Friday, 21 December 2012

CE Approved, UL Approved & Defra Approved Stoves

Today, let's discuss about three approval stoves, they are CE approved, UL approved & Defra approved stoves. To know more about it, reading following article.

CE approval or CE mark on stove demonstrate that this stove has cleared the tests of operational safety and effectiveness and heat exhaust both are tested independently. Nearly all the countries in Europe require CE approval for most of the log burners in homes and industries. CE approval is clearly affirmed by the maker or their officially authorised delegate that. In their view, the appliance has passed all the necessities of the regulations including significant compliance evaluation procedures.

At the meanwhile, there's UL approval. UL is a non-government, non-profit organization that tests and certifies products for safety. Manufacturers are not required to submit their products for testing. However, some municipalities require that only electrical or heating components that are UL approved be used in their areas.

Do you know about the UL-approved wood stove? UL-approved stoves generally will feature a sheet metal, welded steel or cast-iron fire box that may be lined with firebrick. And sheet metal stoves are the least expensive, but they burn out quickly after frequent use. Welded steel stoves last longer than the previous sheet metal, however they take longer to heat up because of their thicker construction. For cast iron stove, it is the most dear alternative for wood burner stoves. As we all known that, cast iron stove has long life, do not warp and have an classic appeal.

And you should heard of the Defra Approval except for the CE approval. DEFRA, the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, is a department in the United Kingdom and it regulates the smoke emission in the air. Its role is very significant and vital because it approves various types of cast iron stoves and heating equipment.

No matter which approval stove you purchase, don't worry about it.

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Thursday, 6 December 2012

Astove Christmas Coupon Code


The Christmas Day is just around the corner, Astove Christmas Coupon Code can get U 8% discount by using it at checkout.


The Discount Coupon Code is available for all stoves and fireplaces.

Catch This God-given Chance Right Now !

More details, view here:

http://www.astove.co.uk/coupon.html

Monday, 3 December 2012

4.9kw DEFRA Approved Multi Fuel Inset Stove


4.9kw Multifuel Wood Burning Inset Stove

This max-output 4.9kw cast iron multifuel stove is DEFRA approved for smoke control areas. Made of quality thick cast iron, it is can burning solid fuels (log, coal and anthracite). This Defra approved stove is perfect for warming your small sized room or just being one of nice features in your house.

Features:

  • Durable thick cast iron construction stores and radiates heat steadily.
  • Slow combustion enables overnight burning (over 10 hours buning will one fill ) and second burning.
  • Air wash system keeps front ceramic glass clean and clear.
  • Built in removable ash pan is convenient and neat
  • Convenient top and rear flue (5 inch/127mm)
  • Defra Approved for smoke control areas.
  • Real fire brick lining, heat- resistant window glass and cool-touch door handles
  • Free Shipping to UK mainland
More wood burning stoves, multifuel stoves, come to http://www.astove.co.uk.

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

7.5kw Traditional Multifuel Wood Burning Sunrain 10 Stove

This 7.5kw cast iron sunrain stove is a medium traditionally styled multi fuel burner. It gives out 7.5kw heat. The German heat-resistant Schott glass gives clear view of fire and resistant to elevated heat. High-tech firebox design for complete combustion, more heat and more efficient burn times. This stove is ideal for heating any medium size house with ease.

Features
  • Durable thick Cast iron construction makes the stove keep warm for a very long time
  • Popular BOW Pattern
  • Multi fuel (suitable for wood/coal burning only)
  • Slow combustion enables overnight burning
  • Air wash system to make glass clean and secondary burn.
  • GERMANY Schott heat resistant glass with the maximum fireproofing temperature of 1200 Centigrade.
  • Heat-resistant paint with an ability of 800 degree Centigrade High Temperature Resistance. 
  • Effective seal prevents smoke leaking.
  • Built-in ash pan for easy removal of ashes.
  • Adjustable air damper to control air flow
  • Optional top/rear flue outlet (5")
  • CE Approved ( Safety Standard EN13240)
  • Free Shipping to UK mainland
  • Necessary ash hooks and some other accessories for convenient use.
  • Contents:
  • 1x cast iron wood burning stove
  • 1x chimney cover
  • 1x Ash pan
  • Multi fuel grate
  • Ash pan tool /hook
  • Manual
  • Top or rear flue connector (for 5 inch diameter flue, but  flue is not included)

More details, view here:

http://www.astove.co.uk/p/7-5kw-traditional-multifuel-wood-burning-stove-sunrain-10.html


Thursday, 15 November 2012

Wood Burners Are What You Are Looking For in Cold Days

Are you attempting to live an eco-pleasant existence? If you're looking for a green heating means which will hold you snug during the winter months without damaging the surroundings, then wood burners are just the one you're seeking.

Nowadays, wood stoves offer a large variety of styles and designs to suit any home style, from a Victorian house to a steel loft condo. Painted black, brushed steel or even red, with stovepipe to match, wood stoves with generous glass doors let you admire the dancing flames with your family members during the cold winter season. Traditional freestanding wood burning stove are generally used for more practical purposes, namely, for heating and even cooking. However, today stove not only become a heating appliance, but also a decoration, a fashion. Due to new designs, wood burning stove will look attractive and still remain perfectly functional. While traditional fireplaces generally work as a piece of decor.

Wood stoves can be installed in any room of your house, however most often they are placed in living or dining rooms.

Compared with chimineas, fire pits or fire bowls, log burning stoves are the safest, produces the most heat output from wood burned and will produce the least amount of smoke.

There are three primary advantages of using a log burner in the tent. The flue coming out the top, he flue coming part way up the tipi, and cutting a hole in the canvas, inserting a flushing and having the flue come out of the canvas. Of couse, you can also choose to use the fire bowl in your tent. As most individuals may knows that, selecting fire bowls is a great option to the open fire and allows you to have the tent fully carpeted inside. The Fire bowl will allow you to still maintain a 360 degree view of the fire which is essential for large gathering and enjoying the dance of the flames is vital to the enjoyment of the tent.

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Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Stove Decoration for Christmas




Are you crazy about the decoration for Christmas, which is just around the corner.

Here're two articles about Christmas Decoration for wood stove.

I. Wood Stoves Decoration Ideas For Christmas

http://astoveuk.blog.com/2012/11/06/wood-stoves-decoration-ideas-for-christmas/

II. Decorate The Wood Stove for The Christmas Day

http://ilovestoves.blogspot.com/2012/11/decorate-wood-stove-for-christmas-day.html

Friday, 5 October 2012

Tips When Buying Wood Burning Stoves


More and more people are becoming turning to cast iron wood burning stoves to heat their homes. Are you the one among them? Fuels, for example, firewood has been growing in popularity as a carbon neutral heating solutions.

However, what do you need to know when looking for a new wood stove? Here're some tips.

Generally speaking, there are two major factors that will influence your options of stove. One is the type of stove, while the style or appearance of stoves is a less important. You can choose from the wood burning stove, solid stoves, multifuel stoves, gas stoves, electric stoves. Wood as a fuel is green, sustainable, renewable, and if burnt cleanly can be 100% carbon neutral, as it gives off as much carbon dioxide when burnt as it absorbed during the lifetime of the tree.

The other major factor, heat output. The heat output of a stove is measured in Kilowatt Hours (kwh). There are small wood stoves, medium wood burning stoves and large wood stoves. Pick a stove with too low an output and it will be hard to heat your room. Too high an output and your room may get uncomfortably hot. So what should you do? All these can be changed depend upon whether your house is well insulated or not. In addition, you should also consider the age of the house.

What do you want your stove to do? Heating a room or simly supplying hot water have always been options, however more and more human being see wood burning stoves as a lifestyle option as well. So be clear in your mind that your finally usage you wannt your stove to do.

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Monday, 24 September 2012

7kw Contemporary Wood Burning Stove - Amesti N350


7KW Contemporary Wood Burning Stove - Amesti N350


 

This Amesti N350 7kw contemporary wood burning stove is perfect for medium sized rooms (Range 30 - 100 square metres). It is built in best quality and CE approved (HETAS approval in process).

Features:
  • Small log storage underneath
  • Front loading, hinged door with security glass panel
  • 3-stage air inflow and unique Amesti clean burn system
  • Air injector for easy lighting, self cleaning glass
  • Removable handle for safety
  • Logs up to 30cm
  • Country of origin: Chile
  • HETAS approval applied for in June 2012- awaiting certificate.
  • DEFRA tested for smokeless zone exemption in June 2012- passed test- awaiting certification.
  • CE certificate EN13240
  • Free shipping to UK mainland
  • This stove should be installed by a HETAS accredited installer.

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Friday, 14 September 2012

Reduce Wood Smoke of Stoves


I believe that, most indivuals using wood stoves must meet such a situation, see a lot of smoke coming from a chimney. This's air pollution and inefficiency.

Wood smoke results from incomplete burning of wood, so this leads to the low efficiency. When released outdoors, or accidently indoors, it's an air pollution. Breathing air containing wood smoke is not healthy. Wood smoke contains a mixture of gases and fine particles that can cause burning eyes, runny nose, and bronchitis. Fine particles can aggravate existing diseases such as asthma, emphysema, pneumonia and bronchitis, heart disease, espcecially in people of young and old ages.

In addition, long term exposure to wood smoke may lead to: Chronic obstructive lung disease. Chronic bronchitis. Increased risk of cancer, and genetic mutations (based on animal studies).

So, what could you do to reduce wood stoves smoke coming form the chimney? Here are some ways. Burning clean, dry, well-seasoned hardwoods such as oak or maple. And replace older stoves with newer, certified cleaner wood burning stoves.

Furthermore, learn the correct way to use your stove, such as properly installed, correctly used EPA certified wood stove releases significantly less pollution into the environment. As EPA certified wood stoves burn wood more completely; therefore, they emit 60% to 80% less pollution.

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Wednesday, 5 September 2012

How To Clean The Rust Of a Cast Iron Stove?

Stoves from Astove fulfill the basic need for heat. Rust, however, is not only an eyesore that ruins the stove's appearance, it's also capable of deteriorating the stove to the point where it is no longer usable. As known to all, being made of iron means that any object made from it is more prone to rust, especially when the cast iron stove comes into contact with moisture. Therefore, it becomes quite important that removing rust from cast iron, which is a farily basic chore that can be accomplished in a relatively short period of time. as well. How to clean the rust of a cast iron stove?

1. First and foremost, use soapy water to wash cast iron body, pots and pans. As, the stove must be clean in order to see exactly where it's rusted. And let the item dry.

2. Secondly, scrape the rust off. Use a wire brush or rust remover to scrape off the rust down to the bare metal. For small areas of rust on the stove, use a wire brush, steel wool or a scrubbing pad. For larger rust stains on the stove or for stubborn stains, use a commercial rust remover. Even though it is extremely effective in cleaning away rust, but also toxic because of the strong acids. So be careful. Don't forget to buy some heat-proof paint, rubber gloves and dust mask if you don't have any. (Certainly, wire brush and rust remover is also good for removing the surface rust that forms on other cast iron furniture.)

3. Clean away any remnants of the rust remover with some old rags.

4. Then, prime and repaint. Apply a primer and rust-resistant paint to repair the furniture.

5. Finally, apply wax. The wax protects your cast iron cookware from moisture.

6. Apply heat-proof paint in order to prevent future corrosion.

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