Log Burners. Are They Worth It?

[Jigot]

Mrs J wants to install a log burner in the hoose but I would like to ask the undoubted ken, of The Hat, what to go for.

[Ke1t]

Can't tell you what kind to get, but I've two and they put out a fair bit of heat. One of them heats our Family Room (and this is a BIG room) to the point that our neighbour comes round in the dead of winter wearing his shorts and a T-shirt because he knows the house is going to be like a fuckin' furnace.

 

Once the burner reaches a certain temperature a fan kicks in, and apparently I can divert heat from the burner to other rooms, though I've never bothered to figure out how.

 

Anyway, handy to have if the power goes out, but if you plan on using it a lot then a wood shed is a good idea. We get a few cords of wood delivered by our drunken handyman and that should see us through the coldest months.

[rumpus]

You're neighbour comes round wearing only his shorts, not because of a wood burning stove, it's for your wife to get easier access to his cock.

[The Boofon]

Mrs J wants to install a log burner in the hoose but I would like to ask the undoubted ken, of The Hat, what to go for.

Get a Chesney one.

[E-P-K]

Get a Chesney one.

 

 

Are Hutchesons of Portsoy nae big in this market ?

[The Boofon]

Are Hutchesons of Portsoy nae big in this market ?

Yes but expensive. Better off with Greenbrae up in Burghead.

 

Jigot likely better served nearer to his area.

[Bluto10]

More of a fan of a traditional fire myself with the period surround.

[Iraq_Red]

We got one put in the house when we moved in and as Kelt says, they do put out a fair heat. Ours can only burn logs but there are others that a duel fuels etc.

 

The living room is 6x6 m and I think our burner is a 5kw output or something, I dunno the technical terms but that puts out more than enough heat

[Redforever86]

Don't get a tiny wee one. The one in my apartment area can only take about two good sized logs at a time, means you are forever checking if it needs another put in.

 

They are nice, and do give out a good heat once they get going and the whole structure is heated up. I much prefer an open fire for sitting beside however. Although you can just open the door on the stove, it's not quite the same.

[KidCreole]

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[Jigot]

Ideally I'd like to reopen the fire up but when I put a new roof on my house, a few years ago, I knocked down the chimney to bedroom floor level.

I'm thinking of getting a stainless steel flue that goes up through my bedroom floor then goes out my gable wall, rather than the roof, which is a 3 ply flat roof. (a big dormer) My only worry with that is it would have to go through vertical tiles (Redland Cambrian) and those fuckers are put down to stay down.

 

I've had a wee dekko on the internet but prices are hard to find. I heard the flue is £100 per meter but that's it really.

I'll have to get a couple of prices from firms in the Stirling-Falkirk area I suppose. Even though I live in Central, I have an EH postcode and that can make things dearer.

 

Hoping for something decent for under 3k, tbh.

[The Boofon]

Ideally I'd like to reopen the fire up but when I put a new roof on my house, a few years ago, I knocked down the chimney to bedroom floor level.

I'm thinking of getting a stainless steel flue that goes up through my bedroom floor then goes out my gable wall, rather than the roof, which is a 3 ply flat roof. (a big dormer) My only worry with that is it would have to go through vertical tiles (Redland Cambrian) and those fuckers are put down to stay down.

I've had a wee dekko on the internet but prices are hard to find. I heard the flue is £100 per meter but that's it really.

I'll have to get a couple of prices from firms in the Stirling-Falkirk area I suppose. Even though I live in Central, I have an EH postcode and that can make things dearer.

Hoping for something decent for under 3k, tbh.

Easily come under 3k. We got a Chesney 6kw with a three storey flue for 2.6k.

[fine-n-dandy]

I usually just flush my logs. Sometimes I leave them on folks bird tables for kicks though.

[Ke1t]

Easily come under 3k. We got a Chesney 6kw with a three storey flue for 2.6k.

 

Oh, I hear the Chesney 6kw is a lovely bit of equipment. The Belgravia? Milan?

[The Boofon]

Oh, I hear the Chesney 6kw is a lovely bit of equipment. The Belgravia? Milan?

Beaumont.

[The Boofon]

http://chesneys.co.uk/products/stoves/multi-fuel-stoves/the-beaumont-6kw

 

Here it is.

[Ke1t]

White seems like it would be tricky to keep clean.

[rumpus]

http://chesneys.co.uk/products/stoves/multi-fuel-stoves/the-beaumont-6kw

Here it is.

 

Call me old fashioned if you must.

 

A proper fire inside a nice surround like that would be much better than a metal cube, glass and a pipe...

[rumpus]

White seems like it would be tricky to keep clean.

 

Don't worry about cleaning, I've seen your wife on her knees often enough.

[Jigot]

http://chesneys.co.uk/products/stoves/multi-fuel-stoves/the-beaumont-6kw

Here it is.

Smart as fuck that. I could open up the fireplace for that baby.

[The Boofon]

White seems like it would be tricky to keep clean.

It's not white but easy to keep clean anyway as you're burning clean wood in an enclosed unit so you don't get any soot or anything to make it dirty.

[slippers]

I have a Chesney Alpine! It is a little more modern looking and would compare it to the smeg fridges you get. It was a little different from the traditional burners you get. The picture isn't of mine!

[rumpus]

^ Grotesque.

 

I've always preferred the Chesney Hawkes.

[BWG]

Aye, they're braw. Also handy for burning rubbish.

[Redstar]

I have a Chesney Alpine! It is a little more modern looking and would compare it to the smeg fridges you get. It was a little different from the traditional burners you get. The picture isn't of mine!

Did the sparky mix up inches with centimetres when he put the sockets in?...skirting boards will have to be hooring wide to span the gap

[BWG]

Maybe for someone in a wheelchair?

[Jigot]

What do you use for air conditioning?

 

Beans

[fine-n-dandy]

It's not white but easy to keep clean anyway as you're burning clean wood in an enclosed unit so you don't get any soot or anything to make it dirty.

Does the glass nae get fkd up/clarty in no time on these things & cannot get clean again?

[The Boofon]

Does the glass nae get fkd up/clarty in no time on these things & cannot get clean again?

No. Give it a quick wipe every now and again but the heat means it rarely gets dirty.

[Ke1t]

No. Give it a quick wipe every now and again but the heat means it rarely gets dirty.

 

 

Spray on Oven Cleaner does the trick, I find... even if a log has fallen against the glass and burned it, a quick blast of the old oven cleaner and the soot just slides aff.