Wood Burning Stoves

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If i have a gas central heating system and buy a Wood burning stove with a back boiler could this in theory be connected into the system.
thanks

If you have a hot water tank then yes you can. If you have a combi boiler, no. I have just had a wood burner put in and asked my plumber this, and because I have an oil combi its was a non starter. My brother though has a hot water tank and it is combined with his stove. He says the only down side is that the hot water heats up before the radiators and in order to get the maximum effect he has had to have 2 pumps fitted to circulate the water around his house. His is a 17kw output stove- pretty big, and he sometimes wishes he’d not had the system combined. Just to give you an idea, he is in a 2up, 2 down cottage and his heating bills to run the stove is £35 a week! Ouch!!

I heard that Wood burning stoves and fireplaces are cleaner then regular natural gas operated heaters…why? and is that true?

A natural gas stove is going to be the cleanest fireplace to use. It has high efficiency, is cheaper to run, and doesn’t suffer from those pesky ‘No burn’ days that your local counties may issue.

One thing to ensure however is that you get a fresh air vented version. Some of them use air from inside the house for combustion. You want one that uses air from outside the house for higher efficiency.