Woodburner stove chimney in my old bus....

Lorry Ball

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I want to fit a wood-burner in to my old bus, I will be using an old 47kg gas bottle (its already been cut and welded), the question is how do I stop the chimney burning the roof (plywood/fibreglass)? the chimney needs to be isolated with a air gap all around, are there any youtube videos or sites with pictures etc. also what's the best diameter steel tubing to use for chimney? and maybe a design for a spark arrester.

Thanks

Lorry :drive:
 
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hi lorry . you either buy or make a double skinned chimney . have a chat in your local caravan breakers . or even a stove store. many have a nice shiney outer stainless sleeve.barring that its visit your local hippy crowd . or gypsie site . they all use them. if you get it right and n the chimney through another cylinder you can heat up water as well also helps stop excessive heat going up the chimney.
 
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vwalan said:
the chimney through another cylinder you can heat up water as well also helps stop excessive heat going up the chimney.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm that's an idea, when the fire go's out, it should also act as a radiator.....


Lorry :drive:
 
hi, most have hnd filler lid on the top and a tap at the bottom. like you say hot water and radiator all in one . a good stainless fabricator can make them quite easily. have you got a milk factory around near you or a food factory. they have good welders fabricators in stainless. shame you arent around here good one at end of my street on the industral site. chimney goes straight through the water tank . needs good welding but it works really good.
 
Lorry Ball said:
I want to fit a wood-burner in to my old bus, I will be using an old 47kg gas bottle (its already been cut and welded), the question is how do I stop the chimney burning the roof (plywood/fibreglass)? the chimney needs to be isolated with a air gap all around, are there any youtube videos or sites with pictures etc. also what's the best diameter steel tubing to use for chimney? and maybe a design for a spark arrester.

Thanks

Lorry :drive:
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i use single walled pipe,cheaper and warmer,and for a 100mm pipe cut a 200mm hole through ceiling and roof.windy smithy and other stove suppliers sell an aluminium edged silicone rubber heatproof membrane which forms a rainproof seal to pipe and roof,very simple and effective,about £20.they also sell a metal trim to match the pipe size which covers the ceiling hole. anywhere pipe or stove is too near woodwork put thin metal plate either fixed to stove or wall with a 15mm air gap.about the hot water flue tank i have found these discarded in canal boat yards,they were common once
 
also.....don't buy a cowl they're big and for houses,just bend a bit of metal and fix to top of flue to keep out rain. and if your welder can put a damper in the flue makes stove a lot easier to control.plus hope you got a big van cos a 47kg bottle is a big burner!
 
Canal boat suppliers sell a fitting to go through the roof of wooden boats.

Closest to you is probably Preston Brook on M56
 
There is a new British Standard Code of Practice for solid fuel stove installations in boats. Brought in because of the number of boat fires occurring in recent years.

The Solid Fuel Technology Institute have produced guidance on the basic requirements, which could equally apply to SF stove installations in vehicles. Download pdf here: http://www.soliftec.com/Boat Stoves 1-page.pdf

One piece of advice - get a good CO alarm!

AndyC
 
AndyC said:
There is a new British Standard Code of Practice for solid fuel stove installations in boats. Brought in because of the number of boat fires occurring in recent years.

The Solid Fuel Technology Institute have produced guidance on the basic requirements, which could equally apply to SF stove installations in vehicles. Download pdf here: http://www.soliftec.com/Boat Stoves 1-page.pdf

One piece of advice - get a good CO alarm!
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Thanks, very helpful


Lorry :drive:
 
AndyC said:
There is a new British Standard Code of Practice for solid fuel stove installations in boats. Brought in because of the number of boat fires occurring in recent years.

The Solid Fuel Technology Institute have produced guidance on the basic requirements, which could equally apply to SF stove installations in vehicles. Download pdf here: http://www.soliftec.com/Boat Stoves 1-page.pdf

One piece of advice - get a good CO alarm!

AndyC
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This is an exceedingly useful PDF thanks a lot for posting it.
 
Saw a programme on tv recently about 2 lads fitting out a narrowboat. They had a heat exchanger (coil of copper tube) in the chimney to heat hot water. Aparrently very effective.
 
Now thinking of welding 2 13kg bottles,
one above the other, so it looks like one big bottle
top one with chimney through the middle, and as water tank.

Lorry :drive:

P.S. any one knows the rules, about driving with the coals still warm/hot
 
hi, thats the way to do it.
dont think there are rules, but the wind passing over the chimney could extract every thing in the fire . you really do need a flap.choke valve in the chimney . most i know have a removable top part mainly to lift the outlet away from the vehicle and when travelling totally block the chimney with a lid.
think driving with a fire going isnt wise.
 
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