multifuel stove

welda

brickie58 wrote: »

welda like the look of the villager duo with the double door as replacement glass is cheaper than single door are villager still made in britain?

Yep manufactured and welded in UK, I actually bought the two door based on my thoughts of not a lot of hot door protuding into open space when loading with fuel, not for the fact of replacement glass costs, I've also not had to replace any parts to date, after each season I check over stove, been ok so far.......oops, I've had to change firebricks, they are prone to breaking after a while. I also like the fact I can purchase spare parts here in UK, I should also state, this is my first stove, there are other UK made stoves available, Villager ticked all my boxes, I'm not dissapointed, nor the other folks who wrote a crit on "What Stoves".

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Ps, I'd suggest flat top stove, handy for boiling water for tea/coffee, Mrs W is prone to sticking on the odd pot or casseroll to cook food, handy if the lights go out or, the Russians turn the gas tap off!!

A._Badger

I agree with Welda about two door stoves. I had the option with my Hunter, but all that weight hanging off two hinges and a large. very breakable, flap hanging out while I loaded it with fuel put me off.

The twin door arrangement works for me, I must say.

I'd recomend a Hunter as a possible alternative, but I'm a bit surprised by the way they've hiked their prices since I bought mine. If £500 is the OP's limit and he needs 5kw or more, there isn't a lot to choose from, it seems. As I've said before, an Aarow might be possible for that sort of money (the same firm as Villager now, of course) but stay away from eBay stoves!

brickie58

found a review for thefirewarm 6 made by parkray who is now hunter so british made?

welda

A._Badger wrote: »

I'd recomend a Hunter as a possible alternative, but I'm a bit surprised by the way they've hiked their prices since I bought mine. If £500 is the OP's limit and he needs 5kw or more, there isn't a lot to choose from, it seems.

I just checked website from where I made my purchase in 2008, I'd need to look out my invoice for exact price, certainly a lot less than current price to date. Sign of the times and, like everything else, proves popular, prices soar!!

http://www.firesonline.co.uk/acatalog/Villager-Stoves.html

Please note, I have no affiliation at all to this webstore, info is for OP to compare current prices!

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welda

brickie58 wrote: »

found a review for thefirewarm 6 made by parkray who is now hunter so british made?

If Parkray were taken over by Hunter, then yes British made, although I could not see the the stove you quote on their Hunter website?

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crphillips

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Originally Posted by crphillips
Most importantly it features preheated air wash for keeping your glass clean. None of the others mentioned do.

welda wrote: »

One problem using these forums is the misleading information, I had two important criteria.

1) Stove dimension, Villager ticked my box.

2) Airwash. Villager spec included this. Works a treat too!

One of the problems with this forum is people not reading posts correctly completely missing the point of PREHEATED air wash. Makes a huge difference to keeping the glass clean! All because they're too eager to try to prove someone wrong. Fail.

The Dunsley Highlander 5 is also very nicely made. Also in a different league when it comes to build quality. Looks let it down a little though but plenty seem to like it.

I've installed thousands of stoves and used hundreds and I reckon the Highlander 5 is one of the best at the £600 mark.

A._Badger

crphillips wrote: »

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One of the problems with this forum is people not reading posts correctly completely missing the point of PREHEATED air wash. Makes a huge difference to keeping the glass clean! All because they're too eager to try to prove someone wrong. Fail.

Come off it, crp, you've got 'previous' there, too.

Agreed about the excellence of Dunsley stoves (like the Charnwood you've also commended) but the OP did say £600 - which is what people are trying to stick to.

If he was getting his at trade price, no doubt there are all sorts of options he could consider.

welda

crphillips wrote: »

All because they're too eager to try to prove someone wrong. Fail.

You're getting way above your station CRP, it's my job to fail folks I didn't lose site of you using the word "PREHEATED" you know as well as I do, preheated is a bling word, villager in this example only mention "airwash" it's all the same meaning!



[/QUOTE] I've installed thousands of stoves and used hundreds and I reckon the Highlander 5 is one of the best at the £600 mark.[/QUOTE]

For a young man trained in aero industry, now involved installing boxes, you can't be too young, three hundred year old maybe?? I'm no installer, however I do phaff with my own designs trying to improve airwash.

I assume the above will instigate another private message?

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Ps, you say you have used hundreds of stoves, maybe you are "The Highlander"?

Pps, remember, engage brain, then type...................

crphillips

Airwash and preheated airwash are not the same thing at all! Villagers generally are not preheated. Preheated airwash keeps the glass much cleaner for longer. Suppose that's the benefit of actually being an installer is that I understand the difference between preheated and standard airwash.

The glass soots up due to the gases condensing on the cold glass. The hotter the glass and the hotter the air blown onto it the cleaner it stays. It's very similar to your car windscreen. When your engine is cold it takes the blower set on full to clear the moisture from it......when the engine is warm it takes a trickle of warm air to keep it clear. Same with stoves.....hence why the design of the top end stoves are way more intricate. They don't go to all of the trouble of ducting the air for the air wash from the bottom of the stoves, up the back/sides/front and across the top for no reason. Clearview even go one step further and use double glazing to keep the inner piece of glass cleaner. Suppose that's just bling?

Badger......the OP actually said around £500. The country 4 £480 - £550 from most outlets. ! The Highlander 5 is around £600 retail. Not trade discount at all. Just look online to confirm my prices.

Welda - Think it's you that needs to engage brain.

A._Badger

crphillips wrote: »

Badger......the OP actually said around £500. The country 4 £480 - £550 from most outlets. ! The Highlander 5 is around £600 retail. Not trade discount at all. !Just look online to confirm my prices.

But the OP has already said that the Charnwood is too small for his needs. Which is a shame, I agree, as Charnwood make nice stoves.

The difference between £500 and £600, meanwhile, is quite significant to someone on a budget.

My reference to trade discount can't have been lost on you, I'm sure. It's one thing to sing the praises of high-priced stoves but another to have to pay full retail price for them.

A friend of mine works for a Mercedes dealer. He never seems to quite grasp why everyone else grumbles about the price of the damned things.