Esse 125 wood burning stove Hot

This applies to the Esse 125 mu1tifuel but only used wood so far. Very easy to light, sits right in the alcove of our '20s bungalow fireplace. Lots of heat and a great view of flames. Very easy to light and gets nice and hot very quickly. Controls travel only a short distance and with the mit on it is not that easy to get the slider in the right place. However, apart from that minor issue, it looks great (even when not lit) and does heat our rather large and oddly shaped room. Overall, get one, if it looks right for your room - British too!

We had an Esse 125 woodburner installed a couple of months ago in our lounge which is approximately 7m x4m x2.4m or 70 cu.m.It is a modern design which fits in perfectly with the decor and looks a great centrepiece on the hearth.
This is our first woodburning stove although we have long enjoyed open log fires; what a transformation! It is childsplay to light,operate and control and burns less than half the amount of wood and gives out more heat.
The large window allows a fantastic view of the fire and the airwash keeps it absolutely clear.The controls are very simple and although the top lever is a little difficult to move when heated up,it allows good control of the heat level.The shallow firebox is very economical,only needing one log or two at the very most to fill.Build quality is robust rather than elegant and so far appears very durable.
We have lit the stove every night since we had it and my wife and I both love it;one of the best things we've ever bought.

Stove Expert Replied: Great review and a happy customer, what more can you ask for?

can please someone help me. I have had my esse125 15 months and as you can see by my review I am more than satisfied, but, I desperately need the two rear fire bricks and fire rope, but don't seem to be having joy on the Internet, can you please advise me where I may purchase these spare. thanks very much. Mrs Turner

Stove Expert Replied: http://www.stovespares.co.uk/ should be able to help with your replacement parts or call 08458339077

I have peviously had a multifuel stove but wanted a wood burner. I was a bit apprehensive when it came to commisioning the stove as I thought that it may fall short of the heat levels of a multi fuel. It certainly doesn't though! It burns beautifully and leaves very little residue. I have managed to get it to burn overnight (more through curiosity than anything else). It is a well engineered stove that looks great and performs magnificently. What more can I say?

The Esse 125SE (smoke exempt) is fully approved for use in smoke-control areas under the Clean Air Acts.

Our installation, through an HETAS installer based in NW London, represented such good value that it would not have been possible for me to better the cost and ease of installation if I had done it myself.

The stove itself is a fantastic fit if your fireplace recess is relatively shallow. This lack of depth is compensated for by greater width than is found in many other 5kW rated stoves. The advantage of this is that it enables wider logs to be used than is the case with many other stoves. The airwash system works superbly and delivers an almost hypnotic view of the firebox when the stove is in full burn. The almost complete lack of smoke (I am using properly seasoned wood) is almost disconcerting. The previous posting from Sarah Pennington about the glass door smoking up owes nothing to the quality or operation of the stove, this is entirely caused by using logs that are either green or too damp. Consequently, I consider her ratings unfairly downgrade the performance and value for money of this product.

I have found the burn rate to be very controllable through the top control albeit that it is not possible to achieve a full overnight burn with this stove. But we didn't buy it for that. What is also impressive is the level of warmth generated for a 6 metre by 6 metre by 3 m high living room - we plan on improving on this by buying an Ecofan to direct warm air away from the stove.

The product appears to be very solidly constructed with use of stainless steel for the legs and cast iron for all the main body panels. Made in Lancashire, should parts ever be required in future, it should be pretty easy to obtain them. The build quality and finish are also excellent. The extremely stylish contemporary look has already induced many complimentary remarks: it really does not look like the staid, tired old "country barn" styled stoves that are so prevalent.

Neither my wife nor I have any form of commercial or non-commercial relationship with Esse but we are extremely pleased to have made this purchase: it's a genuinely good product at a value for money price. Just get it properly installed and use adequately seasoned wood!

The stove is situated in a contemporary new open plan area and fits in extremely well. It looks modern and the large glass window gives an excellent view of the flames dancing around inside. Furthermore, the height of the firebox is large and enables you to fit in a lot or very large pieces of wood.

The stove is solid and well built for the market it is intended for. I can see how some people might argue that the quality isn't amazing but would imagine they are referring to the solidness of the different parts when you think about a stove. However, it is a contemporary stove and is not rustic with big chunky hinges and 5mm thick steel for the airwash intake adjustment. This is not a stove for a heavy handed farmer who chucks in logs and slams the door! I cannot see any reason why it wont be durable enough.

Adjusting the airwash is a little fiddly as it sticks slightly when you drag it across, but this is no different to any other stove I have had.

For the size of the firebox and glass door, the contemporary look and ease of use, I think the stove was a bargain. I purchased at StovesOnline.co.uk. Amazing service.

I have had this stove a few months now as we wanted a contemporary woodburner. I love the round post style that I have seen on some more expensive stoves. unfortunatley we have found that the window on this stove goes black after about 10 minutes of lighting. The controls for the air intake feels like it will snap off before long.

I have not yet managed to get the fire to burn overnight.

Overall build quality dissapoionting for such an established company.

Stove expert says: the window problem is very likely to be due to poorly seasoned wood.