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Review of Charnwood Country 16 b stove

Charnwood 16b - multifuel

Peter Basnett 12 years ago

Bought the Charnwood 16b - multiful early January 2012, installed the wood burner a couple of weeks later. When we first started using the woodburner with the logs which I had in the shed, I was told that the reason we were not getting the proper head from the machine was that possibly the timber was slightly moist, so I went and bought some kiln dried logs, yet these logs seamed to smoulder not burn also, as did the so called moist logs, especially when the woodburner gets warm. Also what happens when reloading is a lot of smoke comes out of the front doors, even when I have opened up all the airflow controls. Once reloaded with timber to get flames to take hold of the wood I have to keep the front doors open slightly to get the right amount of air into the machine as the controls on the woodburner does not allowing the right amount of air in to burn the new wood in the woodburne. I am sure this is not the right thing to do as the woodburners doors should be tightly sealed. On the Charnwood 16b the airflow control is on the side on the machine , where most woodburners I have seen have them on the front, this maybe a problem of this stove???

Stove expert replied: Is the flue lined? Is there an air brick in the room? Get the installer back to check that it has been installed as per the manufacturers instructions. It sounds as if there is a problem with the overall installation, certainly worth checking this out!

Overall rating:

2.5 flames

Build Quality 4 flames (avg 3.9)
Quality of finish 4 flames (avg 4)
Value for money 2 flames (avg 3.7)
Ease of use 2 flames (avg 4)
Ease of lighting 4 flames (avg 4.3)
Firebox size 3 flames (avg 4.3)
How well does the airwash work 2 flames (avg 3.5)
Controllability 1 flames (avg 4)
Handle operation 1 flames (avg 3.8)
How likely are you to buy it again? 1 flames (avg 3.4)
What is your overall satisfaction? 1 flames (avg 3.6)