Multifuel Stove With Back Boiler

A multifuel stove can heat radiators as well as provide hot water to the home. This will save money on heating bills.

Adding a wood burning stove with a built in back boiler to an existing central heating system is straightforward and can be done by a qualified plumbing engineer. This article explains the process.

Features

When a stove is equipped with a boiler, the heat produced from burning wood or other fuel is used to heat water in a hot-water cylindrical device and to warm the space. A boiler stove is capable of heating radiators throughout the house. We have a large variety of multifuel stoves, including back boilers. All come with a full manufacturer warranty.

A standard wood stove produces heat in one direction, as it travels through the flue outlet from the firebox. A multifuel stove with a back boiler will generate more energy since the heat is distributed in different directions efficiently. This means more heat is directed towards the room, and less heat is lost through the outlet of a flue.

By running a pipe, you can transfer the heat produced by a multifuel woodburning fire place with a boiler to another room. This can be used to heat a hot water radiator, cylinder, or even a nonpressurised shower. Typically a thermostat would be installed to monitor the temperature of the hot water tank and switch on the radiators' pump when the temperature reaches. This prevents hot water from running out and ensures the hot water cylinder is able to provide an ongoing supply of hot water available for domestic use.

The CSB multifuel stove with back boiler boasts an impressive output of 21kw. It can power a whole house via the central heating system or even a domestic hot water cylinder. The CSB is a stove that can be used in a variety of ways that can burn wood logs, anthracite coal, Briquettes, as well as smokeless fuel. It can also be used as a stand-alone wood burner, heated by a thermosyphon. The CSB works with closed and open system central heating installations (not compatible with pressurised systems). A CSB is equipped with a stainless-steel neutraliser or thermal store.

Fuel type

The main difference between a standard multi fuel burning stove fuel stove and a log burner with back boiler is that the latter has an inbuilt water tank that is able to heat domestic hot water supply and multifuel Stove with back boiler even radiators inside your home. This feature makes boiler stoves a popular choice for environmentally-conscious homeowners who want to reduce their reliance on gas, oil or electricity.

Wraparound boiler stoves are the most well-known type of multifuel stoves with back boilers. They feature a water tank running along the sides and back of the firebox. The boiler portion of the stove is placed so that it is positioned to hug the firebox. This maximizes heating efficiency and power output. Wraparound boiler stoves can be found from a variety of top manufacturers such as Stratford Stoves and Hunter Stoves.

The clip-in boiler stove is another option. It comes with a water tank that replaces the firebricks at the rear of the firebox. These types of stoves aren't capable of producing large volumes of hot water, since the boiler tank has a much smaller surface area than an all-round boiler stove.

There are many ways you can fit multifuel stoves that have a back boiler to your system, but the most common is to install it as a radiator inside a central heating system that is vented. This allows the boiler stove to serve as an additional source of heating by turning on when your gas central heating comes on and topping up the temperature.

Installing a wood-burning stove with a boiler back is also possible by connecting it to either a multi coil hot water tank or heat accumulator. In this case the stove will warm your hot water tank and then deliver it to your radiators through a thermostatic control valve. This is a more complicated installation process and should only be done by a qualified heating engineer.

A multifuel stove with an internal burner that is not installed correctly can be dangerous. This is because, when the stove is being used the water in the boiler turns into steam, which can cause the system to explode if it isn't correctly vented.

Fuel supply

The heat produced by the stove's combustion can be transferred to a tank of water via a boiler unit that is integrated into the back. You can use the heat from your home to lower carbon emissions and energy bills. It also makes the stove more efficient because it stops heat from escaping down the chimney. This type of stove is often referred to as a wetback wood burning stove, or a back boiler stove.

Modern, attractive multifuel stoves that have a back boiler include hot water cylinders that have the heating unit already built into the body of the appliance. This allows you to connect the stove to your domestic hot water system and Multifuel Stove With Back Boiler make use of it to heat the taps and radiators in the home. Some older model boiler stoves could come with a separate hot-water cylinder or the boiler installed in an open box that can be fitted to the top of the fire chamber.

This model features a huge firebox, which has an enormous ceramic window as well as an "advanced air wash system" to ensure an unobstructed view. This stove is large and has the top and bottom air vents (Primary & Secondary) to permit simple, but effective control of the burning rate and output. The chrome door handle and air control give the stove fashionable appearance.

A thermostatic probe connected to the stove opens and closes an additonal vent on the rear of the stove whenever it needs more air. This increases the flow of air through the heat exchanger and boosts the room temperature output which helps the stove achieve its maximum efficiency.

The 'Elegance B' models have four water ports (2 x flow and 2 x return) on the rear of the stove, these can be capped off when only one water heating circuit is required. These stoves will heat up to 10 average-sized radiators as well as the domestic hot water system is plumbed in correctly.

We offer a vast selection of wood stoves with back boilers available from the UK's leading manufacturers. We also stock a wide variety of boiler stoves, thermal stores, and pumps for these models.

Installation

There are a myriad of options for how a boiler stove can be connected to your central heating system. You can connect it to a combi boiler by using a special adaptor, or you can add an energy storage unit that will allow your wood burning stove to feed the hot water system on its own (this requires a separate header tank in the loft). It is also possible to make it priority for the hot water by connecting the radiator loop and heat loss radiators to the boiler stove through injector tees and feeding the hot water system from this. A thermopile thermostat can be used to control the pump within the radiator loop. This will ensure that the system is running only after the stove has heated the hot water tank.

The addition of a wood burner with back boiler to an existing system could be relatively simple. It is dependent on the plumbing layout and system however, you can connect an electric boiler to modern open-ventilated systems with minimal disruption or expense. It is recommended to seek the advice of an HETAS certified person, a local plumber or installer who is experienced with wet systems before installing a multifuel stove with back boiler.

A typical system would include a thermal store, an accumulator tank for hot water and an electric woodburner with a back boiler installed in the firebox. The back boiler water ports are used to connect the stove to the system. These ports are 1 inch BSP and can easily be adapted to the size of 22mm or 28mm pipes using compression fittings.

The thermal store is a massive tank that can store a lot of heat. It is connected to the stove and radiators via a system of pipes and tees. The thermostatic switch regulates the radiator loop that only activates the heating once the temperature of the water in the system has reached 55 degrees C.

The CSB multi-fuel wood burner with back boiler is a well-loved choice. This is an extremely powerful stove that can power up to 10 radiators in your home. It is able to burn logs coal, peat, coal, and smokeless fuel. The CSB can be combined with an additional source of heat, such as biomass or a log gasifier pellet boiler.