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Anyone care to comment on the their experience with a modern day electric stove. I will keep my comments back so as not to push the argument either way
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How did the anthracite beans burn? Did you get a lot of heat off them?
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Spares is a very important subject because if the stove has been discontinued and limited/no spares available going forward then it could prove very expensive/dangerous when you are not able to replace broken/worn parts. Many manufacturers will continue with spares for their more popular ranges, even when the stoves have been discontinued, as they create a strong long term income stream.
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If Corbyn gets in I suspect we can expect a raft of do-gooder policies to attract green voters. Many from the left see stoves as a class thing which is so so far from the real truth.
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Heat Shield For Kitchen Units.
BowlandStoves replied to Capetown's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I thought the dog welfare comment was a nice touch lol Did you manage to make any progress with this? -
Heat Shield For Kitchen Units.
BowlandStoves replied to Capetown's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
We took advice from the manufacturer, Dunsley Heat, and here is their reply:- - Please find attached York boiler instructions page 3 combustible materials - From the side and rear of the stove you need 100mm gap - From the flue pipe you need 460mm minimum gap - If your concerned that over time it may start to warp the wood cupboards then a sheet of metal about 1.5mm thick standing at least 30 mm away from the cupboard and 30mm off the floor and shielding direct radiation from the flue pipe would help - Also make sure the dog has plenty of water at hand York Boiler.pdf -
Heat Shield For Kitchen Units.
BowlandStoves replied to Capetown's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Hi @Capetown Looking at your photo there would appear to be an issue with the distance to non-combustibles. If you go down the route of a heat shield then you would need to be looking at some kind of fireboard or 2mm stainless steel (although there would be an issue with the material getting hot). We strongly advise approaching a HETAS engineer for professional advice. -
I see Boris as a marmite PM, you either love him or loathe him lol
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I would be interested to learn the first thing you consider/look at when buying a stove - is it the brand, price, heat output range, etc.
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Fair point although the quality of so called cheap stoves has in general improved over the last couple of years.
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Now that Boris Johnson is PM it will certainly be fun and games in the UK for a while to come. I would say nobody knows what he might do next but I dont think even he knows from one day to the next. What are his views on the environment and will he be good, bad or indifferent for the stove industry? The last government seemed to be attacking the industry via Michael Gove (who is still in the cabinet).
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I suppose we will also be importing stoves from Europe which will be EU compliant and any UK companies looking to export to the EU would also have to be EU compliant. Either way, it looks like we are tied into the EU regs one way or another?
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How old is your stove :)
BowlandStoves replied to BowlandStoves's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
A stove from the 1940s - now that must be a record! It just shows, like @Alycidon mentioned above, look after your stove and avoid moisture and who knows how long they can last. -
Now this is a conversation which will get the party started - politics, Brexit, EU and stove regulations all in one. Who would like to start us off?
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You highlight a very important point @Alycidon Know what you are buying - as the saying goes, if it looks too good to be true then....
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We are about to add some new stoves from Broseley - the Oranier brand. Watch this space, they look very interesting!
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Interesting, not one I have heard of. Just had a look, they seem to be going for the traditional look.
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Do we have any stoves out there which have gone well beyond their traditional life span? How old is your stove?
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I rememebr when the Morso S1040 came out, we used to sell quite a few of those. Something a little different at the time.
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Every now and again we see new players entering the UK stove industry. Have you got your eye on any new players entering the market? Which ones do you rate?
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Many people seem to assocoiate wood burners with the traditional look and feel of the stove industry. Multifuel tend to be seen as the "modern" twist.
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Which of the Morso stoves best fit a narrowboat @Alycidon?
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Sorry for the late reply, my notifications have not been coming through. I come back to the forum every couple of days to see what is happening. Very useful comments - thanks for the feedback. We used to sell a lot of Morso Squirrels many years ago and came across a number of suppliers who were focusing on canal/narrowboats and making a good living. I have never seen one in action on a canal/narrowboat and was curious to hear more from the horse mouth so to speak.
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In theory the difference should be minimal but I was just curious about what people experienced on the ground Interesting to see not all woodburners have grates
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We have been writing about canal boats/narrowboats and stoves recently. I was wondering if anyone has any practical experience living in this environment. I would be very interested to hear feedback - procs and cons.
