Stoves

Noticing an unusual smell from your wood-burning stove? Whether it’s eggy, smoky or chemical, we help you pinpoint the source and when it might be time to act.

Noticed your baffle plate looks warped or has a hole forming? Overfiring and poor maintenance are common causes, often from excessive heat or ash build-up. Here’s how to protect this vital part of your stove, extend its life, and know when it’s time to replace it.

With the woodburning stoves resurgence showing no sign of slowing down, the humble stove now has interior design trends attached to it. One of the biggest stove decor must-haves at the moment is the wooden mantel, which is often in...

Most modern woodburners incorporate an airwash system. This is when the secondary tair supply – the air vent at the top of the stove – is used to direct a thin layer of air over the inside of the stove...

Static caravans and mobile homes make for great holiday hideaways but, given that they are usually made of fairly thin metal, in cooler weather they are not always the cosiest of places in which to relax. Increasingly, people are installing...

If your wood-burning stove is left in storage or exposed to moisture then it can start to rust. Modern stoves are much less susceptible than older stoves to this problem, but issues can occasionally arise even in a contemporary appliance...

Mention Chimney Sweeps to one of your more animated friends and they’ll probably break into a little dance and begin singing ‘Chim Chiminey, chim chiminey. Chim chim cher-oo!’ and doing an impersonation of Dick Van Dyke’s own brand of Cockney....