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Review of The Barrington 8kw

Barrington 8 kw

Chris Bowen 11 years ago

Well, how can I say this? In a nutshell we bought this log burner in question and all I can say is that the heat out put is incorrect, the stove seems to lose heart all up the flue. When I try to slow the burn down it seems to lag in the burning process. We had this installed in November , and in my view we are struggling to heat a signal room and have to sit on top of it to get some heat out of it. My thoughts on this stove is it is not fit for the propose if you want a thing that looks nice but does not work very well and are you are not bothered about it working and giving off heat then this is the stove for you

Do not buy this, if you have to contact the company they are not helpful at all and all they say is it is working to spec.

Stove expert replied: It sounds very much like you have an over-drawing flue system that is sucking the heat out of the stove before it can heat the body and radiate into the room. I would suggest you contact the installer to see if a damper or stabnilizer can be fitted which will given you better control and should impriove the heat out put into the room. I doubt the problem is the stove!

Overall rating:

1.5 flames

Build Quality 3 flames (avg 3.3)
Quality of finish 3 flames (avg 3.3)
Value for money 1 flames (avg 2.8)
Ease of use 2 flames (avg 3.3)
Ease of lighting 2 flames (avg 3.5)
Firebox size 1 flames (avg 2.5)
How well does the airwash work 1 flames (avg 3)
Controllability 1 flames (avg 2.8)
Handle operation 1 flames (avg 3)
How likely are you to buy it again? 1 flames (avg 2.5)
What is your overall satisfaction? 1 flames (avg 2.5)