I've had my stove for 11 years during which time I've burned just about every fuel on the market: wood, smokeless (man-made and anthracite) peat, coal and the home made 'newspaper bricks' It
is the smallest stove Dunsley make so you need to be careful with log sizes, apart from that - no problems. If you're planning on burning smokeless I'd recommend the chrome steel bars from the off as the normal ones do burn through (as well as the firebricks). If I had to find fault, the window can get dirty, especially when closed down overnight but it is easy to clean with a damp tissue and some ash. This is a great little stove and I've no regrets about buying this model. Burn wood for economy (I've never bought wood) or briquettes for heat.
Bought for a cold unheated annexe and absolutely no regrets. It has transformed the space. We have four multifuel stoves and this is the most controllable. It will burn wood overnight and flares
up with air easily. Burns 24hrs on a filling of ovoids but they produce too much ash so we use mainly logs. Yes, the firebox is small but it is fine with the smaller logs we cut. The riddling action is very good, making emptying easy. My first choice stove make is now Dunsley, closely followed by Aga. Downside is the hot handle which needs the tool to operate. Highly recommended
Stove expert replied:
With four stoves to compare this is high praise for this one. Good review.
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