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Review of Stovax Riva 55 stove

Spares too expensive

James Nolan 7 years ago

I''ve had a Stovax Riva 55 for the last 5 years and found it a really good stove, but this summer I decided to overhaul it with new fire bricks upper and lower baffles and log guard. I priced these and found them very expensive so much so that I took it out and replaced it a Edilkarmin Nara wood pellet free standing stove and so far find it fantastic, very efficient clean and no more lugging bags of logs and coal around.

Overall rating:

3.5 flames

Build Quality 4 flames (avg 3.7)
Quality of finish 4 flames (avg 4)
Value for money 3 flames (avg 3.2)
Ease of use 4 flames (avg 3.9)
Ease of lighting 4 flames (avg 3.8)
Firebox size 4 flames (avg 4)
How well does the airwash work 5 flames (avg 3.6)
Controllability 5 flames (avg 3.7)
Handle operation 3 flames (avg 3.5)
How likely are you to buy it again? 1 flames (avg 2.9)
What is your overall satisfaction? 3 flames (avg 3.3)