Joining the Renewable Heating Hub forums is completely free and only takes a minute. By registering you’ll be able to ask questions, join discussions, follow topics you’re interested in, bookmark useful threads and receive notifications when someone replies. Non-registered members also do not have access to our AI features. When choosing your username, please note that it cannot be changed later, so we recommend avoiding brand or product names. Before registering, please take a moment to read the Forum Rules & Terms of Use so we can keep the community helpful, respectful and informative for everyone. Thanks for joining!
Wood burning stoves as secondary heat sources
We have a wood stove and a coal burner. The wood stove is used as a feature mostly, burning 50/50 scavenged and bought wood. It does kick out a lot of heat very quickly, not particularly controllable. Our little Godin coal burner is fantastic though, very controllable. I can keep it going indefinitely and it has a hot plate under the ornamental lid just in case 😀.
This is our Jotul F373. It’s been fantastic, one of the best features of our house and we are glad we installed it while building the house in 2016.
it’s controllable in terms of the temperature and it puts out 7.5 KW.
excellent piece of Norwegian craftsmanship. We use mostly Ash and Beech in it and normally around £100 a year mini pallet does the job.
I would really like to put a small burner in the upstairs of the garage we are building just now but not sure if that is really feasible.
@marvinator80, very swanky.
Where do you buy your wood from - that’s a decent price given the cost of wood.
Get a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps
Subscribe and follow our YouTube channel!
- 26 Forums
- 2,645 Topics
- 61.8 K Posts
- 486 Online
- 7,045 Members
Join Us!
Latest Posts
-
Solar Produced vs Home Consumed
Hello can anybody advise please..this may be a silly qu...
By WesleyP1874 , 11 minutes ago
-
Yes, you will need to notify them even if the inverter ...
By Old_Scientist , 15 minutes ago
-
RE: Heat Pump Overpromising – What Were You Actually Told Before You Bought?
I totally agree. However, there are two key problems ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 19 minutes ago
-
RE: How many people are happy with their ASHP and do you believe them?
@majordennisbloodnok Thanks.Thats not far from b...
By JamesPa , 35 minutes ago
-
RE: Heat Pump Manufacturers Recommending Buffer Tanks
@tony-stolz, I think @jamespa has already covered the h...
By Mars , 13 hours ago
-
RE: Heat Pump Operation in Summer - Valliant 7kW
I do the same: cool my large buffer (3000L) to 10C, pum...
By upnorthandpersonal , 22 hours ago
-
@editor "The interesting bit is that many modern invert...
By Singlespeed , 23 hours ago
-
RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
With the prospect of warmer weather this week, I brough...
By downfield , 24 hours ago
-
RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
I reached out to MCS directly last week on this and her...
By Mars , 1 day ago
-
RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
My heating developed a really severe case of noise and ...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
-
RE: Octopus Cosy 12 Heat Pump Regret: Incredibly Loud, Poor Heating & Constant Hum - Help!
@l2jad I was just thinking all things being equal. Our ...
By AndrewJ , 2 days ago
-
Hi, Does anybody have experience with Heat Geek insta...
By sttpd1917 , 3 days ago
-
I will soon be struggling. Admittedly it is the summer,...
By Batpred , 3 days ago
-
RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
Not known yet. I've asked a local Councillor to follo...
By Transparent , 4 days ago









