What size stove do I need?
Anthony
Last Update 3 years ago
Sizing your stove or boiler is very important. There are many considerations such as the size and volume of the room or house, the insulation levels, etc. Sizing should be carried out by a trained person who knows what to look for, especially when sizing a stove or boiler that is designed to be your sole heat source.
Despite what some installers and retailers will tell you, it is not appropriate to determine the size of a boiler or boiler stove, simply based on the number of radiators it has to heat. We never size our stoves on this basis as there are numerous reasons that it could be inaccurate, including:
- radiators are available in a wide variety of sizes (it will take more energy to heat a large radiator than a small one)
- the radiators may not be appropriately sized for the area they're heating
- insulation may have been added to your home since the radiators were sized/installed
- your building may be more or less airtight since the radiators were sizes/installed
- rooms may have been modified with extensions, new windows or merged with other rooms, etc.
If you get in touch, we'll put you on the right track as best we can but be prepared for a few friendly questions as we try to determine the most appropriate way to size your boiler or stove.