Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 2May 19, 2009 8:59 pm Nectre, made in South Australia. Great quality, they have won many awards for most energy efficiency etc. I have the 'Mark 1'on legs Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 3May 19, 2009 10:21 pm are you wanting to cook and wetback on it?? Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 4May 20, 2009 7:18 am onc_artisan are you wanting to cook and wetback on it?? No, just heating. What's a wetback? Not heard of that before... Life's too short too drink bad wine Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 5May 20, 2009 7:44 am Depend on what size area you want to heat up... And whether you want an enclosed version also... Electrical Engineer... Don't hold that against me... And keen owner builder... Mainly the building part!! Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 6May 20, 2009 8:11 am I want a double sided job and have been tinking about this radiante846-01s.jpeg by Cheminees Philippe. The glass can slide up into the chimeny area and it turns into an open fire place. The only problem I see is they aren't cheap. I may have to look at other brands. http://www.chemphilaust.com.au/radiante846.php Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 7May 20, 2009 4:17 pm Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 8May 20, 2009 6:19 pm We want a free standing one, to heat about 70 sq m. A friend has recommended these: It is $340 for a full install by a licensed contractor. The fireplace itself was about $3,500 with everything (picture below). The range from about $1,500 for a small one up to about $5,000 for an even bigger one. Check out the website as they have heaps. http://www.glendalewarehouse.com.au Grandview • Comfortably heats very large rooms & open plan areas • Fully lined finned cast iron firebox • Panoramic window design • Triple air combustion system • 10 year firebox warranty • Heats upto 30sqs Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Life's too short too drink bad wine Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 10Jun 19, 2009 6:37 pm We didn't like the bulky look of most large heaters, we ended up going with a Bushranger MKII (large freestanding model to heat 300m2). My Husband just loves the look of it (supposed to look like Ned Kelly's helmet) http://www.woodheaters.com.au/ http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp253/mtbpebble/image004.jpg Unfortunately we haven't moved in yet, so can't tell you how well it works! Since we're having ours in the middle of the living (lounge / dining) area looks was one of the major considerations, but price also. I really like the look of the freestanding models with legs such as Scandia, but expense was a bit much and I think the capacity for heating wasn't quite enough for our big house too. I would have loved one like this..... http://www.scandiastoves.com.au/ Now in our shed we have a small Norseman heater, it seems to do a good enough job considering the shed isn't well insulated and very draughty, only problem is that it doesn't do overnight burns very well (guess due to small size) without being topped up with wood at least a couple of times a night. So I would think that as long as you don't go cheap cheap (the Norseman was around $1000 from memory) then you can't go too wrong can you? Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 11Jun 20, 2009 7:31 pm Make sure it meets the emmisions standard. Wood heaters should have a certificate of compliance to meet the Australian Standard AS4013 for smoke emissions and AS3869 for design. I've used the following all with good performance. Nectre Saxon Kent My current one is a kent and it keeps a good log as hot coals for 2 days if I turn it right down - simply a bit of paper and away it goes again without needing to be re-lit Nectre is the pick for me if i as putting a new one in. Also get yourself a smartburn to go with it. http://www.smartburn.com.au Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 12Jun 20, 2009 8:23 pm A Wet back is a water heating element Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 13Jun 21, 2009 11:25 am Yes I don't think wood heaters are allowed to be sold these days uless they comply to the emissions standards, so they should have compliance certificates ( the Ned Kelly does) and state the emissions on a plate somewhere on the heater. Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 14Jun 24, 2009 7:48 pm We have bought a Jindara Stirling. Gets installed Fri. Mmmmmmm....toasty warm!~ Life's too short too drink bad wine Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 15Jun 24, 2009 7:53 pm Yak_Chat Make sure it meets the emmisions standard. Wood heaters should have a certificate of compliance to meet the Australian Standard AS4013 for smoke emissions and AS3869 for design. Doesn't seem to help after rain. Would be good if proper storage of firewood was required. Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 17Jun 25, 2009 12:40 am Pebble Yes I don't think wood heaters are allowed to be sold these days uless they comply to the emissions standards, so they should have compliance certificates ( the Ned Kelly does) and state the emissions on a plate somewhere on the heater. The issue is not that clear cut: http://forums.envirotalk.com.au/Modern- ... t8617.html Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 18Jun 25, 2009 4:51 pm dymonite69 Pebble Yes I don't think wood heaters are allowed to be sold these days uless they comply to the emissions standards, so they should have compliance certificates ( the Ned Kelly does) and state the emissions on a plate somewhere on the heater. The issue is not that clear cut: http://forums.envirotalk.com.au/Modern- ... t8617.html Yes I agree, I don't believe what it states on the plate is necessarily true, it depends on how people use the heaters, what wood they burn etc. Besides if people have a choice of sourcing free pine to burn or purchasing seasoned hardwood, I can see which might win out, even though one might not be as efficient to burn. I gather that the new emissions standard is why you can't close off the vents all the way any more (like I think you used to be able to). From having lived in Armadale (Perth) I can certainly understand the need for better efficiency in densely populated areas, even my little township of Nannup gets pretty smokey on some still winter mornings (pretty much everyone used wood heaters here). However here where I am (7ac plus propertioes surrounding) it's not a very big issue at all. But then again the prescribed burning of the bush around the place is much worse, often I smell smoke very strongly and almost worry if there is a bushfire nearby, when in most cases they're prescribed burning somewhere significantly away from here. Re: Slow Combustion Fire Place 19Jul 03, 2009 3:49 pm Pebble I can certainly understand the need for better efficiency in densely populated areas Especially in places that are prone to cold air inversions. I wonder whatever happened to their plans to issue warnings with the weather reports? 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