Multi burner stove

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Poppycat wrote: »

We ordered a stove yesterday and the fitter is coming by the end of July. We have to pay extra to have a stainless steel liner installed, although it does have a aluminium liner already, he said it was better to have stainless steel as its easier to clean and for some reason it makes a more efficient burn and more heat, the guy in the shop also confirm this.

I just hope this works out it such a lot of money and was want it to be a long term investment.

I see you want a long term investment but just wonder if you you will ever see that return with what you are proposing to have installed as flue liner. I am sceptical about stainless steel as they will, over time, be attacked by acids and any moisture you have in any of the fuel you burn. Possibly okay for gas but solid fuel? I doubt it lasting many years.
From my own experience I would first Google around and look for Chimney Liners and see what you come up with. I found this site that gives you all sorts of information about them; http://www.nace.org.uk/
In an old (really old) property we owned a couple of years back we had a Thermocrete liner installed in two chimneys for our Parker burners and although it was certainly not cheap, worked brillantly by getting those gases & other rubbish you burn off straight up the chimney and away. Added benefit was that liner, being made of refractory material, held the heat all the way up the length and could be felt in the upstairs rooms which helped with the heating bills. http://www.thermocrete.com/
Finally, have you completely researched this? have you seen the Worcester Bosch webpages where I think they are saying you an link one of their boilers with a solidfuel burner so that one can take over the from the other? IE When you heat water/central heating from the solid fuel burner the gas boiler will only fire up when it senses it needs a boost.
Good luck and take care, there are many "experts" out there.