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Mrs Fiddlesticks



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 10:48 am    Post subject: Woodburner fitted today! Reply with quote    

Fitters arrived at 8am as they said they would and fitting went smoothly. It needs to burn all day today to cure and I can feel the room getting toastier already. Its a Woodwarm inset one if you're interested



That's another project crossed off the list!

sean
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Tssk, look at the state of that carpet. Congratulations. What's its output?

Mrs Fiddlesticks



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

sean wrote:
Tssk, look at the state of that carpet. Congratulations. What's its output?


I've now put the rug back (and a hard floor is next years project)

It should get up to 6.5kw

jocorless



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote:

It should get up to 6.5kw


That's in how big a room?

sean
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

That should cut your leccie bills a fair bit then. (You have storage heaters don't you?)

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

How long have you had a floor in that room? I thought it was held together with furniture, books, papers and magazines....

Mrs Fiddlesticks



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

jocorless wrote:
Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote:

It should get up to 6.5kw


That's in how big a room?


its large - about 27ft long by approx 18ft at widest I think. (not very good on measurements )

Mrs Fiddlesticks



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

sean wrote:
That should cut your leccie bills a fair bit then. (You have storage heaters don't you?)


that's what we're hoping cos yes we have storage heaters. Seemed a good 'green' plan.

Mrs Fiddlesticks



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Northern_Lad wrote:
How long have you had a floor in that room? I thought it was held together with furniture, books, papers and magazines....


I've tided up a bit (its not THAT bad !)

Northern_Lad



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

I wouln't have said that big, but it is large, and there's patio doors on one wall. Sensible place to have them really; they'd look odd in the middle of the room.
Oh, and you forgot to mention it's L shaped.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote:
sean wrote:
That should cut your leccie bills a fair bit then. (You have storage heaters don't you?)


that's what we're hoping cos yes we have storage heaters. Seemed a good 'green' plan.


Ours puts out 5kW and we went through last winter with no other heating and without any problems. Depends a bit on the layout and insulation of your house though.

jocorless



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Ah that's good - We've got a 3kw heater (well 3 to room, 3 to water) on order at the moment and I had a sudden panic its not going to be big enough - our room is about half that size

Northern_Lad



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

jocorless wrote:
Ah that's good - We've got a 3kw heater (well 3 to room, 3 to water) on order at the moment and I had a sudden panic its not going to be big enough - our room is about half that size


Do you remember my front room, Jo? That's about 5m square, with a lot of glass for one wall. My stove's 4.5 (I think) and it's way more than enough.

jocorless



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Yes I do remember your front room - Our dining room is about the same size as that so I suspect the 3kw will be sufficient - just have a mild panic - we've got a 2.5kw calor gas heater in there at the moment and even with the potiential for heat to disappear straight up the currently open chimney - it heats the whole house nice and toasty

Mrs Fiddlesticks



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 08 11:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Northern_Lad wrote:
I wouln't have said that big, but it is large, and there's patio doors on one wall. Sensible place to have them really; they'd look odd in the middle of the room.
Oh, and you forgot to mention it's L shaped.


I knew I wasn't good at measurements perhaps its more like 25ft X15ft at widest narrowing down to say 10ft at the back.

House is only 14 years old so insulation up to date inc cavity wall.

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