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Stanley Brandon and Rayburn Heatburner

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upahill · 12/09/2010 11:27

Hi I have also posted this question in chat.

We are thinking of getting either a Stanley or Rayburner Heaterager. Does anyone know approximatley how much they are? We are going to send off for a catalogue but in the mean time wanted an idea of cost.

Also what are your expierences of them, good or bad?

We are thinking of having one for cooking,obviously, and for heating 9 radiators and for hot water.We are looking at it being oil fired.

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meltedmarsbars · 12/09/2010 11:29

Have used the Stanley in a holiday house - took ages to heat up for cooking, but then I am used to an Aga which is on permanently.

Not really much help, sorry.

upahill · 12/09/2010 11:36

No that's helpful. I'm gathering as much info as I can.

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scaryteacher · 12/09/2010 16:39

Have had a Stanley Superstar which is 80,000 btu since 1994 and it is still going strong.

Ours does cooking, heating and hot water. We have it programmed so it does hot water and cooking in the summer and can be switched on to doing all three in the winter, on an electronic controller. The controller was also the timer so I could and did have it on all the time when it was cold, but when it warmed up, or it was term time we programmed exactly when we wanted the heating on, so unlike an Aga, you can just use it as a stove and to run the hot water in the warmer months.

I love it, and it only takes 20 minutes from cold to be able to fry an egg on it. It's not instant heat like a gas stove, but not bad for all that.

We had the one with baffles which have to be moved, but I think Stanley have now moved away from that to twin burners which may be more effective.

I would buy another one without thinking about it.

You need to have a look at the Aga/Rayburn website as they now own Stanley (I think) and they also have something on there which I think is called an Alpha which looks interesting.

We let the house to live abroad and here I have a poxy ceramic hob and a poxy single oven. I miss having two ovens on the Stanley and Delia's red cabbage recipe is great bunged in the bottom and slower oven and left until it is done. Great for warming plates and drying out rugger boots as well.
With the tops down it is great for proving dough, and they are so easy to keep clean. Any spills on the hot plate you brush off with a wire brush, and the oven is self cleaning, as everything that spills falls to the bottom and burns off.

We has a Rayburn for a while (came with the house) but it was LPG and vvv expensive, so the Stanley cost less even with the cost of the oil, and putting the cost of the Stanley on the mortgage than it cost for the Rayburn.

Hope that helps.

scaryteacher · 12/09/2010 16:40

Also, I go and see it once a year when we go back to UK to see the house and make nice to the tenants, and I always go and hug the Stanley. Fab for warming cold bums against, and great for drying PE kit over the handrail at the front.

fitflopqueen · 12/09/2010 17:27

I have had an oil fired twin burner (100,000 btu) stanley for 10 yrs, it does all heating, water and cooking. 4 bed/2 bath house. I wouldnt have anything else, we are currently renting elsewhere due to work (gas hob/electric oven) and even dh and kids miss the stanley. Definately recommend and would have again if we bought another house.

fitflopqueen · 12/09/2010 17:29

just to add, I dont have any alternate source of cooking apart from logburning stove. So not brilliant in a power cut but never really happened to us.

upahill · 12/09/2010 18:07

This is all helpful stuff for me.

While I've been out DH has found a couple of prices. For one of them new it was about £6,000. However there are some ex demo and also some refurbished ones available that we are considering now.

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scaryteacher · 12/09/2010 23:03

We paid about £4,500 back in 1994 for getting rid of the Rayburn, the installation and commissioning of the Stanley, plus all the gubbins for the oil, including vvv large tank and running pipes under patio to kitchen.

You won't regret it.

Fitflopqueen (I have a pair as well and saw the boots the other day), what is the twin burner like? Can you change the heat around? With the baffles on mine you can push the heat to boiler, oven, hotplate etc.

fitflopqueen · 13/09/2010 20:11

one burner runs the hotplate and ovens, will take about 20 mins to heat up from cold but can stirfry on it. Also has a small uncovered plate to side which is brill for sitting kettle on, soup, casseroles etc and the other is for the heating, hot water runs off either.

Ours cost £4500 at time and needs a yearly service at about £150 and this includes replacing the two nozzles (burners). we put in the pipework when the conversion was done and put in a base for the oil tank. None of which has needed replacing so far.

Mattyw · 01/01/2019 11:32

Hi thinking of buying a stanley 100k ?

scaryteacher · 01/01/2019 21:22

Having already commented on the thread, my Stanley Superstar died in 2014, so lasted almost 20 years, which considering it did all the CH, HW and cooking, wasn't bad.

I bought a Stanley Brandon www.waterfordstanley.com/stanley-cookers/stanley-cookers/cooking,-hot-water-central/oil/brandon to replace it and was impressed for the short time I used it before moving abroad again. The tenants seem happy with it; the oil consumption seems less than before. I went for an 80k BTU as we had that before and it was more than enough for our house, even if we wanted to change or increase the radiators.

It comes with what looks like an ipad to programme it on the top left, but instructions are on a plate behind the door, and if I can do it, anyone can.

Cheaper than a Rayburn, and the ovens are still the biggest. Only change is a lid on the small hotplate.

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