Vigas gasification boilers
Vigas boilers are made in the Slovak Republic. They are a well built log gasification boiler with a range of different outputs. You light a smallish fire in the boiler like you would in a stove and leave it to catch properly. When the fire has caught you load up the firebox with very dry logs, shut the door and push the start button.
After around 20 - 30 minutes the fire will have got sufficiently hot and when you push the flue flap closed it will start to gasify. At that point the flue should stop smoking and the hot flue gases will now be going through the boiler tubes. The Vigas is a reverse combustion or downburning boiler (sometimes called 'downdraught boilers' or 'downdraught burners', but this is misleading as downdraught is a common term used to describe a chimney which puffs smoke). In a 'normal' burner the flue gases and smoke go upwards, but in a downburner they are drawn downwards, in this case through the use of a fan. This allows more accurate control of the combustion and the air supply needed for most efficient burning.The smallest Vigas requires a 150mm flue while the other models need a 200mm diameter flue.
In the event of the boiler overheating an overheat safety system kicks in which flushes mains cold water through a coil in the boiler. The hot water coming out of this coil is then discharged to a waste pipe and in this way the boiler is cooled down. There are some simple monthly maintenance tasks to keep the Vigas in good condition which will take around 10-15minutes, and you do have to empty the ash.
Model | Boiler Volume | Flue Diameter | Height | Max Log Length | Width | Weight | Efficiency | Max Heat Output | Nominal Heat Output | Min Heat Output | Depth | Firebox Size | Wood Consumption | Fuel | Isstove | Mcs Certified | Fitting Units | Fitting Size | Fitting Type | Price | |
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Vigas 100S | 215l | 200mm | 1420mm | 1000mm | 785mm | 950kg | 82% | 100kW | 100kW | 25kW | 1650mm | 457lt | 30.4 | Wood Burning | Yes | No | £8,319.00 inc. VAT | ||||
Vigas 25S | 75l | 150mm | 1135mm | 500mm | 645mm | 430kg | 85% | 31kW | 25kW | 5kW | 1070mm | 120lt | 7.6 | Wood Burning | Yes | Yes | " | 2 | 2 | £4,281.00 inc. VAT | |
Vigas 40S | 93l | 200mm | 1385mm | 500mm | 645mm | 460kg | 84% | 41kW | 40kW | 8kW | 1070mm | 185lt | 11.2 | Wood Burning | Yes | Yes | " | 2 | 2 | £5,383.00 inc. VAT | |
Vigas 60S | 180l | 200mm | 1420mm | 700mm | 785mm | 760kg | 82% | 72kW | 60kW | 15kW | 1260mm | 315lt | 19 | Wood Burning | Yes | No | " | 2 | 2 | £7,641.00 inc. VAT | |
Vigas 80S | 205l | 200mm | 1420mm | 1100mm | 785mm | 930kg | 82% | 92kW | 80kW | 25kW | 1650mm | 483lt | 25 | Wood Burning | Yes | No | " | 2 | 2 | £9,146.00 inc. VAT |