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Post by Graeme on Nov 19, 2022 16:07:16 GMT
After lots of waiting, I now have heating in my shed, there was meant to be two of them, but one has a stuck fan, so its getting fixed, but amazed at the heat this gives off. Wireless control as well, all the technology guys!! Here are some pics of what its heating....I need a bigger shed for more of my junk. Gee. PS, the Fluff as my grand-daughter calls it was meant to be up by now....the leaks still are not sorted, been sealed 4 times now, so next year its a new roof felt that's going on it, with a rubber membrane.     |
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Post by daveh on Nov 19, 2022 22:43:04 GMT
You might also be amazed at your heating bill! 😀
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Post by Graeme on Nov 26, 2022 19:00:38 GMT
You might also be amazed at your heating bill! 😀 As previously mentioned by Dave about heating bills.... I am not one for throwing caution to the wind....well not until recently regarding my new heating system. I knew the heating control was not working properly, that is why I ordered a new one, a costly new one. I had taken a pic of the electric gas machine thingy for a before reading. I then switched the heating on in the shed. (Nightshift work then resumed) Yes I forgot to check the readings on a daily basis, in fact I just forgot on the 5 days/nights it was left alone. £65. I take a bow. Gee. |
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Post by Graeme on Dec 17, 2022 19:49:05 GMT
Here is a wee update on the shed heating...........I have now ordered up a multifuel stove, it burns anthracite coal as well as wood.
I need something that I can keep lit all night, although just stoked up. Not looking for a super warm shed, just enough to keep the bikes warm and cosey (you all know what I mean)
Buying the stove took long enough, as for what else is needed...all I will say is FFS! (twice).
Flue bits I am referring to.....not got them yet.
Stove not arriving until next week so plenty of time to get what's needed.
Anyway, has anyone ever fitted a stove in their shed or garage?
Tips greatly appreciated.
Gee.
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Post by daveh on Dec 18, 2022 10:25:01 GMT
Had a new multifuel stove put in the house in October, but fitted into fireplace with flu up the chimney, so different set up, but yeh the extra's you need to go with the stove add a fair bit of cost!
However if you want it to tick overnight then you would need to burn the coal as it last much longer than wood. Also the new stoves are 'governed' due to new gov regs so you can't shut them down very low (something to do with making less smoke!).
I bought a small portable propane heater (up to 2KW) for the garage when I'm in there, but found on the really cold days it was eating through propane at an alarming rate! Can't afford to run that for too long.
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Post by Graeme on Dec 18, 2022 10:32:27 GMT
Had a new multifuel stove put in the house in October, but fitted into fireplace with flu up the chimney, so different set up, but yeh the extra's you need to go with the stove add a fair bit of cost! However if you want it to tick overnight then you would need to burn the coal as it last much longer than wood. Also the new stoves are 'governed' due to new gov regs so you can't shut them down very low (something to do with making less smoke!). I bought a small portable propane heater (up to 2KW) for the garage when I'm in there, but found on the really cold days it was eating through propane at an alarming rate! Can't afford to run that for too long. I was getting the same problem with the fan heater I had fitted....its not working correctly, not giving enough fan speed. Plus the cost as mentioned previously. Yes indeed, it burns anthracite, smokeless coal plus I will get all night bricks to burn throughout the night. Looking forward to it being a cosey place to be. Gee. |
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Post by ian on Dec 18, 2022 19:20:40 GMT
My experience is similar to Dave's. I've never put a solid fuel stove in the garage, but years back I had a house with no central heating, just open fires. It wasn't on the gas main & access to refill a bulk tank for oil or gas would've been tricky so I bought a 2nd hand solid fuel stove with a back boiler to run central heating. I used anthracite & it was brilliant, especially overnight when you could stoke up the fuel at bedtime, turn the stove down & it would simmer all night then just turn it up in the morning & it would burst into life. We have a log burner now & it's fine, but soon goes out if you're not around to stoke it up - we just about have to time to go down the pub for a couple of hours  |
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Post by earlystock on Dec 20, 2022 15:28:27 GMT
Each to their own, but solid fuel burners are very bad news from a pollution viewpoint and there is a lot of evidence suggesting that it causes poor airquality inside the house (or in this case shed)
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