Advice on buying multi Fuel Stove

A._Badger

Andy01 wrote: »

Does anyone know anything about the Vega 300 Stove or the Firefox 12 Stove.
I'm looking to buy a resonably priced 10 - 12Kw stove and would welcome any advice.

I don't know Vega but Tiger stoves are, apparently, Chinese-made. That said, I've heard it claimed that of the Chinese imports they are supposed to be some of the best.

You could do worse than read user reviews on www.whastove,co.uk

wassle

Looking for advice if possible - first time on this site....
What would be the best multi fuel stove (has to be DEFRA approved smokeless zone) Room size is approx 5 x 6 mtr been looking for the past couple of months now - seen a stove the wife quite likes Broseley york midi. I am very close to the head throbbing now. Trying to get the best stove for our budget but it is a challenge, is these stoves okay??
Cant afford to spend any more than £550 on the stove

CountryGirl wrote: »

Hi, this is my first post so bear with me
I presently have an open fire which doesnt give off enough heat for my liking & everyone raves about multifuel stoves. I am looking at buying upto 6 -7kw stove. I have been on websites galore & am left completely baffled. Prices vary from £300 - £1500 and apart form some being cast iron /steel; some having combination grates; some having fire bricks, I am left none the wiser.

Can anybody please recommend a stove, what works best, is effective as well as traditional looking.
Many thanks for any help

suki1964

Andy01 wrote: »

Does anyone know anything about the Vega 300 Stove or the Firefox 12 Stove.
I'm looking to buy a resonably priced 10 - 12Kw stove and would welcome any advice.

I have the tigar plus and its grand. I know theres a lot of people against the Chinese stoves but the place we bought from gave the same guarantee on that as he would any stove and for out budget its doing us proud.

crphillips

The cheapest DEFRA approved stove is the ACR Earlswood......not too bad a stove for the money.

simcla

I think the Firefox 5 Cleanburn, the Tiger Superclean, Carron (Matt Black) (online Prices) and the Fireline FX5 (bricks and mortar shop £499) are hopefully cheaper than the ACR Earlswood..

I just bought and paid for the Earlswood!

crphillips

Yes but he did ask for the best DEFRA stove under £550 which would be the Earlswood. You'd do well to add another £100 and get the Dunsley highlander 5 Enviroburn......it's a million miles apart on quality.

simcla

No offence, but was only pointing out it wasn't the cheapest, not that it wasn't the best at that price point.

Out of interest, why is the Dunsley a million miles apart from the Earlswood?

crphillips

There was no offence taken..............the Earlswood is a good little stove for the money. The Dunsley is better due to better build and finish of the whole thing......thicker materials used.....higher quality castings (produced in Leeds, UK not China)........nice feel to the door handle and air controls.........better paint finish..........and produced by a long standing company with a great reputation for making quality stoves. If you can't stretch to the extra £100 then fair enough but if you can it would be well worth the extra.

nntw

With regards to the steel/cast iron debate, cast iron is the better if you plan on using your stove a lot. It is harder wearing and does nt distort like steel can (hence why many steel stoves have cast iron doors).

A._Badger

nntw wrote: »

With regards to the steel/cast iron debate, cast iron is the better if you plan on using your stove a lot. It is harder wearing and does nt distort like steel can (hence why many steel stoves have cast iron doors).

That is wrong. Steel only distorts if it is too thin. Cast iron, on the other hand, can crack if abused.

Some of the best stoves in the business are made of steel - for a good reason.