What Is The Best Combustion Heater

[echnidna]

Get a Cleanair, they burn very well overnight. We have a built-in, daughter has a freestanding. If you have a big area get the freestanding.

They are made in Sunbury-Vic.

Thanks for the comparison

[Iain]

Wood fires are one of the most inefficient types of heaters available.


Gas would be far better than a wood fire, you could always move to Queensland. We have an open fire place in our lounge, this is our second winter here and we still haven't used it.

If you have gas, we don't and the gas bill for a single heater used to be one bottle ( those 5' high torpedoes, at present about $75 each).
We use wood as our only heat source and have an inbuilt Ultimate.
The freestanding are much more efficient as most of out heat goes up the chimney.

[echnidna]

Wood fires are one of the most inefficient types of heaters available.


Gas would be far better than a wood fire, you could always move to Queensland. We have an open fire place in our lounge, this is our second winter here and we still haven't used it.

Gas is very exxy heating in the sticks.
Plus our firewood is natural falls on tracks and camping areas etc.
If we didn't burn it for heating we'd have to burn it for bushfire prevention management.

Now I won't get started on QLD's crappy weather

[Terrian]

Wood fires are one of the most inefficient types of heaters available.

that depends on how much (if anything) you pay for the fire wood )

we have an 'Ultimate' in the lounge room, not free standing though

bye

[Border boy]

Had a Nectre brand heater for some years when we lived down the road from Cliff. It was made from steel plate with cast iron/glass door - very solid. We were very happy with it.
It was made by Pecan Engineering in Adelaide.

I second you Barry
we've had a Nectre inbuilt for about 6 years, as well as a gas wall furnace. On cold nights the gas heater struggles on it's own but when we fire up the Nectre - toasty.
The Nectre is a good solid unit built with thick steel compared with some of the units from Europe. When burning hot wood like redgum, this makes a difference.
They make larger freestanding units as well.
Stay warm!!!

[Terrian]

I second you Barry
we've had a Nectre inbuilt for about 6 years, as well as a gas wall furnace. On cold nights the gas heater struggles on it's own but when we fire up the Nectre - toasty.
The Nectre is a good solid unit built with thick steel compared with some of the units from Europe. When burning hot wood like redgum, this makes a difference.

try burning yellow box if you want real heat

[Border boy]

Thanks Terrian,
I normally get mixed loads of redgum & yellow box so I know what you mean. The tin fire boxes from some European makers wouldn't last long.

[Harry72]

The best combustion heater... a internal combustion engine in lean tune.

[ex-chippie]

Had a largest model ultimate free standing unit in our first house and that chewed wood like you wouldn't believe - STAY AWAY!!!!! In our second and current homes we used clean air units- happy with the wood consumption and heat output, but when we get strong southeasterly winds, our main living area (12 sq's) fills with smoke(wish i knew how to post the pic's) and i keep getting the old i'll get back to you from Karen at cleanair. I think she's mentally scared by my name! Good unit-bad after sales service!

Best of luck,
Jason.

[journeyman Mick]

Had a largest model ultimate free standing unit in our first house and that chewed wood like you wouldn't believe - STAY AWAY!!!!! In our second and current homes we used clean air units- happy with the wood consumption and heat output, but when we get strong southeasterly winds, our main living area (12 sq's) fills with smoke(wish i knew how to post the pic's) and i keep getting the old i'll get back to you from Karen at cleanair. I think she's mentally scared by my name! Good unit-bad after sales service!

Best of luck,
Jason.

Jason,
put it in writing! Starting with : "my letter to you is formal notification of a dangerous situation which may be endangering the health and safety of the occupants of my house as well as posing a serious structural fire risk, failure on your part to act on this advice may result in you being held personally liable should an incident or or adverse health incident occur." See how quickly they act

Mick the stirrer

Mick

[Big Shed]

Had a largest model ultimate free standing unit in our first house and that chewed wood like you wouldn't believe - STAY AWAY!!!!! In our second and current homes we used clean air units- happy with the wood consumption and heat output, but when we get strong southeasterly winds, our main living area (12 sq's) fills with smoke(wish i knew how to post the pic's) and i keep getting the old i'll get back to you from Karen at cleanair. I think she's mentally scared by my name! Good unit-bad after sales service!

Best of luck,
Jason.

I would say that has more to do with flue/andor placement of same than the heater itself.
Must say we had very good service from them.

[Iain]

Had a largest model ultimate free standing unit in our first house and that chewed wood like you wouldn't believe - STAY AWAY!!!!! In our second and current homes we used clean air units- happy with the wood consumption and heat output, but when we get strong southeasterly winds, our main living area (12 sq's) fills with smoke(wish i knew how to post the pic's) and i keep getting the old i'll get back to you from Karen at cleanair. I think she's mentally scared by my name! Good unit-bad after sales service!

Best of luck,
Jason.

We have the small Ultimate and after replacing the 'rope' around the door it is fine, with the strong winds a lobster tail could cure the problems as they create a venturi effect.

[Cliff Rogers]

I'd try an extra length of flue or one of those lobster tails that Iain mentioned. I have seen them used a lot in windy areas.

[echnidna]

Jason,
put it in writing! Starting with : "my letter to you is formal notification of a dangerous situation which may be endangering the health and safety of the occupants of my house as well as posing a serious structural fire risk, failure on your part to act on this advice may result in you being held personally liable should an incident or or adverse health incident occur." See how quickly they act

Mick the stirrer

Mick

You got shares in a toilet paper company Mick ??

[journeyman Mick]

You got shares in a toilet paper company Mick ??

Hmm, not a bad idea.

Mick