Review of Stovax Stockton 5 stove
stockton 5 - We hate it....
We have have our gas fire taken out and a stockton 5 fitted one month ago, we had the guy from a local shop to our house and measure up, he said this stove is more than we need to warm our front room which is open plan, total rubbish just to sell the stove, we still have the central heating on while the fire is on doesn't heat the room at all we are ready to rip it out and just have an open fire.
My other half sister is burning the same wood as us and her stove is that hot you have to leave the room sometimes, our chair and settee is about 2-3 feet away from the stove and we still have a blanket over our feet..... this can't be right can it....Stove expert replied: To check what size of stove is required for the area you are trying to heat, measure in meters and find the volume and divide this by 14 = kW's for the space. I would suggest going back to the supplier and installer with your findings to see if there is anything that can be altered to improve the performance. A moisture meter would be a start as no fuel over 20% moisture content should be used on the appliance.