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Clara



Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 11 5:23 pm    Post subject: Replacing a back boiler with fire bricks Reply with quote
    

Hello all

I've just been offered a Morso at a good price though I've just found out it has a backboiler which has a hole (and that I wouldn't use).

Does anyone have any experience of this? I assume it is the clip-in type, but I'm worried that this means there will be holes in the main body that have been knocked out to accomodate pipes (not yet seen I have to travel some distance to view tomorrow). How do you deal with that? Get someone to weld it? Will that become a problem for complying with regulations when it is fitted?

Anyone else any wisdom to offer? I've got to get a wood burner but on a shoestring - hope this can work out

TIA Clara

Cathryn



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 11 9:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We've had fires with back boilers in them that we just didn't use but I'm not sure that's answering your question.

Calli



Joined: 13 Mar 2009
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Location: Galway
PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 11 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

OH is researching this topic! We have a range with a back boiler which we now won't get plumbed in in time for the range to be needed!

He is reporting clean sand - but I am envisioning glass ....

Lorrainelovesplants



Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Dordogne
PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 11 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

For holes in the back - you need these professionally welded. Even the tiniest hole will allow potentially toxic fumes to escape.

After welding I would smoke test them.

Im under the impression that redundant back boilers can be removed, and you would just insert firebloc material (I think its vermiculite blocks) which is easy to cut into shape and insert.

Lorrainelovesplants



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 11 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Have a look at the HETAS site for more info, or speak to someone local who has a stove selling/fitting service.

Clara



Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Posts: 268
Location: the green green grass of wales
PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 11 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thanks for replies everyone - I missed them initially because I didn't get notifications (?)

I bought the stove anyhow - a Morso Dove for 200 quid too good to miss. I think we may try the sand, the backboiler at the mo has a hole in it so can't be used for heating, though we may want to use it in the future so we'd have to replace the back boiler - not fancying welding and then unwelding at a later date.

Another question - I have a load of bricks from dismantled night storage heaters - would it be any good to chuck a couple of them in the back and see how we fair?

vegplot



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 11 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The boiler is made of steel and easily weldable. I would fill with dry sand afterwards. I would be worth stripping down to component parts clean off the rust and replacing the firerope.

Clara



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 11 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

vegplot wrote:
The boiler is made of steel and easily weldable. I would fill with dry sand afterwards. I would be worth stripping down to component parts clean off the rust and replacing the firerope.


Thanks, though I think I need that explaining a bit more - if I fill it with sand (and stopper the bottom holes) will I really need to do any welding?

I do have to replace one glass and yes I think I'll do the fireropes at the same time as well as giving it a good scrub.

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