Charnwood C5

emilyjade

Has anyone had an experience of keeping this one in overnight? We intend to do this when its cold enoungh using Taybrite and wood. Just concerned as on the stovesonline website someone has posted that they are unable to keep it in all night. The expert response is that they wont, due to not being able to close the airflow down fully because it is defra approved to meet current smoke controlled area. Will be really disappointed if this is the case as that was the whole idea of having a woodburner.

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I would have thought the C5 firebox would be to small for a complete overnight burn. That said if you stock it up late at night it will will be giving out heat for many hours throughout the night.

Personally I prefer the stove to have cooled down by the morning so I can clean out all the ash/clinkers prior to firing it up again.

We have a 5kw Charnwood C4, great stove but has a tiny firebox and ash pan whereas our 5kw Stovax Hunting 25 has a larger firebox and ash pan, also easier to clean out.

I should point out that our C4, being cream only burns peat or wood, never smokeless coal. Only burn coal in the black Stovax.

That said recently the C4 relight itself one morning when I opened the door to give it a clean. Must have had red hot embers in all night long...

JintySco

jeepjunkie,
I have been looking at the charnwood c5 stove.
Have you ever boiled a kettle, or cooked anything, on your c4? I wouldn't want to have a stove that couldn't manage this in an emergency.
I know there are other bigger stoves that will do stove top cooking but they aren't suitable for me.
Main difference between the 2, apart from the dimensions, is that the c5 has firebricks and the c4 has an extra metal lining instead. Wonder if this would make a difference to the heat on the top of the stove.
Also liked the esse 125 but it has an air gap below the top plate and I think this would definitely reduce the temperature.
Would be good to know.
Any advice welcome
Thanks

suisidevw

C4 will definitely heat a smaller based kettle - mine is absolutely BRILLIANT. I have wood only burner and can't, don't keep it in overnight, but do bang a couple of logs on before bed if I'm drying an airer of clothes and just leave it to burn away - pretty dry clothes by the morning!

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JintySco wrote: »

jeepjunkie,
I have been looking at the charnwood c5 stove.
Have you ever boiled a kettle, or cooked anything, on your c4? I wouldn't want to have a stove that couldn't manage this in an emergency.
I know there are other bigger stoves that will do stove top cooking but they aren't suitable for me.
Main difference between the 2, apart from the dimensions, is that the c5 has firebricks and the c4 has an extra metal lining instead. Wonder if this would make a difference to the heat on the top of the stove.
Also liked the esse 125 but it has an air gap below the top plate and I think this would definitely reduce the temperature.
Would be good to know.
Any advice welcome
Thanks

Hi,

Never tried cooking on it as is inset into a fireplace.

Yes the C4 has the double skin, our Stovax is lined with firebricks. On the face of it both are equally hot on top. Cheers