Ralph Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Over the years a few people on hear have talked about getting a bioethanol fire. Has anyone gone ahead and what are the real world experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russdl Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) I suspect you’re asking about a built in fire? We have a small portable 2kW one. It sits on the coffee table during the winter months and gets put away in a cupboard for the rest of the year. It’s been lit probably half a dozen times in 18 months and we let it burn for 20-30 mins. It satisfies the urge to see real flame and bumps the room temperature up a notch two. It does exactly what a small electric fan heater would do but it cost more money however you do get more flames! Edited March 22, 2023 by Russdl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Love 'em! We've got 4 in the house and they are great on those cold nights when you want to feel cosy in front of a fire! 3 of the ones have a slider on the fore box and this lets you control the burn down - usually we let it go ful for ten mins then bring the flame down and it'll burn a liters for many hours. Also handy for emergencies as we are 100% electric, but haven't had to use in this situation yet. Our original plans were for WBS but these are much better. I posted pics on another thread somewhere a few years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 We are all electric as well which is one reason we were looking at a WBS. However the stove idea is becoming more and more complicated with the standing seam, cedral cladding, external flue etc. I've been thinking about an electric fire downstairs within a media wall and a bioethanol in the upstairs living room. Mainly just to supplement the ASHP and have a bit of a focal point. My concern about the electric is that it might look naff and the concern about the bioethanol is that it won't give out much heat and is expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) The little cast iron Everhot Stove is expensive but looks authentic and has a mini oven. It could make sense with PV. https://everhot.co.uk/Everhot-Electric-Stove.aspx I've wondered about bioethanol too, instead of a WBS, especially for outages. Is the water vapour given off an issue? Edited March 22, 2023 by Jilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 39 minutes ago, Jilly said: I've wondered about bioethanol too, instead of a WBS, especially for outages. Is the water vapour given off an issue? From what I understand the water vapour given off is minimal, it's not like it is enough to condense or anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ralph said: From what I understand the water vapour given off is minimal, it's not like it is enough to condense or anything. C2H5OH + 3O2 → 2CO2 + 3H2O 1 more water molecule than methane. 1 less than propane. If you really want to cause damage, burn butane. Twice as much CO2 and 2.5 time more water. Edited March 22, 2023 by SteamyTea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 Reminds me of damp student flats with portable gas fires in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 5 hours ago, Ralph said: Reminds me of damp student flats with portable gas fires in winter. Exactly! I don’t fancy that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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