Wood heater not burning properly ??

[masterblaster]

Thanks Woodbe great stuff , don't worry l'm always confused .
They say - although it depends on how much money 'they' have to waist l reckon but the latest reverse/c are very cheap to run , however much that is !

MB

Well, it's very quiet, clean, and convenient. We just set an upper and a lower temperature, and the system does the rest. Once every month or so, I drag the filter out of it and hose the dust out of it. It's very impressive. Did I mention it is very clean yet? If not, it's very clean. It removes dust, not adds dust.

Anyway, ours is a big ducted system that uses water pumped around underground instead of the air outside. I think they call it 'geothermal heat pump' they reckon it gets a 5:1 output:input ratio versus a 3:1 for the air interchange systems. It seems to keep the place a comfortable temperature, but unfortunately there is no outlet in the workshop

Cost to run? Heaps, but it IS a big house. When we installed it, we had a quote for ducted gas heating that was going to cost more to run than we are paying for heating AND cooling now, per year. That was 10 years ago. So we are getting the cooling for free...

These days, we'd probably go for several of those split systems with the confusing remote controls and regular breakdowns. I hear that the efficiency of them has improved out of sight, but there is no direct comparisons available so it might just be marketing-speak.

Anyway, I guess this is a long way of saying that there is no easy way of comparing burning wood with reverse cycle, but if you record how much wood you burn in a year, you might be able to make an informed decision about your own situation. Bear in mind that the electricity you use in a reverse cycle system probably comes from a coal-fired generator, so who knows what the bottom-line efficiency really is

Hope I haven't confused you, I know I am...

woodbe.

[masterblaster]

Thanks for the help guys.
Well she's firing after 2 days of cleaning of and out rusty and blocked bits .
Turned out the flue was not only 1/2 blocked but 1/2 hanging of up in the chimney , wouldn't have helped.
All the vents and ajustment things were blocked to and a plate inside at top was hanging off and down . She wasn't happy.
Well it's the first 12 % and pelting down day of the year today and she's humming away quite nicely, untill l run out of wood :mad: that is !
Nice and cosey to it really pelting it out actually , fan even works now !
thanks for that norseman to scooter, good to hear .
Might put in a new thread see what everyones paying to run their reverse/c's .
Cheers
MB

[masterblaster]

Just thought l'd let you know guys.
Norseman - she is good ! 2 days of the worst wind and weather l've seen here since l moved here at the moment and with 6 % today . The heaters been absolutely beutifull , quiet , smooth .
No howling or eratic burning and the heat it is throwing out yet it's only been set on an over night burn all day or it's too hot .
Most impressed .
Thanks for the help.
Cheers
MB

[Cliff Rogers]

The easiest way to clean the flue is to drop a length of rope down the flue, attatch some chicken wire to the top bit of rope. ( you did leave some out the top, and not drop the whole rope down the flue didnt you? ).

Go inside and pull the chicken wire down, job done.
....

Hey Al? Mate? How do I get the chook wire out of ma chimberley now? :confused:

[ozwinner]

Hey Al? Mate? How do I get the chook wire out of ma chimberley now? :confused:

Send a chicken in after it, why do you think they call it chicken wire?
Because chooks looooove it.

Al

[Cliff Rogers]

Hmmm.... Why did the chicken go down the chimberley?

To get to the... um.. er... to get to.... the... chicken wire???? :confused:

That's silly Al.

How do you get the chook out once it has eaten the chicken wire?

[ozwinner]

You send in the Wirey Terrier.

Duhh.

Al

[journeyman Mick]

.................How do you get the chook out once it has eaten the chicken wire?

Simple,
fire up stove and roast chook!
Then of course you'll need to do something about all the feather residue in the flue....................

Mick

[Cliff Rogers]

You send in the Wirey Terrier.

Duhh.

Al

& how do you get the Terrier out?

(There was an old woman who swallowed a fly, I don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die)

[Cliff Rogers]

Simple,
fire up stove and roast chook!
Then of course you'll need to do something about all the feather residue in the flue....................

Mick

OK Mick, I'm gunna asked you the same question....

How do you get the chook out of the chimberley? :confused:

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Sprinkle a secret mix of herbs'n'spices down the chimley then fire it up.

Wait for the boys in blue to turn up with a summons for patent infringement; it's their problem how they get the evidence.

[journeyman Mick]

Cliff,
as you roast the chook it shrinks somewhat, this, coupled with the removal of its feathers by singeing makes it small enough to pull through the flue damper.

Mick

[Cliff Rogers]

I am NOT going to eat it if it has been through the fire damper... especially if it has just eaten Al chicken wire fence. :eek:

[masterblaster]

Got it.
Dunk the cat into some nice sauces , light the fire , tie rope to cats tail , send cat up after the chicken [ who also has firm grip on the chicken wire ] . Bake the lot until golden brown then pull on rope .

[Cliff Rogers]

How do you NOT burn the rope? :confused: