Wood burning fire's.....

[Craftypig]

I'm thinking of replacing my electric fire in my living room with a wood burning fire. Do I need to get one that has a flue or can I use a flueless fire instead?

[nonomaybe]

Annie have you actually asked if you can have a wood-burner with the flue outside coz they are well insulated , a padded tube carries the flue, in fact there is no noticeable heat to the hand if you touch it.

[annie0000]

Haven't asked nonomaybe, but I am pretty certain it wouldn't get passed from an aesthetic point of view. Someone painted their soffits and trim pale yellow and world war 3 broke out!

[seadogg]

Our wood burning stove is 7kw output. It was put in before liners became common and we use a chemical cleaner to keep creosote levels down in the stack. If you buy one, a multifuel model is best as you have the option of smokeless fuel and anthracite(now expensive). People get to see you bringing home wood and we are offered quite a bit. So it's virtually free. Outside flues can cool the gases too quickly and may need a lot of cleaning of the deposits. Its a hobby which not everyone would enjoy!

[nonomaybe]

External flues are properly lagged , effectively a flue within a flue with fire proof lagging between the two skins.

[mabel1]

Twenty20 - Your post answered the question fully!!!! At least mine was about wood burning fires. Your suggestion is?????

[langara]

Doesn't answer your question, but we had a wood burner installed about 4yrs ago, yes there is more dusting, but best thing we have ever bought, and we only use it in the winter so less dusting in the summer.

[Craftypig]

Just a quick update.....The chimney was removed before we purchased the property and an aluminium gas cowl was put in its place. I took the top of the cowl off Its quite big and must be at least 10 inches across (I will be replacing the cowl completely with a proper chimney pot. As a quick test I dropped some stones down the chimney and they all came through with no problem I have taken out the electric fire and opened the chimney breast to its original size. I uncovered some original tiles too, they are quite nice and in decent condition but I will be covering them up. I used a smoke bomb which I purchased from a local fire installers and the chimney took the smoke with no problem. I then lit a small fire admittedly it was wood that I burned. When the flames were high the smoke was going up the chimney with no problem but as it died down some of the smoke came into the living room, much to my partners annoyance. This has left me confused as to why this would happen. So before I buy a fire I intend to thoroughly clean the chimney and fit a proper pot.

[mike11111]

I've got a cordless extension lead! (It doesn't work).