wood burners

[Beryl1914]

Could anyone tell me about how much it cost to run a wood burner for a week?

[spanish_lad]

that depends how much wood you want to burn and how warm you want to be

[Beachcomber]

And how much you have to pay for the wood.

[Bongtrees]

I have installed a good quality cast iron multifuel stove in a house I rent out.

I bought a supply of the most incredible solid fuel which burns for ages and puts out an enormous amount of heat. The tenants use it 24/7 and is costs them 19 euros a week. Fuel cost was 90 cents a sack when buying min half a tonne.

The house is approx 130m2.

Mike

[donna bagnall]

We went over to spain beginning of Jan, it was wet and cold. Spent 48e in the first week on logs, didn't have fire on all through the day. Does any one know if you can put coal on the wood burners?

[campo babe]

There was a question on this a few weeks ago. Perhaps you could do a search on "coal on wood burners".

It was my question, and my sister has used coal with the wood and it seems to burn OK.

The general consensus was that the coal might burn a bit too hot for the stove.

Before we put the ashes on the garden we sieve the ashes through a soil type sieve and save the charcoal. This we put back on the fire and it burns well. Its a bit fiddly, but then we just have ashes on the garden and not bits of coal/charcoal.

[jan400]

Can anyone tell me how much I should expect to pay for a woodburner? Thanks.

[spanish_lad]

€200 + , not including fitting or piping or fixtures, depending on the size of burner you require.


i´d fit it for 50€ if you supply the parts. but then, i´m cheaper than most on the coast.

[Alan-LaCala]

We light a fire in the woodburner every night except when we are out.

The first lot of wood we bought cost €75 for a cubic metre and lasted about a month. It was olive wood, mainly root and we didn't like it.

We now collect from a yard and pay €30 for a boot and backseat full, which lasts about 3 weeks. Mind you we supplement with driftwood from the beach.

Alan

[gretch]

Bongtrees, any chance you can give us more information on your “most incredible solid fuel”.

Cheers gretch

[spanish_lad]

compressed paper ?

old pallets?

[Bongtrees]

Bongtrees, any chance you can give us more information on your ?most incredible solid fuel?.

Cheers gretch

I think it is similar to Coalite in the UK. It was supplied in unmarked bags and the bill just says carbon mineral.

We got it delivered from a town inland together with oak logs. Doubt it could be used in anything but a cast iron stove as would buckle and melt one of the cheap pressed steel ones.

Mike

[paulellis]

We paid a bit extra and got our stove from Brompi's in Lucena.

We then paid 200 euros for a pile of mainly seasoned olive wood the size of around two cars. Reckon it will last at least two winters if not three and that is with fire going lunchtime through to bedtime 7 days a week

Paul

[spanish_lad]

coalite? its just bags of coal then?

[Bongtrees]

Can anyone tell me how much I should expect to pay for a woodburner? Thanks.

As with everything you get what you pay for.

If you live here permanently its well worth investing in a cast iron stove, more heat, more reliable, less danger. Expect to pay from 1000 euros depending on size of area to be heated.

Mike

[spanish hopes]

coalite? its just bags of coal then?

You are far too simplistic spanishlad. It is 'Carbon Mineral' Granted coal is a carbon mineral but that doesn't sound so special or sexy.

Old pallets and compressed paper could also become carbon mineral.

[Bongtrees]

No, there is a difference between coal and coalite. Coal will burn quickly and not give off the same amount of heat.

Coalite is processed to burn slower and give off more heat.

Mike

[spanish_lad]

We then paid 200 euros for a pile of mainly seasoned olive wood

was that a skip load ? thats cheap - its € 325 in alhaurin el grande.

[spanish hopes]

Coalite is compressed coal dust I think. Does a similar job to coal as compressing paper does to, ...
well paper.

[spanish hopes]

was that a skip load ? thats cheap - its € 325 in alhaurin el grande

But how much would it be if it was Alhaurin not quite so Grande?