drjunk Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Hi. I'm planning to fit a boiler multi fuel stove in the living room, and want to run 2 - 800x600 sized radiators upstairs. 1 - 600x600, 2 - 800x600 and 1 - 1000x600 radiators downstairs. I also want to hook it up to my existing hot water tank (if that's possible) in the kitchen cupboard. The tank runs off of the electric, on the hydros total heating total control. Any recommendations on which stove to get? A lot of multi fuel stoves are only specied to run on wood or Coal. My one will be burning peat mostly. That brings me on to which flue/liner to buy?I'm willing to spend big on the flue/liner. Need one that will last. I want to keep the cost of the stove to about the £500 mark, but I could prob stretch to 600. I'm willing to pay twice or more than that if necessary for the flue/liner. I'm hoping to keep the total price for materials and labour below £5000 I would like to do a lot of the work myself but I believe I need a certificate once its finished to validate it has been done correctly. Any advice would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvercloud Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Hi, I would think most multi fuel stoves would be able to do peat also .I think in the brochures and spec etc they just list wood, coal as peat is not not common fuel type throughout UK.We had a "villager" stove in the past that was excellent and would have been fine for peat too. It is also our choice of stove again for our selfbuild here.They come in range size see VILLAGER website, there are others too , you find some stoves cheaper if you can pick up from mainland yourself sometimes saving few hundred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 This is a very useful site, Drjunk: http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 we have just done what your thinking of doing. we went with a http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/21kW-Sunrain-JA046B-Cast-Iron-Multi-Fuel-Boiler-Stove-/251239374037?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Other_Fireplaces&hash=item3a7f089cd5 we had it fitted by Ainsworth Plumbing Westfirth, Lunning, Shetland , ZE2 9QB Tel: 01806 577216 he was patient and did a very neat job. don't buy the liner until you know that you need one and the correct size. he spent a week adapting our old plumbing very wierd and confusing. plus supplied another rad and flue and all bits pump ect be aware the liner and fitting costs a lot. our system cost just under 3k to fit. we supplied the stove. this was more than quoted but was resonable for the extra work involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvercloud Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Paulb we got one fitted, so we brought the flue .multfuel stove and a new hot water tank. We were charged for the fitting of these items was well under £ 1000 and took no more than 6 hrs in total including the flue down south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drjunk Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Thanks for all your replys everyone. I've realise now that i will have to change the water cylinder, as it is a direct cylinder I have just now. An indirect cylinder is what I need. That will prob add another grand to the total cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvercloud Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I don't see why? Shop around . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvercloud Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I don't see why - another !000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 i agree shop around should be more like 200 or so.then maybe another hundred for the header tank ect. you will need a slave radiator to get rid of excess heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drjunk Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Right enough. Just had a little look online and there under £200. Only reason I was thinking they cost so much was because a plumber tried to charge nearly £1000 for my fathers one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvercloud Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Hi You should be looking at couple days to fit tops and that would be pushing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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