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Review of Stovax Riva 40 multi fuel

Inherited Insert

Ian Armstrong 12 years ago

We have had a couple of free standing stoves in the past and inherited this insert when buying a house in April 2010. Used on a daily basis in cold weather we have used it entirely for burning wood or briquettes on and overall have been very happy with it.

One small criticism would be that it is not particularly easy to clean out due to the vent grill on the floor of the fire box. It doesn't 'riddle' out effectively so you have to take the plate out(tricky).

We would stick with this stove but as we live out in the middle of nowhere and have experienced a couple of long power cuts (3 days in one case) have decided to swap for another freestanding stove that we can heat water or food on if we had to.

Stove expert replied: Hopefully the new model will do all you want it to, it's a good chance to see what is on offer as stoves have changed a great deal over the past few years.

Overall rating:

4 flames

Build Quality 5 flames (avg 4.1)
Quality of finish 4 flames (avg 3.9)
Value for money 5 flames (avg 3.4)
Ease of use 3 flames (avg 4.1)
Ease of lighting 3 flames (avg 4.1)
Firebox size 3 flames (avg 3.2)
How well does the airwash work 4 flames (avg 3.7)
Controllability 4 flames (avg 3.9)
Handle operation 4 flames (avg 4)
How likely are you to buy it again? 5 flames (avg 3.2)
What is your overall satisfaction? 4 flames (avg 3.4)