Well I hope that the Indian Summer is not over for
us with the arrival of overnight temperatures of 1 or 2 degrees. Steve is away at the moment doing some
installations so I took advantage of this and lit our Fireview and settled down
to catch up with Downton Abbey. Yes
for us it is a little early for lighting up but it was so nice and cosy.
We have had a busy 2 months with so many stove
orders that we had to do quite a few of the deliveries ourselves across
France.
Orders are still coming in for winter. The factory in Devon is flat out, but they
are really good to us and are kindly making sure that our stoves are being finished on time or even ahead
of schedule. That said, if you are
thinking of a stove for this winter, please get in touch before the real cold
weather kicks in.
Just to remind you of what to look for in a
stove.
If you are looking for a wood burning stove only, it should have an air control that brings in
air from above. WOOD BURNS FROM THE TOP
NOT THE BOTTOM. If you’ve got a really old
stove you might find that the air inlet is at the bottom and you will spend
half the evenings in from of the fire poking around the logs to get enough air
to keep it going.
If you are looking for a multi-fuel stove then
look for one that has both, an air inlet at the bottom and one at the top. Solid fuel such as coal, burns from underneath. A multi fuel stove will give you the opportunity to use either
wood or solid fuel. The bottom air inlet
should be completely closable to enable wood burning.
We supply both types. Our best-selling Fireview model is a dual version, ranging in output from 5 KW to a whooping great 20KW. They can also be supplied with a variety of
boilers to suit your central heating or hot water systems. We can supply bigger stoves to order,
but your space would have to be huge as
these can deliver so much heat! We
also do double sided stoves in single and double depths. The 6KW double side single or double depth is
a standard production; bigger outputs can be made up to order.
The standard Fireview Flat Top 9KW
Multifuel with Plinth.
Cost of stove is
£ 1,383.60 and plinth £150
The Wildwood
Range, is purely for wood, also in the same sizes, with or without boilers, and
in double sides if wanted.
Keeping
warm with a Wildwood 5KW Flat top with a choice of bases = Price £1,056
We do other ranges, the Phoenix range, and the Foxfire,
a wonderful little 4KW stove that packs a real punch!
The
wonderful little 4KW Foxfire. Featurered here with the profiled Flat Top.
Price £1,102,80
All the stoves have an air-wash system meaning no
more cleaning of screens – they do work believe me. They also will burn overnight really
easily. Last night I let my stove go
out, but I know that when I want I can keep it in 24/7, no dirty screens, no
re-lighting and additionally…not much in the ash clearance thanks to the burning
technology adopted by Woodwarm.
CARBON
MONOXIDE DETECTORS, MOISTURE DETECTORS AND STOVE PIPE AND BODY THERMOMETERS
One thing I need to remind you of is that if you have a wood burning stove you
should by now have a carbon monoxide detector fitted, at least in the room
where your stove is installed. Ideally there
should be one at every level of the house. We hold a small stock of detectors should you
have difficulty finding them. They are
priced at 10€ plus post.
We also carry
moisture testers* for your wood supply, priced at 15€ plus post, and finally we
have stove pipe and stove body thermometers.
Priced at 10€ and 18€ respectively plus postage.
I’m happy to put a package together for you
to combine postage.
*Wood should be ideally at less than 18% moisture
or tar deposits may build up in your chimney. (Think of your chimney sweeping
bill – and it can be dangerous as well as mucky in an open fire)
If you need any help with choosing a stove, Steve
has 35 years experience in the heating trade, fully insured and registered in France.
We can supply all over France and install within a reasonable distance
of our base. We have a small network of
associate installers to help fill the gaps.
Have a look at our on-line brochure on the main
part of our website but feel free to contact us for any more information or free and friendly advice.
