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We have been using our Ironheart for 3 weeks and love it. It throws out much more heat than we anticipated even with just a small fire right at the back of the box. Our cooking skills leave a lot to be desired at the moment. I revert to my hob for frying and roast potatoes need a good couple of hours. Mousaka on the menu today so hope that turns out well. Don't know about overnight, not something we do. As with other reviews I have found the air wash doesn't work at all and the door does get black all the time. The door handles are a bit close together which can be lethal for fingers.

I've made a quick reference sheet for which controls need to be open for best effect, slow cooking, etc. Found the people at the factory wonderful, friendly people when I have phoned for help.

Yes I would certainly recommend it but not without some back up for cooking.

100% happy with this stove, which we've had for the last couple of years.

Easy to light (pull the ash pan out slightly at start), burns well, and heats effectively (the convection effect of the side panels helps spread the heat around the room, and keeps the sides cooler).

Access through stove to sweep chimney is easy. Never had a problem with the airwash other than sometimes a fine dusting of ash - nothing that cannot be wiped off with a damp tissue in the morning.

Would buy again.

This is a fantastic stove. It looks cool and interesting, and the functionality is second to none. It will take huge logs for a 6kw output stove and is very controllable and will stay in no problem overnight. The output is excellent. We have had our Aztec (no boiler) for many years and moved it when we moved house because we love it so much. It is robust in terms of build and finish and still looks as good as new. It requires very infrequent ash removal because of the clever design. There is no airwash so the window does get dirty but is easy to remove and clean. We like that you can also burn the stove open and can put a kettle on the top of ours.

We did a lot of research and narrowed it down to the Savoy Defra approved model
Proffesionally installed, must say it is a joy, not experienced any problems, actually like the low fuel retainer as it allows the whole view of the fire and makes it easier to stock the fire with larger logs if when you you stock the fire close the top air off open the door only slightly for a second to suck in the cold air and then open door slowly the ash stays in the fire box, opening the door quickly with the top air wash on drags some out its true .
comparing this to some of the other fires around it is very clean burning with a clear glass, logs last a lot longer and burn hotter, burning big chunks of OAK and ASH and get a lot more fire and flame and heat per log out of this Franco Belge compared to previous fires, like the simplicity and ease of the door handle and the air intake handles, can go wrong with this at the prices they are too, lay back and enjoy the fire while it dances for you.
Wood burners become part of the family. Superb !!

My mom bought this stove 40 years ago and it works like new.

very efficent little stove but parts can be expensive

this is a comprehensive review.
when buying this stove as i did from an internet picture it does not tell you two things, how it comes packaged and its weight. the stove comes in a wooden crate well packaged and well screwed together. it also weighs a complete tonne.
you will have to dismantle the crate before even thinking about moving the thing. lots of things are removeable from the fire so take out and off everything you possibly can.i sat my stove on a 30mm granite hearth.i would not advise a glass hearth, its really heavy. there are three ways you can have this stove finished. plain grey, stone or ceramic. i chose the ceramic which adds extra cost but in my opinion worth every penny. the only problem is hoping the colour matches the chart.in my case it was near enough.
when lighting i use newspaper and good kindlers. lighting is pretty easy but you need to start with small logs until you get a good heat and a red hot base of embers.when the fire is in full flow the the large glass window really does the fire justice, its terrific.the airflows can be used to alter your burning pattern. although its great to look at, it burns wood like no tomorrow. its like a new born baby, always needing attention. this is however all part of the woodburning joy. putting a log on to burn the whole evening and heating half your house is complete nonsense. be prepared to work hard.
chopping and storing wood is another story but when you are buying one of these you basically know thats all part of the charm.i heat an area of about 30 square metres. yes and you will spend more time looking at the flames than your telly. an expensive purchase especially with the ceramic plates but worth every penny.

I've had my Glaisdale for over 5 years and it is one of the best investments that we have made. Heats virually the whole house in winter. Glass stays clean, Cant believe the reviews above, we've only changed our bricks once and it does get some stick! My glaisdale is great and it still looks great after all this time. I would highly recommend this stove, also its British made.

i could not advise anyone to buy this stove i have had nothing but problems since it was installed 2 years ago. i cannot stop the glass from going brown even with the airwash on full, it dosen't matter what fuel i use i have to clean the glass every morning before lighting the fire. recently the glass cracked for no apparent reason when i got intouch with stovax they never even replied to me. yes the stove gives out good heat and heats the whole house but i wish i had bought something better

Stove expert says: blackening glass is a classic sign of wet fuel or insufficient or too strong chimney draw. If the firebox gets properly hot in a stove then most deposits will tend to burn off the glass. In instances where the glass goes black very quickly I suggest that you look to the fuel, then the chimney and connection to the chimney to try to solve the problem.

The stove looks good and has a large fire box and has some nice touches,but is let down by functional aspects of the design, quality issues and overpriced spare parts.
On ours the catch for the panel that covers the controls and ash pan has been impossible to adjust to get it to work. So it remains flapped down all the time picking up ash that falls from the fire whenever you open the door (because the front guard that stops the ash falling out is ineffective.)
We bought the stove with the optional fan kit and the air duct kit. When one of the 2 fans failed we were amazed that it could not be bought as a spare from Stovax, you have to buy the whole kit again with 2 fans wiring loom and grills etc.
We looked into replacing the baffle plates (they divert the heat and flames from shooting straight up the flue liner) after 1 year the originals were so warped they didnt stay in place, the price was over £200.00 which is extraordinary for such a simple component.
If you buy this stove do look into the optional air duct kit that ducts hot air from between the two skins of the stove to another room, it works very well.
Having owned a Clearview stove in the past perhaps weve got high standards but we've spent too much "hard earned" on this stove and if it wasnt built in it would have been out the door ages ago.