On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:13:41 -0000 (UTC), R D S
wrote:

We are looking at woodburning stoves, around max 5kw would suffice.

The guy who is going to fit it likes Esse and I quite like this,
https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=esse+525+stove

Cheapest I can see it for is £670 quid.

I don't want to save money buying something cheap and naff but don't want
to spend more than necessary.

So general opinions would be appreciated on stoves and prices.

Are you purchasing as a main source of heat or as a fashion item that
looks nice?
I installed one of these
http://salamanderstoves.com/
and am quite pleased with it.
smaller than many would consider but I wanted minimal disruption to
the existing fire place. It was also the smallest I could find that
still had a back boiler option which the previous open fire
had,something I was loathe to lose in a rural location with overhead
lines which sometimes get damaged. We now retain the abilty to heat
some hot water and cook can on top of it if the electric goes off.
in fact in winter we do a lot of casseroles and stews on it anyway.
Keeps the room it is in really warm with the door into the hall left
open but this is a small bungalow, might struggle in a bigger place.

G.Harman