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Review of Esse 100 stove

Esse 100 Mulitfuel stove

Gail Davison 12 years ago

We moved to the Scottish Highlands in 2008 the house we bought was a listed cottage with an open fire, the house was very damp and wet which a dehumidifier sorted out but was still cold and not cosy with the open fire, which also ate fuel at an incredible rate.\nAfter countless hours of research we decided on the Esse 100 Multifuel,after being townies all our life we had no idea of coal and wood but we soon settled in after our Esse was installed.\nThe fuel output has gone down by half, must say the first year we loaded it up and burnt full capacity till we mastered how to use it to it's full advantage.\nWe are in the process of renovating our house so we have new radiators which are not connected up yet,they were installed 2 years ago and being oiled fed are really expensive to run, so we had a year with just the stove for heat,all I can say is wow we wont be buying oil in the near future as the stove heats all the house,when it gets too hot we just open all the doors and let the heat travel.\nLast year we had Minus 20° for weeks on end, but with no central heating and just the stove my bedrooms were 22°.\nIf I had to recommend to people which stove to but this is the one it is incredible and I would be lost with out it.

Overall rating:

5 flames

Build Quality 5 flames (avg 3.9)
Quality of finish 5 flames (avg 4.2)
Value for money 5 flames (avg 3.8)
Ease of use 5 flames (avg 4.1)
Ease of lighting 5 flames (avg 4.3)
Firebox size 4 flames (avg 4.4)
How well does the airwash work 5 flames (avg 3.9)
Controllability 5 flames (avg 3.8)
Handle operation 5 flames (avg 3.8)
How likely are you to buy it again? 5 flames (avg 3.9)
What is your overall satisfaction? 5 flames (avg 3.9)