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Review of Little Wenlock stove

Cleaning a little wenlock

KathyTownsend 11 years ago

I have a new Little Wenlock, have had it 18 months and had it professionally installed. I had another older Little Wenlock before this one and it was a much better built stove. The new one is fine for burning and for heat output and burns well overnight (I use anthracite) but its a pig to keep clean. With the old one I could just take the fire bricks out and then the top plate so that I could clean it. With this new one I have no idea how to remove the fire bricks and the "manual" doesn't give any information on this whatsoever. I have access to the top stove pipe via a round plate which can be unscrewed for chimney sweeping but you can't clean the top plate as you cant see it. I have had the flue block up due to deposits lying on the top plate. I bought it because it was a reasonable price but it's not as easy to keep clean as the old Coalbrookdale one.

Overall rating:

4 flames

Build Quality 4 flames (avg 4.3)
Quality of finish 4 flames (avg 4.5)
Value for money 4 flames (avg 4)
Ease of use 5 flames (avg 4)
Ease of lighting 5 flames (avg 4)
Firebox size 3 flames (avg 3.2)
How well does the airwash work 3 flames (avg 2.9)
Controllability 5 flames (avg 3.8)
Handle operation 3 flames (avg 4.1)
How likely are you to buy it again? 4 flames (avg 3.7)
What is your overall satisfaction? 4 flames (avg 3.8)