially a large saving to be made.
But I realised I wouldn't know where to start looking. Where would you find secondhand woodburners for sale? Preferably in the SE area, but happy to travel (within reason.) Are there specialist suppliers, good websites, known places to go, or is it just a matter of trawling eBay and seeing what comes up?
All help welcomed - thanks.
Oli.
A quickie.
A friend and I were talking about woodburners the other day, and I recalled that there has been talk on here recently about buying them secondhand, and how there was potentially a large saving to be made.
But I realised I wouldn't know where to start looking. Where would you find secondhand woodburners for sale? Preferably in the SE area, but happy to travel (within reason.) Are there specialist suppliers, good websites, known places to go, or is it just a matter of trawling eBay and seeing what comes up?
All help welcomed - thanks.
Oli.
Assume you mean woodburning stove as opposed to multifuel, either way the best stoves are made from cast iron. They retain a huge amount of heat and give off that heat during the nightime when the stove is just ticking over.
Also you will see stoves which refer to secondary burning, these are by far the most efficient due to the design of the fire box and flue exist within the stove, more complex than that but you get the idea.
Try to avoid the cheaper Chinese manufactured stoves, they are way off the quality of the traditional stove makers. U.K. manufacture quality stoves.
Be careful you do not buy a stove that has to higher output for the room you are installing into. This is particularly important on woodburning, you will find that you will run the stove at low capacity which will cause sooting and tarring of the flue. You should aim for running a stove at 75% capacity which will be the most efficient method (or thereabouts)
Try to avoid the all steel stoves, they do not hold the heat as well as cast and cheaper stoves are prone to distortion.
Make sure your chimney flue is sound, get a pro' sweep to inspect it. If required line it.
Google for stove shops, there are plenty around and have a chat with a few on the phone is best bet.
I've been using stoves for last 30 years. They are really wonderful things in terms of warmth, looks. Use the wood ash on the garden too.
Also you will see stoves which refer to secondary burning, these are by far the most efficient due to the design of the fire box and flue exist within the stove, more complex than that but you get the idea.
Try to avoid the cheaper Chinese manufactured stoves, they are way off the quality of the traditional stove makers. U.K. manufacture quality stoves.
Be careful you do not buy a stove that has to higher output for the room you are installing into. This is particularly important on woodburning, you will find that you will run the stove at low capacity which will cause sooting and tarring of the flue. You should aim for running a stove at 75% capacity which will be the most efficient method (or thereabouts)
Try to avoid the all steel stoves, they do not hold the heat as well as cast and cheaper stoves are prone to distortion.
Make sure your chimney flue is sound, get a pro' sweep to inspect it. If required line it.
Google for stove shops, there are plenty around and have a chat with a few on the phone is best bet.
I've been using stoves for last 30 years. They are really wonderful things in terms of warmth, looks. Use the wood ash on the garden too.
Edited by crankedup on Tuesday 11th January 19:49
I found mine on eBay of all places. I had intended buying the same model (Aga Little Wenlock) new, but when searching for cheapest prices I came across a lightly used example close to me (Kent) for £200 cheaper than retail.
I would recommend that you do your research first and buy a model that is recommended rather than any old tat that happens to be a stove and used! They are pretty hardy things and you can buy replacement parts - glass, fire bricks etc if required.
I would recommend that you do your research first and buy a model that is recommended rather than any old tat that happens to be a stove and used! They are pretty hardy things and you can buy replacement parts - glass, fire bricks etc if required.
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