Another great review and good to see a British stove getting 8 out of 10. and at a very reasonable cost. Any news on the Town & Country Pickering review? Thanks to you and Amy again
Never @@TheTortoise it's just been a really err which one to buy but your videos have been AMAZING ...helped loads finding a everyday workhorse wood burner...if you buy cheap cheap you end up paying for it so the £££ spend has to be right
Hi Guys, Absolutely loving the channel and the reviews, really like the new format where you are giving marks out of 10 for each instance, i think this is a really good move, it makes it so much more easier for the layman. Great work, keep it up. kind regards Tony PS: In the near future i will be asking you the ultimate question.
Thanks a lot, I’m glad it’s a good move. I’ve started writing my reviews too, and putting them on my website (found at the shop on the channel). I marked all the others out of 10 on there, which may help you. P.S. I’m already married 😆
@@TheTortoise Hahaha.......not THAT question!! I'll be asking you later once i get my new place what is the best burner once i get more info on room size etc
Hi Gabriel Any thoughts about reviewing the 5kw Flavel / Portway Arundel mk 3 .Price wise it’s budget but seems very popular with fitters and forums. Thank you for your channel.
I have tried to contact them, they’re part of a bigger company and I haven’t yet got through to anyone who is able to send me a stove. I’ve got lots of stuff coming too, so I just let them slide. I will get to them when I can.
In one of your other videos that I watched you seem to be saying that really you needed to make a choice between multifuel and Wood, and if you’re going to burn mostly wood, then you need to get one that is just a woodstove, but you seem to be contradicting yourself a little bit with this multifuel stove as I’ve now discovered it is? Incidentally, really cool name, I think you come across as being a really trustworthy honest person and the same for the commentary, Lady
Will you ever review a Chesneys Stove in particular the Salisbury 5ws stove? We’re having one installed in June, ready for the summer 😅 Keep up the good work 👍
Hi Gabrielle. Great video. I wanted to get your opinion on the Pevex Deben (small) Very little info/reviews online but was recommended by a hetas fitter I recently spoke to. Thanks, Scott
I think this stove will be significantly better than the Deben. I haven’t looked at it closely yet, given what I can see, I expect it to be a much more paired back simple stove. I won’t know too much till I have a go with one, but we’ll wait and see. I think this is quite a new addition so no one will know too much yet.
Good morning Gabriel, so Heta, Saltfire, Stovax..... 🤔 🤔 I am going to use it regularly in cold moths, day night.... any suggestion??? 🌻 Thank you so much 🌻 Monika
Given those options if you’re burning wood then I would stick to Heta without a doubt. The Ambition stoves are trickier to use, but will put perform almost anything else, including coal. If you’re burning coal based fuel then I would focus on the other 2. The Saltfire STx is great for this and is often a lower price than the equivalent Stovax, their performance is also pretty similar.
Loving your vid but you need to make more! Need advice again Garbriel, what are your thoughts on compressed logs ? As these can be free from manufacturers like kitchen and bathroom fitters. Wood you do a vid on various types o fuel you recommend, whether beech, ash or oak is better ?
Okay I’ll have a look. I like the idea of free, but generally those compressed logs tend to either produce tons of ash, or burn way too fast and hot (sometimes both). You have to be cautious with them, but free sounds like good motivation for a little more care and perhaps emptying the ash a little more often.
I’d love to see you review an Artic 5 loads seem to be having them fitted where I live. 150 units alone sold last month. It’s the one I e decided to go with as I needed a corner stove
Hi Gabrielle, yet another great review and video! Can I ask what stove thermostat you have in use there? Not sure if you’ve done a review of these, maybe a future vid? Thanks again mate
Hi guys brilliant channel. I'm assuming the direct/fresh air version means it takes outside air via a vent? I've seen fresh air kit options for other stoves, how does this affect the performance of the stove when air is taken from outside? Any drawbacks or major benefits?
This video may be helpful, it also has a tag half way through, which links to another related video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gurO0H_Mzic.html I don’t tend to think there is a benefit worth chasing. I generally think of vents etc as a solution to a problem, but they do need to be handled carefully (as you’ll hear in the video, sometimes vents can make an issue worse rather than better).
That didn't make sense i am new to all this havent had a stove before and i am torn between the adura 16 and the new Bourne 40fs i like them both leaning towards the adura 16 can you please give your take on this many thanks
just a suggestion, nothing to do with the stove being reviewed, to prevent scorched fingers when lighting i bought a gas powered creme breulee ( spelling ? ) kitchen appliance about £10
I have to Panorama version of this stove, it has glass inserts in the side and an additional air control on the top. The Good Bits Very hot for a 5Kw stove, it really pumps out the heat, especially with hardwood, to the point that I would suggest it's actually too powerful for the average sitting room. I have open-plan and I struggle with the heat output, regularly having to leave a door open to cool the room down. 😂 Its kind of mesmerising to look at, the side glass really changes the aesthetic, I have a huge recess and the fire lights up what would otherwise be a dark void. The build quality is very impressive (with a major exception) and after six years it just takes a quick polish with some stove black to make it look brand new again. The glass is pretty much self cleaning, if you burn it properly with seasoned wood, it will stay clear. Bad Bits Very expensive. I would not reccomend buying one. This is because of a stupid piece of design which makes the whole stove a very expensive pile of scrap. The glass is held in place by four small threaded studs which are welded to the door frame and hold the glass clips in place. With the Panorama version there are another three on each side of the stove body itself. These are exposed to the fire and not covered with any insulation or fire brick. The result is that the exposed threads corrode after a season or two, making it impossible to undo the nuts holding the glass clips in place. If the glass cracks, which it will at some point, you wont be able to install a new one. Pevex themselves are of no use and WILL NOT help you, nor will they honour any warranty. They will charge you £125 to ship the door back to their factory to re-weld the studs. This works for the door, but if the side glass cracks your stove will be written off. Only way to fix it is to try and get a welder to come out to you (good luck with that), Pevex wont even discuss it with you, they clearly know it's a design flaw and are trying to avoid the issue. This is a "Landrover" stove, great when it's working, but a write-off if there are any problems, and like Landrover, you're on your own. Buyer beware.
This is interesting. Nearly all stoves have a very similar design in regard to the glass clips, and certainly I’m not sure of any that have any protection on the clips. Some will be tapped into the metal, others will have a threaded lug that is welded in place. Given your concern here, the best suggestion is to adjust and copper grease the nut when the stove is serviced once a year. However it is worth noting that the huge temperatures you’re achieving with this stove is almost certainly the reason for this damage and issues you’ve struggled with. I’m not certain (because obviously I know next to nothing about your situation, other than what you’ve written here), but a good way of telling, is to check the internal surfaces and see whether there is a light shading of red on any of the metal. This essentially means the stove is achieving vastly higher temperatures than it should, and would be the reason for this issue. The other way you can tell is that some components have warped, or (dare I say) that glass clips have essentially become seized (though this can also be caused by condensation or moisture etc). I hope that is useful and not just annoying, this issue is certainly not one that I can imagine anyone is taking any pleasure in!
Quick question, not sure if you’ve covered this in any other videos, can I ask if you used seasoned wood or Kiln dried wood in your videos? Also hardwood or softwood? The flames are fantastic. Would be great to have an insiders take on all things wood if you’re ever thinking of doing a video. Thanks again mate, really love ‘The Tortoise’ channel 👍
I use kiln dried ash to keep things consistent it all comes from the same place, and they only sell kiln dried ash. That would be a useful video, I’ve been thinking about it and how to film it.
@@TheTortoise there have been a few guys who have tried, taking temps at various intervals, measuring moisture content etc. all very interesting. Also showing how the wood burns, green, seasoned and kiln dried, flame effect etc.. also log size, splitting etc.. the whole wood element of stoves I guess. you clearly have a very creative mind mate I’m sure you could come up with something interesting and intriguing to watch (the educational element would be a byproduct of your creativity). Cheers mate and thanks for your hard work and time! Very Much appreciated
@@CraigK80 sounds like I could really get my nerd on 😆. I will have a think about it, but as you say it needs a bit of thought. For me the key thing would be getting the video short enough so that people could get the key information without too much effort. I’m a big believer that if you understand something properly you should be able to explain it in simple terms, so I’d want it to be fairly simple and quick. 🤔
@@TheTortoise in that case there’s probably a few different elements resulting in different videos explaining each point. 1, Types of wood, hard/soft what burns best heat, time etc. 2, the differences between green, seasoned, kiln dried versus cost. 3 wood storage, size, splitting etc.. there’s a lot of importance and things to understand regarding wood (fuel) that is very often over looked. I’m currently researching this and what’s the best flame for buck, hardwood vs softwood is another one, loads to go at, as you mentioned break it down into smaller pieces, a bit like splitting logs 😉👍
The Newborne is leaning towards wood, but they have compromised top level performance for the flexibility of having a grate. Wood stoves are always at their best without a grate.
