A minimum of 225mm from the front of the stove is required, if your stove is not designed to be run open. 300mm is minimum in front of an open fire or stove designed to be burning with the doors open. Either side 150mm is needed. If the doors on the stove come out further than this some installers would consider it good practice to increase the measurements to the depth of the door.

A modern Ecodesign stove will be over 80% efficient and use less than a third of the amount of wood fuel compared to an open fire to give the same amount of heat. Open fires are only about 0-25% efficient, most of the heat from an open fire ends up the chimney, as well as heat from your central heating.

Dry logs, approved solid fuel and smokeless fuel should be the only things burnt. Logs should be well-seasoned, meaning they are dry and contain less than 25% moisture. If you would like to check the logs you have are dry we sell a moisture meter which can tell you this. If you are purchasing logs (under 2m3) they should be ‘ready to burn’ logo which means the supplier is complying with the air quality regulations

An electric stove or fire can just be plugged straight into an existing socket. You don’t need a fireplace or chimney. You can build surrounds around them if wanted to, but it is purely to enhance the visual feature.

Ecodesign stoves and fires meet and often exceed the standards set by UK and EU law. Ecodesign wood and solid fuel stoves are highly efficient and give minimum emissions. From January 2022 every wood and solid fuel stove made has to meet the criteria.

All of the stoves and fires we sell have a warranty. This ranges between 2 and 25 years depending on the fuel (electric, wood and gas) and the manufacturer. Many offer an extended warranty through buying from us as a trusted retailer, you will need to register the appliance online once purchased to receive this. Please note, most warranty’s do not cover consumable parts which are subject to normal wear and tear during use, or parts that will require replacement in connection with normal maintenance. These parts include but are not limited to glass, rope seals, firebricks, grate parts, log retainers, baffles and ash pans. In addition, parts not covered on gas stoves include; thermocouples, oxypilots, ceramic fuel effects, batteries and internal linings. All of which we can supply if and when needed. The warranties cover the external castings or steel body of the stove. We only very occasionally have warranty claims, but when we do, the manufacturers that supply us are easy to deal with and correct the problem (one of the reasons we have selected the brands of stoves we sell). For more specific information on a brand, please look at the product pages for that manufacturer.