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Recommend me a budget woodburner!

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EvelynWardrobe · 26/09/2017 16:28

I'm looking for something plain as it's for a modern house, I don't want anything too twirly and olde worlde.

5kw will be big enough according to the calculators.

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tentative3 · 26/09/2017 16:54

Charnwood country 4. We have had one in this house for nearly 4 years and it's been great. We were stove shopping on Sat as we're moving house and it was substantially cheaper than some of the others we looked at.

thethoughtfox · 26/09/2017 16:59

HWAM Wiking Mini 2. Very simple and reasonably priced. I was just stove shopping too! HWAM have loads of modern style ones but most other are ££

thethoughtfox · 26/09/2017 17:00

Tentative 3, we were considering the Charnwood C7

PigletJohn · 26/09/2017 17:08

you say woodburner, but usually a multifuel is better.

SuseB · 26/09/2017 17:12

We have a Saltfire ST1 Vision, biggest glass we could find for the price. It is brilliant. Got it on the back of reviews on Stove Fitters Warehouse. Paid under £500 for it. Had it a year, very pleased so far.

tentative3 · 26/09/2017 18:23

Yes, we have a multifuel rather than just wood. I'm not familiar with any of the other Charnwoods, but ours has been a brilliant little stove.

Have you been out to look at any? We saw quite a few others that we liked as stoves but don't think they will work in our new house (also modern, but not ultra modern). We saw a few that we thought looked almost gas-fire like, and a few that are too country.

IrritatedUser1960 · 26/09/2017 18:27

Save up for a proper woodburner, I bought a budget one from machine mart and it was shit.

SoPassRemarkable · 26/09/2017 18:28

I have a Charnwood, think it's a c2. Love it.

beachcomber243 · 26/09/2017 18:31

I have had a Clearview Pioneer for 6 years and it's been great.

MrsBossyPants · 26/09/2017 19:00

Charnwood stoves are great. We found that the stoves are a great price but having them fitted is the expensive bit, especially in a two-storey house with an external flue.

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EvelynWardrobe · 26/09/2017 19:08

Thanks! I want wood rather than multi fuel as we only plan to burn wood, and I read that the maintenance is lower if it's wood only. Something to do with not having to clean out the ashes, if I remember correctly, which I probably don't. Grin

I did like the look of the glass fronted TV type, but they're so expensive, plus I'm a bit worried about the chimney breast plaster, don't you need special heat proof plaster for those?

I'd seen good reviews for both Charnwood and Saltfire online, so I'll certainly investigate those further.

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SwedishEdith · 26/09/2017 20:11

Morso 04 stove. I don't know what you mean by budget though.

DOLLYDAYDREAMER · 26/09/2017 20:15

We have a westfire uniq. Its fairly modern looking. Bought it online and had local hetas fitter install it. we only burn wood. have had it about 8 years with no problems.

BeanoNoir · 26/09/2017 20:15

I have this carron stove and love it. It comes in black too.

BeanoNoir · 26/09/2017 20:17

If you're getting it fitted ask your fitter if he can get it discounted for you. Ours was able to get some sort of trade price for ours

BeanoNoir · 26/09/2017 20:20

Shit, he or she, I meant he or she. It's just because my fitter was a man I said he.

RhuBarbarella · 26/09/2017 20:25

I've got the Saltfire too, I guess the same as SuseB. It looks very nice and it works very well, very efficient! I love it.

SoPassRemarkable · 26/09/2017 20:25

Mine is a multi fuel mainly because I liked the design more. I was really only intending to burn wood. But I now like the option for solid fuel. I use logs in the evenings during the week. But if I light the fire earlier on in the day at a weekend I use solid fuel because it will burn for longer and is more economical than having to keep bunging logs on all day.

woofsaysthecat · 26/09/2017 20:53

This is ours that’s being fitted on Friday, we need the chimney re-lining so it was the cheapest option.

We had ridiculous quotes of £1600-2500 but we’re having this stove and a liner fitted for £925 so the stove must be cheap.

Recommend me a budget woodburner!
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EvelynWardrobe · 26/09/2017 20:56

By budget I mean cheap. Grin

That's definitely a bargain woof, I was expecting to pay about 2K all in.

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kernowgal · 27/09/2017 21:05

I paid £1900 all in (inc stove, liner, fitting, hearth) and have a Mendip Loxton 3, which is great. It's multifuel although I only use wood at the moment.

I'm in Cornwall and this was the cheapest of the three quotes I got.

kumquotorphysalis · 27/09/2017 21:19

We are having a c4 fitted next week. Came recommended by the installer and a quick google confirmed this.

Apparently, above a certain power rating (5kw I think), you will also need a vent in a wall.

bouncydog · 27/09/2017 22:26

Just had a parkray aspect 8 slimline fitted and thrilled to bits with it. Not necessarily budget but you get what you pay for.

Recommend me a budget woodburner!
Bluntness100 · 27/09/2017 22:35

The chimney will need to be lined anyway, so the plaster will be fine. It has to sit within a certain size within your fireplace, and do get a hetas approved fitter as it needs to be registered for building regs or your insurance won’t be valid, plus it would be required for if you sell the house.

Logs are expensive and burn fast. Multi fuel just means you can burn either coal or wood or both. Coal is more economical. So the best way is a bed of coal then burn logs on top.

Emptying it is a two second job, pull the tray out, empty it into s bin bag, put in back in, job done,

woofsaysthecat · 29/09/2017 15:15

Had it fitted! It’s very cute!

Recommend me a budget woodburner!