Wood Fired Rayburn

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(17 November 2012, 22:46)Highlander Wrote: Our multi fueled fire is less than a week old,.. by [ probably ] tomorrow it will be running seven radiators, but now we are making sure we have no leaks before linking them.

The whole system will be linked to an oil fired system, so that we can have both options,... for instance when the fire has been closed down all night, we can have the oil system on for an hour from 6.30am to bring the house up to the right temp,.. before building up the new stove

That's how we're set up with the Rayburn. The objective in fitting it was twofold; become better prepped for a possible interruption in oil supply and electricity, and to save money. I'm aiming to reduce our oil consumption by two-thirds, but reducing it by one-third will still give us a better return on the capital investment compared to sticking the money in the bank.

Today the boiler came on for it's "morning boost" and gave us a warm house to get up to. We were out nearly all day, so we didn't bother lighting the Rayburn until we got back at around 4.30. We set the boiler to give us another short boost at 4.00, so the house was warm when we got back. Lit the Rayburn and I was doing lamb curry on it by 6.00.

In short, happy to continue to use the oil-fired system for comfort, knowing we're using a lot less of it, and the option to go Rayburn-only is there if we need it.

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Regarding wood vs. multifuel, we did consider both, purely from a flexibility point of view. At the end of the day, we couldn't really see us using anything other than wood, and the wood-only stove cost less because you only pay 5% VAT (including on the installation costs).