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MOISTURE TESTERS AVAILABLE IN ALDI UK THIS WEEK AT £9.99

https://www.aldi.co.uk/moisture-sensor/p/099495327802802

As my mantra is always burn seasoned wood that is 19% or less in moisture level, these are good value to keep your chimney clean and your house safe.  

Steve Abbott Plumber and Heating Engineer Tinchebray City and Guilds 1983, Fully registered and insured in France for over 14 years. 

06 04 14 51 57  woodwarmstovesfrance@gmail.com 

The Woodwarm Wildwood, CE approved range of stoves have been developed to be environmentally friendly, burning only wood as a totally sustainable fuel.   Wood fuel is carbon neutral.  It absorbs as much carbon in its growth as it releases when burnt.  Reducing carbon emissions helps the environment.   The WILDWOOD stove ranges from £1,176 for the baby 5KW to £2,024.40 for the whopping 20KW inclusive of VAT.  All come with a choice of base, in the picture below you can see the log store base.  All stoves are made to order at the base in Devon and finished to your specification, i.e. colour, bases and catches.

We can offer an installation service in our local area, if not we can help find a local installer

Contact us for more information.  Steve is fully registered and insured for stove and flue installation and plumbing work.

stoves@woodwarmstovesfrance.com   or woodwarmstovesfrance@gmail.com   

06 04 14 51 57 

Wildwood with log store base.

Steve offers a Plumbing and Heating Service including stove installations in West 61/South 14/East Manche  He is the agent in France for Woodwarm Stoves of Devon ....


... however this is general information on how to maintain a woodburner in winter no matter whose make. 

• Don't leave any stove slumbering for too long, give it a rev up once a day to avoid tar build up in the flue.  I do this every morning when making a cuppa, our Woodwarm Fireview doesn't go out overnight, so I just open the 'speed' (air)  control and get it going then pop another log on.  

• My normal mantra - don't burn wood that hasn't been seasoned.  Wood should have dried to at least 19% moisture content.    You can buy moisture testers from Amazon Sample of moisture testers on Amazon.

• If your stove doesn't have a self-cleaning glass (like Woodwarm Stoves 😍) then do not use a scourer or anything abrasive as you will be left with a scratched glass which will attract more and more deposits and spoil your view.   

• We also recommend a stove or stove pipe thermometer to not exceed the most efficient operating temperature.  Over firing can cause serious damage to your stove, and waste money with the amount of wood you are burning.   These are also available on Amazon should you want one. 

• Don't forget that you need to have by French regulations  a smoke and carbon monoxide detector in your house no matter what stove you have.

Steve offers a Plumbing and Heating Service including stove installations in West 61/South 14/East Manche  He is the agent in France for Woodwarm Stoves of Devon. Please call for more details, contacts are on our website.  www.woodwarmstovesfrance.com 

Many of our customers have asked for prices to be displayed on our website.  As the range gets updated it's a tricky matter, so I'm going to pop them on the blog over the next few days with a summary of each range.  

Fireview Range:  Joint Woodburning and/or multifuel Stoves. 

The Fireview CE approved, multifuel range is designed to meet all your heating needs, with outputs ranging from 5kW up to 20kW to heat any size of room.

All these multifuel stoves can be used for Woodburning only, this is due to our riddling grates ability to form a true flat bed which allows a bed of ash to form.

Woodwarm Fireview stoves epitomise the design details of an efficient air washed clean burning stove. They are extremely easy to light and use.

They can be supplied in many forms and will be hand finished to your own specifications.   Designs include flat tops, profiled flat tops, straight sides or cinched-in sides.

Optional extras include brass catches, a small variety of colours, legs between 50mm to 150mm. Plus you can also set them on a pedestal or a plinth. 

You can see the range of stoves and styles in our brochure.

BROCHURE

FIREVIEW RANGE PRICES

SLENDER RANGE - NOT AS DEEP AS STANDARDS

	Flue Size	Retail Price in £ Sterling
Fireview 5kW  Flat Top	152mm	£1,296.00
Fireview 5kW  Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,423.20
Fireview 5kW Profiled Flat Top	152mm	£1,296.00
Fireview 5kW Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,423.20
Fireview 5kW Low Canopy (Rear Flue only)	152mm	£1,454.40
Fireview 5kW Low Canopy (Rear Flue only) Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,581.60
Fireview 7kW Flat Top	152mm	£1,470.00
Fireview 7kW  Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,597.20
Fireview 7kW Profiled Flat Top	152mm	£1,470.00
Fireview 7kW Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,597.20
Fireview 7kW Low Canopy (Rear Flue only)	152mm	£1,612.80
Fireview 7kW Low Canopy (Rear Flue only) Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,740.00
Fireview 10kW PLUS  Flat Top	177mm	£1,824.00
Fireview 10kW PLUS Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,028.00
Fireview 10kW PLUS  Profiled Flat Top	177mm	£1,824.00
Fireview 10kW PLUS Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,028.00
Fireview 10kW PLUS Low Canopy (Rear Flue only)	177mm	£2,047.20
Fireview 10kW PLUS L/C (Rear Flue only) Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,138.40
Fireview 14kW  Flat Top	177mm	£1,846.80
Fireview 14kW  Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,049.60
Fireview 14kW Profiled Flat Top	177mm	£1,846.80
Fireview 14kW Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,049.60
Fireview 14kW Low Canopy (Rear Flue only)	177mm	£2,079.60
Fireview 14kW Low Canopy (Rear Flue only) Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,294.40

STANDARD FIREVIEW RANGE

Fireview 6kW Flat Top	152mm	£1,359.60
Fireview 6kW Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,527.60
Fireview 6kW Profiled Flat Top	152mm	£1,359.60
Fireview 6kW Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,527.60
Fireview 6kW Low Canopy	152mm	£1,522.80
Fireview 6kW Low Canopy Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,690.80
Fireview 6kW High Canopy	152mm	£1,563.60
Fireview 6kW High Canopy Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,731.60
Fireview 9kW Flat Top	152mm	£1,540.80
Fireview 9kW Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,707.60
Fireview 9kW Profiled Flat Top	152mm	£1,540.80
Fireview 9kW Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,707.60
Fireview 9kW Low Canopy	152mm	£1,743.60
Fireview 9kW Low Canopy Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,911.60
Fireview 9kW High Canopy	152mm	£1,795.20
Fireview 9kW High Canopy Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,963.20
Fireview 12kW Flat Top	152mm	£1,678.80
Fireview 12kW Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,872.00
Fireview 12kW  Profiled Flat Top	152mm	£1,678.80
Fireview 12kW  Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,872.00
Fireview 12kW Low Canopy	152mm	£1,917.60
Fireview 12kW Low Canopy Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£2,110.80
Fireview 12kW High Canopy	152mm	£1,971.60
Fireview 12kW High Canopy Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£2,166.00
Fireview 12kW Plus Flat Top	177mm	£1,917.60
Fireview 12kW Plus Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,110.80
Fireview 12kW Plus Profiled Flat Top	177mm	£1,917.60
Fireview 12kW Plus Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,110.80
Fireview 12kW Plus Low Canopy	177mm	£2,150.40
Fireview 12kW Plus Low Canopy Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,343.60
Fireview 12kW Plus  High Canopy	177mm	£2,209.20
Fireview 12kW Plus  High Canopy Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,401.20
Fireview 16kW Flat Top	177mm	£1,947.60
Fireview 16kW Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,162.40
Fireview 16kW Profiled Flat Top	177mm	£1,947.60
Fireview 16kW Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,162.40
Fireview 16kW Low Canopy	177mm	£2,218.80
Fireview 16kW Low Canopy Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,432.40
Fireview 20kW Flat Top	177mm	£2,226.00
Fireview 20kW Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,473.20
Fireview 20kW  Profiled Flat Top	177mm	£2,226.00
Fireview 20kW  Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,473.20
Fireview 20kW Low Canopy	177mm	£2,564.40
Fireview 20kW Low Canopy Integral Log Store Style	177mm	£2,797.20

FIREVIEWS WITH DOUBLE SIDES FOR THROUGH VIEWS

Fireview 6kW Double Single Flat Top	152mm	£1,768.80
Fireview 6kW Double Single Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£1,936.80
Fireview 6kW Double Single Profiled Flat Top	152mm	£1,768.80
Fireview 6kW Double Single Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store	152mm	£1,936.80
Fireview 6kW Double Single Curved Canopy	152mm	£1,986.00
Fireview 6kW Double Single Curved Canopy Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£2,152.80
Fireview 6kW Double Depth Flat Top	152mm	£2,313.60
Fireview 6kW Double Depth Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£2,580.00
Fireview 6kW Double Depth Profiled Flat Top	152mm	£2,313.60
Fireview 6kW Double Depth Profiled Flat Top Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£2,580.00
Fireview 6kW Double Depth Curved Canopy	152mm	£2,594.40
Fireview 6kW Double Depth Curved Canopy Integral Log Store Style	152mm	£2,860.80

New Year Resolutions for Wood Stove Owners or Potential Wood Stove Owners

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If you are thinking about buying a new stove, then select wisely.  There are many cheap stoves out there on the market which are no more than a metal box poorly put together and you will watch your money literally going up in smoke.  This is because the cheaper end of the market tends to be uncontrollable, so you will spend your days throwing log after log after log on the fire.     

A well-engineered stove will sit all day and night on fewer logs, throw more heat into the room rather than up the chimney, and save you money in the long run.    Wood burners should have an upper air inlet that is controllable from open to almost fully shut.  Wood burns from the top, coal burns from the bottom.  Many cheaper stoves only have a  bottom air inlet which will mean you sit all night poking around pushing the ash around to open the air supply.    

Remember that your insurance company will ask if your stove was installed by a qualified installer.  This is because the French regulations are quite strict and rightly so. A metre or two of pipe stuck into your chimney does not comply!    Check that they have the correct registration with your local Chambre de Metiers, (registered floor tilers do not qualify) and that they have the relevant professional insurance.  

Yes, installing a flue is not an expensive business compared with rebuilding your dream home. 

Steve offers a Plumbing and Heating Service in West 61/South 14/East Manche  He is also the agent for the manufacturer Woodwarm Stoves of Devon and we supply the whole of France with these super stoves. 
Please call for more details, contacts are on our website.  www.woodwarmstovesfrance.com 

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FOR WOOD BURNER OWNERS

Continuing your resolutions as wood burning stove owners 

I will get my chimney swept at least once per year by a registered chimney sweep - remember your house insurance! 

You should be getting your chimney swept at least once a year by a certificated chimney sweep. Most French insurers insist on this being done at least once per annum.  This is because, over time, soot and creosote will build up inside your wood burner flue (though you can limit this dramatically by only burning seasoned wood - see previous blog entry). Getting the chimney swept will reduce the risk of flammable creosote causing a chimney fire and also keep the stove system as efficient as possible.

We sell Woodwarm Stoves as agents for the 'mothership' company in Devon.   

All Woodwarm stoves feature their advanced clean burn air wash system. After circulating the stove, pre-heated air flushes down the double glazed door, keeping the glass perfectly clean at all times - even at low temperatures. Superior clean burn efficiency means that not only is more heat achieved on less fuel, but combustion products in the flue are also reduced, causing fewer flue problems. Reduction in pollution combined with greater efficiency creates a really environmentally friendly stove.  

For more information on these great stoves see our website where you can download a brochure.   

Steve offers a Plumbing and Heating Service in 61/14/50 and upper 53   In a radius of 1 hour.    Please call for more information or email us - contact details on the website. 

Happy New Year and Decade -

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR CLIENTS, EXISTING, NEW and FUTURE 

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NEW YEAR RESOLUTION FOR OWNERS OF ALL WOODBURNERS

1.  I will only burn seasoned wood

We shouldn't have to keep saying it... but we have to.  Only burn well-seasoned wood.  These are logs that have been cut, chopped and left to dry for a prolonged period.  This will ensure a burn that is better for your bank balance, your wood burner, and the environment.  Burning logs with a high moisture content wasted energy that could be spent heating your room on evaporating water.  It creates more smoke and results with flammable gases escaping up the chimney before they have been burned, polluting the air and wastes the money you spend on the fuel. Unseasoned or green wood also deposit tar onto the chimney which can eventually block and catch.

Furthermore, we have heard of at least 2 house fires in English owned households in Normandy in 2019 where a) the chimney had not been installed properly according to French regulations and indeed common-sense rules, and b) where the wood burned on the wood burner was not seasoned.  DO NOT GET CAUGHT OUT.  An improperly installed wood burner can invalidate your house insurance, but I'll mention that again, and again and again......

  
As a rule of thumb here is a list of wood and burning attributes - but all have to be seasoned.   We now burn a mix of oak and other hardwood, but when we lived in Aude, in the middle of a chestnut forest we burned solely Sweet Chestnut which worked really well on our Fireview and indeed our Stanley woodburning cooker. 

Steve offers a Plumbing and Heating Service in West 61/South 14/East Manche  He is the agent for the manufacturer Woodwarm Stoves of Devon.   Please call for more details, contacts are on our website.  www.woodwarmstovesfrance.com