If I may present you with some of my experiences...
1) You will probably need an insulated flue insert. It consists of a double skinned stainless steel tube going up the full length of your chimney to the outside world. Modern housing regulations being the pain that they are.
2) At the bottom goes a T-piece. The down tube has a cover over it for inspection and for your boy to stick his brushes up. The horizontal outlet with an extra piece of tubing goes into the stove. Stove does not go into the breast. It works better if it is out in the room. About a foot clear of the breast. You'll then need heat resistant tiles under the feet of the stove.
3) You might want to have a stove with a back boiler that feeds your radiators and hot water cylinder.
4) If your wood supply consists of off-cuts, bits of furniture, pallets etc. then it can all be stored indoors. I wouldn't do that with grubby bits of tree as the population of your house will increase a billion fold and I challenge you to notice any of them until it is too late. Psocids are an arse! There's no harm in having a few logs in from outside so long as they get burnt on the day. As soon as you get the fire going, close off the air inlets to the minimum and you are only looking at a few logs per hour.
I have two tonnes of wood in Ireland if you fancy a bit of a drive. :D
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Date: 2008-01-02 02:59 pm (UTC)1) You will probably need an insulated flue insert. It consists of a double skinned stainless steel tube going up the full length of your chimney to the outside world. Modern housing regulations being the pain that they are.
2) At the bottom goes a T-piece. The down tube has a cover over it for inspection and for your boy to stick his brushes up. The horizontal outlet with an extra piece of tubing goes into the stove. Stove does not go into the breast. It works better if it is out in the room. About a foot clear of the breast. You'll then need heat resistant tiles under the feet of the stove.
3) You might want to have a stove with a back boiler that feeds your radiators and hot water cylinder.
4) If your wood supply consists of off-cuts, bits of furniture, pallets etc. then it can all be stored indoors. I wouldn't do that with grubby bits of tree as the population of your house will increase a billion fold and I challenge you to notice any of them until it is too late. Psocids are an arse! There's no harm in having a few logs in from outside so long as they get burnt on the day. As soon as you get the fire going, close off the air inlets to the minimum and you are only looking at a few logs per hour.
I have two tonnes of wood in Ireland if you fancy a bit of a drive. :D