We are always being asked the best place and way to install a new appliance. Stoves can be installed almost anywhere in the home but as with most things some are better than others. Some people attempt to install stoves themselves, but to install a stove safely and efficiently, the install must be completed by a HETAS registered engineer.

When it comes to flue pipes the hard and fast rule is the straighter they are the better the air will flow. Ideally, your piping should rise directly up into a chimney located above the stove but angles can be added if required. Straighter or less curved runs create stronger air drafts that will promote more efficient burning and heat creation. This will also reduce the amount of creosote build up which is far safer for your home thus reducing the risk of chimney fires.

If it’s at all possible to install your new wood burning stove in the centre of your house this without doubt is the favoured option. Once the stove has been lite you will find your whole house will become much warmer very quickly as the central chimney warms up. We always get customers commenting how much warmer the whole house gets and therefore reduces central heating costs accordingly. Read more

For all the intrepid pioneers who have left the grid behind and are making a go of it on their own, wood stoves are one of the best options available anywhere on the home heating scene.

While dependence on the grid leaves us at the mercy of others, wood burning represents the ultimate example of self-sufficiency in action. If you are willing to get out there into the forest with your transport, your chainsaw, and your trusty axe, laziness and a poor work ethic are the only things that will prevent you from collecting enough wood to keep your family comfy and toasty throughout the long cold winter. Read more

Every few years, there emerges a piece of kit for your home that is universally coveted by the homeowning classes. In the Seventies, for example, the avocado bathroom suite and the Magimix were the new plus ultra of the day. More recently the retro-American fridge-freezer and the baby espresso machine have been the siren song.

Today, however it is the wood-burning stove after which we lust. A roaring open fire with the heat escaping up the chimney is so yesterday. To be at the cutting edge these days, one needs a new generation wood burning stove.

Nowadays they come in all shapes and sizes boasting lots of different colours and designs, unlike years gone by. Read more

Good for the environment

Wood-burning stoves could account for 10% of the UK Government’s carbon reduction targets by 2020, according to a UK-based trade body.

The Stove Industry Alliance (SIA) said that wood-burning stoves also have the potential to produce 25% of the government’s domestic renewable heat energy target by 2020.

According to the trade body, wood-burning stoves have experienced a huge upsurge in popularity over the past decade.

More than one million UK homes are already using wood-burning stoves and fireplaces, and annual UK sales of more than 200,000 units. Read more

Sales on the up!

Over the last 2 years wood burning stove sales have increased significantly, but the last 12 months has seen exceptional growth. Retailers all over the Country are reporting increased sales and we at Kent Stoves can confirm these findings.

The reasons for the growth is purely down to increasing oil and gas prices and when you think a stove radiates five times the heat of a regular fireplace it’s little wonder why. Read more