Any stove experts out there !!

[Tnarg25]

Right, here's the problem. We were looking to put in a woodburning stove and the room its going in is approx 5m x 4m with a door leading off into a large kitchen/diner. Want a contemporary looking stove that gives out enough heat to heat both rooms. The two we like are Esse (5kw) and Firebelly (12kw) but cant see anything in between. Any advice on what would be our best option???

[tommer9]

I would have a woodwarm. You can see them here, but they may not be contemporary enough for you. Having had quite a few stoves, i wouldnt use any others.

[slack ma girdle]

We have an ecoburn 7 which heats a similar size room, and heats two additional radiators. Not a bad stove (not as good as our douvre but we could not get a back boiler for it), was £700 inc the back boiler.

[Hodge]

I have a firebelly, 3.5kw, I know it will be 2 small for you but they are a great stove and made in England!

[peckerwoo]

Contemporary?

Stovax View 8kw

but check out the Vision range also as their even more flashy, stylish and mega contemporary.

Still waiting to win the lottery though so a granite hearth and glass vase fuller pine cones is all I can really recommend

[Paul Smith]

I like these, not everyones taste but they are all steel and hand made in Britain. http://www.stevedowling.co.uk/dowlingstoves/id82.html

[niftysteve]

Right, here's the problem. We were looking to put in a woodburning stove and the room its going in is approx 5m x 4m with a door leading off into a large kitchen/diner. Want a contemporary looking stove that gives out enough heat to heat both rooms. The two we like are Esse (5kw) and Firebelly (12kw) but cant see anything in between. Any advice on what would be our best option???

 

i think the 12kw may be a bit too hot in the room

i have an 8kw in about the same size room also with a door to a kitchen diner most of the heat stays in the room even with the door wide open

[pie eater pete]

Hopefully getting ours fitted in a couple of weeks its rated at 15kw so should be toasty! Ours is a Rayburn and its doing the central heating too.

[Tnarg25]

thanks for all the info the stovax looks the business but its pricey, started knocking out the fire place today but still undecided on which stove, its now looking like an esse 125 buts it s only 5kw

cheers

[hardtop110]

A 5kw may be ok for that room, depending on ceiling height and insulation.

I had a hunter hawk in a similar sized room. It was a little underpowered in multi fuel mode, but I removed the grate to increase the size of the firebox, which if you are only going to burn wood is better, and it was fine.

 

Were now on our 3rd stove - just installed a Stratford Eco boiler 20kw to run the ch and hw. Our previous Franco belge was fantastic too.

 

Check out the morso models. Expensive, but very nice.

 

I hope you've got a decent stack of wood seasoned