Price Points: Stove fans

Stove fans | H is for Home

We have two wood-burning stoves in our new cottage – a large one in the lounge and a small one in the dining room. The former really blasts out the heat, warming the room very quickly. However, we’ve come to the conclusion that the latter needs a bit of help… so we’ve just bought one of these stove fans.

People have recommended these little devices to us in the past… it’s only taken until our 4th house with real fires to get one! Each of our Price Points fans has something different to offer, but ultimately they all aim to push more of the warm air horizontally out into the room at chair height rather than vertically up to the ceiling.

We actually bought model , and we can attest that it truly run silently. We also chose it because our dining room stove is pretty dinky and can’t accommodate a large fan or stand on its top. However, had we seen before we bought the one we did, we would have chosen that instead. In the past, we’ve seen examples that attach to the flue via an obtrusive, silver-coloured metal band. This one attaches to the flue magnetically – and almost invisibly – which frees up the space on the stove top.

  1. 4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black: £19.99, Amazon
  2. 6-blade stove fan: £29.95, eBay
  3. 4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan: £35.65, Banggood

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4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan
4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan
£35.65
6-blade stove fan
6-blade stove fan
£29.95
4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black
4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black
£19.99
4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan
4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan
£35.65
6-blade stove fan
6-blade stove fan
£29.95
4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black
4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black
£19.99
4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan
4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan
£35.65
6-blade stove fan
6-blade stove fan
£29.95
4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black
4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black
£19.99
4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan
4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan
£35.65
6-blade stove fan
6-blade stove fan
£29.95
4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black
4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black
£19.99
4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan
4 blades silent wall-mounted heat powered stove fan
£35.65
6-blade stove fan
6-blade stove fan
£29.95
4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black
4YourHome silent heat-powered stove fan + free stove thermometer, satin black
£19.99

Price Points: Eco-friendly firewood

3 examples of eco-friendly firewood

Air quality, particularly in urban areas, has been much in the news recently. Often vehicle exhausts are cited as the main problem, however, it was the turn of domestic wood-burning stoves to be highlighted in the news reports we saw last week.

It appears that there are plans to phase out everything except the most efficient burners from sale over the next few years… and the fuel they consume was also a point of concern. Here are three examples of eco-friendly firewood, each with their own plus points to recommend.

  1. Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs): £7.98, B&Q
    These logs are made from used, recycled coffee. They’re a carbon-neutral winter fuel, have a natural aroma, each log burns for 1 hour, and they burn at a higher temperature than wood.
  2. 12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs: £13.99, Amazon
    Less than 5% moisture content (traditional kiln-dried firewood or seasoned firewood contains around 20%). It’s suitable for log fires, coal fires, open stoves, fire pits etc. They’re environmentally friendly, consist of wood from managed forests & recycled wood that’s been cleverly compressed into handy logs. The manufacturing process means they retain their shape during burning and don’t expand (reducing dangerous sparking and spitting). They’re convenient to use, easy to light and provide a high, steady heat with low smoke and ash.
  3. Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes): £24.95
    Less than 9% moisture content. Each environmentally-friendly briquette burns for an impressive 8 hours – perfect for keeping your fire alive overnight. It’s sourced from well-managed, sustainable forests without any added chemicals. They’re made from conifer tree bark that’s been compressed, and work well when used in conjunction with traditional firewood. The small, compact size makes them easy to store.

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Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes)
Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes)
£24.95
12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs
12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs
£13.99
Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs)
Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs)
£7.98
Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes)
Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes)
£24.95
12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs
12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs
£13.99
Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs)
Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs)
£7.98
Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes)
Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes)
£24.95
12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs
12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs
£13.99
Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs)
Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs)
£7.98
Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes)
Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes)
£24.95
12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs
12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs
£13.99
Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs)
Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs)
£7.98
Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes)
Lekto night briquettes, 20kg, (20 briquettes)
£24.95
12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs
12-pack Premium eco wooden heat logs
£13.99
Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs)
Solid fuel coffee logs, 8kg, (16 logs)
£7.98

Gimme Five! Woodburning stoves

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selection of 5 woodburning stoves | H is for Home

Yes, we know that according to the Met Office, June 1st is officially the start of summer. Yes, we’re featuring woodburning stoves… in the summer. Have you ever tried to get a chimney sweep or heating engineer to make a house call after October? June is the BEST time to get your chimney swept or a fire fitted or serviced!

We finally got the new fire in our kitchen installed in April by Burnley-based Acorn Chimney Sweeps – it had been sitting on the hearth for over a year, waiting for our insurance company to give the go-ahead. We were so impressed by their knowledge and level of service that we have booked them in to install a small woodburning stove (or multi-fuel stove to be exact) in a room on the top floor where we spend a lot of time in the evenings. Even in the summer they have a 6-week waiting list.

We’ve been given some basics about regulations and health & safety we need to bear in mind when choosing a stove. Anything that blasts out more than 5kw means we need to have a vent fitted – our house has foot-thick stone walls so that would be a job we’d rather not undertake. There needs to be a gap of at least 6 inches either side of the stove to the fireplace walls and 12 inches of hearth to the front.

We like a plain façade; no fancy, carbuncle-like ‘decoration’. We considered a pot belly stove but decided against it because we like looking at the flames through the glass door and the way light & shadows hit the walls and ceiling in the room. Bearing that in mind – and good looks as well, of course – we’ve made ourselves a short-list. Do you think some of them look like they have a face? Apparently there’s a word for that – pareidolia! 🙂

  1. Villager 4kw Puffin multi fuel stove: £434.79, Amazon
  2. The Hobbit stove: £475, Salamander Stoves
  3. Woodburning stove New Broseley SilverDale 5kw: £345, eBay
  4. Aarrow AACOR4 matt black Acorn 4 multifuel stove: £539.00, Direct Stoves
  5. Adam AX1 4kw multifuel stove, black: £348, FireplaceWorld