Wood burning stoves... whats the future?

[Mudball]

We've got a multi fuel burner in. We burn mostly wood. But OMG it's hard work chopping the damn stuff up. That's if you can find it! Any trees get chopped down and whoooosh the stuffs gone before it hits the ground! Nope i'm ripping ours out in two years time and installing a 100% efficient electric fire. Don't get gas!!!!!! We HAVE NO GAS !!!!!!

I was hoping to buy some wood and let it air dry outside the garage.

 

[Crazyface]

I was hoping to buy some wood and let it air dry outside the garage.

Doesn't buying in the stuff defeat the object? Keep your eyes and ears open for ANYONE having trees chopped down. Then you have to go and collect it. Store it for two year to dry out. Then chop it up. Piggin' mither and hard work. But it does save money.

 

[Crazyface]

Oh and then there's thde up keep of the stove with ever year re-doing the rope. Then a baffle plate fell off. Nope, only two more years. then it's OUT!

 

[chellie]

Oh and then there's thde up keep of the stove with ever year re-doing the rope. Then a baffle plate fell off. Nope, only two more years. then it's OUT!

Never had to have the rope replaced on mine but most important thing is the annual sweep by a properly certified chimney sweep. Oh, and of course the regular check on the carbon monoxide monitor.

 

[jim8flog]

Not sure they can ban these outright without funding for replacements. I live in a rural village with no gas. Quite a few houses still heated solely by wood burning stoves and back boilers.

I remember the estate I lived on until I was 21.

It was built in the 50s all houses with open fires and back boilers. We used to get smogs so bad that you could not see your hand if you held it out at arms length.

 

[jim8flog]

My daughter has recently put in Air Source heating 7-8K with 5 radiators and she lives in a large 4 bed house, I know of plenty of people in my area that have put this in, my golfing pal has switched from storage heaters to Air Source and he has a 4 bed house with just 2 radiators, similar price.

Air source or ground source is definitely the way to go.

I regret not doing it when I put in the new boiler about 11 years ago, would have paid for itself by now but at the time my intention was to sell up after refurbishing.