wood burners v Rayburn Royal

[Anonymous]

I have just moved to a house that has an old solid fuel Rayburn Royale in situ.
It is old and probably in need of repair - it is not connected to heat water or anything else and we also have central heating - it works ok but does not give out a great amount of heat to the room in my opinion.
although we have central heating we like the idea of using solid fuel burners to provide some heat.

I want to know if we would be better investing in some sort of wood burner that would be more efficient and pump out more heat? Or if any other alternatives could be suggested?
Thanks David

 

[Anonymous]

We've just moved into a Grade II listed house circa 1818, which has been very badly 'decorated'. The kitchen also has a solid fuel Rayburn Royale that we do not need/want. Has anyone got any tips on how to sell it/pass it on for restoration and resale? Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

There's a 'for sale' part of this site, and also some companies do advertise in the period prop mags who will buy (they convert them usually). There's also e-bay.

Rayburns are meant for cooking, and so residual heat is what you get left over from that. They aren't designed as room heaters (although of course they do run central heating at times, but that's different).

If what you want is heat into the room, then yes, a wood or solid fuel burning heater is much better at that. I think anyone who has installed one would tell you how good and how efficient they are. You get to see the flames too, if you buy a model with glass doors (and an air wash system).