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Just some examples of our installations
Mr & Mrs M - Stalbridge
This property had individual gas heaters in all the rooms.
The customer wanted to reduce their usage of fossil fuels with more green energy and remove these and replace with a conventional radiator central heating system. They had an old wood burning stove that on inspection was installed incorrectly with the flue pipe being held up only by a pile of bricks (picture right).
Our recommended solution was to install new radiators in all the rooms which were fed by a Thermal Store (or accumulator) which was heated by Grant Flat Panel Solar Panels, a new Wood Burning stove (a Hunter Herald 14) and a new high efficient gas boiler. This would provide free hot water and heating throughout the summer via the Solar Panels, the majority of hot water and heating during the winter from the Wood Burning Stove and Solar Panels (they reported that on the shortest day their Thermal Store reached 20 degrees from the Solar Panels alone), topped up by their gas boiler.
We configured the system to fire up the gas boiler automatically if the demand for heat or hot water was higher than normal and there was insufficient in the Thermal Store.
Mr & Mrs S - Shillingstone
The customer was complaining of smoke damage to their fire surround from their open fireplace (pictured right). It had been suggested that they raise the grate, push it back, or install a canopy to gather the smoke to stop any spill over. None of this had helped and a canopy would not look right.
They called Eco-Flame in for help, looking at their problem, their chimney and the things they tried. A large part of their chimney was exposed to the elements and being a 9" square brick flue it was a lot of cold air. The chimney had a long pot on it and a directional anti down draught cowl which, why it helped, when the wind blew in certain directions was no help at all.
It seemed that all the elements have come together and they had one of those fires that just didn't perform as it should. They were considering a stove before they contacted us and we told them that this was a sure fire way of solving the smoking problem; ideally the chimney should be lined to reduce it's size however, as it was a class one flue, and sound, we suggested that we installed a stove without lining and if it was found that the stove didn't draw sufficiently a liner would need to be installed.
A Stockton 5 was chosen and we installed it directly to the existing class 1 flue and tested the draw. At the time of the installation it worked fine. We left the customer and told them to contact us if over the next few weeks if their stove had any problems.
We contacted them after a few weeks to check that all was okay and was told that the stove work beautifully and they have had no problems and were really pleased.
At Eco-Flame we look at what you want and what you need and provide the best and safest solution for you and your home; If work doesn't;t need to be done, we'll tell you.
Mr & Mrs S - Manston
The client had an open fire but wanted a more efficient source of heating for their room (Open fires send 80% of heat up the chimney, Stoves send 70-80% heat into the room). They had a fire surround that they didn't want to remove which limited the choice of stoves to an inset style. They chose a Stovax Stockton 7 Inset which we installed along with a flue liner and chimney insulation as the chimney was external to the wall and therefore would suffer from condensation causing tarring. The chimney was very high an inaccessible by ladders, so we used a cherry picker to keep costs down as access was good.
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Mr & Mrs D - Blandford Forum
Prior to installing a stove in their reception room the customer rarely used it. We installed an Aarrow Acorn 4, 9 metre 6" flue liner and, due to it's length we insulated using vermiculite ; this ensured that the flue was kept warm reducing the possibility of poor draught causing smoke back into the room. Following the installation they told us that it felt like a completely different room, warm and cosy, and are now using it all the time.
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Mr & Mrs H - Six Penny Handley
The customer had a brand new house with a feature fireplace to give a focal point to the room as well as the heat. A Stovax Stockton 5 wood burning stove into a pre cast pumice class 1 flue.
Mrs W - Bridport
An Old Granary was being converted to a holiday let and the owner wanted a focal point and decided on a wood burning stove. The flue was to pass through the ground and upper floor and out through the roof.
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We installed a twin wall insulated flue as required by building regulations and, being a listed building had to spray the external flue black. The customer liked the colour and asked us to spray the internal flue this colour also. In the second photo you can see the original look of the flue. Due to the size of the room and the insulation level we install a small 5 KW Stockton 5 wood burner in the corner of the ground floor room, finishing off the points at where it left each room with a neat finishing plate.
Mr & Mrs H - Bourton
Installed in the annex the client required a small stove provide heat as the room was quite draughty. A small Morso Squirrel was chosen by the client following our advice of physical & KW size.
The first photo on the right shows the fireplace before we started, it contained a fire back brick built using individual bricks which had to be removed to provide en
enough depth to fit the stove.This firebrick can be seen in the photo on the left.
The firebrick did not form part of the chimney structure so could be removed without having to provide any support to the chimney stack.
Until we had removed these bricks it was not possible to tell the state of the bricks behind; we suspected them to be clean as they had been protected by the fireb
rick, and we were correct. The client asked us to brush them down and to leave them untouched. If they were of poor quality they could of been rendered or painted.
A flue liner & register plate was installed and the Morso stove connected to it. Due to the distance from the top of the stove to the wooden mantelpiece, it was required to provide some heat shielding to the underside of the mantelpiece so it could not be seen.
Mrs B - Shaftesbury
Removal of an existing inset stove and stone fire surround. Opening up of the fireplace to the builders opening. Installation of supporting lintels, installation of a new stone hearth, plastering of the fire opening and installation of a wood mantel. Installation of a flue liner and new Stockton 5 Wood Burning Stove.
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Mrs H - Dorset
Mrs Hensman contacted us with a problem of their existing Jetmaster stove pouring smoke into the room, they had rarely used the stove due to this problem. 
On investigation we found that their previous installers and not installed the correct size flue lining due to the limited space in the chimney and had opted for a smaller liner. The manufacturer had stated a minimum size flue which was 200mm larger that the flue installed and the register plate was supported by wood too close to the flue and had started browning from the heat. We also noted that no air vent had been installed, for the installed stove this was a requirement and contributed, but not caused, the smoking problem.
We recommended that the stove be replaced for a more suitable sized stove that would provide them with the heat required for the rooms and a safe environment. We installed an air vent and, after inspection of the flue liner, insulated it through out it's length and connected to a new Hunter Herald 8 Double sided. The result was a safe and efficient heating source which they could now use.
Mrs H - Henstridge
A straightforward installation of a Contemporary Stovax Riva 40 multi fuel stove into a new property with an existing pumice lined class 1 flue.
