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Review of Franco belge Savoy Elegance - MKII

1st Good Spec Stove

Ian Baskerville 14 years ago

We acquired our first stove 3 years ago when we bought and refurbished our current house. We were a little naive and purchased what we thought was a bargain stove (£300.00 from Ebay), which we later realised was a Chinese import.

Needless to say the quality was poor and the stove was inefficient with rubbish heat output. We soon realised that what we initially beleived to be a low cost purchase turned out to be a classic case of false economy.

Present Day - Our first informed purchase, a Franco Belge Savoy Elegance MKII. What a stove!!! It is difficult to express in words the difference it makes when you invest a bit of money. In the case of stoves, you definitely get what you pay for.

Our room is a big room with high ceilings and it is absolutely roasting now. Luckily we can bank it down a little using the vents. Control is not an issue with this stove.

The Airwash means that the glass remains completely clear. We admitterdly are using well seasoned wood and have not noticed any blackening of the window at all.

The view of the fire is amazing with such a big window and the flames dance around in a wonderful fashion.

Only had the stove a couple of days and am that impressed, I wanted to write a review about it. Al round top class stove.

Stove expert replied: Customer satisfaction on a good product, good heat generated and using seasoned wood keeping glass clean. Great.

Overall rating:

5 flames

Build Quality 5 flames (avg 3.4)
Quality of finish 5 flames (avg 4)
Value for money 5 flames (avg 3.4)
Ease of use 5 flames (avg 4.3)
Ease of lighting 5 flames (avg 4.4)
Firebox size 5 flames (avg 3.9)
How well does the airwash work 5 flames (avg 4.2)
Controllability 5 flames (avg 3.8)
Handle operation 5 flames (avg 3.1)
How likely are you to buy it again? 5 flames (avg 2.9)
What is your overall satisfaction? 5 flames (avg 3.4)