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My wife (who's German) really wanted me to install a kachelofen to remind her of home in Bavaria. The parents-in-law have a big one and it's very effective, but sadly, I don't like the look of them. I did look at the New Zealand made Pyro stoves, which are sort of half way house - very efficient ceramic-based stoves, but couldn't justify the cost! Other than that, I have nothing to offer!
It seems like such an excellent, future-proof, appropriate technology vs. standard cast iron wood burners. I think it's a farce that they're not better known and utilized. I'll check out the Pyro stoves, thanks.
I think that people here like the look of flaming logs and that's why cast iron wood burners are popular, they are less interested in the efficiency or sustainability of the installation unless it's forced on them by Defra. Different in Scandinavia, parts of continental Europe and NZ. Problem for us is that we either have to build them ourselves or import, which seems to add a lot to the cost - I'd really like a Pyro stove, but I think I'll go for a heat pump instead. . .
True. We're going for a heat-pump as well but I'd like a low-tech backup like a masonry heater.
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They aren't super great, you know, burning any solid fuel creates carcinogenic smoke and by products, so not ideal for living creatures.
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The absolute worst asthma I ever had (I had to move out) was in a remote Hungarian village at the foot of the alps where everyone had very large masonry heaters, a million times worse than the worst traffic polution you could imagine, if in the UK I would of gone to casualty, I was lucky it didn't end up worse. Very warm though, this one was so large several people could sit on it.