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[holtender]

With winter fast approaching I was thinking about buying one, I was hoping to find a cheap second hand one on Ebay!

What is needed to install one, is there any do's and don'ts ?

I have an open fire place, but I have a wonderful fire surround which I want to keep in place, this leaves me with only about  3' by 2' access area, would I be able to find a suitable burner to fit?

Any advice appriciated.

[Taxi_Driver]

Surely it would be cheaper to add a grate to your fireplace (if you havent already got one)

And just use a fire guard if you leave it unattended.

[Lazydocker]

As you have a fireplace you're probably not in a "smoke free" zone, so that's a start

IIRC you need planning permission But this is always granted retrospectively. It has to be commissioned by a registered installer, chimney needs lining, etc etc.

I looked into fitting a cheap one and by the time I'd installed it all, including new flue, and had it signed off it was going to cost me £150 less than getting a company in to install their "shop soiled" demo (it was a bit dusty and had a couple of scratches that they sorted before installing it ) so I had it professionally fitted. Glad I did as well, because it was a bit of a pain and the grumpy neighbour kicked off

Mine was around £1800 all in last September

HTH

[Varche]

99% of our heating here in Spain is by logburners. Far far more efficient than open fires.

They come in different sorts so make sure you get one that will burn what you have to hand. logs coal and so on.

Instal. The ones I put in have something like a 15 cm flue. That comes in 1 metre lengths. The plan is you assemble it in the fireplace and then add the next bit on push the two pieces up the flu and then add the next piece. It gets very heavy when you have six or more pieces. The last piece might be a stove enamelled one to match your log burner. Then at the top in your chimney stack you mortar it in place.to stop birds falling down the gap.

Log burners like open fires need air so expect draughts. They don't work well in hermetically sealed modern houses.

Great way of keeping your heating bills down if you can source cheap or free logs.

How big is the room you are heating?

How big are the logs or fuel? Small log burners have irritatingly small doors.

[Varche]

As you have a fireplace you're probably not in a "smoke free" zone, so that's a start

IIRC you need planning permission But this is always granted retrospectively. It has to be commissioned by a registered installer, chimney needs lining, etc etc.

I looked into fitting a cheap one and by the time I'd installed it all, including new flue, and had it signed off it was going to cost me £150 less than getting a company in to install their "shop soiled" demo (it was a bit dusty and had a couple of scratches that they sorted before installing it ) so I had it professionally fitted. Glad I did as well, because it was a bit of a pain and the grumpy neighbour kicked off

Mine was around £1800 all in last September

HTH

  Gasp

[Kevin Wood]

I had it professionally fitted. Glad I did as well, because it was a bit of a pain and the grumpy neighbour kicked off

He's still full of the joys of spring then?

[Lazydocker]

I had it professionally fitted. Glad I did as well, because it was a bit of a pain and the grumpy neighbour kicked off

He's still full of the joys of spring then?

Don't even get me started on it