Thanks so much - is this the end of the age of user manuals? Simple straightforward logical explanations of what is sometimes not so obvious. Much appreciated .
We have a reconditioned Rayburn, had figured out from rudimentary printouts how to get the oven hot, but the H & C had worn off our cooker/boiler damper, 5 years later I now know what the online instructions mean! Best investment ever.
😄 Yes is a fantastic investment. Brings the heating cost down, you can cook on it and it adds a certain look to the kitchen. We are over the moon with ours too.
Really useful look at how to use a Rayburn. We've just moved to Carmarthenshire and there's a Rayburn Nouvelle in the kitchen, it's definitely seen better days, but hopefully we'll be able to restore it enough to use it. I'd love to come over for a visit and bring my camera, if that's something you'd be up for, please get in touch.
Hi Liz! Welcome to Carmarthenshire! No reason why it can’t be restored their excellent burners 😊 Yes absolutely drop me an email on Post@gwenyngruffydd.co.uk 😊👍🏻
My childhood during the 1950's-60's in Western Australia was spent chopping Jarrah wood chips (for kindling), and larger chunks for maintaining the fire all evening. Cooked hundreds of meals on that style of cooker, and always had plenty of hot water. Great memories of happy evenings around the kitchen table, with the cooker as a constant backdrop to our lives. Summers were very hot, so we had alternative electrical arrangements for those three months of the year (before Global Warming destroyed our Seasons).
@@gwenyngruffydd Amazingly, if dried properly, the Jarrah will split in a very straight line down the block, once you get a nice sharp axe 🪓 into it. Even as a kid of 9 or ten years old, you get very handy doing that 😉. I used to take pleasure in getting the kindling sticks really thin, and still have all my fingers. But if the logs are fairly recently cut from a living tree, and a gnarly one, yes, you could curse all afternoon and make a complete mess of the process. The fire wouldn't burn properly either. Nowadays, of course, there's no Jarrah to burn, and harvesting any old growth forests in Western Australia has been banned, thank goodness. There's still enough left for tourists to admire on their holidays.
It would have taken me quite some time to understand the H/C switch. A very interesting design - I do like the water heating ability - and I see you’ve plumbed it in as well.
Iain Dennis hi Iain, they are really good. We absolutely love ours. And if you have access to free wood then its even better!! But their not that heavy on fuel if you need to buy it in.
Hi, if its an oil burning Rayburn then they are quite expensive to run. A wood burning one is quite cheap especially if you have your own wood. if you don't fancy cutting up wood you can buy seasoned logs or use log pellets that they burn in biomas boilers.
@@gwenyngruffydd I was wondering if you get a power cut, will the back boiler of your 2 stoves get damaged because the electric pump is not circulating the water?
If there was a power cut it would probably not be safe to have the two fires on. As you could blow a safety valve as the system won’t be able to cool itself down.
Hi , great video love your rayburn. What model of Rayburn is this one. How many radiators does it heat and how much hot water. Would you have enough hot water for a bath? Thanks.
Thank you 😊 Not sure on the model but heats in the region of 18 rads. Needs the other burner to really bring them to temperature. We have a big water tank you could have multiple red hot baths from it. It’s amazing!!
Great Video - Thanks Quick question We have recently moved to a house with exactly the same stove and I want to replace the ropes which have badly worn away. On the right / oven side there is a groove where the rope appears to fit easily but none on the left side / fire door ?? On this side the rope has completely worn away. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... Thanks
We had the exact same colour stove growing up in the 70s...Dad used to chainsaw up all the dead elm trees that had succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease. I am surprised they still make them all these years later
Irish Dog hi, fully reconditioned they are worth £2,000 - £3,000 Unconditioned the are worth £100 - £1,000 depends on the condition. The old oil burning ones are worth next to nothing. People scrap them. Thanks for the comment 😊👍🏻
@davidliston5002 take the hot plate off (when the fire is out) The flap is under there. It must be caked up with soot. Give that a clean and it will be working again. 😊👍🏻
Morning Gwenyn some of my radiators aren't getting warm don't want to bleed them because I don't know what it will do to the cylinder pressure in loft because I wasn't shown can you help as you have been a.lot of help in the past ?
Hi Gwenyn can you help need some advice bought a AGA multi fuel to do cooking hot water and central but when first light giving out smoke up chimney and the do-gooder over the road is trying to get a hate campaign up don't use wet wood only dried kilnd wood and been installed by a hetas installer have even been in touch with environmental health with council because I can bet she has . If you can help would be made up thanks Dave .👍
As long as your burning dry wood or even smokeless fuel you’ll be fine. It only smokes when it’s catching. Once the fire is established there is very little smoke. I don’t think there is a law saying you can’t have solid fuel boilers
Hi Gwenyn have spoke to you before .got a problem as when you move to H to do heating it only seams to make radiators warmish any advice would be greatly appreciated
You can take the doors off and the hot plate as well as the hot plate covers. But it’s still a ridiculous heavy lump to move. You’ll need to get it up on 2 tubes and move it like that.
@@gwenyngruffydd we've had our Rayburn for 6 years, here in WALES, love the accent, obvs, but we just lit it this week for the first time this year and I seem to be having to learn from scratch! 🤷♀️ Definitely a great help. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
@@gwenyngruffydd I think I didn't explain properly lol. I want to disconnect from central heating and just have the stove in use. Someone said I need to replace the water heater exchange unit with bricks?
My dad used to put coal dust in the fire box at night and close the bottom vent or nearly shut . Plus ajust the chimney vent . It would then just tick over untill morning and re bank with coal or logs
So would you say it is cheaper or not, to have a separate cooker and heating system or a rayburn like yours? Looking to possibly get one for our next house.
craig davidson it’s definitely cheaper to have a Rayburn that’s connected up to your hot water system and central heating. As long as you can get the wood for free. But I would always recommend having a separate cooker and heating system as a back up. For the days when your late coming home and you need instant heat.
@@gwenyngruffydd I would want the same as yours, with a little "combi" boiler for summer etc (showers, washing up etc) I have a log bunker already and I burn ash/oak 3 years seasoned approx 12-18% water content. During winter I use about 4-5 stairs of wood (1 stair = 3ft cubic foot) thanks for reply, could you do a video about cleaning the ray burn and show the soot/creeasote removal. 👍👍
craig davidson sounds like you have a perfect set up for your wood! That’s a good idea. Will definitely get that video done over the next few weeks. 👍🏻
@@gwenyngruffydd how does it work if you leave home for the day? Like does it still heat the home when you are away? Or is it like a fireplace you would never leave going when you’re away? I am interested in a combo set up, like this for winter (Nov-Mar) , then back to electric.
When I leave the house I fill it up with logs then turn it down so it burns slower. More often than not it’s still in when I come back and I put more logs on then.
😂 no I think their an old English company like Aga. Wales was the home of coal. Everyone had access to it so I suppose these types of burners because really popular. They are amazing in fairness to them!
Wow...so that's what they look like when they're new and clean! Ours (cough) doesn't look quite like that. Same colour though. Well, sort of. We love our Rayburn. Someone tried to persuade us to rip it out in favour of air source heat pumps, but no way; so long as we can still source wood we're keeping it. Loaded with hardwood logs the heat it kicks out is unmatched; oil and gas CH can't touch it. And we never, ever moan about junk paper mail; spammers - keep on sending it because it heats our water! 😆
Maciej Stachurski he’s Welsh and speaks with a wonderful Welsh accent - Wales has its own language and although I don’t understand it it sounds beautiful to hear. The Welsh have amazing singing voices.
What a fine example of a English Teacher you are. 👏🏻👏🏻 belittling a second language English speaker. I’m sure your headteacher and fellow teachers as well as the parents of your students would be proud of you.
I keep coming back to this Gwenyn. Have just moved to a pre-war bungalow and the way forward is a Rayburn I think, I hate being cold...
100% agree. This is the best!
Thanks so much - is this the end of the age of user manuals? Simple straightforward logical explanations of what is sometimes not so obvious. Much appreciated .
Your welcome 😊 glad you found it useful
the sexiest pronunciation of the word "water" I have ever heard. seriously, great tutorial. very educational! thank you
Haha!! 😂😂 thank you!! Glad you found the video useful
We have a reconditioned Rayburn, had figured out from rudimentary printouts how to get the oven hot, but the H & C had worn off our cooker/boiler damper, 5 years later I now know what the online instructions mean! Best investment ever.
😄 Yes is a fantastic investment. Brings the heating cost down, you can cook on it and it adds a certain look to the kitchen. We are over the moon with ours too.
How is the cream to keep clean? Ours is black, and attracts a lot of dust!
It’s not to bad but you do need to wipe it down regular. Baby wipes work a treat!! 😁
Really useful look at how to use a Rayburn. We've just moved to Carmarthenshire and there's a Rayburn Nouvelle in the kitchen, it's definitely seen better days, but hopefully we'll be able to restore it enough to use it. I'd love to come over for a visit and bring my camera, if that's something you'd be up for, please get in touch.
Hi Liz!
Welcome to Carmarthenshire!
No reason why it can’t be restored their excellent burners 😊
Yes absolutely drop me an email on
Post@gwenyngruffydd.co.uk 😊👍🏻
You are the man,beautiful stove and kitchen. Looks absolutely new just out of the crate. I’ll bee watching more till then relax and enjoy 👍🏼❤️❤️❤️🐝🐝🐝
Thank you so much Rick 😊
My childhood during the 1950's-60's in Western Australia was spent chopping Jarrah wood chips (for kindling), and larger chunks for maintaining the fire all evening. Cooked hundreds of meals on that style of cooker, and always had plenty of hot water.
Great memories of happy evenings around the kitchen table, with the cooker as a constant backdrop to our lives. Summers were very hot, so we had alternative electrical arrangements for those three months of the year (before Global Warming destroyed our Seasons).
Bet the Jarrah was hard to cut and split!
@@gwenyngruffydd Amazingly, if dried properly, the Jarrah will split in a very straight line down the block, once you get a nice sharp axe 🪓 into it. Even as a kid of 9 or ten years old, you get very handy doing that 😉. I used to take pleasure in getting the kindling sticks really thin, and still have all my fingers.
But if the logs are fairly recently cut from a living tree, and a gnarly one, yes, you could curse all afternoon and make a complete mess of the process. The fire wouldn't burn properly either.
Nowadays, of course, there's no Jarrah to burn, and harvesting any old growth forests in Western Australia has been banned, thank goodness. There's still enough left for tourists to admire on their holidays.
@Tim Veater Yes, I saw a forecast for 4 days at 33°C this week. Good luck with the water situation in the Canals around the Midlands.
It would have taken me quite some time to understand the H/C switch. A very interesting design - I do like the water heating ability - and I see you’ve plumbed it in as well.
Great Tutorial, thanks for sharing. H & C (good to point out definitely not for Hot & Cold)
WOODFIRESTOVE Australia yes definitely not hot and cold!! Hot and hot more like it!! 😂
How cold does the winters get in Australia?
Very informative, thanks.
Thank you ☺️
I’m so interested in how you use these to heat your home!
Great information thank you very much to take the time to do this video
No problem, glad you found it useful 😊
Hi Gwenyn great video..im looking at house that has one of these as the central heating system, any tips for new beginners? I have no idea lol
Their great heaters and cookers. Is yours solid fuel or oil?
@@gwenyngruffydd solid wood fuel , rayburn.. is it too much hardwork to keep the property warm
More hard work than oil or gas!! 😅
I’m thinking of moving from my flat to buy a house so I can have a Rayburn solid fuel cooker. Love them.
Iain Dennis hi Iain, they are really good. We absolutely love ours. And if you have access to free wood then its even better!!
But their not that heavy on fuel if you need to buy it in.
Gwenyn Gruffydd I’m a great fan of coal - Welsh Anthracite is the best.
Iain Dennis absolutely!!!
What sizes are the diameters on the flue and does it connect into a double lined flue.
I think it’s a 5” and yes it goes into a double lined stainless steel flu
Need some advice on my AGA I have just got using to much wood to burn any advice please 🙏
Not sure what your asking? Is it burning wood to fast?
@@gwenyngruffydd yes burning wood to fast 👍
There must be a top and bottom vent on the aga?
You need to close them down once the fire has established
@@gwenyngruffydd is that close the wheel and the top damper in or out
We are looking into buying a cottage that has a Rayburn that operates the water and central heating are they really costly ?
Thanks
Hi, if its an oil burning Rayburn then they are quite expensive to run. A wood burning one is quite cheap especially if you have your own wood.
if you don't fancy cutting up wood you can buy seasoned logs or use log pellets that they burn in biomas boilers.
Do you you need an electric pump for circulating the water?. Thanks
to heat the hot water I dont think you need a pump. But to run the central heating then you definitely need a pump to do that
@@gwenyngruffydd Thank you!.
Your welcome 😊
@@gwenyngruffydd I was wondering if you get a power cut, will the back boiler of your 2 stoves get damaged because the electric pump is not circulating the water?
If there was a power cut it would probably not be safe to have the two fires on. As you could blow a safety valve as the system won’t be able to cool itself down.
Hi , great video love your rayburn. What model of Rayburn is this one. How many radiators does it heat and how much hot water. Would you have enough hot water for a bath? Thanks.
Thank you 😊
Not sure on the model but heats in the region of 18 rads. Needs the other burner to really bring them to temperature.
We have a big water tank you could have multiple red hot baths from it.
It’s amazing!!
great video, thankyou.
what model is this?
Rayburn Nouvelle maybe…i can’t remember now
Great Video - Thanks
Quick question
We have recently moved to a house with exactly the same stove and I want to replace the ropes which have badly worn away.
On the right / oven side there is a groove where the rope appears to fit easily but none on the left side / fire door ?? On this side the rope has completely worn away.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks
I would contact Rayburn with photos and ask for a replacement part/ best place to buy it
I would also look on eBay.
@@gwenyngruffydd Will try that!
Many Thanks
We had the exact same colour stove growing up in the 70s...Dad used to chainsaw up all the dead elm trees that had succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease. I am surprised they still make them all these years later
From The Flight Deck I know!! It’s a great burner, the old saying comes to mind....if it’s not broken don’t fix it!!
Gwenyn Gruffydd how much is this worth I have one that needs to be restored?
Irish Dog hi, fully reconditioned they are worth £2,000 - £3,000
Unconditioned the are worth £100 - £1,000 depends on the condition.
The old oil burning ones are worth next to nothing. People scrap them.
Thanks for the comment 😊👍🏻
Hi Gweny have a problem any advice the switch from cooking to hot water is stuck ?
@davidliston5002 take the hot plate off (when the fire is out)
The flap is under there. It must be caked up with soot. Give that a clean and it will be working again. 😊👍🏻
Morning Gwenyn some of my radiators aren't getting warm don't want to bleed them because I don't know what it will do to the cylinder pressure in loft because I wasn't shown can you help as you have been a.lot of help in the past ?
Not sure. I’m not a plumber. You’ll need to ask one to be safe
@@gwenyngruffydd ok thanks 👍
would you do a video on cooking a roast on it? and lighting the fire etc.
Hi!
I’m not much of a cook!! 😅 but will do one on lighting it! 😊👍🏻
@@gwenyngruffydd cool! You can get someone to cook maybe!
I will ask the wife!! 😄😂
Hi Gwenyn can you help need some advice bought a AGA multi fuel to do cooking hot water and central but when first light giving out smoke up chimney and the do-gooder over the road is trying to get a hate campaign up don't use wet wood only dried kilnd wood and been installed by a hetas installer have even been in touch with environmental health with council because I can bet she has . If you can help would be made up thanks Dave .👍
As long as your burning dry wood or even smokeless fuel you’ll be fine.
It only smokes when it’s catching. Once the fire is established there is very little smoke.
I don’t think there is a law saying you can’t have solid fuel boilers
@@gwenyngruffydd thank Gwenyn you invest in something to save on your bills and do gooder tries to stop it .👍
@davidliston5002 it’s better for the environment too! Not burning fossil fuel like oil and gas 😉
Thanks, I’m learning how to use my new Rayburn
Their great burners 😊👍🏻
Hi Gwenyn have spoke to you before .got a problem as when you move to H to do heating it only seams to make radiators warmish any advice would be greatly appreciated
Is the black screw turned up to the maximum setting?
The one on the top?
@@gwenyngruffydd sorted and yes did turn it up on dial to max thanks 👍👌
hello,is there any chance installing solid fuel rayburn in modern airtight house? does it use much ambient air?
I’m not an expert but I think you need a vent with any kind of solid fuel burner.
Best to check with an expert
Are there any videos on how to remove one of these? can they be dismantled piece by piece, Thanks
You can take the doors off and the hot plate as well as the hot plate covers.
But it’s still a ridiculous heavy lump to move.
You’ll need to get it up on 2 tubes and move it like that.
Thanks I got one I need to take out, might just get the grinder out. LOL @@gwenyngruffydd
@bytime2762 advertise it Facebook marketplace place for free. Someone will be glad to collect it. Saves you a big job too! 😀👍🏻
What model is your rayburn and did you fit it or was it there when you moved in ? It's in lovely condition I am on the lookout for one. Atb
We purchased a reconditioned one from a specialist firm in Hereford. I’m sure they are still in business 😊👍🏻
I've just moved house and have one of these. I have no idea of how to switch from gas to the raeburn to heat the house? Any ideas?
I think the Rayburn will always heat the heating. I don’t think you can choose.
Thanks for this! The supplied manual is awful and there’s very little online. Rayburn should employ you!
Glad you found the video useful 😊
Brilliant video.
Thank you 😊
@@gwenyngruffydd we've had our Rayburn for 6 years, here in WALES, love the accent, obvs, but we just lit it this week for the first time this year and I seem to be having to learn from scratch! 🤷♀️ Definitely a great help. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
Diolch 😊. This will be a great investment this year with the cost of living.
How can I keep my rayburn solid fuel in use with my cetral heating disconnected?
You need to connect it up to the hot water tank and have the central heating plumbed up to the tank too.
@@gwenyngruffydd I think I didn't explain properly lol. I want to disconnect from central heating and just have the stove in use. Someone said I need to replace the water heater exchange unit with bricks?
Aaaa I get you….no idea sorry
@@gwenyngruffydd thanks xxx
Valid question, did you find the answer you were looking for.
My dad used to put coal dust in the fire box at night and close the bottom vent or nearly shut . Plus ajust the chimney vent . It would then just tick over untill morning and re bank with coal or logs
That’s a great tip! Coal is to expensive now!
So would you say it is cheaper or not, to have a separate cooker and heating system or a rayburn like yours? Looking to possibly get one for our next house.
craig davidson it’s definitely cheaper to have a Rayburn that’s connected up to your hot water system and central heating. As long as you can get the wood for free.
But I would always recommend having a separate cooker and heating system as a back up. For the days when your late coming home and you need instant heat.
@@gwenyngruffydd I would want the same as yours, with a little "combi" boiler for summer etc (showers, washing up etc) I have a log bunker already and I burn ash/oak 3 years seasoned approx 12-18% water content. During winter I use about 4-5 stairs of wood (1 stair = 3ft cubic foot) thanks for reply, could you do a video about cleaning the ray burn and show the soot/creeasote removal. 👍👍
craig davidson sounds like you have a perfect set up for your wood!
That’s a good idea. Will definitely get that video done over the next few weeks. 👍🏻
@@gwenyngruffydd how does it work if you leave home for the day? Like does it still heat the home when you are away? Or is it like a fireplace you would never leave going when you’re away?
I am interested in a combo set up, like this for winter (Nov-Mar) , then back to electric.
When I leave the house I fill it up with logs then turn it down so it burns slower.
More often than not it’s still in when I come back and I put more logs on then.
How do you heat your water in Summer?
Hi,
We can either use the immersion heater, or the oil boiler.
Are Rayburns a Welsh thing then? My Welsh grandparents had one.. now this legend.. ?
Gave me flashbacks to me grandad.. 'close it all down now mon, it's blazin!'
😂 no I think their an old English company like Aga. Wales was the home of coal. Everyone had access to it so I suppose these types of burners because really popular. They are amazing in fairness to them!
😂😂😂
Wow...so that's what they look like when they're new and clean! Ours (cough) doesn't look quite like that. Same colour though. Well, sort of.
We love our Rayburn. Someone tried to persuade us to rip it out in favour of air source heat pumps, but no way; so long as we can still source wood we're keeping it. Loaded with hardwood logs the heat it kicks out is unmatched; oil and gas CH can't touch it. And we never, ever moan about junk paper mail; spammers - keep on sending it because it heats our water! 😆
Just like this house!!! 😁😁😁
Thanks
I only wanted you to open the fire door 😔
Great accent
Thank you!! 😁
can somebody add subtitles to this movie please, I would like to understand what this guy is explaining.
Maciej Stachurski he’s Welsh and speaks with a wonderful Welsh accent - Wales has its own language and although I don’t understand it it sounds beautiful to hear. The Welsh have amazing singing voices.
Lol, I'm from Zimbabwe. His accent is a little bit hard on the ear but I heard all of what he was saying.
😊😊😊
Maciej Stachurski - Who cares, he’s really handsome!
wood burners stink up the air
Not really....if the wood is dry and seasoned there is hardly any smoke. Coal on the other hand can be very smoky
Blimey more complicated than a microwave hahahahaha
james goodwin once you get your head round it it’s easy.....🙉🙈
Honestly it’s quite easy 😊
James Goodwin not really hard to use as I use to have something similar in my house
Can we get someone to show us in English?
Hi Jameson,
I know my accent is strong. English is my second language.
Hope you understood enough to help you with your Rayburn.
I can't understand a word he is saying and I am an English teacher
What a fine example of a English Teacher you are. 👏🏻👏🏻 belittling a second language English speaker.
I’m sure your headteacher and fellow teachers as well as the parents of your students would be proud of you.
Im from Polish and Italian parents, I live in Wales and understand every spoken word coherently and your an english teacher.