We have an Aarrow Ecoburn 11 multi-fuel stove, which supposedly has a massive heat output (11kw) for our 21' x 14' room. We've burnt £100 of logs on it in 6 weeks (evenings only, we're at work Mon - fri daytimes)but the bloody thing never gets very hot, certainly not hot enough to heat the room to a comfortable temperature.
At the time of installation, both installers were saying "Phew, it's going to be hot in here, you'll need to keep the doors open" etc etc, but it's bloody freezing!
The installer has come back to check it and he did get it going nicely but he lit it with a whole bag of kindling, which obviously we can't do each time. We haven't used coal yet, but then again we were actually supposed to be having a woodburner, not a multi-fuel, but they installed the wrong one. The wood we're using is plenty dry enough, the installer tested it and said it was fine.
My parents have a smaller Franco Belge woodburner in a similar sized room and the room is always really warm, way warmer than ours ever get. They keep it going nearly all day and use way less wood than us too! We can't shut ours down or the fire goes out, so we've always got it on full burn.
Any ideas? At the moment we've spent £1800 on something which doesn't really work. It's cheaper for us to use the oil central heating and have the radiators on than it is to light the stove and sit there cold
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Multi fuel stove problems - how do I make the bloody thing work?
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kitsmummy · 11/02/2011 12:26
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