What stove?

[tambo]

You probably roll yr eyes to the ceiling when a newbe comes on here asking "which is the best stove" but it's a valid question lol to a novice. We have been told a multi fuel burner is the best and I prefer the enamel coated ones personally (easier to wipe clean). We have a bout £500 to spend but I don't mind second hand (or is this a no no?) Are self cleaning ones all they are cracked up to be? I need a top flue so I can set it back into the chimney opening, otherwise I would have gone for a beautiful secondhand French one that are old but beautifully decorative...but probably pants in lots of other ways. Is there a minimum depth of cast iron that you can ask a manufacturer to avoid a Chinese import?

.... so far have found a Warnock Hersey, a 4.7kw CARRON, a Franco Belge 4.5kw, a 6kw Henley Aran, a Jotul GF3. (all second hand)
OK hit me

 

[Nocattom]

You probably roll yr eyes to the ceiling when a newbe comes on here asking "which is the best stove" but it's a valid question lol to a novice. We have been told a multi fuel burner is the best and I prefer the enamel coated ones personally (easier to wipe clean). We have a bout £500 to spend but I don't mind second hand (or is this a no no?) Are self cleaning ones all they are cracked up to be? I need a top flue so I can set it back into the chimney opening, otherwise I would have gone for a beautiful secondhand French one that are old but beautifully decorative...but probably pants in lots of other ways. Is there a minimum depth of cast iron that you can ask a manufacturer to avoid a Chinese import?

.... so far have found a Warnock Hersey, a 4.7kw CARRON, a Franco Belge 4.5kw, a 6kw Henley Aran, a Jotul GF3. (all second hand)
OK hit me

I think you want the pellet mill forum.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Hmm, it might be hard to offer more than general advice as we probably don't have the same stove options available here as on your side of the pond. Multi fuel stoves aren't common either, but my first stove was a wood/coal job.

As long as it is in good shape, second hand is fine, but if you don't feel confident in your ability to spot problems the premium for a new stove may be worth it.

As to a Chinese import, I'm not aware of any minimum depth to indicate the quality of the casting. Once you find a stove you like, research the manufacturer. Or if it is a new stove asking the salesman should work.

European companies we will be familiar with are Jotul and Morso. There may be others, but I'm not pulling up any other names in my head at the moment. There are some members over there that can probably help more with companies that have not made it over here yet.

While searching for a stove, do you have our chimney in shape and your fuel source secured? You wouldn't have to worry about coal, but wood stoves can be peculiar about the amount of moisture in the wood so it's best to let it sit in the sun as long as possible.

Matt

 

[FyreBug]

Sounds like you are after pellet. Good european pellet stoves are Pallazzetti, Rika, Piazzetta & I think Godin makes them as well.

However, most European pellet burners are fussy about their fuel since they tend to be smaller units and more efficient.

 

[imacman]

I think you want the pellet mill forum.

If you look at the units he mentioned, they all look like wood burners.

 

[SwineFlue]

I think you want the pellet mill forum.

The OP already started a pellet-forum thread:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/which-stove-please.105896/