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Review of Yeoman Exe stove

Latest Exe not the stove it used to be.

Colin Miller 6 years ago

I have had a multi-fuel pre CE Exe single door in my dining room for many years and has generally been very efficient & easy to operate so bought a new on October 2017 for my lounge. Regretfully, Stovax, the manufacturer of Yeoman stoves, has changed the highly efficient twin riddler for a single one with a poorly designed & very difficult to operate mechanism with ash frequently clogging the guide tube; altered the secondary control position & design so reducing air wash efficiency.The operating lever is also smaller, awkward to get to & much hotter as a result. The ash tray now sits on rails making the area very awkward to clean. I wrote to Stovax''s product manager about my findings as an engineer & long term user of various stoves. Letter not responded to or acknowledged. I have sold the stove & replaced it with a Clearview...far far better.

Overall rating:

2.5 flames

Build Quality 4 flames (avg 4.1)
Quality of finish 5 flames (avg 4.2)
Value for money 2 flames (avg 3.8)
Ease of use 2 flames (avg 4.2)
Ease of lighting 4 flames (avg 4.5)
Firebox size 4 flames (avg 4.5)
How well does the airwash work 2 flames (avg 3.4)
Controllability 2 flames (avg 4.1)
Handle operation 2 flames (avg 3.7)
How likely are you to buy it again? 1 flames (avg 4)
What is your overall satisfaction? 1 flames (avg 4)