Whats a rayburn and what are it's advantages?

[what..the?]

Hey there just bought a cornish house which is being renovated it has a rayburn with 2 ovens 2 hob top. We only have oil at the property no gas, there is an outside boiler running off the oil but also the rayburn running off the oil can run the hot water and heating also. Due to the renovation the heating which is currently a one pipe system with insufficient radiators is being ripped out and a whole new system being placed in. As part of this we were going to take out the rayburn and replace with a electric cooker with possibly even electric hob as a hate gas as a safety issue. We no tend to come and go from the house as a couple we both work I suppose in a couple of years I might be a stay a home mum and might like a rayburn on all day but not really now. A have no idea about rayburns I have been told they are supposed to the run all the time to heat everything but my question regards running all the time A) do you turn it down or off in summer b) what is the cost of running a rayburn constantly on oil? c) Is the cost usually cheaper than running heating and hot water via usual boiler systems on timers.

Thanks in advance for any help

[Count-A-Strong]

http://www.dooyoo.co....rayburn-345w/1336389/

[ChuckFickens]

http://www.rayburn-we...20OF22%20&%20222K.pdf

The first part is more about installing them, the second half is more relevant to the day to day use.

[carlton23]

You`re in the money.

[what..the?]

thanks so much for both links I read them both with interest, chucks link says weekly fuel consumption for cooking and hot water to be 12gall and with addition heating on top 25gall so will have to find out the cost of that.

But is also says regards heating it can run central heating upto 120 sq ft of radiator surface (6 radiators) and I have been told there is already insufficent radiators to room sizes in the house maybe the is why?

[what..the?]

thanks yes I have been told about cashing in on the item and getting a complete over hail of the current pluming and heating but a part of me

a) wanted to check I was not getting rid of an effficent system and replacing with a modern possible less efficent system and

b) I live just on the coast where it is going to be cold and wet for quite a few months of the year and I wondered if it made sense to keep the rayburn to make the house all homely I am already considering getting two wood burning stoves so I can burn free wood off the beach?

[AlBags]

I have installed a couple of Rayburns and an Aga.
Rayburns are reliable, can be let out for summer and light easily. Servicing easy.
You really should have the Rayburn sorted and plumbed into the central heating hot water primary circuit. They are great for hot water heating.

[AlBags]

Replacing a Rayburn with a wood-burner is a joke. They are labour intensive .. not saving. You have to have supply of logs brought in ready every day, clear out ash, etc.
Use a woodburner in main living room to replace/supplement the CH.

[what..the?]

yes Albags someone must be confusing things here the log burner is for the lounge only and the rayburn is being replaced with an electric cooker and ceramic hob, and a standard oli fired pluming and heat system with possible solar hot water.