Charnwood Country 4 stove

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The Charnwood Country 4 stove is available as a wood or multi fuel stove.

You can get an optional small back boiler - big enough to heat domestic hot water and max 1-2 radiators.

You can get the Charnwood Country range in coloured finishes

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This model has 1 door with plain glass in it.

• Height: 545mm
• Width: 416mm
• Depth: 242mm
• Flue Diameter: 125mm
• Fuel: Multifuel
• Nominal Heat Output: 4.8kW
• Efficiency: 76.8%

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• Plastic smell

  Tom Evans 6 years ago

  Hi Stove Expert. Thanks for your help with the last issue/ question I had. It''s a new stove Charnwood country 4 and when I crank the heat up the house completely smells of plastic. Is this
  normal and does it go away over time. Also have a little baby so not putting the stove on at the moment due to the smell etc. Is there something I can do so I can have stove on hot and not smellHave to keep the heat to about 100c so it does not smell. Thanks for your helpTom
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  Stove expert replied: If the stove / flue smells of plastic when hot there may be something that is closer to the heat source than it should be as there should not be a noticeable smell from a working stove. I would suggest getting your installer back to check the installation as this is not normal. The stove is basically a steel box with refractory liners inside so there is nothing to cause a smell once the paint has cured.

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• Charnwood country 4 door handle stuck

  Tom Evans 6 years ago

  Hi all. Just brought a charnwood country 4 log burner. Heats up really well and very quickly but once it gets to about 450c the door does not open. Don't know if I'm being stupid and it doesn
  't open for safety reasons but seems to me the door has got too hot and the metal expands. Anyone else had any issues like this. Thanks for your help
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  Stove expert replied: I would suggest that perhaps a flue thermostat should be purchased so that you can check the operating temperature of the stove, 450 degrees C is on the top limit of operating recommendations so it may be better to not work the stove quite so hard. It would appear that this temperature has meant that the metal has expanded thus preventing the handle mechanism from operating. You should take this up with the installer and supplier, firstly to check that the flue draw is not excessive (do you have full control of the rate of burn?) and should a warranty claim need to be initiated then your supplier can follow this up for you.

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• Charnwood Country 4

  Frank McLoughlin 6 years ago

  I have had this stove for 4 yrs now. It takes a long time to reach optimum temperature and the glass always blacks up. I''ve had the chimney swept and installer confirms I''m using it correctly
  . Having used a friends clearview stove, I would probably opt for this in the future.
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  Stove expert replied: Keep the airwash open and used dry fuel to help keep the glass clear.

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• Great Little Stove - Dreadful Manual

  Peter Finlay 7 years ago

  Looks lovely. Great heat and control of heat level. There is one horrible problem - THE THROAT PLATE. The What? The heavy metal plate that forms the roof of the stove. The instruction manual
  says it should be removed at least once a month to clean it of soot. Unfortunately this is a very difficult operation. You would think very clear instructions would be given. What is given is a sort of very small diagram on page 6 with a side on view with a steeply sloping plate (un-named) apparently a fixed part of the stove, and attached below it a much smaller plate (labelled Throat Plate) which seems to be only two thirds of the length of the plate above it. The one on our stove seems to be almost full length. The rear of both plates is shown as coming right down almost as low as something that looks like the bed of the stove! Ours doesn''t - it''s much higher. Almost nothing in the diagram corresponds to the actual stove. A tool is shown attaching to the Throat Plate. This tool was not provided so you have to move this dirty plate with your hands! The diagram seems to indicate that the top of the plate is much lower than it actually is in our stove. It then shows the plate being removed by pulling it up to the top and then ''swinging it down'' using the un-provided tool. It is not made clear if the Throat Plate is to be completely removed. If it is it is a VERY awkward thing to get back even into the stove - let alone to fix it correctly in position once it is back in the stove. The manual tells you how in two meagre lines: ''raise the front of the plate, push it back and then lower it onto the retaining lugs.'' What are the ''retaining lugs''? They will be labled on the diagram of course. No they are not. Nor are they given in the list of all the parts on page 14. All the diagrams given are pathetically small as well as being incomplete. Instead of decent diagrams vast space is given for nothing (Three blank pages for ''notes'' and another full page for a picture of your cosy stove). I would give 4 or 5 stars for the stove itself and minus several stars to the Throat Plate and the dreadful manual. It is nonsense to give the ratings according to the categories given below. I am forced to give a very low overall satisfaction simply to draw attention to the issues I have described.
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  Stove expert replied: If you did not get the tool that is talked about in the manual do go back to the supplier to request one. The throat plate seems to come down to sit above the back liner and there should be some retaining lugs on the side of the stove for it to locate onto and be held in its working place, when dropped down the debris should be able to be removed without taking it out of the firebox. If you need to remove totally then remove other internal parts that may restrict the opening ( fuel retainer etc) and bring the throat plate through in a diagonal position.

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• Charnwood Country 4 Multi fuel

  7 years ago

  I went for a charnwood due to brand and coming from IOW to support IOW business.Had it installed last year and looks lovely.Very quick and easy to light and burns well but my only issue is keeping
  it burning.We have an inset fire which once it gets going burns for hours with little attention required but I find this stove much harder to keep it burning and it easily goes out if unattended. Its quite frustrating and to be honest disappointing. I'm now considering burning coal instead of wood to see if this may help to keep it burning for longer periods.
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  Stove expert replied: Smokeless fuel will provide a good core of heat that last much longer than wood and as this is a small stove you may not be able to put enough wood in to last the time that you are expecting it to. Worth trying the different fuel.

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• Charnwood Country 4 MKII Multi-Fuel Review (Nov. 2015)

  Keith Butler 9 years ago

  Charnwood Country 4 MKII Multi-Fuel Review (Nov. 2015) Our Charnwood Country 4 MKII was installed in early December 2013 so we have now had 2 years of ownership. Let us say first off –
  we are very happy with our purchase and only wish we had made the decision to purchase a multi-fuel Stove earlier. We’re still amazed at the control that you can achieve, the warmth generated and the look and feel of a real fire in your own home. (we did have an open fireplace where we lived previously). Somewhat bemused by the number of Stove manufacturers, prices, and range on offer we eventually chose this on the advice of a friend who had purchased the same model. We have tried most of the fuels available: Wood, Coal, Smokeless and combinations of all three – our favourite is Wood as we find it cleaner and more convenient to use, handle & purchase. Provided you have both kindling and firelighters available we found the Stove extremely easy to start. After the first winter season we found that we can now start it with almost anything really - if wood is used as the main fuel. We never buy kindling (too expensive generally) and rarely buy firelighters. Cardboard, and notwithstanding the current issues with some forests of removing stuff, well dried Cones are absolutely fantastic natural firelighters. We also often collect a few bits of old tree branches whilst walking the dog. As a test, within the first few months of ownership we managed to keep the fire going overnight. We did find that to be bit of an art initially, with Wood and Coal mixed being the easiest option. Shortly afterwards, we kept it going for 7 days non-stop. On this model we have found that the low settings required to keep the fire going overnight do mean that the glass becomes discoloured – but it soon burns off when you get the fire going again! Initially, we used Jif and similar products to clean the glass almost every day, we still do but far less regularly probably every 10 days, if that, or so nowadays. We live, just the two of us nowadays, in a 1960’s 4 bed semi which has been extended and is pretty much open plan downstairs. Being approx. 500M from the South East coast we do live in a generally warmer part of the UK. Though of course it can get windy here and, during 2014 we recorded a minimum temperature of -9C. For us, the decision to have the Stove was mainly financial. Though we have both cavity wall and loft insulation in place, our CH combi gas boiler is under 10 years old, and most of our lighting has been updated to LED, our projected combined energy bill for 2014 was just shy of £2000. Our aim was, in the main, to rely on the Stove for our evening heating (we do occasionally switch on the CH for the first hour or so) whilst still relying on the gas boiler CH to heat the radiators for a couple of hours each morning. Our conservative estimate is that we save between £300 - £400 p.a. since having the Stove installed which should mean that the Stove will have paid for itself in around 5 – 6 years. In addition we now enjoy the glorious feeling of real natural warmth whilst sitting in the lounge. The Stove is fitted in the lounge, there is a door leading to the rest of the house and an open-plan staircase leading to the upper floors. As the main bedroom is directly above the lounge it does mean that the Stove meets our needs very well as it warms both the lounge, the main bedroom and adds to the warmth in the bathroom, and generally, on the first floor. We do tend to run the Stove at a very high heat most of the time to achieve this. An additional (delightful) advantage of the Stove is that the residual warmth can still be felt in these main areas at 06:45 the following morning. It does mean that we have to forego some warmth in the dining room which is the closest room adjacent to the lounge – the purchase of (large) Pasta dishes mean we tend to eat more often in the Lounge than we used to, in the Winter months! We were fortunate in that our Hetas engineer was known to us and we were given a very good installation price. We ourselves purchased the Stove, fittings and liner and also completed the Stove surround and fireplace work. We paid a local builder to have the fireplace width extended as many different sources had mentioned that it was important to get plenty of air space around the Stove as this would assist in circulating heat in the room. We are indebted for the instructions and advice we found at this link which we followed pretty closely: http://www.stovefittersmanual.co.uk/articles/lining-a-fireplace/ I will say we could find no real advice from the Internet as to what paint to use on the surround – there does appear to be some reluctance to specify anything in particular apart from the heat resistant types in limited colours. We have used water based emulsion on the Hardibacker board installation suggested at the above link to no ill effect, and at times believe me, the Stove is HOT! – though, of course, you do this yourself at your own risk. Rope replacement we have found to be very easy – but do remove the door first as per the instructional video at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYLS9AEcajQ We buy “generic” Stove rope of the required size rather than the manufacturers own and we find that you do need to replace this every year to retain the Stove heating control to its full capacity. Though we often read that the Stove should be swept every 6 months we get ours done yearly, in Autumn, which seems adequate for our usage. We have recently been experimenting with Stove Baked Potato – delicious! Like most things in life there are allowances and considerations to be made which will effect a decision. The Stove ashes do need to be emptied and the area swept; it takes time to get the Stove going and it’s certainly not as easy as turning up the CH thermostat. Are we glad we purchased our Stove? – damn right we are! Our Project Stove – before and after: www.keithb.org/stove.pdf
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  Stove expert replied: Generic rope may not be the correct diam. and density as manufacturers do not give this information out so do be careful if you do not purchase a genuine spare part. Otherwise a great review of living with a stove.

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• Infinitely controllable and very responsive

  Heather Lee 9 years ago

  We bought this little stove for our study along with a Jotul F100 for the sitting room Inglenook. It's been interesting to compare them. What we love about this wee beauty is that it lights
  very easily, it quickly gets up to a good temperature; the primary and secondary air controls are astonishingly responsive in controlling the burn. It fills the room with warmth that lingers long after the fire has died down but that could be because we have a stone walled cottage. We were relieved that the warping problem with the backplate had been resolved before we purchased this stove. Putting a kink in the steel sheet seems to have stopped it from bending. No issues at all with that. Initially we found it difficult to fully close the door and assumed it was because of metal expansion. This caused too rapid a burn but since loosening the catch for the handle on the main body it has closed brilliantly every time not matter how hot it gets. The glass stays very clean so the air wash is working well and thus far very little ash is produced indicating an efficient burn. The firebox is large and will take chunky logs. Overall we prefer this stove to our Jotul cast-iron stove for getting a fire going quickly and for controllability but then the Jotul was selected for long-haul burning and for that it is superlative.
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• Lovely heat output

  Moira Wilcockson 9 years ago

  Had the Charnwood Island 2 installed in March 2015. Gives out excellent heat but I hope the fishy / new paint burning smell goes soon ..... Have used the fire about 20 times and thought it would
  have gone by now ......
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• Fantastic Stove, excellent customer service!!

  David Ross 9 years ago

  We purchased our Charnwood Country 4 Multifuel Stove a year ago. It ran through the first winter and all of our downstairs central heating radiators had to be turned off, because of the heat
  that it can generate. It is so easy to light, the glass self-cleans and it makes a great feature to come home to on a cold winters evening. We had to contact Charnwood recently regarding a technical issue and they could not have been more helpful, talk to these guys, they are the most customer-focussed company I have ever encountered.
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