Today at work

[ThatsSomeSheep]

can I pick your plumbing brain want to change the wood burner to one with a back boiler and link it into the gas central heating so when it lit it warms the rads etc and when it not the gas will ,,, is this possible without being to complicated

Hi

We did something similar.

Stove came with integral back boiler so that was easy.

Basically it was easier for our stove boiler to then heat water tank than heat our radiators as water tank has 4 different ports on it to accept heat from up to 4 different sources. I’m not sure how easy it is to have dual sources feeding radiators unless a header tank is involved.

We have a dedicated radiator also plumbed into stove circuit. Effectively this acts as a heat dump to dissipate heat once the water tank is hot.

We installed a pump in our system to pump water from back of stove up to water tank on first floor. However the pump proved too noisy and is not actually required as the pressure of hot water finds its own way.

Our system is great. Stove heats sitting room and it’s own little boiler, which in turn heats our water.

With sitting room door open heat from stove also heats hallway and rises upstairs to meet heat kicking out from heat dump radiator - result is little need to run oil fired boiler for radiators or hot water.

Installing pipe work from stove to rads could be a big messy job if it involve cutting into walls etc.

TSS

 

[Kathy the lamb]

Went to check the sheep this morning

 

[Adeptandy]

can I pick your plumbing brain want to change the wood burner to one with a back boiler and link it into the gas central heating so when it lit it warms the rads etc and when it not the gas will ,,, is this possible without being to complicated

Its a bit complicated, there are 2 ways of ding it, the simplest is a Neutaliser, but have found issues with these others have installed in the past, simple way of connecting both together, but can be interesting to wire controls into.

http://www.dunsleyheat.co.uk/neutralizer.html

This a good starting point

 

[bovrill]

I had a little whoopsie a few days ago: started on a few bits getting the combine ready for winter, and managed to wrap the unloading auger round the big set of rolls (It was dark, and I was only going to move it forward a few feet to get to the shed door)
I didn't get a good photo of the whole thing, just a few close ups to help with re-assembly, but you can see a bit of damage in this one:

This morning I've put it back on, having fetched it back from the fabricator in Southminster who could roll some new bits of steel.
Looks like new again!

Time to clean the rest of it down now, and keep the spout in at all times

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Jigsaw time again, can almost do it with my eyes closed

 

[davidroberts30]

I had a little whoopsie a few days ago, started on a few bits getting the combine ready for winter, and managed to wrap the unloading auger round the big set of rolls (It was dark, and I was only going to move it forward a few feet to get to the shed door)
I didn't get a good photo of the whole thing, just a few close ups to help with re-assembly, but you can see a bit of damage in this one:

This morning I've put it back on, having fetched it back from the fabricator in Southminster who could roll some new bits of steel.
Looks like new again!

Time to clean the rest of it down now, and keep the spout in at all times

just gotta paint the rest of the lexisiban now

 

[bovrill]

just gotta paint the rest of the lexisiban now

Doesn't need paint, just an application of soapy water to make it green again

And it pre-dates a Lesbian by many years!

 

[Mursal]

We find an oily rag bring them up a treat and helps with any rust peeping through.

 

[Karliboy]

A beautiful spring day playing in the hills.

My kinda farming

 

[Suffolk Serf]

Filling the drill is the biggest issue with using the minimat.
I normally use 500kg bags and it's a fag to re tie the bottom string. Better than lugging 50kg bags though.

Your neighbour, (my landlord) made a bodged up tote bin for that job by putting a slide on an IBC with the top cut off, which I think worked okay.

 

[Shutesy]

A beautiful spring day playing in the hills.

Fudge! Pictures don't often show very well how steep a slope can be but that looks pretty steep to me

 

[JohnD]

can I pick your plumbing brain want to change the wood burner to one with a back boiler and link it into the gas central heating so when it lit it warms the rads etc and when it not the gas will ,,, is this possible without being to complicated

have a look at this
http://www.h2panel.co.uk/
It worked a treat but I didn’t fit it.

 

[Adeptandy]

have a look at this
http://www.h2panel.co.uk/
It worked a treat but I didn’t fit it.

I've heard they work well, local chap to me, didn't realise he was selling them now, used to be an expensive piece of kit he only did on his own instals, so didn't think about it

 

[simmy_bull]

Mended the corner of this fence today. Corner/gate post had rotted off and taken a few yards of fence each way with it. All nice and tight again now.

However I’d probably get lynched on the fencing thread for using the gate post as a strainer

 

[Pan mixer]

I guess the tiny amount of Liberator that we sprayed on the wheat pre-em today won't be too late and have to be called post-em.

No more herbicide required though this 0.25 L rate will tidy up the rubbish.

They were the only plants I could find in the field though - been in 7 days.

The rain on Sunday has made the grass grow again - Zero grazing machine last in there on Sunday afternoon, quite a lot of new leaf since then.

Soon be thinking about starting at the outside again.

 

[Bob c]

have a look at this
http://www.h2panel.co.uk/
It worked a treat but I didn’t fit it.

saved that for later

 

[poorsheepfarmer]

Mended the corner of this fence today. Corner/gate post had rotted off and taken a few yards of fence each way with it. All nice and tight again now.

However I’d probably get lynched on the fencing thread for using the gate post as a strainer

Its ok if it's a mend, not ok if it's a new fence!!

 

[simmy_bull]

Its ok if it's a mend, not ok if it's a new fence!!

It was a new fence quite a few years ago when I put it there.

I’ve learned a bit since then though........




Maybe!

 

[A1an]

A couple of stags today

 

[Tomtrac]

A couple of stags today

Orr poor little
Bambbies
Whats santa going to do know
For pulling his slay
What a today at work job you have
you should keep to shooting all thoes little birdies you buy to shoot and leave the poor rudolfs alone