Dowling Sumo stove

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The Dowling Sumo stove is available in a lot of different options.

I have taken the measurements from the smaller 5kw output model but you can get much bigger output models -

also available with back boilers.

The appearance is sturdy and functional with plain lines..

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• Sumo 16kw boiler - the best in the market

  Sum Product one year ago

  If you want a stove to be an integral part of your heating system, look no further. No ropes. No fire bricks. No fiddly baffle plate. A steel monster that will no doubt be heating this old house
  long after we're gone.
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  Stove expert replied: Great review, sounds fantastic!

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• The best ever!

  4 years ago

  I had a 16kw boiler stove installed three years ago. I cannot fault it. An original, ingenious, robust design. Easy to light & an efficient & enduring burn. Radiators heat up very quickly &
  little mess as nothing spills out...& generous ash pan means you only need to empty once a week...I also love the simple instinctive controls & sturdy handles. A personal service from the manufacturer with excellent after sales care
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  Stove expert replied: It is not advisable to leave ash to build up in an ashpan as it can lead to shortening of the grate system otherwise a great review.

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• Our second Dowling stove

  5 years ago

  We've had a "Firebug" for many years and it is excellent - not least the zero maintenance. Now got Sumo in another part of the building and that too is brilliant. It looks a bit of a monster
  compared to some of the slick modern alternatives but that's OK by me.
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• The stove everyone notices.

  Geoffrey Lake 6 years ago

  I have a 16kW Sumo just starting its fourth year of use in a newly built house. The stoves unusual design, large size and output attract favourable comments from almost everyone who sees it. The stove is easy to use, efficient in fuel use and surprisingly flexible. It can be extremely clean burning. It has consumed about nine tonnes of softwood, a tonne of hardwood, five tonnes of anthracite /smokeless briquettes and a small amount of house coal so far. I stopped using the house coal as it produced too much soot. I inspect the chimney frequently and have just swept it for the FIRST TIME this weekend. Very little debris came down and the flue is now visibly clean and smooth. I find this astonishing and it says much for the design of the stove (and presumably the construction of my chimney). I do tend to run the stove fairly hot, then let it burn out. I don't try to 'bank down' the fire overnight, which probably helps keep the flue clean. I would recommend the stove without reservation.
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• Good for burning Anthracite

  William Fillingham 8 years ago

  I found the perfect fuel combination is to get started with say Taybrite, a small amount to get it warmed up, then dump a load of Anthracite on...with plenty of air.. then when that gets going
  close the air right off... it will then be fine for the whole evening. The 12Kw version is big enough to get through a whole 25Kg sack in on day during the worst weather..
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• Dowling Sumo Stoves

  Bernie Carnegie 9 years ago

  My first Dowling stove was a Sumo 8kw. I had an open plan kitchen dining room lounge and I found the stove great so simple and solid, no fire bricks no silly little windows of glass,easy to
  light and great heat.It has the added advantage that,because of the way the door drops down you can have it as an open fire, not so efficient like that but, nice on a winters evening. When I moved I decided to get another an 18Kw Sumo for a much larger house I sent Steve a picture and measurements of the fire place, he made a chimney with an angle so I could get the fire more into the room and it hasn't disappointed, it pumps the heat out and actually heats not only the downstairs but most of the house. I run it purely on wood it takes half meter lengths which is perfect, it will stay in overnight. I have been running it for 5 years and the only thing I have had to do is replace the glass, which is so simple because it just slides in. It look as good as new.I have just installed another Sumo,in a large open plan flat this is the updated and more heat efficient( because of the venting system) Sumo 20Kw with airwash. Very good,very hot. The airwash certainly keeps the glass cleaner than its predecessor, which I have become accustom to cleaning every day with a Stanley blade scraper,this stove once a week, a small price to pay. Two differences I have noticed, I preferred the original riddling system which rocked back and forward and I think the heat is a little less easy to control, in that I can't shut it down as far as my earlier model.However I think heat output to log input is excellent. I have found all the stoves very fuel efficient.Great stoves I would absolutely recommend them.
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  Stove expert replied: Seems this range certainly meets this customers requirements. Good review.

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• sumo 8kw

  John Moore 11 years ago

  was already installed in house when i bought the place, and is now approximately 7 years old-had previous experience with much wenlock and morso squirrel, so getting a stove with no firebricks
  to replace is just great, albeit that i was initially sceptical about going over to boilerplate-output is super and could shoe horses with the heat-will burn anything and does well with mixture of coal, bord na mona bricks and wood-kept oil bill well down this winter which was exceptionally cold-very easy to light, clean and control-the firebox takes huge pieces of wood and the fuel falls in on itself given the design of the firebox-when we move, we will definately get another-only criticism is the airwash-the factory is well worth a visit just by the bladnoch distillery
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• another review

  John Wynne-eyton 12 years ago

  as per the last review, we have this stove linked to a dunsley neutralizer. you do not have to be a rocket scientist to understand how it all works, the only difficult /expensive part is the
  normally open valve. the heat exchanger is basically a metal box with tappings if you can weld properly and understand how it works you could make your own. the weakness of the standard system is that it requires power to the circulation pumps to distribute heat, if power is lost the solution is to drain off domestic hot water, connect generator or install battery back up. The stove itself is a beast ! 220kg of beast! built to last. the only down sides are that the simplicity of design meeans that control of the heat out- put is down to the flue damper. in practise this is not a problem. we installed ours with a back up gas boiler, that we have never used . our gas bill is £5-8 quarter (the gas hob) the back up back up immersion heater has not been connected.
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  Stove expert replied: This stove user may not have a heat leak device in their installation. A heat leak device gives you a way of getting rid of excess heat in the case of a power cut or pump failure. Often you have a dedicated heat leak radiator, or you may have a coil in the boiler which is flushed through with mains cold water in the event of overheating (although this option is not available for this particular stove). Always get a boiler stove system designed and installed by an expert.

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