Review of Clearview Pioneer 400 stove
Money well spent
Moved to Cheshire last September and this is the best buy so far, we had a Cheshire brick chimney breast installed to accommodate it and the two together look amazing we opted for the Golden Fire Brown option and are truly impressed. The Clearview looks traditional whilst not too fussy as with some - it is amazingly easy to operate with dry kindling (dry being the word here), people attempting to use wet or unseasoned wood on any stove will be in for a tough ride.
I do have some words of disagreement with the majority of the reviews though (even though I would not change the stove and have rated it very highly) - it does burn a lot of logs, I have never burned for a full day yet as only installed in February and it's not been that cold, but WOAH can this thing go through wood - which if not free can be an expensive hobby. I can burn 10 hardwood logs in a 4 hour period + copious amounts of kindling (perhaps I am doing something wrong - if so do tell). Plus where I agree that the stove does pump out good heat, it is the time this takes to make the room comfortable that I take issue with - it needs a good hour and a half and a ton of good wood and attention (this isn't a leave and forget stove - it is like a high maintenance wife) to feel the benefit in the room, granted within 30 mins if sat right on top of the stove you would be hot, but sat 2 yards away on the sofa it takes a while for this to be felt.....again perhaps my house is a cold one and this is just my tough luck as the stove is the right one for the room size.. Saying that I do love it and would not be parted with it, in fact if I could fit another I would in a heartbeat - the heat is good, the flames are sexy and the stove looks fab....all in all a great piece of kit and our Siamese cat thinks it is the best thing ever, spending most evenings snoring in front of it. As for the people down marking the stove due to the HOT handle - the glove is needed to put the logs in the firebox so where is the problem folks?Stove expert replied: If the stove appears to be working hard and not giving out much heat then you could have a problem with an over-drawing chimney removing the heat up the flue before it has time to heat the stove and radiate into the room. If the stove can be shut down to a slumbering flame picture it may not be the case. Another pointer is if the stove behaves differently in different weather conditions (works hard on windy days) then it would be worth getting the flue checked. A flue expert should be able to help you overcome this issue if it is applicable.
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