Show us yer house and house-related meddlings
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bimble
floofy
i'd really like a wood burner in the fireplace which doesn't work, but it's kind of a huge job and not something i could do almost any of by myself (new flue liner and installing immensely heavy iron thing). I do have a functioning open fire in the other room (wind direction allowing) so it would just be a luxury.
bimble
floofy
oh yeah that reminds me.
I have two very ugly old tv aerials attached to the roof of my pretty house, like spikey metal claw / rakes at odd angles. I don't use them or need them at all, no idea when they last worked or what for. Can i just remove them or is that in some way dangerous / stupid? (can reach from flat roof).
I have two very ugly old tv aerials attached to the roof of my pretty house, like spikey metal claw / rakes at odd angles. I don't use them or need them at all, no idea when they last worked or what for. Can i just remove them or is that in some way dangerous / stupid? (can reach from flat roof).
Chilli.s
mingling jets and statuettes
But it would mean you won't ever pay for heating as I reckon you'd be able to find enough logs for nothing. The above fireplace has a back boiler to heat water that heats the house and gets used for bath or shower. Solar panels make loads of electricity and the meter runs backwards most of the time.
You also can't do it yourself because it has to be signed off by a registered fitter.
If you want to get it done then, from my experience, the whole job would be something between £3k and £7k depending on what log burner you go for and how complex the installation is. There are plenty of log burner specialists that can do it for you.
Chilli.s
mingling jets and statuettes
yes
bimble
floofy
Yeah, my neighbours do that, use the back boiler for all their heating & water. their house is cold and damp as hell though. He spends half his time collecting wood and worrying about getting caught by the rangers, not really my thing.
You can't cheat thermodynamics. If you are using your wood burner to heat up cold water then there is less heat energy available for warming your space. Which is fine so long as you have installed the right system and it is powerful enough for the job, but this is often not the case.
bimble
floofy
Yep. I did get a quote last year, was about 2k for the work i think, plus the burner. Plenty of other things need doing so it's not going to happen anytime soon i don't think.
ska invita
back on the other side
Ftfy
bimble
floofy
Yes. They emit an astonishing amount of pollution, I think it’s only very recently people figured out how many of the bad particles in the air are from wood fires. I don’t know if they travel far.
Wood burning at home now biggest cause of UK particle pollution
Fires used by just 8% of population but cause triple the particle pollution of traffic, data shows
Particle pollution is less of an issue if you live effectively alone in the woods, though. It’s still got to be better for climate change to burn the wood from your local trees than fossil fuelsYes. They emit an astonishing amount of pollution, I think it’s only very recently people figured out how many of the bad particles in the air are from wood fires. I don’t know if they travel far.
Wood burning at home now biggest cause of UK particle pollution
Fires used by just 8% of population but cause triple the particle pollution of traffic, data showswww.theguardian.com
I also think that its wet wood that is banned?
Burning properly dried wood is not a huge problem.
I think....
20Bees
Well-Known Member
I struggle with the vogue for kiln-dried wood - what is powering the kiln that’s drying them? I forage wood all year round and most dog-walks yield anything from a handful of twigs to a sack full of branches. There’s several years of wood stacked under the hedge, ready to be moved in turn to crates in the shed, then indoors. It’s plenty dry by the time I burn it.
All the firebricks have disintegrated on my Rayburn Rembrandt, I could just replace them but I’d love a stove with a flat top for pot-warming, and a door to keep the heat in overnight. Guessing still £3k upwards, the hearth will want sprucing up too.
All the firebricks have disintegrated on my Rayburn Rembrandt, I could just replace them but I’d love a stove with a flat top for pot-warming, and a door to keep the heat in overnight. Guessing still £3k upwards, the hearth will want sprucing up too.
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Riklet
procrastinación
Wood burners are for idiots. There are so many better options. Ok an open fire for the sake of it every now and then is a different matter.... but consistently burning wood etc is inefficient and also selfish/irresponsible.
Im going to do some painting in the place ive moved into. First time in years. Exciting.
Im realllly skint so im using my parents old paint from a few years ago. If I stir it a lot, should be ok right?
Im going to do some painting in the place ive moved into. First time in years. Exciting.
Im realllly skint so im using my parents old paint from a few years ago. If I stir it a lot, should be ok right?
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
What if your only options are burning wood or burning oil?
Riklet
procrastinación
That's just ridiculous whataboutery.
But id get a heat pump and or solar pannels personally if I lived in a big house in the countryside. Or just get tanked gas delivered.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
And if you couldn't afford either of those options?
Particle pollution from wood burners is also an issue inside your house.
Riklet
procrastinación
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I'm burning coal. It lasts longer.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Why?
My wood burner is something like 70+% efficient and is the only boiler stove DEFRA approved for use in smokeless areas even when burning wood.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Yes I did.
I now recall that the special spanner is actually for a larger type of backnut than the type discussed in the posts above, but I am unable to deny that I have an appropriate spanner for either type.
strung out
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That video was really useful, thanks!
Managed to undo some of the tap to get to the cartridge, but can't undo the final bit securing the cartridge, and can't figure out what tool I need to do it. It's too big for my adjustable wrench and the cartridge also looks slightly different to the replacement one I have
bimble
floofy
Thats me that is, Oil fired central heating (kerosene oil delivered to a big plastic tank outside) or sit by the fire or plug in electric heaters i suppose but thats a crap idea. I am interested in the heat pumps and reading about it but its a very big deal.
