Review of Stovax Stockton 5 stove
Stoves, they're worth the effort
The Stockton 5 is a small stove for small rooms and in our room even in the bleak mid winter it will keep or room warm and toasty. In Spring/Autumn it will warm the whole house until it gets to below freezing then we use the door to the room to regulate how much heat escapes to the rest of the house.We live in a smoke sontrol area so the fire will only close down so much to ensure a smokless burn hense the need to open the livingroom door to control the heat. In the last two years it has lit first time every time and will burn overnight using homebrite ovals again 100% success with solid fuel (never with wood but we were advised of this by shop who sold it to us.) We also use solid fuel if we have to pop out for a few hours or if we have guests for dinner keeps the fire on and the house warm and you don't have to check the fire during dinner. Now then I've marked down the fire box size it's a small stove and it is a small fire box bear this in mind when you're chopping your logs and some will need further trimming from suppliers. A small fire box will mean regular refuling but the bigger your fire box the greater the output in our case we needed the smaller output to match the size of the room.
If you are after a stove on a budget I can whole heartedly recomend this stove for the average sized semi. Buy good hard wood logs from a reputable supplier bring them in to further dry a couple of days befor you burn them and you wil have no trouble. If you are new to this remember stoves are hard work You need somwhere to store the logs and keep them dry you need kindling and paper to light them. A stove is a fire and can't be switched on and off like central heating so it will never be as controlable as gas. However I have found that my total fuel bill has gone down and I've never felt as warm. Stoves, they're worth the effort!