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Well I have done it again! Installed another multi fuel stove in our new house. Same stove as in our old house, the fire place is very similar bu slight subtle differences. The slate plinth is slightly wider and i have put anothe layer of (Faux) marble under the mantle piece. This was the gas fire and surround we replaced:



Nothing wrong with it. Just not to our taste, too fussy. We also felt it was too large for the room, and we wanted the new fire to be slightly to the right of the old fire. The different diamensions can be seen in this picture:



Clearly visible in this picture is the Vitcas fire board we used to line the fire place instead of rendering it.

http://shop.vitcas.com/vermiculite-fire ... tAodKhAA4g

Finished job.



We love it! I have to say it cost a lot more than the last one, largely because we had to have a stainless steel twin wall flu with an aspirator on top. Since these pictures were taken we have had to extend the flu by a metre as the fumes were getting into my neighbours bathroom window.





Ok! now a word of warning to those who say you can burn any old wood on a stove!!!!!!

Like a fool (Co's I know better) I burnt some privet logs on my new stove they very old and were bone dry.They burnt beautifully. I didn't burn many of them, but they must have been full of sap as the sealed bearings of the aspirotor became gummed up and it ceased to rotate I managed to free it, but by doing so I must have degraded the the lubricant packed around the bearing.......... now it squeaks as it rotates. Not enough to worry us at the moment but as we all know it can only get worse. A new Aspirotor will cost about £200

Jenks

Looks good! What does the aspirator do? Could you mount a coil around it to generate electricity?

I don't read my own signature!

looking good, cant see how they expected the flue to work at the original height though.

Demonic69 wrote:Looks good! What does the aspirator do? Could you mount a coil around it to generate electricity?

I don't read my own signature!

Demonic69..

What does the aspirator do?

Explanation here:

http://www.brewercowls.co.uk/index.php? ... &Itemid=18

Could you mount a coil around it to generate electricity?

Probably enough the light the little red bulb that Im expecting the Army Air Corp will insist I fit on top to stop them crashing their helicopters into it.

Jenks

kennyc wrote:looking good, cant see how they expected the flue to work at the original height though.

kennyc..

Yep, it worked just fine. The spinning aspirotor provides a positive updraft. It did take a little longer to get going though.


Jenks

Jenks wrote: A new Aspirotor will cost about £200

Jenks

Or a little less if you shop around.
http://www.chimneyproductsdirect.co.uk/ ... =161&cat=1

DL. wrote:

Jenks wrote: A new Aspirotor will cost about £200

Jenks

Or a little less if you shop around.
http://www.chimneyproductsdirect.co.uk/ ... =161&cat=1

DL

Thanks for that Well since I told of my stupidity, the Aspirotor is whizzing around like it is supposed to without even the tiniest squeek. Maybe the heat has dispersed the lubricant more evenly.............. he said clutching at straws


Jenks

Jenks wrote:

DL. wrote:

Jenks wrote: A new Aspirotor will cost about £200

Jenks

Or a little less if you shop around.
http://www.chimneyproductsdirect.co.uk/ ... =161&cat=1

DL

Thanks for that Well since I told of my stupidity, the Aspirotor is whizzing around like it is supposed to without even the tiniest squeek. Maybe the heat has dispersed the lubricant more evenly.............. he said clutching at straws


Jenks

Looks like a provisionally good result.

<5 days until my Clearviews installed, I'll wait and see what the draws like with the fitters standard cowl before I investigate other alternatives.

DL.

The flexible steel flu on my last fire worked fine with just the standard cowl. Could be that this one would too. But the spinning motion of the aspirotor does dissipate the smoke very efficiently. There is a fair bit of smoke until the stove and flu warm up and I really don't want to upset my neighbours unnecessarily. Hope your stove goes in OK. Hope you will post a few pictures.

Jenks