Open fires aren t very efficient a huge amount of the heat just goes straight up the chimney.
Fire front door for back boiler.
A back boiler is a small compact boiler fitted at the back of an open fireplace hearth.
For us we are waiting until the boiler dies and then will replace when a combi boiler goes in.
We used to have a back boiler years ago but got rid of it.
The boru stoves doras fire door is a fire front that can be retrofitted to most standard 16 or 18 open fireplaces.
The room retains heat and we use far less fuel.
As a result of this people are now looking to solid fuel stoves that can heat the room and also your water without using oil or gas.
Eco firefront door saves on heat loss uses less fuel up to 30 airwash system for cleaner glass.
It sits behind a gas fire and provides hot water and central heating to the property.
It is easy enough to install diy and will make your fire more efficient.
Makes the open fire controllable.
Looked at replacing it and the only one we could find was about 800.
What is a back boiler.
As back boilers haven t been used for a while it s a very specialist market.
Back boiler doors nowadays we can see a lot of people going back to the solid fuel due to the increases in the price of gas and oil.
Mazona cast iron fire front door 16 18 ideal for back boilers.
If you do not have a wrap around back boiler a fire front door is not the best solution.
Improved efficiency to back boiler 40 guaranteed 3 5kw to room curved square adapters available for cast iron fireplaces flue restrictor plate and transition grate supplied suits 16 18 inch fireplaces may require adapter for some 18 fireplaces baffle may need to be trimmed to suit some boilers.
It will allow you to control the burn rate of your open fire and can be used in conjunction with an existing back boiler to increase its output.
Good luck with the fire we also have a back boiler and a very early 90s fire which is gopping.
De vielle firefront door save on heat loss and uses less fuel up to 30 airwash system for cleaner glass suits most 16in and 18in openings diy installation use your existing fireback and grate makes the open fire controllable increases the output of a back boiler.
Back boilers also known as back boiler units or bbus became popular in 1966 with the launch of the original baxi bermuda.
The only drawback is that you can t stock up the fire as much as you used to be able to so it requires more regular filling.
Use your existing fireback and grate.
This is because 1 it can can lead to overheating of the chimney breast which in turn could lead to cracking of the masonry and 2 a fire front door while helpful in some ways is not economical compared to an inset stove.