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Review of Dunsley Highlander 5 stove

Dunslet highlander enviroburn 5

7 years ago

Bought the stove as used off of internet after reading reviews for months. Final choice was based on cost and reviews. We absolutely love it, we burn both logs and smokeless fuels, smokeless mainly to keep the burner going all night, by morning it's still warm and glowing. Heat output is brilliant, we live in a traditional 3 bedroom Victorian terrace and although it doesn't heat the whole house (we didn't expect it to) we placed a small electric fan adjacent to the door at high level, this pushes the excess heat into the hallway, we have found we are not using our central heated as much - great savings. Anyway, would I buy this stove again, definitely. On another note, prior to getting installed into the chimney breast, the stove was left in the hall and we both commented that it even looked nice there. We both said it would be really nice to have it working there as a centre piece and in the location I would imagine it would really warm the whole house. Would be interested to hear from people who have done this. And again, we love , love love it .

Stove expert replied: Stoves are put in large hallways for heating the whole house (if not fully but taking the chill off), the main consideration is the clearance required and providing the hall is large seems to make perfect sense.

Overall rating:

5 flames

Build Quality 5 flames (avg 4.8)
Quality of finish 5 flames (avg 4.8)
Value for money 5 flames (avg 4.6)
Ease of use 5 flames (avg 4.6)
Ease of lighting 5 flames (avg 4.7)
Firebox size 5 flames (avg 4.2)
How well does the airwash work 5 flames (avg 4.1)
Controllability 5 flames (avg 4.5)
Handle operation 4 flames (avg 4)
How likely are you to buy it again? 5 flames (avg 4.6)
What is your overall satisfaction? 5 flames (avg 4.6)