Boiler Stoves

A Boiler stove is a wood burning stove or multi fuel stove that can be used to heat domestic water or even a full solid fuel central heating system. With the increase price of gas and oil (close to 20% per year) these back boiler stoves are becoming increasingly popular, both as independent heating systems or can be used as a "top up" to an existing heating system linked together with a centralizing unit.

Although these systems are very efficient they can get expensive to install with a full system and stove costing around £7,000. This cost is largely due to upgrading pipe work, cylinder tank and head header required safety reasons, and to meet current regulations.

They are two main type of boiler stoves on the market, full central heating stoves with an integrated "wrap round boiler" or on some multifuel stoves can be fitted with a "clip in boiler"

• Central heating stoves  

          These perpers built stove can have massive heat outputs of up to 82000btu (24kw) to water and are designed for full central heating and hot water heating.

• Clip in Boilers      

          These small boilers are designed to be installed in replace of the stove firebricks and are only suitable for water only back boilers or as a top up into an existing heating system.