The Flatford 6kw

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A traditional stove from Chesney, featuring a cast iron door housing a large glass window

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  Adele Bruce 9 years ago

  Love this stove had it fitted by a quality installer and not had any problems gives out lots of heat. would definitely buy again. Think I've cleaned the door about half a dozen times in nine
  months keeps really clean when I do clean it I use a bit of the old ash with a damp piece of kitchen roll and it comes up like there is no glass in the door, spectacular .
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• Hope they've sorted out the glitches since I purchased mine

  Gill A 10 years ago

  I bought this on the recommendation of an extremely reputable local supplier/fitter because I needed a stove that would fit in a small space. I've had it for just over two years and can only
  echo the criticisms made about the firebricks, door-rope and so on. I gather from some of the more recent reviews that these problems may have been attended to, but on the basis of my experience I wouldn't buy from this manufacturer again. Customer service was pretty poor, too: when two consecutive sets of firebricks shattered shortly after the stove was fitted, Chesney denied that this had ever happened to any other customer!
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• Chesneys flatford 5

  James Connolly 10 years ago

  What a stove. I have used many stoves over the years and I can't recommend this stove highly enough. My fitter said it is always a pleasure to fit a chesneys, knowing what a quality product
  it is. They are not cheap and you get what you pay for. Solid build quality and ridiculously easy to control. The glass never blackens, the rope seals don't leak and my log pile doesn't seem to go down very quickly due to this stove's efficiency.Thank you chesneys, it is worth every penny.PS thank you for the lovely gauntlets too, I might take up falconry!
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• Chesney: Excellent stoves!

  Michael Bentley 11 years ago

  Chesney stoves are excellent, extremely well designed. They have very pleasing look which easily fit all houses from Georgian to modern. They have gone much further with their design they most
  stoves, but still produce a first class 'heater' very easy to light and operate.They are not cheap but you pay for the product!They are an excellent product....and British made. To the market one if not the best?
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• Chesney Flatford 4 wood only (now Salisbury 4)

  Chris 11 years ago

  As someone who installs stoves, I see a lot of different models and unlike some of the earlier reviewers who I think must have been unfortunate, I feel this stove needs some more worthy praise
  .I would say this stove is very nearly as good as the Clearview Pioneer and looks much better. And it's much cheaper so wins hands down by my reckoning. Lighting and operation is simple - one control sensibly placed UNDERNEATH so you don't need a glove to adjust it, and good range on it so its much easier to fine tune than a slider type with an inch or two of movement. The door mechanism is elegantly simple and adjusts with no tools. To be honest, I can't comment on the after sales as I've never had mine or any of my customers' go wrong. Never had a firebrick break - and not a big deal if it did. Nothing squeaks rubs, leaks or blackens so for me this is a fit and forget stove and I like that. Never tried to keep it in overnight as they're so easy to light I don't see the point especially with a stove this small and the associated problems with slow burning. If you want to overnight burn, get a bigger stove (or go to bed late, and get up early!!)This is a great little unit that looks clean, burns really efficiently if correctly installed and is a joy to own.
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  Stove expert replied: From someone with a good deal of experience, purchasing one for theie own use is certainly high praise.

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• Terrible customer service. Can't recommend.

  Stanley Stone 11 years ago

  Like others have said the problems with this stove are endless, and the customer service is terrible. Door won't close properly, fire brick always breaking and replacing. An expensive stove,
  to purchase. Very poor quality.I have contacted the manufacture regarding the door but have yet never had a response. Please don't buy this manufactures stove. There are other better quality stoves with better customer service. Terrible.
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• Keep clear. Typical British build quality

  M Hallett 12 years ago

  Had ours for 8 months now and had a very mid winter. It been used around 10 - 15 time max. So far it's had a new door within weeks of being installed, and the fire bricks are constantly breaking
  . The last one was the top one that dropped into the fire while we were away from the room. The build quality is very very poor, built with maximum profit in mind.Reported the problem to chesney uk who sent back a standard set email, which didn't answer any question I had asked. For the money this is a poor quality item, there are better fires out there, I would suggest you look at a different make. We will over the summer months.Poor quality matched by poor quality customer service.
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  Stove expert replied: Do not class all British made stoves in the same category, they are not all the same!!

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• chesney Flatford 6kw

  Brian Archer 12 years ago

  This an amazing stove, that fills the whole farmhouse with warmth. Its such a compact stove (as the existing fireplace width was an issue for us at only 69cm) that generates more heat than
  we ever thought possible.The door feels so solid and firm, the handle is excellent and so easy to use and adjust, the controls are easy to use and the fire responds immediately. Its not the cheapest stove but is well worth saving up for,and would fully recommend it to anyone wanting an easy to use,efficient and an excellent flame displaying stove.
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  Stove expert replied: Some things you know are good by the feel of them, solididly built and responsive.

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