Review of Coalbrookdale Severn stove
Coalbrookdale Severn Multifuel Stove
Bought one of these as looking to heat a semi-detatched 3 bedroomed ex council house. After working out what heat output was required we opted for the Severn, I can honestly say that it was the single best thing I bought on the home improvment side of things. \n From having a house where you would be walking around all wrapped up against the cold (1 open fire and 2 storage rads) to walking around in shorts and tee shirt, and that was with the thermostat on 2!!! and it also provided the focal point of the room as well. They are not cheap, but quality never is, you get what you pay for!\n\nInstallation was pretty straight forward if you overlook the fact that you will need a minimum of 4 very strong chaps to man-handle the brute.\n\nOn average we used about a bucketful of anthracite a day, we would empty the ashpan every 2 days or so. We not once burned any wood in it but have no reason to believe it would be any less efective.\n\nIt was brilliant at providing the central heating with a water pump hooked up to the timer. As soon as the pump came on it would start to make the fire draw until the set temp was reached. It was slighly less good at heating the hot water, it was more like very very warm water. As the previous reviewer mentioned, the airwash system is not the best, we would give the glass a wipe every time we fuelled up. Never ever had a problem with the fire staying in overnight, in-fact, we once went away for 3 days, when we came back the fire looked and felt as though it had gone out, however 5 mins after turning the stat up to max we had a nice orange glow once again. If you are in the market for a good central heating stove look no further.