Can we use multifuel stove with disconnected back b4oiler as a wood burner?

[moggies 13]

We've had a combi boiler installed. Our multifuel stove (Charnwoo DX50iB) has a back boiler which has been drained and disconnected fro the central heating system. Can we use this stove occasionally as wood burner

 

[Adrian]

HI Moggies

You can but you will probably damage the heat exchanger so it won't be any use as a boiler again. Should be fine as a stove

You also might want to make sure that 'disconnected' does not mean 'and the pipes from the boiler stopped off'.....

Kind of a catch22 situation really - 'cos if the pipes from the back boiler are free to vent any steam etc that'd generated, you need to be prepared for a nasty smell in the house as years of crud burn / boil off the inside of the heat exchanger....

BTDT !

Adrian

 

[Robert Laws]

HI Moggies

I have heard it said that you shoul dfill the heat exchanger with sand. i don't know what this is supposed to do though, conduct the heat perhaps.

R

 

[HLAH]

We've had a combi boiler installed. Our multifuel stove (Charnwood DX50iB) has a back boiler which has been drained and disconnected from the central heating system. Can we use this stove occasionally as a wood burner?

Some wood burner boilers are bolted on to the back of the stoves so maybe you could just unbolt and remove it?

H

 

[moggies 13]

HI Moggies

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:27:40 +0000, Nicknoxx Nick@6&7.net wrote:
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moggies 13 wrote:-
We've had a combi boiler installed. Our multifuel stove (Charnwood DX50iB) has a back boiler which has been drained and disconnecte from the central heating system. Can we use this stove occasionally as a wood burner?
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You can but you will probably damage the heat exchanger so it won't b

any use as a boiler again. Should be fine as a stove-

You also might want to make sure that 'disconnected' does not mean 'and the pipes from the boiler stopped off'.....

Kind of a catch22 situation really - 'cos if the pipes from the back boiler are free to vent any steam etc that'd generated, you need to be prepared for a nasty smell in the house as years of crud burn / boil off the inside of the heat exchanger....

BTDT !

Adrian

Thanks to all. The pipes are open and the back boiler won't be use again. We were worried we might damage the fabric of the house, as th stove is set back in the walls

 

[The Natural Philosopher]

Thanks to all. The pipes are open and the back boiler won't be used again. We were worried we might damage the fabric of the house, as the stove is set back in the walls.

the received wisdom is to full the boiler with sand. This sort of spreads the heat a bit and acts as a crude insulation barrier as well.

 

[AJH]

the received wisdom is to full the boiler with sand. This sort of spreads the heat a bit and acts as a crude insulation barrier as well

The perceived wisdom is that this conducts some heat away from the steel casing, thus extending its life and preventing the ingress of combustion products into the room by another two means.

AJH