Baxi burnall coal fire.
Caroline Bell
Could someone please help me. I have had a 16" Baxi Burnall fire
with wraparound Dunsley boiler working for the last 22 years. It
heats 8 radiators in mild weather less in the winter. It has 2
semicircular ash bins under the fire in a concrete pit. I fear it
must eventually come to an end since the boilers appear to have a
life of about 10 years and this one is much older.
What I would like to do is install a 18" Baxi burnall with wraparound
Dunsley boiler and wonder if it would involve a lot of builder work.
The fireplace is tiled and well past its sell by date and would be
replaced at the same time. Can anyone give me any idea if this is
possible or would it cost the earth.?
Thanks for any advice. I live in a self build bungalow and the
chimney is brick.
Caroline
Dave Liquorice
> What I would like to do is install a 18" Baxi burnall with wraparound
> Dunsley boiler and wonder if it would involve a lot of builder work.
Depends how much space there is behind the current boiler and how easy it
would be to widen the opening if required. The job could simply be remove
old surround remove old grate/boiler, fit new grate/boiler fit new surround.
Coversley it could involve major structural building work just to get those
2 extra inches.
> I live in a self build bungalow and the chimney is brick.
Who built it? Can you find out how much space there is behind the boiler.
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Frank Duffy
<caro...@zetnet.co.uk> writes
>Hello,
>
>Could someone please help me. I have had a 16" Baxi Burnall fire
>with wraparound Dunsley boiler working for the last 22 years. It
>heats 8 radiators in mild weather less in the winter. It has 2
>semicircular ash bins under the fire in a concrete pit. I fear it
>must eventually come to an end since the boilers appear to have a
>life of about 10 years and this one is much older.
>
>Dunsley boiler and wonder if it would involve a lot of builder work.
>replaced at the same time. Can anyone give me any idea if this is
>possible or would it cost the earth.?
>
>chimney is brick.
>
>Caroline
>
Hi Caroline,
Who told you that a Dunsley boiler only has a 10 year life. - Yours at
22 is still in it's prime!!! They are pretty robust and should give
years and years of service.
If you do want to exchange it for an 18" it will be a bit of work but
shouldn't be too bad. The existing fireplace should be built into a
recess that will easily accomodate either 16" or 18" and probably even
20" fieplaces.
Send me your address (by private email) and I'll send you the Dunsley
literature and may even be able to point you in the diraction of a
reputable installer in your area.
If you look at the Dunsley web site (below) you'll see that the
marketing emphasis has shifted to gas but the traditional solid fuel
products are all stil available. Other things that you may want to
consider is
1. A link up system using the Nutraliser. This lets you tie another
(gas or oil) boiler into the central heating system.
2. A booster tube. This is an electric element that is fitted into the
system on a time switch. If you come in and want to get the heating on
quickly push the button and the booster tube runs for an hour or so till
you have the fire lit and burning nicely.
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Frank Duffy fr...@chimney.demon.co.uk
www.isokern.co.uk
www.kedddy.co.uk
www.i-i.net/dunsleyheat
www.uhs.currantbun.com
Sheila Viemeister
> 1. A link up system using the Nutraliser. This lets you tie another
> (gas or oil) boiler into the central heating system.
>
source of information?
I had a plumber in, to service my Rayburn, and (show me how to handle
routine maintenance). After he inspected the system, he recommended a
Nutraliser. I have an open fire in the living room, with a back boiler,
and the central heating can run off either the Rayburn or the fire - but
they appear to have been simply tee'd together.
Sheila Mackay Viemeister
Frank Duffy
<she...@viemeister.com> writes
The problem linking two boilers into one heating system is that you
don't want to have one boiler feeding hot water to the other boiler when
that one isn't in operation, or necessarily having the two boilers
working together at low outputs when it would be more efficient to use
one at a higher output.
A "link up" system if not using the Neutraliser usually requires
complicated motorized valves, controls and heart ache.
The Neutraliser is a metal tank with connections for the flow and return
from each boiler, the cold feed and expansionfor the heating system. It
works because of where and how it is fitted into the system.
Dunsley's address is
Fearnought Works,
Huddersfield Road
Holmfirth,
West Yorkshire
Tel: 01484 682 635
They'll be happy to send out information on the Neutraliser - or if you
want to send me your address by private email I'll organise it for you.