Wood Burning Stove

[NAG1]

Got a price today from Portadown Fireplaces for a Vitrus flue, flexi flue, adapters for bottom and top, stainless steel flue for through the roof ... £700 materials alone.  Think they are taking the piss!?

No I have heard that the chimney materials alone can be as much as £180 per metre.

[nrico2006]

Anyone have an inset stove as opposed to the free standing yokes?  Any good?

[overdabar]

i Fitted an inset stove at home last year, now that i have it in its grand plenty of heat etc but what a bolllix of a thing it was to fit. i regret not pulling the fireplace out and fitting a stand alone stove, would've been a much better job.

[nrico2006]

i Fitted an inset stove at home last year, now that i have it in its grand plenty of heat etc but what a bolllix of a thing it was to fit. i regret not pulling the fireplace out and fitting a stand alone stove, would've been a much better job.

Is the heat output from the stove good?  Is it sore on electric?

[illdecide]

i Fitted an inset stove at home last year, now that i have it in its grand plenty of heat etc but what a bolllix of a thing it was to fit. i regret not pulling the fireplace out and fitting a stand alone stove, would've been a much better job.

Is the heat output from the stove good?  Is it sore on electric?

nrico that woman of your must be a wild cold woman, we're all warm now for the next 5 months so don't be worrying about heat for a while yet...lol. burn that hurley of yours should keep her warm for an hour (only messin saan)

If you make up your mind what your looking give me a buzz and i'll see if i can get it cheaper for you...

[nrico2006]

i Fitted an inset stove at home last year, now that i have it in its grand plenty of heat etc but what a bolllix of a thing it was to fit. i regret not pulling the fireplace out and fitting a stand alone stove, would've been a much better job.

Is the heat output from the stove good?  Is it sore on electric?

nrico that woman of your must be a wild cold woman, we're all warm now for the next 5 months so don't be worrying about heat for a while yet...lol. burn that hurley of yours should keep her warm for an hour (only messin saan)

If you make up your mind what your looking give me a buzz and i'll see if i can get it cheaper for you...

Been looking a stove for a while and trying to get it sorted now when its not needed.  Got a quote for an inset stove at around £1100 all in, been told that its not advisable to install a free standing stove with a wood surround.  Not interested in getting a new surround too.  The woman is a wile doll for complaining about being cold.

[illdecide]

i Fitted an inset stove at home last year, now that i have it in its grand plenty of heat etc but what a bolllix of a thing it was to fit. i regret not pulling the fireplace out and fitting a stand alone stove, would've been a much better job.

Is the heat output from the stove good?  Is it sore on electric?

nrico that woman of your must be a wild cold woman, we're all warm now for the next 5 months so don't be worrying about heat for a while yet...lol. burn that hurley of yours should keep her warm for an hour (only messin saan)

If you make up your mind what your looking give me a buzz and i'll see if i can get it cheaper for you...

Been looking a stove for a while and trying to get it sorted now when its not needed.  Got a quote for an inset stove at around £1100 all in, been told that its not advisable to install a free standing stove with a wood surround.  Not interested in getting a new surround too.  The woman is a wile doll for complaining about being cold.

Them women are renowned for being cold around that neck of the woods...if you want i'll get it priced for you too so at least you'll know your not being ripped off...

[nrico2006]

i Fitted an inset stove at home last year, now that i have it in its grand plenty of heat etc but what a bolllix of a thing it was to fit. i regret not pulling the fireplace out and fitting a stand alone stove, would've been a much better job.

Is the heat output from the stove good?  Is it sore on electric?

nrico that woman of your must be a wild cold woman, we're all warm now for the next 5 months so don't be worrying about heat for a while yet...lol. burn that hurley of yours should keep her warm for an hour (only messin saan)

If you make up your mind what your looking give me a buzz and i'll see if i can get it cheaper for you...

Been looking a stove for a while and trying to get it sorted now when its not needed.  Got a quote for an inset stove at around £1100 all in, been told that its not advisable to install a free standing stove with a wood surround.  Not interested in getting a new surround too.  The woman is a wile doll for complaining about being cold.

Them women are renowned for being cold around that neck of the woods...if you want i'll get it priced for you too so at least you'll know your not being ripped off...

PM me a number of someone who you would recommend, good man.

[Gaffer]

Anyone have an inset stove as opposed to the free standing yokes?  Any good?

Bought a Stanley insert stove last year. Really disappointed .

Can barely feel the heat when  I walk into the room.

[nrico2006]

Have a stove on the go for a few months and there is some heat coming from it.  Have a wooden surround that was originally there with the fireplace before the stove was installed.  The installer didn't recommend my chimney needing lined due to the house being only 7 years old.  I have a minor problem though, in that there is sometimes a strange smell emitted from the stove.  This smell is not consistently there, and to be honest I can't even describe what it is like.  On the days it does appear, it would seem that it could be caused by the outlaw as she is in the housewatching the waines and lights the stove.  She would have the primary and secondary air inlets pretty much closed.  There has been a few ocassions thought that I have noticed the smell and I wonder if it is coming from the wooden surround which feels hot at the point right above the stove.  Another possibility - could it be the smell of creosote?  I had a day or two where the logs were not as seasoned as my supplier had told me they were, and ended up burning damp logs.  Would this have been enough to cause serious creosote issues and if so what would that smell be like?  My final possibility is concerned with the draw, should my room have been fitted with a vent (like I've seen in other houses above the living room door) to aid in the air supply to the room when the living room door is closed?  In saying that, the living room door is never closed when the stove is on.  The smell isn't there every day and as mentioned it only really becomes prominent after a few hours.  Does anybody know of anyone who specialises in stoves/heating appliances that could be of any help?

[Ulick]

Have a stove on the go for a few months and there is some heat coming from it.  Have a wooden surround that was originally there with the fireplace before the stove was installed.  The installer didn't recommend my chimney needing lined due to the house being only 7 years old.  I have a minor problem though, in that there is sometimes a strange smell emitted from the stove.  This smell is not consistently there, and to be honest I can't even describe what it is like.  On the days it does appear, it would seem that it could be caused by the outlaw as she is in the housewatching the waines and lights the stove.  She would have the primary and secondary air inlets pretty much closed.  There has been a few ocassions thought that I have noticed the smell and I wonder if it is coming from the wooden surround which feels hot at the point right above the stove.  Another possibility - could it be the smell of creosote?  I had a day or two where the logs were not as seasoned as my supplier had told me they were, and ended up burning damp logs.  Would this have been enough to cause serious creosote issues and if so what would that smell be like?  My final possibility is concerned with the draw, should my room have been fitted with a vent (like I've seen in other houses above the living room door) to aid in the air supply to the room when the living room door is closed?  In saying that, the living room door is never closed when the stove is on.  The smell isn't there every day and as mentioned it only really becomes prominent after a few hours.  Does anybody know of anyone who specialises in stoves/heating appliances that could be of any help?

Possible, I recently put a wooden surround around mine and while reading into it the recommendation is that there is a 14" gap between the stove and surround - ended up getting a mate to make me a metal inset for between the stove and surround. You will also get burning-in smells for the month or two. Doubt it's creosote, you'd need to be burning unseasoned wood for a long time for that to become an issue.

[johnneycool]

Have a stove on the go for a few months and there is some heat coming from it.  Have a wooden surround that was originally there with the fireplace before the stove was installed.  The installer didn't recommend my chimney needing lined due to the house being only 7 years old.  I have a minor problem though, in that there is sometimes a strange smell emitted from the stove.  This smell is not consistently there, and to be honest I can't even describe what it is like.  On the days it does appear, it would seem that it could be caused by the outlaw as she is in the housewatching the waines and lights the stove.  She would have the primary and secondary air inlets pretty much closed.  There has been a few ocassions thought that I have noticed the smell and I wonder if it is coming from the wooden surround which feels hot at the point right above the stove.  Another possibility - could it be the smell of creosote?  I had a day or two where the logs were not as seasoned as my supplier had told me they were, and ended up burning damp logs.  Would this have been enough to cause serious creosote issues and if so what would that smell be like?  My final possibility is concerned with the draw, should my room have been fitted with a vent (like I've seen in other houses above the living room door) to aid in the air supply to the room when the living room door is closed?  In saying that, the living room door is never closed when the stove is on.  The smell isn't there every day and as mentioned it only really becomes prominent after a few hours.  Does anybody know of anyone who specialises in stoves/heating appliances that could be of any help?

Possible, I recently put a wooden surround around mine and while reading into it the recommendation is that there is a 14" gap between the stove and surround - ended up getting a mate to make me a metal inset for between the stove and surround. You will also get burning-in smells for the month or two. Doubt it's creosote, you'd need to be burning unseasoned wood for a long time for that to become an issue.

I get the odd smell from my stove as well, I put it down to the dirty nappies I lob into it when the need arises 

[nrico2006]

Have a stove on the go for a few months and there is some heat coming from it.  Have a wooden surround that was originally there with the fireplace before the stove was installed.  The installer didn't recommend my chimney needing lined due to the house being only 7 years old.  I have a minor problem though, in that there is sometimes a strange smell emitted from the stove.  This smell is not consistently there, and to be honest I can't even describe what it is like.  On the days it does appear, it would seem that it could be caused by the outlaw as she is in the housewatching the waines and lights the stove.  She would have the primary and secondary air inlets pretty much closed.  There has been a few ocassions thought that I have noticed the smell and I wonder if it is coming from the wooden surround which feels hot at the point right above the stove.  Another possibility - could it be the smell of creosote?  I had a day or two where the logs were not as seasoned as my supplier had told me they were, and ended up burning damp logs.  Would this have been enough to cause serious creosote issues and if so what would that smell be like?  My final possibility is concerned with the draw, should my room have been fitted with a vent (like I've seen in other houses above the living room door) to aid in the air supply to the room when the living room door is closed?  In saying that, the living room door is never closed when the stove is on.  The smell isn't there every day and as mentioned it only really becomes prominent after a few hours.  Does anybody know of anyone who specialises in stoves/heating appliances that could be of any help?

Possible, I recently put a wooden surround around mine and while reading into it the recommendation is that there is a 14" gap between the stove and surround - ended up getting a mate to make me a metal inset for between the stove and surround. You will also get burning-in smells for the month or two. Doubt it's creosote, you'd need to be burning unseasoned wood for a long time for that to become an issue.

You got any pictures of this metal inset and how that looks?  Did you notice your wooden surround getting hot or any smells?

[lawnseed]

Have a stove on the go for a few months and there is some heat coming from it.  Have a wooden surround that was originally there with the fireplace before the stove was installed.  The installer didn't recommend my chimney needing lined due to the house being only 7 years old.  I have a minor problem though, in that there is sometimes a strange smell emitted from the stove.  This smell is not consistently there, and to be honest I can't even describe what it is like.  On the days it does appear, it would seem that it could be caused by the outlaw as she is in the housewatching the waines and lights the stove.  She would have the primary and secondary air inlets pretty much closed.  There has been a few ocassions thought that I have noticed the smell and I wonder if it is coming from the wooden surround which feels hot at the point right above the stove.  Another possibility - could it be the smell of creosote?  I had a day or two where the logs were not as seasoned as my supplier had told me they were, and ended up burning damp logs.  Would this have been enough to cause serious creosote issues and if so what would that smell be like?  My final possibility is concerned with the draw, should my room have been fitted with a vent (like I've seen in other houses above the living room door) to aid in the air supply to the room when the living room door is closed?  In saying that, the living room door is never closed when the stove is on.  The smell isn't there every day and as mentioned it only really becomes prominent after a few hours.  Does anybody know of anyone who specialises in stoves/heating appliances that could be of any help?

Possible, I recently put a wooden surround around mine and while reading into it the recommendation is that there is a 14" gap between the stove and surround - ended up getting a mate to make me a metal inset for between the stove and surround. You will also get burning-in smells for the month or two. Doubt it's creosote, you'd need to be burning unseasoned wood for a long time for that to become an issue.

I get the odd smell from my stove as well, I put it down to the dirty nappies I lob into it when the need arises 

jeez jonny quit putting crap in that stove. we used to do that as well until one day the smoke filled the room. I had to get up on the roof the dirt had the chimney closed in to about the size of 50p. I took 5 or 6 builders bucket of hard tarlike material out of the flue may as well gassed everyone in the house

[Hereiam]

Have been using my Stanley stove now for about 2 weeks. Great job, had concerns about it not been able to heat all the radiators but so far so good. The one regret is that I didn't plumb it up to the underfloor system which I have since found out can be done.