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Wood burners

52 replies

primeoflife · 19/09/2022 17:26

Would it be a good idea to get one? I've heard they can save loads on your gas bill but have also heard going forward they'll be additional costs due to being bad for the environment.

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vinoandbrie · 19/09/2022 17:30

We love ours and would highly recommend.

We got them as a luxury, but now with gas and electricity prices going up, we are pleased to have an alternative source of heat. Also, worst case scenario, if there are power cuts, we can keep warm.

properdoughnut · 19/09/2022 17:31

No they stink

MrsJamin · 19/09/2022 17:33

It would be a terrible idea. Bad for the environment and for your and your neighbours' health - read www.mumsforlungs.org/our-campaigns/wood-burning

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Beckyfromthecroft · 19/09/2022 17:33

I love my two, we're on oil and it really helps keep the costs down. The little fans that you can get to sit on top help with heat distribution too

Hawkins001 · 19/09/2022 17:34

You'll need a good wood or coal supplier first

Flaunch · 19/09/2022 17:35

I adore mine ❤️

DillDanding · 19/09/2022 17:37

We bloody love ours. The heat it produces is fantastic. We have one of those fan things too. Aesthetically it does not please me, but I tuck it in the back!

We live in a leaky Jacobean house. The wood burner is a life saver.

DinosApple · 19/09/2022 17:43

We got one in the summer and tested it today. Seems to work well which is lucky as our boiler stopped working a month ago. We're relying on occasional immersion heating for the water at the moment (cold showers the rest of the time).

I'm not sure how bad it is compared to an open fire - but it's a moot point really as we can't get hold of any plumbers to fix our boiler...

Very much hoping for a mild winter!

Soontobe60 · 19/09/2022 17:44

properdoughnut · 19/09/2022 17:31

No they stink

So do the fumes from burning gas

Soontobe60 · 19/09/2022 17:45

primeoflife · 19/09/2022 17:26

Would it be a good idea to get one? I've heard they can save loads on your gas bill but have also heard going forward they'll be additional costs due to being bad for the environment.

They’re not a cheap option - the cost to buy and install could be over 4K. We’ve just bought enough wood to see us for a good 12 months - paid £400+

thenightsky · 19/09/2022 17:48

We got one installed 15 years ago when they were only about £800. So glad we did. Our heating is oil fired and mega expensive now. Plus with threatened power cuts I know we can keep at least that room warm come the bad weather.

Bipbopbee · 19/09/2022 17:51

We've had ours about five years now, only use seasoned wood and it's so warm and cosy.

Planning to wfh downstairs and keep all the doors shut this winter to try and keep costs down.

Dogtooth · 19/09/2022 17:56

Do you live in city or country, town etc? There has been talk of banning, taxing, controlling etc them in cities and that might be brought in as a clean air thing before too long. I wouldn't have one in a city.

I also think it's nuts, if you went back 100 years and told people there's a clean, almost zero maintenance form of fully controllable heating but people choose to burn fuel instead as a status thing, they'd think you were mad.

TooMuchToDoTooLittleInclination · 19/09/2022 17:56

I'd love one.

ContadoraExplorer · 19/09/2022 17:58

The initial outlay can be quite a lot - ours was bought for a reasonably small room which already had a chimney so we got a small wood burner and there was minimal prep work required for installation - cost was a couple of thousand and it was done as part of a ground floor remodel and extension.

We planned to use it occasionally, which so far has been the case but I am quite glad we have it as an alternative now.

properdoughnut · 19/09/2022 17:58

Soontobe60 · 19/09/2022 17:44

So do the fumes from burning gas

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InThatCaseCanIHaveARaise · 19/09/2022 17:58

We love ours. If you get one don’t burn any old crap. Don’t forget about getting your chimney swept. Ours is booked in for next week, just before we start using it again.

Cleopatra67 · 19/09/2022 17:59

@properdoughnut - ours absolutely doesn’t—you wouldn’t know it was on if you couldn’t see it.

tuvamoodyson · 19/09/2022 17:59

No they stink

mine doesn’t.

Skinterior · 19/09/2022 18:00

Depends where you live. If you're a mile from your neighbours, the effect on anyone else is extremely small. If you live in a little village you probably all have a log burner so again, it's not big drama to get one.

If you live in central london, the log delivery alone will be a pain in the neck.

We love ours, we had our first fire last night and it was lovely.

Biscuitandacuppa · 19/09/2022 18:01

I think the newer eco models are meant to burn cleaner and reduce smell and toxins. I would like to get one to cut down on my winter gas bill but the initial outlay is quite expensive! Even if you get a good deal buying one the installation is expensive.

Devastatedyetagain · 19/09/2022 18:02

Had one for years and wouldn't be without it but wood is expensive if you have to buy it.

bellac11 · 19/09/2022 18:05

Got ours about 5 years ago and really wish we had done it before then

But wood has gone up this year so dont want to use it until its very cold. Its apparntly 17 degrees here at the moment

MrsJamin · 19/09/2022 18:06

Emissions of PM2.5 from domestic wood burning represented 17% of total PM2.5 emissions in 2020. (PM2.5 are the smallest and most dangerous particles that are too small to be filtered out by the lungs). This compares with road transport contributing 13% of PM2.5 emissions.

bellac11 · 19/09/2022 18:08

MrsJamin · 19/09/2022 18:06

Emissions of PM2.5 from domestic wood burning represented 17% of total PM2.5 emissions in 2020. (PM2.5 are the smallest and most dangerous particles that are too small to be filtered out by the lungs). This compares with road transport contributing 13% of PM2.5 emissions.

What is meant by domestic wood burning, what sort of wood from what sort of burning?