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Post by mysty on Jan 23, 2023 21:02:59 GMT 1
In the description JohnnyD it mentions Pierre Ollaire which google translates as 'soapstone' , which wiki claims has a high heat storage capability . Interesting. Just as well you said Pierre Olaire I thought it was called lava stone but could well be wrong. It does heat up and stays hot after the fire goes out. It's the best wood burner we have ever had keeps the house hot. |
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Post by glazedallover on Jan 23, 2023 21:26:47 GMT 1
In the description JohnnyD it mentions Pierre Ollaire which google translates as 'soapstone' , which wiki claims has a high heat storage capability . Interesting. Just as well you said Pierre Olaire I thought it was called lava stone but could well be wrong. It does heat up and stays hot after the fire goes out. It's the best wood burner we have ever had keeps the house hot. I've had a 14KW Hunter Herald for these past 10 years and that is not so bad, but the Vulcan looks good. Only downside for me is the 40cm log size. Mine takes up to 55cm. |
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Post by mysty on Jan 24, 2023 8:12:13 GMT 1
I have never had a hunter stove but but you never hear anything but good feedback from anyone who has one.
But here is a thought could you and ceremetus spelt wrong be burning through the French forests faster as you use larger lumps of wood rather than my eco friendly smaller sized ones? 😄
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Post by cernunnos on Jan 24, 2023 8:17:05 GMT 1
I have never had a hunter stove but but you never hear anything but good feedback from anyone who has one. But here is a thought could you and ceremetus spelt wrong be burning through the French forests faster as you use larger lumps of wood rather than my eco friendly smaller sized ones? 😄 Nope, but cutting smaller costs more oil ! 50cm is much easier to handle , everything is geared up for it, I had a customer that needed 30cm blocks , a pain to cut up .
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Post by JohnnyD on Jan 24, 2023 17:08:50 GMT 1
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Post by JohnnyD on Jan 24, 2023 18:22:46 GMT 1
Does a flue for a wood burner need to reach a certain height in France? ie it cant just exit a wall at ground floor stove height and terminate there?
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Post by cernunnos on Jan 24, 2023 18:32:29 GMT 1
Does a flue for a wood burner need to reach a certain height in France? ie it cant just exit a wall at ground floor stove height and terminate there? No it can't , your stove wouldn't work either.
The pipe needs to be 40cm higher than the top of your roof , to get a good draw and be within the law.
Watch out , if you don't get it done by an acredited company , your insurance will not be valid . You don't have a chimney ?
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Post by mysty on Jan 24, 2023 19:21:44 GMT 1
Nice wood burner but you have two members who say you should go for 50cm logs. If your not bothered about paying a little more for your wood then go for it, if your not in a rush there are plenty of other wood burners about. We would buy another one when needed. edit ATS says 50cm are too heavy to lift. |
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Post by suein56 on Jan 24, 2023 20:04:15 GMT 1
Nice wood burner but you have two members who say you should go for 50cm logs. If your not bothered about paying a little more for your wood then go for it, if your not in a rush there are plenty of other wood burners about. We would buy another one when needed. edit ATS says 50cm are too heavy to lift. 10 years ago, when we moved into our present house, which has an insert we bought and burned 50cm logs. Gradually as age and arthritis intervened we moved to 40 cm and there we remain for the moment at 73 and 72 years of age. We tried some 30s - super easy and light to lift - but they burnt too quickly and cost a bomb. We found some 35s and they are better than 30s but sometimes difficult to find.
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Post by JohnnyD on Jan 24, 2023 20:36:55 GMT 1
What's an insert Sue? I am guessing like an inglenook fireplace open to the room?
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Post by suein56 on Jan 24, 2023 20:51:01 GMT 1
What's an insert Sue? I am guessing like an inglenook fireplace open to the room? No, not at all. It looks like in the link below but it is an enclosed wood-burner not a gas fire .. less efficient than a free-standing wood-burner but just the same idea .. tho much less metal casing visible than a woodie. solasfires.com/fireplace/thirty8-built-in/thirty8-contemporary-gas-fireplace/The heat-proof glass door opens to allow logs to be put in .. We have 2 grills high up which chuck out heat. The exhaust fumes/gases exit via the flexible tubing up the enclosed 'conduit' which goes up inside the house, ending in a chimney above the roof apex. |
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Post by robertarthur on Jan 24, 2023 20:59:50 GMT 1
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Post by suein56 on Jan 24, 2023 21:01:46 GMT 1
Thank you ..
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Post by JohnnyD on Jan 24, 2023 21:13:30 GMT 1
Thank you both, and for the deepl, i didn't know about that.... |
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Post by robertarthur on Jan 24, 2023 21:44:02 GMT 1
JohnnyD, much better than Google Translate. An insert with two electric fans to blow more heat into the room.  |
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