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Here it is. Straightforward fitting. Used some 2mm thick strips of aluminium pop-riveted to the plug-in to positively fix it to the chimney pot.

Anyone with a spinning cowl, wind vane or anti-downdraft type? Love to hear your experiences good or bad. I just purchased a Windkat, unfortunately still to be delivered after two weeks. Any other colour than polished stainless and it gets sent directly from Germany and there's obviously a huge backlog. Many new stoves fitted over there in the last year..

You probably did this job by now. It doesn't matter if the the tappers break through, in fact it's preferable. You can get an extra long stub adapter which are quite useful in your situation. https://www.stovefitterswarehouse.co.uk/products/long-nose-flue-adaptor-no-bolts-in-high-quality-stainless-steel-beware-cheap-and-thin-versions

In July last year I tried to sign up with Scottish Power, filled in all the forms but in 6 months have received only one email telling me my Smart Meter display with export units didn't show the serial number. Not answered me since. Fortunately I have a second photo with slightly higher reading that does. Is it ok? Should I be using the separate export meter next to the inverter? How many more months before I get on their system and start getting the pitiful payments? Anyone else had trouble with them?

I've got the problem of heating an outbuilding I've yet to build for occasional use. I purchased a 8kw (yeah right) diesel heater for £120 and might run it on used cooking oil. Plenty of videos on youtube. Normally fitted to heat boats, this one's a portable suitcase heater. Extremely efficient and economical, minimal outlay.

Thanks for that icev. Gas only cheaper than solid fuel because by fluke I decided to lock in on a tariff. Tables would be turned otherwise. Kiln dried wood twice as dear in the report compared to smokeless coal. As stated I'm usually burning free dry wood but just love the whole experience. Wanted a fire for years, dad used to have one at the family home. Went on a sea kayak experience a few years ago and the instructor lit a tiny fire in a cave. We were cold, it was wonderful! (he left no trace) Is enjoyment of fire because of the cave man in us, quite literally in the above example? Our main living room works out much hotter than when using gas central heating. In fact it causes arguments, I enjoy the heat where she's burning up and opening windows. Solid fuel is much more versatile than wood and to my eye more pleasing to view. Difficult to know how hardwood compares at the price I'm paying when it's sold by the bulk bag not by weight. Time will tell, I'm still learning. Are you sure a Panasonic heat pump can provide enough heat in sub zero winters? Who cares what the efficiency is if you're left in the cold and still dependent on the Grid? Poor experiences on YouTube from what I've seen. Might work if the house were a new build designed for one but simply not realistic for most of the population for one reason or another. Who has spare cash? Go solar first! Long ago I checked out this video but attached comments are especially useful. Did you buy one @Iceverge ? Please tell. P.S. are heat pump systems subsidized? You have to rip out your traditional boiler to qualify? I could actually go for it now I have a log burner. Wonder how much the defrost cycles cost? Could it simply ice up and stop working? Noisy things!

No the higher price there is calculated in the Loop app which uses the gov capped rate and figures probably exclude standing charge and vat. I currently pay 3.45p/kWH until October 2023. The Hugo calculation is true to life. Newburn smokeless coal, I don't know the calorific value or how much I used so far, also I sold some to a friend so he could get the volume price. Occasional usage is as described in an earlier post, never used it longer than a weekend. It's a mid price fuel which cost me £311 delivered for 500kg, I won't need any more until summer. I was given some anthracite beans and wasn't impressed, tried a bag of Brazier which was much the same. Also experimenting burning wood on a hot bed of coal as recommended by a chimney sweep friend. Manufactured ovoids seem to have added coke in varying degrees which makes them burn very hot. Expensive fuels probably have more anthracite, coke is cheap and in pure form can melt your grate. I intend to try Ecoal which is renewable made of powdered nut husks and molasses. Seems to have good reviews. It's all a bit nebulous whether it's worth spending extra on fuel, a bit like super unleaded? 20th Dec was when I started using the log burner, initially it was a mix of central heating and stove until I realised by leaving doors open heat goes to every room in the house. Although free, I'm disappointed with the burn rate of softwood. Locally there's a supplier of railway sleeper offcuts for £55/ bulk bag (it's untreated African hardwood) and it burns amazingly. Not sure how much of that I've used as I've actually built up a large store down the side of the house from nothing.

I have the Eon app and it's rubbish. Hugo and Loop are extensions of your Smart Meter display (IHD) which store over a year of data. Hugo is the more mature app, you can have a custom tariff and it's clever how you can have dual fuel on the same chart. A recent update added standing charge and vat, it completely mirrors what I am billed, as you would expect.

@IcevergeKeep wages out of the calculations. How long do you have to work before you can afford a heat source installation vs self-install of a £500 stove? Will it supply all the house needs (if one can be installed) and how's the noise with the window open at night? Lighting and maintaining a fire is not a chore. It's a pleasure, I find it quite relaxing. Wood heating is not for everyone. Also applies stoves full stop haha. Takes space to store and season logs. Better to buy it in or better still use solid fuel which has the highest energy density. I've got a real world cost analysis between old back boiler, new Worcester Bosch and DG Ivar 5 stove. It took a few weeks to balance my system, fit smart trv's and get the optimum flow temp. With no change in usage or insulation heating our 1970's 3 bed bungalow cost £147 Dec 2021 at 3.45p/kWh. Compare Hugo and Loop screenshots as Loop uses the latest tariff. 3680kWh would now cost £385. Our new boiler uses about 30% less or £100 for gas/month (Dec 2022 same tariff). Our log burner was commissioned Dec 19 so the actual bill was £84. January gas usage was just 1038kWh or £27 inc vat. Sawing wood is quite therapeutic, I don't mind. I could always be wasting my time in front of trash TV. Would be appreciated if critics could share their own personal circumstances and experiences.

I never said that. I recommended first to be as energy efficient as possible then an energy efficient stove will take care if expensive heating bills. Incidentally I was thinking about efficiencies of combustion. (Forget about nuclear and renewables for the moment which have hidden, deferred and hard to quantify costs in terms of money, subsidies, and damage to the environment and can't always be used.) In terms of burning stuff then here's my understanding: Open fire 23% Petrol engine 35% Coal-fired power station 38% Diesel engine 40% CCGT gas power station 45% Non-condensing gas boiler 70% Old wood burning stove 72% Eco-design stove 84% Modern condensing gas boiler 90% So using a stove to heat the house seems to be the lesser of many evils. My conscience is clear. If the figures above are flawed then I'm happy to be corrected. Best of all, a real fire is the heart of a home. A comfort during stress and illness and a source of cheer at other times.

Hi and welcome. New myself. After following above energy saving advice and insulating best you can. Install a multi-fuel stove. If you have a brick built chimney then great, otherwise it's straightforward to use twin wall flue and by using calcium silicate board (aka Skamotec) you can create a hearth and chimney absolutely anywhere. https://www.stovefitterswarehouse.co.uk/pages/installing-a-twin-wall-flue-chimney If you know anyone reasonably competent at DIY I personally recommend to self-install, don't be daunted. Much help available here and from the above website. We are the warmest we've ever been with the cheapest bills. Fortunate to be on a price capped tariff until October and we have 6kw of solar and have been burning free wood so no longer using any gas except for hot water. Some days I want minimum hassle so I light smokeless fuel which is an incredible source of heat in an eco-design stove. Up to 12 hours between refills is possible, 6 hours is easy, it depends how big a fire and how strongly you want it to burn as well as the fuel quality. A 20kg bag (£14-18) lasts up to two days, the fire stays in overnight. If I was on government capped tariffs that would be saving me hugely, but you can't get cheaper than free, so I usually burn wood. P.S. Install Hugo or Loop on your phone if you have Smart Meters fitted:

Correct but research money and financing have the greatest effect on the direction of science and medicine. Political agendas and greed seem to be the drivers.

Glad there's freedom of speech on the forum and it's not over-moderated.