What is the best multi-fuel stove to buy?

When you’re setting out to find the best multi-fuel stove for your home, there are three main factors that will determine which appliance is best for you.

They are:

Budget
Ultimately, you don’t want to be spending more money than you have, so your budget will have a big role to play in finding the right stove for the right price. However much you’re prepared to spend, you will want a multi-fuel stove that offers good value for money.

At the lower end of the price scale, you can’t go wrong with Mazona multi-fuel stoves. An excellent of that…

Mazona Olympus 8 kW Multi-fuel Stove

Another of our top selling multi-fuel stoves is the Mazona Olympus. It costs slightly more than the Rocky – it is priced at £295 at the time of writing – but the additional £45 gives you an extra 2kW of heat output for the money.

Like the rest of the Mazona range, it’s a classically styled cast iron stove that offers great value for money. A quick scan through our reviews section will also tell you that it is one of our top rated multi-fuel stoves.

The considerably bigger price tag gets you a 12kW heat output, plus a boiler that can be plumbed into your heating system to heat your radiators and provide hot water.

Size
Finding the best multi-fuel stove is heavily dependent on working out what size stove is right for your room. You can use our stove size calculator to give you an indication of how much heat output you will need.

In the smallest of spaces, you’ll probably need something generating 4kw to 5.5kW of heat.

A prime example is the Arada Hamlet Hardy 4 kW Multi-fuel Stove.

This is a quality steel stove boasting a stylish, contemporary design. It was designed with boats and barges in mind, but is also an ideal option for snug spaces on dry land.

In a generously proportioned living room, something like the Aarrow Ecoburn Plus 7 kW Flexifuel Multi-fuel Stove would give off plenty of heat.

The Aarrow range has a reputation for well-built and well-designed multi-fuel stoves. It also included Ecoburn technology to ensure a clean, cost-efficient burn.

Design
The final factor in determining the best multi-fuel stove for you to buy is the design. As already demonstrated by the examples we’ve given above, it is possible to buy very traditional multi-fuel stove and others that offer a much more modern look.

The modern multi-fuel stove is perhaps typified by the Aarrow i400 Inset Stove.

It is a cassette stove that simply slots into a fireplace or recess to create a sleek, space-saving heating source.

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