A quick update to my post yesterday on Woodburning Stoves for Heating & Hot Water in Smokeless zones. I’ve just had it confirmed by Rayburn/Aga that they do no wood-fired boiler models which are suitable for smokeless zones. So that means that I should update my Bin your Aga – buy a Rayburn post to “Bin your Aga and Rayburn [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Rayburn’
10 Feb
Using a Wood-Burning Stove in a Smoke-Control Area
This is something we need to work out – our new house will be in a smoke control area. To check whether you’re in a smoke control area look up your local authority here. If you are then the only wood or multi-fuel burning stoves you can fit are listed on the exempt appliances list. [...]
13 Jan
Bin your Aga – buy a Rayburn
George Monbiot in the Guardian is launching a campaign against the Aga. He reasons that they use a ridiculous amount of oil, and generate an obscene level of CO2. I have to say that I’m with him on this. You won’t find much about Agas on GentleDescent because once I’d done the basic research [...]
3 Dec
Rayburn Solar Thermal System
Rayburn Range OK, so this is an interesting development – you can get a Rayburn Solid Fuel / Wooburning Stove & Boiler packaged with a Solar Hot Water System and twin-coil cylinder. They call it “The Rayburn Solar Thermal System”. Seems like an interesting combination for those of us concerned with both emissions and future fuel scarcity [...]
23 Aug
Preparation: Insulation is the key post-peak-oil
Not very glamorous I know: not as sexy as a roaring fire or gently glowing Rayburn, not as high-tech as solar hotwater or a heat-pump, but it strikes me that insulation really is the key to keeping warm post-peak-oil. Lets face it, as oil prices get out of reach, gas and electric will follow. People [...]
