Hi,
We have bought an old house that was previously heated by burning wood in the stove. Water circulated through the stove and out into the radiators. Since we use the house as a country home and do not live there permanently, and because all the pipes in the house were old and in poor condition, we decided on another heat source.
Anyhow, we have cut the water pipes to/from the stove and now I need help with how to proceed. I want to be able to continue burning in the stove. What should I do with the pipes? Is it just a matter of plugging them and continuing to burn? Or does something else need to be done?
Grateful for all responses!
K-M
We have bought an old house that was previously heated by burning wood in the stove. Water circulated through the stove and out into the radiators. Since we use the house as a country home and do not live there permanently, and because all the pipes in the house were old and in poor condition, we decided on another heat source.
Anyhow, we have cut the water pipes to/from the stove and now I need help with how to proceed. I want to be able to continue burning in the stove. What should I do with the pipes? Is it just a matter of plugging them and continuing to burn? Or does something else need to be done?
Grateful for all responses!
K-M
Probably gets a boil if water remains in it, not cooling it down with water can cause it to overheat, not good, it is designed to emit heat to water and has a water jacket around the fireplace. Can work but only as something cozy on low fire and not a good heat source when it's not cooled down.
That's not a regular wood stove, it's a boiler and water must circulate in it when you burn wood.
You have most likely broken the stove according to previous comments.
One possibility is to reconnect the boiler, but with valves so you can change the heat source.
Staffans
One possibility is to reconnect the boiler, but with valves so you can change the heat source.
Staffans