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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 20, 2020 23:28:59 GMT
So boys and girls, a strange thing happened today. We had a log burning insert stove fitted the other day and whilst we have had it on for a coulme of hours, we haven't gone mad with it. However, today we did. 9 hours it was on for. Cold and foggy outside in the AM, and then crisp all day so it made sense. As I just leant on the chimney breast i noticed it was hot. Not too hot that you can't keep your hand there, but hot enough to make you think. As we haven't had one before, I wondered if there was any experience of this here. Chimney swept last week, all Kosha. A quick internet search shows it fairly normal Excuse the floor, it needs replacing now we have a new fireplace lol  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 6:32:21 GMT
Mine does not get very hot, but it is insulated and vented.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 7:54:58 GMT
Same CO detector as I have...
I assume you had a liner fitted? I guess it could be very close to the brickwork so may radiate/conduct a lot of heat to the bricks though....
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 21, 2020 8:03:09 GMT
Same CO detector as I have... I assume you had a liner fitted? I guess it could be very close to the brickwork so may radiate/conduct a lot of heat to the bricks though.... No liner, it's wasn't a necessary requirement for this stove. All done by a HETAS installer though so safe as houses. Just want mentioned to me that the chimney breast may get so warm. To be fair, it does make sense it would. Especially after 9 hours of burning |
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Post by hammer on Jan 21, 2020 9:15:16 GMT
i have a flue liner,but my chimmny breast still gets very hot
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 21, 2020 9:20:54 GMT
i have a flue liner,but my chimmny breast still gets very hot Thanks Martin. Glad it's the norm. Must say, I'm thoroughly enjoying ours!! |
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Post by nonuffin on Jan 21, 2020 10:31:47 GMT
Be sure you don't let the chimney get too bunged up with soot Oli, as anyone who has had a chimney fire will confirm and wood is notorious for soot creation. Avoid like the plague any type of pine or evergreens as the sap/gum sticks to the chimney like Sh#t to a blanket and readily ignites when hot enough.
I have experienced one chimney fire which sounded like a Saturn V rocket at take off, which frightened the living crap out of me so I have upped the sweep routine to at least twice a year.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 21, 2020 10:47:25 GMT
Be sure you don't let the chimney get too bunged up with soot Oli, as anyone who has had a chimney fire will confirm and wood is notorious for soot creation. Avoid like the plague any type of pine or evergreens as the sap/gum sticks to the chimney like Sh#t to a blanket and readily ignites when hot enough. I have experienced one chimney fire which sounded like a Saturn V rocket at take off, which frightened the living crap out of me so I have upped the sweep routine to at least twice a year. Thanks for the info Yes, a chimney fire would be a serious issue! I will make sure we are keeping on top of things |
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Post by dsjr on Jan 21, 2020 10:49:58 GMT
I bet your neighbours down the road love you on some days and nights. We have a couple of wood-burning neighbours nearby and the smoke comes down off their chimneys (fitted with cowlings) right into our back garden - ugh! I believe they pollute badly too, but no proof of that to link to.
When growing up in the 60's, my parents bought a 'Parkray' anthracite burner. Chimney breast got nice and hot and out next door neighbours loved it as it helped heat their room as well. Ten years later we had proper central heating put in and a gas fire in the fireplace which was there for show as much as anything.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 21, 2020 11:54:39 GMT
I bet your neighbours down the road love you on some days and nights. We have a couple of wood-burning neighbours nearby and the smoke comes down off their chimneys (fitted with cowlings) right into our back garden - ugh! I believe they pollute badly too, but no proof of that to link to. When growing up in the 60's, my parents bought a 'Parkray' anthracite burner. Chimney breast got nice and hot and out next door neighbours loved it as it helped heat their room as well. Ten years later we had proper central heating put in and a gas fire in the fireplace which was there for show as much as anything. Our area is chocka with them Dave. Literally 10 in our short street alone. We are probably one of the last adopters of it. I can only say that we only buy logs from a sustainable source and we don't have it on every day Let's be honest, the biggest problem in my area isn't the smell or smoke off a log burner, it's the smell of cannabis from the neighbouring houses lol |
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Post by electronumpty on Jan 21, 2020 12:11:44 GMT
New stoves are very efficient at burning fuels to a high temperature. This reduces waste such as soot, ash etc. Just make sure you burn what the stove was designed for , wood, coal or multifuel as per the spec.
Love them me , great in this weather, enjoy đź‘Ť
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Post by dsjr on Jan 21, 2020 12:57:12 GMT
Our locale is full of old biddies, but biddies from before the hippy era - yeah man...  so no chance of cannabis fumes here... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 18:21:51 GMT
Same CO detector as I have... I assume you had a liner fitted? I guess it could be very close to the brickwork so may radiate/conduct a lot of heat to the bricks though.... No liner, it's wasn't a necessary requirement for this stove. All done by a HETAS installer though so safe as houses. Just want mentioned to me that the chimney breast may get so warm. To be fair, it does make sense it would. Especially after 9 hours of burning Agreed not always needed but the gases coming out of a stove are significantly hotter than those from an open fire, although there is less by design. The liner (especially twin walled) not only stops some of this heat escaping, which increases, efficiency of the stove but can also contain any dangerous CO too. I hope you have CO monitors in your bedrooms given there’s no liner unless you have 100% faith in the chimney and all it’s brickwork and pointing.... |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 21, 2020 18:28:16 GMT
No liner, it's wasn't a necessary requirement for this stove. All done by a HETAS installer though so safe as houses. Just want mentioned to me that the chimney breast may get so warm. To be fair, it does make sense it would. Especially after 9 hours of burning Agreed not always needed but the gases coming out of a stove are significantly hotter than those from an open fire, although there is less by design. The liner (especially twin walled) not only stops some of this heat escaping, which increases, efficiency of the stove but can also contain any dangerous CO too. I hope you have CO monitors in your bedrooms given there’s no liner unless you have 100% faith in the chimney and all it’s brickwork and pointing.... Yes, CO monitors/alarms are upstairs and down |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 18:29:16 GMT
The dogs love ours  |
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Post by macca on Jan 21, 2020 18:32:41 GMT
Do they always sleep in the same baskets or do they swap over sometimes?
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 21, 2020 18:43:17 GMT
The dogs love ours Can't beat them can you, a log burner. Dogs look comfy |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 18:44:42 GMT
Yep they do swap, they’re in their own in the picture but they’re typical dogs in as much as they always want what the other one has got.....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 18:48:54 GMT
Can't beat them can you, a log burner. Dogs look comfy Yes, wonderful things and give rooms a lot more character. We’re in an old farmhouse so it fits in well here and offsets some of the built in draughts.... The dogs will lay there until they can take the heat no longer and then reluctantly move away a while  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 18:51:55 GMT
As we are doing a “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours”, I have seen yours, so here is mine.  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 21, 2020 18:55:40 GMT
As we are doing a “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours”, I have seen yours, so here is mine. View AttachmentLooks very comfy! I wish we'd done it years ago. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 18:58:53 GMT
I haven't got one in my pokey little London place, but this is the one in my brother's lodge.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 19:05:08 GMT
As we are doing a “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours”, I have seen yours, so here is mine. Looks very comfy! I wish we'd done it years ago. I don’t have to go far for the wood either. It all comes from the garden. It takes a bit of work, and a couple of years drying before I can use it, but the oak heats the house nicely. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 21, 2020 19:15:12 GMT
I haven't got one in my pokey little London place, but this is the one in my brother's lodge. Grand isn't it. |
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Post by firebottle on Jan 21, 2020 19:38:37 GMT
When are we invited Geoff?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 19:52:48 GMT
When are we invited Geoff? Well it would be a brilliant place for a bake off, the main lounge is BIG! You'd never find it though, it's tucked right away in the Cornish wilds with ten miles of twisty little lanes to the nearest proper town. |
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so no chance of cannabis fumes here...
