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The practicalities of wood-fired heating & owning a Rayburn

December 15, 2014

My posts about the Rayburn 345W are still some of my most popular as there is so little information about them. Now we’ve had ours for four years, I thought I’d put together a list of practicalities that should be considered if you’re thinking about heating your house with wood….

A brief Rayburn update

It’s really interesting looking at the phrases that have brought people to my website. The most popular searches are related to my Rayburn 345W. Here’s the answers to some questions that people have looked for.

There’s a few funny thing to get used to.

Rayburn Diary – 2 weeks in

I’m a bit scared to say it – but I think we’ve cracked it!

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Rayburn Diary – Day 5

Aaaahhhhh!! So frustrating!

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Rayburn Diary – Day 4

Just when I think I’m getting the hang of it; I realise I’m not!

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Rayburn diary – Day 3

We’re learning – we’re gradually getting the hang of it.

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Rayburn diary – day 2

I actually threw off the second duvet during the night! And I slept without bed-socks for the first time in months. (I really am too young to be wearing bed-socks anyway. Aren’t I?)

The beginning of a Rayburn diary

Hopefully, by learning from our mistakes, this will be useful for any new Rayburn owner. I’m going to record here what we learn; tips and tricks we find out and things that go wrong with using the Rayburn. This starts at the very beginning.

Our Rayburn 345w is here!!!

Here is my beautiful, lovely, wonderful, gorgeous, fabulous new Rayburn.

Buying a Rayburn

It’s ordered! We’re getting it! I can’t believe it!!

We’re getting central heating!!!

We have (just about) survived two of the coldest winters in our new old house, and we can’t do another one. This is a blog about all the choices we had when deciding which heating option to go for – mostly ec0-friendly ones.