Multifuel stove - has anyone an opinion on this one?

Eliza_2

This seems very reasonable - does anyone who knows about these things have an opinion on it please? Thanks

http://www.toolbox.co.uk/75kw-traditional-woodburning-16970-401299

Edited to add, I see the manufacturer (Winther Browne) has gone into administration - what problem could this cause?

alleycat`

Obvious problem is the warranty is most likely worth nothing and getting bits for it could become problematic.

Generally, within the laws of diminishing returns, you get what you pay for and considering some of the cheaper Chinese stoves are in the £300 category a sub £200 price tag concerns me.

I'd really want to see one in operation to have a proper opinion but in all honesty, and i'm not a stove "snob", i'd give this one a miss.

muckybutt

In all honesty ! dont touch it with a barge pole.

Many of the cheap stoves are absolutely pants, they are not air tight enough so you always get a poor burn, the inernal baffles are often welded or bolted in place which makes them impossible to sweep / maintain properly, the cast iron is prone to warping and or cracking etc.

If you have money to spend on a stove then invest it wisely and inverst it in a well recognised make.

Eliza_2

Thanks very much, such a shame. My house is rented and I don't want to spend masses on a stove, especially if I can't easily take it with me if I move.

Thanks again

muckybutt

You would also need to have it fitted professionally and signed off as compliant with building regs, which if you are in a rented property you will also need your landlords approval as well, cost wise - not a good move

Eliza_2

Thanks, yes, someone who does this kind of thing for the company I work for would do it, and the landlord won't mind.

However, as I may not stay here long enough, if I have to buy a more expensive stove and there doesn't seem to be a way of taking it with me, it wouldn't be worth it.

suki1964

You might want to look at the tiger + .

Its Chinese but it gets lots of good reviews - and wont break the bank

Im into my fourth year and so far had to replace the back fire brick ( seems a common problem) and this year the door seals will need replacing

Other then that I find it easy to control and very economical with smokeless ( not so good with wood but then I never take the grill out)

Man_Overboard_2

Eliza wrote: »

My house is rented and I don't want to spend masses on a stove, especially if I can't easily take it with me if I move

The idea of a tenant installing, and then taking away, a multi-fuel/woodburning stove is highly unusual!

Is there a working heating system in the house? Is there a working fireplace?

Eliza_2

Man_Overboard wrote: »

The idea of a tenant installing, and then taking away, a multi-fuel/woodburning stove is highly unusual!

Is there a working heating system in the house? Is there a working fireplace?

It's my home, lived here 11 years, it's very cheap, very old, very tatty, very rural middle of nowhere stone cottage. Another world! Not talking central London here. I've done quite a lot to it over the years.

Just got the heating going at last, after 10 yrs of freezing, no-one has ever been able to diagnose the problem until now and yes there is an open fire - very inefficient though!

Man_Overboard_2

Eliza wrote: »

It's my home, lived here 11 years, it's very cheap, very old, very tatty, very rural middle of nowhere stone cottage. Another world! Not talking central London here. I've done quite a lot to it over the years.

Just got the heating going at last, after 10 yrs of freezing, no-one has ever been able to diagnose the problem until now and yes there is an open fire - very inefficient though!

I'm still a bit confused - after 10 years you finally got the heating system to work, but only now are you considering a woodburner to replace your inefficient open fire

grahamc2003

Eliza wrote: »

This seems very reasonable - does anyone who knows about these things have an opinion on it please? Thanks

http://www.toolbox.co.uk/75kw-traditional-woodburning-16970-401299

Edited to add, I see the manufacturer (Winther Browne) has gone into administration - what problem could this cause?

It's certainly cheap - but obviously value is the key factor, not price. May be great value or terrible value.

To fit my stove, I had a quote of £4k, of which £800 was the stove itself. So if I wanted to fit a £180 stove, it would have cost about £3.4k (possibly more if it was a 'flat-pack' stove, as this appears to be - whether it is or not I have no idea).

If you are having it professionally fitted, the stove itself isn't worth scrimping on imv.

As to the company goping bust - I expect that means they couldn't make a decent product (there may be other reasons of course). For the spares situation, at that price you could buy 2, and save one for spares.