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Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri May 10, 13 9:35 pm Post subject:
It's not all that strange. I guess efficiency isn't everything. Clearview is 71.9% efficient. Second best on the market it seems.

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4563
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Fri May 10, 13 9:56 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

It's not all that strange. I guess efficiency isn't everything.

Clearview is 71.9% efficient. Second best on the market it seems.

Thanks Nick,where did you find that?
My eyes have gone square from looking.

Regarding being second best,71.9 is quite low on the ratings,there are many above that.

Suppose efficiency is quite high if you have to purchase your fuel,not in my case,as i have timber coming out of my ears,but not the time to attend to the stove as often as some do,so efficiency would be my first choice,the ones i have studied most ,are all over 80%.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri May 10, 13 9:58 pm Post subject:
https://www.stovesonline.co.uk/stove-efficiency.html Some details here, and here... https://www.thestoveroom.co.uk/pdf/burley-brochure.pdf page four.

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4563
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Fri May 10, 13 10:30 pm Post subject:

Thanks again,looks like i got square eyes for nothing,

But on the first link,the room calculation is way out for the Morso Panther.a room 5 x 5 x 2.3 would an inferno with that size stove,the calcs i`ve seen else where recommend 4kw

To much conflicting info,to be honest,i`ve spoken with 3 stove suppliers local to here,who also install,speaking with them,one learns what they really know,not a lot,this fitting is a cash cow to them,because their Hetas approved.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sat May 11, 13 7:28 am Post subject:
Ah, but at least you now know ignorance is universal. Go for one that's easy to light, run, looks pleasant and fits the budget. (clearview is probably your answer)

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 13 12:20 pm Post subject:
Anybody got any experience of one of these? https://www.leedsstovecentre.co.uk/contemporary-wood-burning-stoves/burley-holywell-9105-woodburning-stove/ The manufacturers claim great performance if you have a 'room seal' by which they mean it sucks air in from outside rather than the warm air from the room. any comments? Ta

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45508
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 13 7:29 pm Post subject:
the room seal thing seems to be aimed at premises designed that way (think swedish walls n triple glazing n tings) as a retrofit in a british house it might be a bit troublesome imho and if it did work damp would probably be visiting quite soon

Annette H

Joined: 18 Jul 2008
Posts: 245
Location: Worcestershire

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 13 5:01 pm Post subject:

We recently had a Merlin Slimline stove fitted. We had originally decided on a Clearview Pioneer but the installation costs were too high for our budget. Doing some research about flues etc we came across the Merlin.

They are made in Hereford and the cost of the purchase and the installation came in at almost half the Clearview. Its very efficient, after 20+ years of open fires I am amazed at the warmth, we are only using logs and pallet wood at the moment but it is multifuel.

We didn't need to line the chimney after the smoke tests or have a core vent fitted.

There are some good clips on YouTube. Its a great stove.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15598

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 13 6:53 am Post subject:
One thing I would check with all stoves is that you can shut them down completely so that no air is coming in. That way, if you do have a chimney fire or something else goes wrong, you at least have some control.

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