Multi Fuel Fire/Chimney
28 March 2006, 07:31 PM
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Multi Fuel Fire/Chimney
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Looking for some info/advice. Thinking of installing a Multi-fuel stove in our front room. We don't have a chimney and from looking on the web I can't find out if its a big deal to install a flue/chimney or if its just a case of taking the pipe up through the loft and roof. We live in a bungalow.
We've always had proper fireplaces in our houses but not in this one. We now find we really miss it so any help/advice appreciated.
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Alasdair
Looking for some info/advice. Thinking of installing a Multi-fuel stove in our front room. We don't have a chimney and from looking on the web I can't find out if its a big deal to install a flue/chimney or if its just a case of taking the pipe up through the loft and roof. We live in a bungalow.
We've always had proper fireplaces in our houses but not in this one. We now find we really miss it so any help/advice appreciated.
Thanks
Alasdair
28 March 2006, 08:16 PM
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Not much more hassle than a gas boiler flue tbh.
Jotul are nice if you like a modern twist on the stove
http://www.jotuluk.com/content/produ...e____3618.aspx
Have a look here for some help.
http://www.euroheat.co.uk/support/Pdf/index.htm
HTH
Paul
Jotul are nice if you like a modern twist on the stove
http://www.jotuluk.com/content/produ...e____3618.aspx
Have a look here for some help.
http://www.euroheat.co.uk/support/Pdf/index.htm
HTH
Paul
29 March 2006, 07:46 AM
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FWIW, flue liners are a 6" or so tube that needs to be run from the fire/stove to outside, more often than not to a "stack" on the roof, be that a brick one or metal ducting.
The gas liners are aluminium and run at about £300 (for a 2 storey house), the ones to deal with coal / wood need to be able to resist higher temperatures and are made of stainless steel and run at over twice the price of the gas only ones.
Once you're in the loft the fitting should be reasonably simple, it may be getting from the loft to the fire location that's the messy bit!
The gas liners are aluminium and run at about £300 (for a 2 storey house), the ones to deal with coal / wood need to be able to resist higher temperatures and are made of stainless steel and run at over twice the price of the gas only ones.
Once you're in the loft the fitting should be reasonably simple, it may be getting from the loft to the fire location that's the messy bit!
29 March 2006, 08:41 AM
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Loction should hopefully be the easy bit as from the stove to ceiling would be about 6ft, through loft to roof about another 4-6ft as its at the low point of the roof and in a bungalow.
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Alasdair
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29 March 2006, 08:55 AM
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Could you poke the flu out of the back and through the wall, then just run it up the outside of your house. 
We looked it flus for our stove, there are loads of dimensions to look at and they are out there on thweb, just do some googling. The ones that stuck in my mind were that you're meant to have 6 inch clearance all the way round the stove and a hearth that extends 12 inch in front of the stove. The clearance round the edge is well worth doing cos you can fill it up with logs to dry out!
We looked it flus for our stove, there are loads of dimensions to look at and they are out there on thweb, just do some googling. The ones that stuck in my mind were that you're meant to have 6 inch clearance all the way round the stove and a hearth that extends 12 inch in front of the stove. The clearance round the edge is well worth doing cos you can fill it up with logs to dry out!
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Originally Posted by BOB.T
Could you poke the flu out of the back and through the wall, then just run it up the outside of your house.
We looked it flus for our stove, there are loads of dimensions to look at and they are out there on thweb, just do some googling. The ones that stuck in my mind were that you're meant to have 6 inch clearance all the way round the stove and a hearth that extends 12 inch in front of the stove. The clearance round the edge is well worth doing cos you can fill it up with logs to dry out!
We looked it flus for our stove, there are loads of dimensions to look at and they are out there on thweb, just do some googling. The ones that stuck in my mind were that you're meant to have 6 inch clearance all the way round the stove and a hearth that extends 12 inch in front of the stove. The clearance round the edge is well worth doing cos you can fill it up with logs to dry out!
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