Esse 500 stove
The Esse 500 is a multi fuel stove.
This model has a 5kw output & has 1 plain door with glass in it -
the glass has a curve on the top edge & secondary air wash system to keep it clean.
Some Esse stoves are cast iron while others are a mixture of steel & cast iron.
- Height: 545mm
- Width: 428mm
- Depth: 348mm
- Flue Diameter: 125mm
- Fuel: Multifuel
- Efficiency: 80%
Most Recent Review
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Esse 500 Stove
I note on here other people have had the back''s fall out. Can only assume it is a design or casting fault. I did notice when I first renewed the door seal rope, casting had blow hole's in it... [ read more ]
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Most Popular Review
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Esse 500
This was our first stove and initially we loved it. It looked great and was easy to light and control. We found wood caused a lot of soot/tar to form on the window so we used mainly solid fuel... [ read more ]
Stove expert replied: Very surprised by this experience, Esse is a well established manufacturer, it did take several years for the failure. Difficult to explain why, I have not heard of similar experiences.
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Great
Had this stove for 6 years, burns well, nice large viewing window, no problems whatsoever. I burn kiln dried logs which results in very little ash
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Esse 500
I have had experience of a lot of stoves, the Esse 500 gives off plenty of heat but I find the riddle grate system with handle a very poor design. The riddle gets constantly blocked and would... [ read more ]
Stove expert replied: Did you try alternatives fuels to see if they still blocked the grate system. Different fuels may burn to a finer ash and therefore would not get caught in the grate, they do vary greatly so trying more than one fuel is a good policy to adopt until you find the one that suits your stove best.
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smoke on loading
The Esse is OK until I load the fuel, then I open the door and its still OK until new fuel is added. This smokes and comes out of the door and into room and stinks the room out.
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door handle impossible to move
had stove for 4 monthswhen the stove is hot I find it impossible to move the door handle to put more logs onso stiff that the stove moves before I can open it(not much use if you cant add fuel... [ read more ]
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Esse 500 A Good Stove!
We had an Esse 500 (2013 model) multifuel stove fitted in July by a reputable and qualified supplier, it is straightforward to operate, heats up quickly and does an all round good job, it looks... [ read more ]
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Air Wash Query
We've just bought the Esse 500 but the installer was a bit vague about how to use the stove. The instruction leaflet doesn't explain how you can tell if the air wash system is open or closed... [ read more ]
Stove expert replied: Air wash controls are normally open when slid to the right and closed when to the left, you should be able to see the change when the stove is lit if you can't see anything from the outside of the stove.
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Esse 500 Air wash adjustments !
The Esse 500 has a long air wash inlet approx 9cm either side of the control lever itself. Using high temp silicon I carefully applied a bead to either side of the inlet allowing the central... [ read more ]
Stove expert replied: A flue damper may well have done the same job and the airwash will have been made in the way that Esse require it so altering quite possibly invalidates your warranty.
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Esse 500
We opted for this model because we wanted a small stove, but big enough to take normal sized logs. It creates plenty of heat, and the central main vent lets you generate a blast furnace effect... [ read more ]
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Esse 500 dont buy an Esse
Replaced all removable parts within 2 years - most within a year, parts replaced regularly, now at age 4yrs the back has fallen off. I won't buy an ESSE again.
Stove expert replied: Very disappointing comments.
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