Woodburning stove recommendations please

jf1976

Hi!

My wife and I are looking to purchase a woodburning stove, with a maximum 5KW heat output, and for a price of around £500-£700. I've struggled to find a decent website that can objectively talk me through the options. We obviously want something that looks good, is reliable and low maintenance, but don't want to spend a fortune in the process. We'd be very grateful for any recommendations....

Thank you!

Man_Overboard_2

jf1976 wrote: »

Hi!

My wife and I are looking to purchase a woodburning stove, with a maximum 5KW heat output, and for a price of around £500-£700. I've struggled to find a decent website that can objectively talk me through the options. We obviously want something that looks good, is reliable and low maintenance, but don't want to spend a fortune in the process. We'd be very grateful for any recommendations....

Thank you!

Do you want a stove that will be highly efficient, or are you mostly interested in having an attractive feature in your lounge?

Does your lounge already have a chimney, and does it work properly?

grahamc2003

We've got, and are very happy with, an Aga Little Wenlocke, which would appear to meet your requirements. Mind you, it's the only stove we've had, so it's hard to compare to other stoves.

Williwoodburner

Hello and welcome,

We replaced our 40 year old scandanavian stove last year with a Yeoman Exe 5kw single door, cost £710.
We chose this stove as it has a big firebox for a 5kw (18" wide so we cut our logs 16" for less chopping).
A large window, robust door handle which screws in/out for adjustment when fire rope flattens out, and a 5mm steel baffle plate which wont warp like some of the flimsy thin ones on some other models.
Also has seperate controls for primary, secondary and airwash which gives great control.
Very well made British stove and highly recommended.:money:

http://www.yeoman-stoves.co.uk/traditional-stoves/exe.aspx

A friend also has a Charnwood country stove which he loves and I have used and is also a very good stove.

http://www.charnwood.com/range/stove/country-6.aspx

regards

Willie.

Melaniep101

We're very happy with our Broseley Serrano 5:

http://www.broseleyfires.com/Multifuel-Stoves/Serrano-5_Multifuel-Stove.html

Think they are around £720.

suisidevw

Not installed yet, but everyones been raving about how great it is so I'm sure it will be!

I got a new Charnwood C4 4.9KW for £600. British made too, feels extremely solid.

jf1976

Man_Overboard wrote: »

Do you want a stove that will be highly efficient, or are you mostly interested in having an attractive feature in your lounge?

Does your lounge already have a chimney, and does it work properly?

Ideally we want one that is reasonably efficient and that looks good (not fussy at all !)

Our chimney has been swept and, although needing to be relined, is generally fine. Thanks

alleycat`

Looks are very subjective so it is quite hard to say what you'll like.

If you have the time and inclination I'd suggest going to look at a few in the flesh and give them a good twiddle.

I'd say that for £700 you should be able to get something very nice.

Be wary of some of the cheap stoves, the few i got to see "in the flesh" had very variable casting quality.

We chose a stovax stockton 5 in the end.
Mostly due to the defra exemption kit.

We liked the yeoman mentioned above but it didn't have defra certification (if memory serves) and the Serano mentioned above just didn't float our boat.
Nothing wrong with it, just a subjective looks thing.

suisidevw

As per Alleycats stovak, the Charnwood is also DEFRA approved.

highrisklowreturn

I have a waterford stanley 6.4 kw - cost £370. Works perfect, and my living room has got up to 34c at its far end during Winter. It is slightly over 6 metres in length. Believe you do not need to either spend a fortune or buy a brand name for quality.

Williwoodburner

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

I have a waterford stanley 6.4 kw - cost £370. Works perfect, and my living room has got up to 34c at its far end during Winter. It is slightly over 6 metres in length. Believe you do not need to either spend a fortune or buy a brand name for quality.

You have a point, No 1 most important thing in my opinion is the wood. Look after your wood and it will look after you. The best stove in the world would rubbish with poorly seasoned wood. :eek:

Willie