Review of Stovax Riva 66 Avanti stove
Riva 66 review
We installed our multifuel Riva 66 in October 2007in our new build house.We did find that for burning wood it was very difficult to close off the primary airflow which is achieved by rotating the two plates comprising the grate. At first we put this down to the fact we were burning old pallets and thought nails getting between the plates was the fault but the problem continued even when burning dry logs so it seems ash or grit getting between the plates is to blame. The wood fuelled fire got very hot and was uncontrollable with air getting in at the bottom it was more like a blacksmiths forge. We abandoned using the primary air control and fitted a solid steel plate over the grate which solved our problem and it now burns wood very well. We subsequently found when cleaning the chimney in July that the upper baffle plate had burnt out. We are still waiting for a replacement so we assume this is a common fault with those who only burn wood.