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Hi,
I would like to install a boiler stove instead of the open fireplace. I would like to link it into an existing open-vent oil central heating system. Unfortunately all pipework in the house is underfloor and the fireplace is far away from the oil boiler.
I came across the option to plumb it like a radiator. There are two radiators close to the fireplace in the living room. Now, there are several questions.
1. One concern is the low diameter (15mm) of the radiator pipes. Since there are two radiators near the fireplace, would it be possible to feed the boiler into both of them with t-pieces behind the boiler to split the flow into both radiator connections?
2. Where do I connect the top and bottom boiler pipe with? For me it would make sense to connect the radiator hot flow pipe into the boiler return and the boiler hot flow into return of the radiators.
3. To avoid overheating of the living room, I would put thermostatic valves (probably the fast reacting motor driven ones) into the two living room radiators, so that the stove would heat only the remaining parts of the house.
4. What should I do regarding a pump? Since there is already a pump in the oil boiler housing, it should be enough. I cannot find any other point, where the whole return flow of the house is accessable, because there are t-junctions under the floor. Any ideas how I can avoid the flow through the oil boiler when the stove is producing enough heat?
5. For the case of a power cut I would hang a big radiator in the room above the stove. Since there is already a normal radiator, how can I avoid overheating of this room. My idea was a normally open motor valve, but some folks told me, it would have a negative influence for the gravity flow. And, o.k., in case of a pump fault w/o power down...
6. How big should the heat loss radiator be for a 6kw (waterside) stove?
A lot of questions, I know.
I look forward for your help.
I would like to install a boiler stove instead of the open fireplace. I would like to link it into an existing open-vent oil central heating system. Unfortunately all pipework in the house is underfloor and the fireplace is far away from the oil boiler.
I came across the option to plumb it like a radiator. There are two radiators close to the fireplace in the living room. Now, there are several questions.
1. One concern is the low diameter (15mm) of the radiator pipes. Since there are two radiators near the fireplace, would it be possible to feed the boiler into both of them with t-pieces behind the boiler to split the flow into both radiator connections?
2. Where do I connect the top and bottom boiler pipe with? For me it would make sense to connect the radiator hot flow pipe into the boiler return and the boiler hot flow into return of the radiators.
3. To avoid overheating of the living room, I would put thermostatic valves (probably the fast reacting motor driven ones) into the two living room radiators, so that the stove would heat only the remaining parts of the house.
4. What should I do regarding a pump? Since there is already a pump in the oil boiler housing, it should be enough. I cannot find any other point, where the whole return flow of the house is accessable, because there are t-junctions under the floor. Any ideas how I can avoid the flow through the oil boiler when the stove is producing enough heat?
5. For the case of a power cut I would hang a big radiator in the room above the stove. Since there is already a normal radiator, how can I avoid overheating of this room. My idea was a normally open motor valve, but some folks told me, it would have a negative influence for the gravity flow. And, o.k., in case of a pump fault w/o power down...
6. How big should the heat loss radiator be for a 6kw (waterside) stove?
A lot of questions, I know.
I look forward for your help.
