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Review of Firefox 8 stove

Firefox 8 rusting!

Lauren Hillary 4 years ago

Hi, I've been living in my house for almost a year and have only turned on the gas stove probably 4 times the whole time I've lived here. Mainly because I never felt like it gave off enough heat!

Anyway, the previous owners were in the house for 3 years and refurbished it all, so I reckon the stove has probably been in the house a short while.

I noticed 2 weeks ago that rust is starting to appear along the bottom edges on the left and right side of the stove (above the legs it sits on) and along the top of stove where it's connected to the flue where some kind of crumbly paste has been applied around to connect them.

Could it be from the heavy rain we've had in the U.K. the last week? It actually looked wet along the right side of the stove and the rust is really noticeable - surely rust wouldn't appear that quickly?!

The model is 944 if that helps?! Can anyone recommend a good matte polish to cover it up? Is this normal? I also have no idea if it's even been serviced as no history has been left

I have no idea if anyone still checks this??!

Thank you.

Stove expert replied: The stove should be serviced annually by a gas safe engineer so this would be a good starting place and he can re fill the flue connection as required. If water is getting down the flue system this should also be investigated and work undertaken to prevent in the future. There will be spray paint that can be purchased to cover affected areas once they have been cleaned and prepared, do mask the surrounding area to prevent further damage.

Overall rating:

2 flames

Build Quality 2 flames (avg 4)
Quality of finish 3 flames (avg 4.2)
Value for money 2 flames (avg 4.3)
Ease of use 2 flames (avg 4.1)
Ease of lighting 2 flames (avg 4.3)
Firebox size 3 flames (avg 3.9)
How well does the airwash work 2 flames (avg 3.6)
Controllability 1 flames (avg 3.7)
Handle operation 1 flames (avg 3.7)
How likely are you to buy it again? 1 flames (avg 3.7)
What is your overall satisfaction? 1 flames (avg 3.8)