Having removed the Rayburn last Summer due to on going building works I didn't envisage still having no means of making hot water or heating the rads. Using fan heaters and immersion heaters is worryingly expensive so desperate to get something sorted quick.
As a stop-gap I am thinking of building a timber shed against the house, picking up a pair of 22mm tails left for future connection and installing a wood burning boiler, approx. 25kw o/p. The empty heating system is fully pumped and vented. I can pick up a log boiler cheaper than an oil one and as I have about 4 years worth of logs and wood in the barn I may as well use it. The boiler needs to go outside as it will be out of the way and not hinder the next stage of building work. It will have a place inside on the next extension.
Would I need to use a fire proof lining inside the shed covering timber? I reckon there will be about 15-18 gap between boiler and shed wall.
the lean to type roof will have slate covering, I'll use the correct metal slate tile to take the flu through the roof but I cannot find anywhere on the www a required height for the flu. Also I can only find flu pieces in 1mt sections, are these things strong if I had to have a free standing structure consisting of 3 or 4 sections? I have my doubts. There are no nearby doors or windows where the shed will be sited but there is a cooker hood outlet with back draught shutters.
I have installed gas and oil boilers in the past and done complete central heating systems in my own houses but that was over 15 years ago and I am not too sure of the legal side of this job now, things have changed. I have looked on various sites but nothing states in black and white that I am not allowed to install an external wood boiler on my own property. It only seems to mention internal log burners.
I was going to get a contractor in but they are all more interested in supplying the stuff themselves at vastly inflated cost and some local suppliers only want to advise on stuff they want to sell you. This thing only has to last until April/ May when the weather warms up so I don't want to throw too much money at it.
Advice greatly appreciated. Thanks.
PS - what I forgot to add is, having read up on some websites I realised that as the log burner has no instant safety shut down device if there is a power cut then the pump must stay running so I will have to run the pump via a small UPS. This will cost about £120 and give about 4 hours run time.
As a stop-gap I am thinking of building a timber shed against the house, picking up a pair of 22mm tails left for future connection and installing a wood burning boiler, approx. 25kw o/p. The empty heating system is fully pumped and vented. I can pick up a log boiler cheaper than an oil one and as I have about 4 years worth of logs and wood in the barn I may as well use it. The boiler needs to go outside as it will be out of the way and not hinder the next stage of building work. It will have a place inside on the next extension.
Would I need to use a fire proof lining inside the shed covering timber? I reckon there will be about 15-18 gap between boiler and shed wall.
the lean to type roof will have slate covering, I'll use the correct metal slate tile to take the flu through the roof but I cannot find anywhere on the www a required height for the flu. Also I can only find flu pieces in 1mt sections, are these things strong if I had to have a free standing structure consisting of 3 or 4 sections? I have my doubts. There are no nearby doors or windows where the shed will be sited but there is a cooker hood outlet with back draught shutters.
I have installed gas and oil boilers in the past and done complete central heating systems in my own houses but that was over 15 years ago and I am not too sure of the legal side of this job now, things have changed. I have looked on various sites but nothing states in black and white that I am not allowed to install an external wood boiler on my own property. It only seems to mention internal log burners.
I was going to get a contractor in but they are all more interested in supplying the stuff themselves at vastly inflated cost and some local suppliers only want to advise on stuff they want to sell you. This thing only has to last until April/ May when the weather warms up so I don't want to throw too much money at it.
Advice greatly appreciated. Thanks.
PS - what I forgot to add is, having read up on some websites I realised that as the log burner has no instant safety shut down device if there is a power cut then the pump must stay running so I will have to run the pump via a small UPS. This will cost about £120 and give about 4 hours run time.
