Review of Burley Brampton 9108 stove
Not a great stove in the long run
Our initial few months of the stove where great. It chucked out a lot of heat. However in the long term there are issues.
The glass is cloudy (etched). I burn wood that has been under cover for 3 years. Friends with air wash system still have glass that one can admire the fire with. We can barely see in to ours. I am not spending my hard earnt money on glass that will go milky in a season of burning again. The metal baffle and mesh are just not man enough. The cost of replacing the consumables with this stove is ridiculous. You will probably need to replace the baffle every 2 years. The vermiculite insulation panels have a serious flaw. Someone thought it would be great to have the Burley logo etched in them. This causes stress points. Both back panels cracked from the corner of the letters in weeks. I was extremely careful with the second one and not a single log rolled against it. It was in three bits after a few months. Again, I feel it is pointless buying new panels when I know they are going to self destruct infant of my eyes. The rope seal doesn''t quite make it through the winter. Again a very specific seal to the stove. Regular stove rope doesn''t work. good points. Efficient it is. Nice and hot. Can be hard to to control on windy days as even fully shut down it wants to draw. Conversely on still days we have it almost half across. Chimney is nice and clean.Stove expert replied: The problems experienced sounds as if the stove has been over-drawn and the cloudy glass is indicative of this, the last sentence would also lead me to say the problems with parts failing prematurely are also signs that the stove is getting too hot for prolonged periods: "Can be hard to to control on windy days as even fully shut down it wants to draw." A stove is designed to work at an optimum temperature (I would suggest a stove thermostat is invested in) but if exposed to higher temperatures for prolonged periods then failure of parts is inevitable.
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