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[JimmyB]

Just a question, how expensive is the Morso in good South Africa Rands?

[nigelhicks]

hey okes ... DOFF question. ... I will be moving into a place that doesnt have a fireplace and am looking to get a freestanding fireplace like these .... BUT ... how does the Flue work if you dont have a chimney? Do you have to cut through the ceiling and then make a hole in the roof too to house the chimney??

Sorry to sound doff about this ... but am keen to know how this works as im looking at getting a wood fired fireplace but dont think i will be allowed to open up a hole in the wall or in the ceiling.

Shot Nige

[hellocolour]

nigelhicks, on 18 May 2012 - 09:06 , said:

hey okes ... DOFF question. ... I will be moving into a place that doesnt have a fireplace and am looking to get a freestanding fireplace like these .... BUT ... how does the Flue work if you dont have a chimney? Do you have to cut through the ceiling and then make a hole in the roof too to house the chimney??

Sorry to sound doff about this ... but am keen to know how this works as im looking at getting a wood fired fireplace but dont think i will be allowed to open up a hole in the wall or in the ceiling.

Shot Nige

Pretty much you get an installer to do the work and depending what kind of roof you have etc. Ours just goes up through the roof, the flue is insulated through the roof so your nice ceiling doesn't start charring, the outlet then is sealed and flashed (well!) and a wind cowl sits on the top. Our guy was really good and installed for about R1000. We didn't need a plate for the fire to sit on because we have concrete floors.

You can get them so they go out of the walls as well. I'd guess that's a bit more work though.

[LeTurbo]

Anthracite - how much is it compared to wood and where would I get it? Looks to be a cold weekend in CT.

[SLiiick]

I pay 60c per log and get to choose the logs myself. Some logs are big heavy mothers that fill my slow combustion fireplace. Four of those will burn for 6 or 7 hours. Lets say I use 3 or 4 smallers ones to provide the coal base means that I am using less than R5 per day. My wood cost is around R600 for the whole winter but I have to fetch myself.

[mikeMT]

Wayne Potgieter, on 18 May 2012 - 08:50 , said:

That is literally a ton of wood.

It is indeed a ton, but believe me at that price i don't mind throwing more fuel into the fire.

[patham]

mikeMT, on 18 May 2012 - 08:18 , said:

how the heck is this getting you through winter? i go through almost 3kg's a night? although i must admit my place is incredibly toasty and the heater is working on a full 120sqm open plan area.

The first trick is to tell the family to harden up and wear a jersey!
That brings down the number of fires you need to make through the winter considerably, i.e. only light up when the whining in your ears is too much to take.

It does also help that I have the smallest Morso and a room size of 30 sq.m. But for last winter, I used about 150 kg of wood and about 55 kg's of anthracite (I had just bought and opened up a new bag when the season changed).

[mikeMT]

patham, on 18 May 2012 - 01:40 , said:

The first trick is to tell the family to harden up and wear a jersey!
That brings down the number of fires you need to make through the winter considerably, i.e. only light up when the whining in your ears is too much to take.

It does also help that I have the smallest Morso and a room size of 30 sq.m. But for last winter, I used about 150 kg of wood and about 55 kg's of anthracite (I had just bought and opened up a new bag when the season changed).

Well i fired up last night, and it will be running every night from here on out, this is also why i seem to burn so much more, although we love the fire, the smells, the ambience

[patham]

LeTurbo, on 18 May 2012 - 12:58 , said:

Anthracite - how much is it compared to wood and where would I get it? Looks to be a cold weekend in CT.

For small amounts just go to a decent hardware like  Builders Warehouse. They stock it, but its relatively pricey. Wear your old clothes and not your pink tuxedo for when you load and unload the bag into your car.

For larger amounts, say a bakkie-load, find a specialist dealer who wil deliver, they are much cheaper.

[patham]

mikeMT, on 18 May 2012 - 01:44 , said:

Well i fired up last night, and it will be running every night from here on out, this is also why i seem to burn so much more, although we love the fire, the smells, the ambience

I reckon my first will be on Sunday night going by the long term forecasts. Are you willing to give up the name and number of your contact for the bakkieload of wood, that is a really good deal you have got going there (by PM or just internet proof the number)?
Most of what I was burning was from my own tree trimmings, but that stash is coming to an end.

[mikeMT]

patham, on 18 May 2012 - 01:53 , said:

I reckon my first will be on Sunday night going by the long term forecasts. Are you willing to give up the name and number of your contact for the bakkieload of wood, that is a really good deal you have got going there (by PM or just internet proof the number)?
Most of what I was burning was from my own tree trimmings, but that stash is coming to an end.

PM sent.

[hellocolour]

JimmyB, on 18 May 2012 - 09:01 , said:

Just a question, how expensive is the Morso in good South Africa Rands?

Alot in SA... ours was expensive but we bought before moving here and just shipped it. Saw a friends fire the other day called an Amesti (http://www.amesti.co.za/) which are from Chile and very well priced. Brought in by Jetmaster and they do great deals if you buy direct. His one was about R10 - 11K all in (flue, fireplace & installed) and pumps out the heat.

[Help.Me.]

thanks for all the advice was out of the office for the day got some reading to do now ............and decisions decisions

[JimmyB]

hellocolour, on 18 May 2012 - 02:18 , said:

Alot in SA... ours was expensive but we bought before moving here and just shipped it. Saw a friends fire the other day called an Amesti (http://www.amesti.co.za/) which are from Chile and very well priced. Brought in by Jetmaster and they do great deals if you buy direct. His one was about R10 - 11K all in (flue, fireplace & installed) and pumps out the heat.

Thanks. Yep the comforts of life are always a wee bit pricey. Blankets and beanies I say......

[SLiiick]

hellocolour, on 18 May 2012 - 02:18 , said:

Alot in SA... ours was expensive but we bought before moving here and just shipped it. Saw a friends fire the other day called an Amesti (http://www.amesti.co.za/) which are from Chile and very well priced. Brought in by Jetmaster and they do great deals if you buy direct. His one was about R10 - 11K all in (flue, fireplace & installed) and pumps out the heat.

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slick, on 17 May 2012 - 04:08 , said:

We have a closed fireplace which hails from Chile called Amesti. Bought ours from Jetmaster. I see they are still the agents: http://www.amesti.co.za/contact.html

Was much cheaper than Morso. Got the Nordic 380 fully installed for less than R10k 4 years ago. I wouldn't change it for anything. I don't think I'd manage if it pumped out any more heat into our large double volume lounge.

[SLiiick]

I have just started up the fire to keep our admittedly cold house warm for the wife when she gets home.

Brownie points never go to waste.