Review of Dovre 250 stove
Excellent little stove
We installed this stove to the living room of our cottage in the middle of December 2010 but have waited until we had a few months use of it before writing these comments.\nWe ordered the multifuel model of the Dovre 250 from Stovesite, it arrived very quickly and very well packaged being fixed to a wooden pallet (save the pallet, it makes good kindling!).\nThe stove came with a tub of grey Dovre fire cement, more than enough to seal the flue pipe connectors. Also included is a simple rake like device to rake out the firebox and a multi use handle to open the two air controls and the front door. The door is a good size and the window is a nice and large.\n\nWe've burnt both logs and coal and both burn great in this stove. When turned up full the stove belts out a lot of heat; we were able to turn off the central heating in our cottage and open the doors to the other rooms to let the heat through the house. The living room heated up to 24 deg C.\n\nDuring the first few uses the paint must have been curing because it did emit a very strong plastic like burning smell, we couldn't see any fumes but there must have been some as the smoke detector in the hallway was set off a few times. Probably best open the windows for the first few firings. The smell sometimes comes back if you accidentally over fire the stove by leaving the air vents open too much.\n\nLighting of the stove and subsequent cleaning out the firebox is easy.\nThere's only three tiny annoyances that we can say against the Dovre 250. The ash pan was painted with a matte black paint, this peeled off after a few uses but it is galvanised so thankfully hasn't rusted. The black finish from the lower air control knob is wearing off to reveal the silvery cast iron under it, it adds a bit of character I suppose. The airwash doesn't always keep the window totally clear, it is possible to clean the window while it is in use by rubbing the inner of the glass with a fine piece of wire wool - and wearing gloves!\n\nWe've never been able to keep the stove burning overnight when using wood but it will burn fine overnight with coal.\n\nThey seem to be made in Belgium (I think). Every component is cast iron so the stove is pretty solid. To move it you can strip out all the internals such as firebricks, baffle plates and grates. This lightens the stove enough to be moved by one person.\n\nWe're still looking for a good supply of hardwood logs in our area (Angus) but we've used the kiln dried hardwoods that come in the small poly bags, these logs do burn well but it's an expensive way to use the stove.\n\n
Stove expert replied: Wire wool on glass is not a good idea as the surface may become scratched which will then lead to not being able to clean it at all. Try a damp cloth dipped in woodash or vinegar, Use only smokeless fuels and dry seasoned wood.
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