Author Topic: Best wood burner. (Read 2865 times)

Castle Farm · « **on:** August 17, 2015, 10:45:32 pm »

Looking to replace my stove with a new one.
Large farmhouse living room.

Suggestions please.

Small Plot Big Ideas · « **Reply #1 on:** August 18, 2015, 07:37:59 am »

We've got Hunter Herald stoves in our two downstairs rooms and have been impressed over the last 2 winters so I'm ordering another for a barn conversion that's currently getting done.

Not as expensive as some I've seen but not the cheapest either

https://www.hunterstoves.co.uk/hunter

sss · « **Reply #2 on:** August 18, 2015, 08:07:53 am »

Clear view get my vote, we used to have a Stratford arrow, but the clear view stays cleaner.

mojocafa · « **Reply #3 on:** August 18, 2015, 10:05:08 am »

I have a double sided ruegg which has vents allowing warm air to be distributed into two rooms upstairs. 1 fire heats 4 rooms

pgkevet · « **Reply #4 on:** August 18, 2015, 10:43:34 am »

I'm not goig to tell you what to get - you'll have too many opinions soon anyway.
the basic principles start with the heat output you need (of course) but that's ony a guide. I've got a 12KW with back burner in the living room but the supposed 7KW in my hobby shed actually can take larger logs!

Major things to look out for are flue accesses for cleaning and how much ventilation you have for air in. Despite HETAS fitting by a pratt who didn't know his own regs (for insurance purpses with the expensive stuff in my shed) If I fire up the shed burner full bore I have to have wndows cracked open or the monoxide alarms start screaming since the fitted vent was too small. So vent acess, flue shape and position and whether the firebricks are a bespoke fancy shape or simple blocks you can easily replace. then look at the pros and cons of steel v cast iron.

If the old one is cast iron and scrap rather than resale then have a word with your local model engineering soc... we're always after cast plate bits.

chrismahon · « **Reply #5 on:** August 18, 2015, 12:29:08 pm »

We have a Jotul 3 -Norwegian I think. Very efficient like many modern wood burners but they are all efficient only if your logs are properly seasoned and dry. Damp wood makes the window tar up and blocks your chimney. First thing I'd consider Castle Farm is how and where you are going to store your wood.

Rupert the bear · « **Reply #6 on:** August 18, 2015, 07:47:20 pm »

Villager flat top had it for 20 years now , takes 18" logs, replace door seals once a year and clean the glass once in a while. We have our own supply of wood mainly sitka that is best left to dry for a couple of years and mature willow , split it burns rally well, back boiler and loads of hot water.