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Ellesmerestove,from

£1,415,AgaStoves

OUR EXPERT SAYS...

❝

ALWAYS ASK

YOUR SUPPLIER

AND HETAS-

REGISTERED

ENGINEER TO

ADVISE ON THE

POSITIONING,

HEARTH, FLUE

AND POWER FOR

YOUR STOVE

❞

TARA KING,

CONTENT STYLE EDITOR

BUYING A STOVE

Need to know...

■ ENCLOSED FLAMESINCREASEEFFICIENCY

We all love the charmofanopenfire,butbyenclosing

the flames, efficiencyincreasestoaround 80 percent.

■ IN SOME AREAS,YOUNEEDA DEFRA-EXEMPT

APPLIANCE UndertheCleanAirAct,localauthorities

may declare theirdistricta smokecontrolarea,

meaning you cannotburnwoodunlessyou’reusing

a DEFRA-exemptappliance.From 2022 more

stringent regulationswillcomeintoforce.Visit

gov.uk/smoke-control-area-rulesformoreinformation.

■ NOT ALL STOVESWILLSUITYOURNEEDSYo u

should verify theheatrequirementforitsintended

location beforebuying.‘Tocalculatetheheating

demand of a specificspace,workoutthevolume

of the room in cubicmetresanddivideby14,’

says Declan Kingsley-WalshfromMorso.

■ ALL WOODBURNERSNEEDA FLUEBuilding

Regulations requirefluestobeatleast4.5mhigh.

Homes built after 2008 alsoneedairvents.

■ STEEL STOVESARETHELIGHTERCHOICE

Cast-iron stoveshaveexcellentheatretention

properties, but steelstovesarelighterandlend

themselves to contemporaryorwall-hungdesigns.

■ IT WILL NEEDMAINTENANCESolidfuel

appliances shouldbesweptannually,ideally

twice a year. ChecktheHeatingEquipment

Testing ApprovalScheme(HETAS)database

to find a sweepinyourlocalarea.

FEELING ELECTRIC

Not every roomcantakea woodburning

stove, but electricorgasmodelsmakea great

alternative, andareeasytoinstall,too.They

may not be aspowerfulintermsofheat,but

if you have centralheating,a littleextraboost

may be all youneed.Aga’slatestEllesmere

stove can be runonbothgasandelectric.

BESPOKE CHOICE

‘Designed with timeless style

in mind, the new Holborn stove

is equally at home inside the

red-bricked chimney of a cosy

cottage, or glowing within the

grand fireplace of a large country

home,’ says Jon Butterworth,

sales director at Arada Stoves.

‘Shown here in traditional black,

it’s available in seven shades.’

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