Direct or indirect?

[PlumbBobBob]

And since steveb appears to be employed by the NSA

ha ha not quite lol, just moderation forum tools not available to normal members.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

More of a MI6

 

[WendyH]

Wouldn't it be easier and safer to install aga? Flue mods best done by mfr and on a known system ..

It sounds like your going to be adding a flue hex to a stove not designed or purposely designed for it . I would be intouch with mfr before I did anything. Smoked fish is nice , smoked cakes and dead punters not so.

We're not talking about a pre-manufactured unit here. Masonry stoves and the building thereof might be rare in the UK, but there's a grand tradition of them elsewhere in northern Europe, Russia and the US. The design principles are well proven, scaleable and adaptable and they have a lot of advantages over manufactured metal units. They're WAY more fun to experiment with and build, super-efficient, very controllable, don't rust at the drop of a hat, and don't require a small mortgage to finance. I appreciate your concern, but I've been playing around with woodburners and masonry stoves for years, rebuilding some, building others. I haven't turned myself into toast yet and I have no intention of doing so anytime soon. Thanks for your input guys. My question is well and truly answered.

 

[Gray0689]

We're not talking about a pre-manufactured unit here. Masonry stoves and the building thereof might be rare in the UK, but there's a grand tradition of them elsewhere in northern Europe, Russia and the US. The design principles are well proven, scaleable and adaptable and they have a lot of advantages over manufactured metal units. They're WAY more fun to experiment with and build, super-efficient, very controllable, don't rust at the drop of a hat, and don't require a small mortgage to finance. I appreciate your concern, but I've been playing around with woodburners and masonry stoves for years, rebuilding some, building others. I haven't turned myself into toast yet and I have no intention of doing so anytime soon. Thanks for your input guys. My question is well and truly answered.

Why ask if your so sure you know what your doing lol

 

[WendyH]

If I knew the answer, Gray0689, I wouldn't have asked. But ALL I asked was a simple plumbing question

 

[Gray0689]

If I knew the answer, Gray0689, I wouldn't have asked. But ALL I asked was a simple plumbing question

If it's simple why ask then Lol

 

[Ermintrude]

If it's a masonry chimney u shouldn't be cooling gasses. U should build thermal stores into sides of fire ...... Much like has been done in Europe for the last 250 years .

 

[Lou]

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