jim wrote:
Mark Wrote in message:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 20:23:08 +0100, damduck-egg wrote:


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


Which is a steel one and


I installed one of these http://salamanderstoves.com/
and am quite pleased with it.

that is a cast one

Our existing stove is a cast one but we are looking to change next year
and cannot decide whether steel or cast is better.

Gut feeling is to stick with what we know and go for cast - but these
seem to be getting less common.

In addition to the OP request can I add a supplementary for views on cast
vs steel.


Cast.
Lots/all steel ones need firebricks inside to protect the steel
plate sides/top from warping from the heat.....so it goes up the
chimney...
rather than in your room...



I fitted an Oliva cast iron stove in the workshop. I am not sure
it's still available. The round cylindrical one. My experience is that
it is very difficult to reduce the heat output. I reckon it almost never
puts out less than 3KW and generally it's 5+. I have to keep the door
open even in winter! However it does take large wood offcuts in a small
enclosure by topfilling. I keep meaning to install an African Queen lid
lifter but haven't yet got around tuit! The cast iron stoves IME have
much hotter sides than the steel ones and are messier to use. The sight
glass is also permanently sooted up. My daughters steel designer stove
is easier to keep clean, the front glass doesn't soot and the heat
exchanger seems to work at putting out warm clean air into the room. She
did stupidly pay lots of money for it however,£2K IIRC.