New Stove, at last

johnreid · New Stove, at last

After I had my fire in April, I was told that I had to replce my Wood Stove, no big problem I thought as the Insurance was going to pay for it, well, here it is July and I finally have the new Stove in place!
I have a new Stainless steel Flue too, however the Chimney Contractor has to come and retop my Chimney as it is covered with a blue tarp at the moment.

Now that it is Air Conditioning season, I get a new heat source

James

Looks real nice mate!!

I've just bought £100s worth of Pot Belly stove for £30 for me living van

rangerssteamtoys

I like fireplaces, or wood stoves. But being in the south (a bay 1/4 mile from my house) it doesnt get too cold. About 30 degrees is super cold down here

Maybe you can fire a boiler with the wood stove and power your house.

James

When we had ours put in, we had the option of a back boiler for an extra £30. Bloody wish we'd have got it now!

rangerssteamtoys

Roly Williams

I like it, but the cat doesn't seem too sure about it

and they're the experts

rangerssteamtoys

johnreid

My last stove went all the way back in the fireplace, this one sticks out about a foot and there is a shelf where I can boil some water for a cuppa.

I think I have paid out about the equivalent of £1600 in this one, installed, thank God for Insurance.

Mister Occlusion

If there's a little shelf on top, you could get one of those stirling engine fans to sit on top of it

or one of these things

http://www.leevalley.com/gifts/pa...1&p=50246&cat=4,104,55967

johnreid

I would LOVE to have one of those fans, but IMHO they are a bit overpriced.

The Cat had been penned up in the bedroom while the workmen were here so in that picture he is looking at it for the very first time.

steamyman

great!

John I don't mean to ruin your thread (still on topic-just) my work packs this stuff-

http://www.rubbedin.com.au/index.cfm?Do=View.Page&PageID=23

Les

That looks nice John, is that all the work finished now?

johnreid

THe chimney needs to be retopped, the build a form around the chimney and pour concrete. The Chimney Contractor is going to try to do it Tomorrow if it doesnt rain.

Chris

Looks good.

We had our ugly gas fire ripped out last December and a stove put in. It is smaller than that, and cost about £1200 all in (stove, fitting, lining of the chimney, taking out and capping off old gas fire). Is really nice though.

Chris

Why does it have a power cable going to it?

johnreid

Being a fireplace insert, a lot of the heated surface is inside the fireplace, so they have it designed that a blower runs and moves the heated air into the house. This one is rated to heat over a 2000 sq foot house. The main purpose of the Stove here is to heat the house in a cold winter and reduce the electric bill.

johnreid

Sorry James but Mr Dibnah didnt make it, but here they are preparing to make a Masonry cap for the chimney.

James

Looking good mate

alan2525

Did anyone see The Fred Dibnah series, I think it was called Fred's Industrial Age or something.

One one episode he visited a guy who had the backhead of a huge boiler inset into the brickwork in his kitchen. I think it was a boiler from an old water works or something. It was massive, probably 8ftin diameter of so, gloriously detailed with the makers details all cast around the edge and picked out in white paint.

Would make a great stove though - if it had the rest of it!

James

Aye I saw it! He made bread in it or something didn't he