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Review of Heta Inspire 40 stove

Heta stove

Rob Stanes 5 years ago

Some reviews are positive and some not, you have to decide when buying something who shouts loudest, when I purchased mine I listened to all the singing, However I have to say that tonight it has taken my stove 1hr 50mins to actually produce heat. Am I doing it wrong ? No, I have watched YouTube (I'm sorry) and spoke to my installer and retailer. Very harsh review but I am certainly not impressed by this stove. Sorry Heta I'm sure you have lots of happy customers but I am not one of them!

Stove expert replied: As with most things peoples experiences will differ and this is a case in point!. If the stove was working hard but not producing heat the likely cause is an over-drawing flue that is sucking the heated air up the chimney before it has time to heat the stove and radiate into the surrounding space. You do not give much in the way of detail except the length of time it took to produce heat. What fuel were you using? Was it dry and well seasoned with a moisture content of less than 20%. It may well not be the stove at fault, it is certainly worth investigating this further.

Overall rating:

2.5 flames

Build Quality 5 flames (avg 4.8)
Quality of finish 5 flames (avg 4.8)
Value for money 1 flames (avg 3.3)
Ease of use 1 flames (avg 4.1)
Ease of lighting 1 flames (avg 4.1)
Firebox size 4 flames (avg 3.9)
How well does the airwash work 1 flames (avg 4.1)
Controllability 3 flames (avg 4.1)
Handle operation 5 flames (avg 3.6)
How likely are you to buy it again? 1 flames (avg 3.3)
What is your overall satisfaction? 1 flames (avg 3.6)