On Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:20:47 -0000, "Tim Downie"
wrote:

H. Neary wrote:
On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:20:09 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

Stovax Stockon

Thanks for the replies. I could not see anything that related to what
I have already though.

The back boilers were bought in, no fire was supplied, only the
boilers and the fireplace/ fittings were built around the boilers.

The Dunsley was a cast iron device that the grate pushed up against.
It formed the fire back and continued up for around 750mm.

The boiler sides came forward so that the fire was surrounded on three
sides by the boiler.

I have tried to find a similar device but all the Dunsley site depicts
is complete fires. No boiler details or diagrams.

Surely by the time you've rebuilt the whole fireplace to fit a back boiler
you're not going to quibble about fitting a new fireplace? Fitting a
manufacturer's own fire at least gives you some comeback if you have any
problems with lack of performance in the future.

Tim

The fireplace in question is very impressive. It was built using a
range of materials that blend together perfectly.

I would want to keep this. Although the units on offer now do look
very nice, the open fire that was put together by the local builders
could not be improved upon in terms of looks. I would willingly lose a
bit of efficiency in order to keep it.

There is already a back boiler, so I am hopeful that a replacement
could be fitted without having to do much more than the temporary
removal of a few bricks on the fireplace.

I really do not know much about the work involved. My only work on a
fireplace was the removal of one in order to fit a gas fire around
thirty years back.

I think If I could locate a boiler similar to the Dunsley that is
fitted to the other room, I could see if the job looked feasible.
First though I need boiler dimensions, and of course a supplier.

HN





HN