Hello to you all, first post. I have been searching the internet looking for advice on fitting a wood burning cast fire and found this site and very interesting reading it has been.
So my story I am a Brit living in southern Greece and yes the temp is far different to the -40c some of you talk of. But from end of October it does get cool in the evenings till end of March maybe even down to 0c for a while.
Recently I bought a wood burning fire in Greece from a supposedly respected shop along with 6” diameter single skin pipe that goes up an internal concrete chimney for about 16ft.
Fitted a registry plate at the top of hearth to block of chimney with hole cut allowing the pipe to drop through then 90 degree elbow with 2ft pipe into rear of fire.
Now the story starts.
The fire is solid cast iron around 350 pounds in weight but on delivery found inner parts were missing. No instruction book, no rear baffle although 2 bolts either side of flue opening shows one should be fitted No inner side plates.
Back in touch with supplier who says company no longer makes this model no parts available. Asked for a refund and he just laughed.
Greeks aren’t big on customer service!!
So the bottom line is I am stuck with this fire and need to get the best out of it. I need advice on a baffle size and just about everything else really.
Will add a couple of pictures with dimensions hoping you can help.
You must wonder why I don’t seek advice here, to be honest people have wood burners none of which seem to work well and as I have found to my cost no one really seems to know what they are doing.
Internal measurements. Width 23” Height 20” Depth 12”
thank you.
Monk kalamata
So my story I am a Brit living in southern Greece and yes the temp is far different to the -40c some of you talk of. But from end of October it does get cool in the evenings till end of March maybe even down to 0c for a while.
Recently I bought a wood burning fire in Greece from a supposedly respected shop along with 6” diameter single skin pipe that goes up an internal concrete chimney for about 16ft.
Fitted a registry plate at the top of hearth to block of chimney with hole cut allowing the pipe to drop through then 90 degree elbow with 2ft pipe into rear of fire.
Now the story starts.
The fire is solid cast iron around 350 pounds in weight but on delivery found inner parts were missing. No instruction book, no rear baffle although 2 bolts either side of flue opening shows one should be fitted No inner side plates.
Back in touch with supplier who says company no longer makes this model no parts available. Asked for a refund and he just laughed.
Greeks aren’t big on customer service!!
So the bottom line is I am stuck with this fire and need to get the best out of it. I need advice on a baffle size and just about everything else really.
Will add a couple of pictures with dimensions hoping you can help.
You must wonder why I don’t seek advice here, to be honest people have wood burners none of which seem to work well and as I have found to my cost no one really seems to know what they are doing.
Internal measurements. Width 23” Height 20” Depth 12”
thank you.
Monk kalamata
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