Many of you are looking at wood burners to keep warm/cook on should the power go off.
I want to draw your attention to a major consideration - SAFETY.
Apart from the obvious of standing the stove on a non-combustible base, you need to consider the following.
1. The stove should have a area around the base of non-combustible material in case of spillage, ideally extending a good way in front of any opening. Think old fashioned tiled fireplace to get the idea.
2. Any wood burner is an "open flued appliance". This means it draws the air in that it needs for combustion from the room it is in, and the "products of combustion" leave the burner up the flue. Some of you have posted ways of blocking air vents etc. If you do this while you have a woodburner on one or two things will happen. If your lucky, the burner will go out through lack of Oxygen. If your not, you will go out as the burner uses the Oxygen up in the room. I believe current requirements are 550sq.mm per Kw of stove output ABOVE 5Kw. This can be through an air brick or purpose bought grill with the area stamped on it.
But check first, regulations are always changing.
3. Carbon Monoxide DOES kill. Through poorly fitted woodburners and people not understanding how to calculate flue lengths. Wrong length=No flue pull: Result Smoke/Gases back into room.
This is one tragic case:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z0oWLxnRBt[/url]
4. Some councils require inspection and registration of woodburning stoves
(and probably a fee).
DON'T SURVIVE WTSHTF TO KILL YOURSELF. Check, then check again. Just like you check your kit.
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