Farmhouse and stove

Bog Man said:
We have a redundant chimney in the cellar and I needed ventilation and something to keep out the crows . Some amount of paper in those air filters. I could have a camera crew from Great House Revival following me around . Behind schedule but under budget.
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MACGYVER could learn things from you :whistle:
 
That'll work A1. It's hard to believe how much of a difference alright. The Oisín is a good stove too.

Do you have any bit of a hearth to throw down on front of it?

Just in case a lump of a block falls out and nearly sets fire to the carpet on Christmas morning............not that that ever happened............ certainly not to me of course......😳
 
Have Stanley given up making the Oisín ? It must there best selling stove . Be surprised if they were discontinuing it.
 
MF30 said:
Under normal conditions I suppose it would work but on windy or stormy days you may get downdraught. I'd be very tempted to drop a flexi liner down the chimney.
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Depends on the chimney.

A good seal at the bottom so that anything that drafts has to go through the fire is very important I think.

Chimneys on external walls are always worse too as they'll run colder, the smoke will cool and fall back down the chimney again.
 
Masseyrk662 said:
Smoke only unless I put paper in it 🤣
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What kind of price is it to fit a stove I know it varies but in this kind of weather our house could do with a second stove. There's currently an open fire with a back boiler that's never been used in the kitchen 10m X 4m, I have a used Stanley Cara non boiler that came out of another house that I could use. It's a semi D so chimney between the two houses and it's clay lined.
 
Claas Grass said:
What kind of price is it to fit a stove I know it varies but in this kind of weather our house could do with a second stove. There's currently an open fire with a back boiler that's never been used in the kitchen 10m X 4m, I have a used Stanley Cara non boiler that came out of another house that I could use. It's a semi D so chimney between the two houses and it's clay lined.
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I fit it myself just with a homemade plate
 
f140 said:
On the note of a stove. Do you generally just get smoke coming out the back of it or would it be more like a flame coming out of it for a few feet?
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If you've a good fire down I'd imagine you'd have a fair amount of flames out of the stove itself.
 
Claas Grass said:
What kind of price is it to fit a stove I know it varies but in this kind of weather our house could do with a second stove. There's currently an open fire with a back boiler that's never been used in the kitchen 10m X 4m, I have a used Stanley Cara non boiler that came out of another house that I could use. It's a semi D so chimney between the two houses and it's clay lined.
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Are you looking to eliminate the boiler? That would add a lot to the cost of the job. as I'm assuming you'll have plumbing works, plus the boiler would have to be replaced with concrete fire back. After that's done a liner and vermiculite would be a few hundred plus maybe two men for a half day labour. A grand would probably do it.



but I'd be tempted to fit a fire front given the boiler is present.


Fitting should be DIY and not need much more than some fire cement of high temp silicone.
 
Ended up getting a stanley oisin from dairygold as it was on sale there. Just waiting for an installer to come. Anyone able to tell me what's the bottom lever for which pulls in and out ?
 
f140 said:
Ended up getting a stanley oisin from dairygold as it was on sale there. Just waiting for an installer to come. Anyone able to tell me what's the bottom lever for which pulls in and out ?
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Its just for shaking down ashes or shaking up the fire
 
f140 said:
Ended up getting a stanley oisin from dairygold as it was on sale there. Just waiting for an installer to come. Anyone able to tell me what's the bottom lever for which pulls in and out ?
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Riddling the grate to empty ashes into the ash box

Great choice, they are an excellent stove for their size, have one roaring away here
 
JohnBoy said:
Are you looking to eliminate the boiler? That would add a lot to the cost of the job. as I'm assuming you'll have plumbing works, plus the boiler would have to be replaced with concrete fire back. After that's done a liner and vermiculite would be a few hundred plus maybe two men for a half day labour. A grand would probably do it.



but I'd be tempted to fit a fire front given the boiler is present.


Fitting should be DIY and not need much more than some fire cement of high temp silicone.
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I've seen them in operation and not been fierce impressed with the heat.
 
JohnBoy said:
Are you looking to eliminate the boiler? That would add a lot to the cost of the job. as I'm assuming you'll have plumbing works, plus the boiler would have to be replaced with concrete fire back. After that's done a liner and vermiculite would be a few hundred plus maybe two men for a half day labour. A grand would probably do it.



but I'd be tempted to fit a fire front given the boiler is present.


Fitting should be DIY and not need much more than some fire cement of high temp silicone.
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I actually bought one of them before and still have it unopened af :blush: I've not been able to light the fire properly to see if the back boiler was any good as the previous owner floored right up to it and put a timber architrave around it so I'd be a bit nervous of a roaring fire there even for a night to check if it would actually heat the room enough. Never had a back boiler at home so no idea how good they are, I was wondering would it be better to just disconnect and rip the boiler out the side and put in a 10kw free standing stove which would heat the whole room
 
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