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New Workshop Addition
doubleboost:
Very nice
You can not beat a bit of free heat
I always find baking bread gets my hands really clean :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:
John
Jonny:
Was looking at similar last three years even took mut out each time bringing a stick back.
What turned me off is pricing of the flues and would have had to go up and across as you have done but with 4 bends. The other thing was lack of room not only at floor level but overhead.
Need a plentifull supply of wood etc, a big pile don't last long.
Went Calorgas in the end inc bottle lease and a better fire £113 all in delivered. Can get cheaper. Backed up with a large oil filled rad on thermostat. Costs me two refills per winter used daily, cant cook bread but can keep me coffee warm and not overload the electric supply.
krv3000:
well dun im a bit restricted as to wat i have in the workshop for heeting as me workshop is made out of wood and dont fancy sumthing that i can not swich off i have one of them new pareffin heters that are oderles and ther is plenty of gaps for venting
Joules:
Jonny,
that flue pipe is straight up and out, no bends the workshop is double skinned with a cavity so I guess it does look like the flue may have a bend in it. Yeah flue pipe, especially twin wall is very pricey, however if you have a local ducting outfit you may find they can roll you seamed flue pipe in stainless. They also offer a variety of formed ends for joining to other pipe or appliances. This stuff is real cheap, nothing like the seamless price. My twin wall is made up of that, the overall flue is about 2.5m tall. Only the last 1.2m is twin wall, I think if I had bought it all recently it would have been well under £100. I only tried Calor gas once and it generated far too much moisture for my liking. I pack as much metal stock around the stove as I can and this helps keep heat in the shop. Ventilation is curtesy of the roller door passing plenty of air.
Joules
vtsteam:
Wonderful setup, wish i could do the same. I have a spare small woodstove, and even some Metalbestos (double wall stainless) stovepipe.
But I've got wood floors, wood walls, and a very tall high pitched roof with foam insulation in the ceiling. Really the wrong place for a woodstove and chimney. There just isn't room for the stove either, since legally it needs 18" of separation to combustibles and walls, and the shop is only 10' wide -- now with benches and machines on both sides.
So I'm thinking of an external wood burner, shipto seems to be going the same way. I have to figure it out in the next couple of weeks before it gets difficult. I may go hydronic piping into the shed with an antifreeze mix.
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