Contemporary Stove with Back Boiler?

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Folks....been considering buying a Nestor Martin stove for space heating, but now think if I'm fitting a stove, I may as well have the secondary benefit of the stove contributing to my DHW needs. My question is, do any posters know of any contemporary stoves with integral back boilers? I know that many of the traditional looking stoves have a back boiler option, but I'd prefer a contemporary look. Thanks, apple1
 
There is also an Italian company called La Nordica which make contemporary stoves with backboilers Their website is www.lanordica.com Kerry Bio fuels in Tralee sell them.

Ruam
 
Have just put in for planning for extension

I came to the same conclusion as bats.

Wanted contempoary look with facility to burn wood and coal +
contribute to house hot water and heating.

The Firebelly FB2 ticks all the boxes for me.

Does anyone know an agent in Ireland?

Will give thema buzz tomorrow and post.
 
Am also in the market for a contemporary stove. However, most of the models I have looked at, Hwam, Morso, Jotul etc. seem to be primarily convection models. I don't like the prospect of convection heating and would prefer a radiant model. Does anyone know can convection stoves be used purely as radiant heaters or do I need to get a specialist radiant version?
 
Hi Phil...any particular reason for the preference for radiant heating? I'd prefer convection as typically the appliance itself will be cooler to the touch (important with young kids) & as most of the contemporary stoves are steel vs cast iron, they lend themselves more to convection. Would be interested to hear your views.....apple1.

Would also like to hear opinions from anybody with the Firebelly FB2 stove installed. It looks like it fits the bill, is easy on the eye but hard to beat hearing it from the horses mouth as they say.
 
I would also be interested to hear about Firebelly FB2 practical experiences.

I talked to a stove seller a couple of days ago, he never heard of them and advised caution in therms of making sure they were of good build quality.

I like the look of them but that can only come secondary to them being a quality product.
 
Apple1 - I had originally planned to go for convection, as I am renovating and creating a large open plan area, but my experience of convected (warm air) heat is that it really dries out the air and doesn't necessarily make you feel warm. This experience was supported by an article I read recently in one of the self build magazines which highlighted how radiant heat is a more comfortable and pleasureable heat. As I intend to insulate to a very high level I am hoping that the radiant stove will provide good secondary or back-up heating, or even primary heating when the weather is not so cold.

I understand your concerns about the convection stove being cooler to the touch. I have a 2-year old so I intend to get a good fireguard to stop prying little hands!
 
The FireWIN from Windhager pellet stove has a back boiler and will also heat the room. Nice feature of the stove is that you can fit a plate behind the glass to limit the heat to the room where the stove is but still keep heating other rads.

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At 12KW output you may not be able to heat larger houses or even average houses with less than the best insulation.
 
Interesting observations Phil. I wasn't aware of the "dry" air impact. You might want to have a search for Nestor Martin. They appear to manufacture a contemporary line of stoves that heat by radiant as opposed to convection method.
 
Apple1 have a look at the article on "Building a Healthy Home" in the current issue of Self Build Extend and Renovate Ireland magazine. It argues against convection heating as being unhealthy compared to radiant heating. I have read elsewhere that convected/warm air heating can cause upper respiratory tract infections and asthma. Our 2 year-old has been diagnosed with asthma so it's a concern of ours. As part of our renovation we are installing a HRV system to hopefully alleviate this.
 
apple1 said:
Folks....been considering buying a Nestor Martin stove for space heating, but now think if I'm fitting a stove, I may as well have the secondary benefit of the stove contributing to my DHW needs. My question is, do any posters know of any contemporary stoves with integral back boilers? I know that many of the traditional looking stoves have a back boiler option, but I'd prefer a contemporary look. Thanks, apple1
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apple 1
have you looked at charnwood slx 45 i , it heats the room and 8 rads plus dhw,
it fits into the fireplace.michael mc d
 
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