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The Heating Centre, 55 Spon End, Coventry CV1 3HE
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CHOOSING THE RIGHT WOOD BURNER OR STOVE WITH HELP FROM EXPERTS IN COVENTRY
Choosing the right wood burning stove is about striking the balance between the output of the stove and the physical size needed to create the look you require. At The Heating Centre, we have been helping customers in Coventry and throughout the Midlands find the perfect solid fuel or multi-fuel stove for them. Get in touch or visit us to find out more.
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GET HELP WITH CHOOSING THE RIGHT WOOD BURNER OR STOVE WITH
THE HEATING CENTRE
When choosing a stove or wood burner, there are a number of things to consider to make sure your selected appliance not only looks great but also does the job. We’ve prepared a list of considerations designed to help you decide and also to get the most out of your visit to our showroom. We’ve got extensive examples on display and there’s nothing quite like seeing the fires in action. We’ve also included links to a selection of brochures from our recommended manufacturers for you to download and read at your leisure. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call our Coventry showroom on 024 7667 0041.
At The Heating Centre we are happy to help.
KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR A WOOD BURNING STOVE
How big is your room?
Choosing a stove is as much about look, as it is about heat output, and striking a balance between the two is key to getting your selection right.
What kind of finish would you like?
We can supply black or enamel finished stoves. For enamelled stoves we have a variety of swatches for you to choose the right colour for your room.
How much are you likely to use your stove?
Stoves and wood burners are manufactured in either steel or cast iron. Steel heats up and cools down quicker than iron so is perfect if you just want a fire in the evening and are likely to let it go out when you go to bed. Cast iron appliances take longer to heat up but retain heat longer, so are much more suited to long burning fires using wood and/or high-performance solid fuels like Homefire coal.
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE WITH SOLID FUEL OPTIONS
Is your stove or wood burner going to heat just one room or many?
We can supply single wood burners to heat one room, double sided wood burners perfect for centrally located chimneys and stoves with clip around boilers that can heat the radiators in your house as a sole central heating system or to augment your existing systems.
Which fuel type?
What type of fuel are you going to burn, coal or wood or a combination of both. This is an important consideration as it effects the choice of grate your appliance will have. Wood burns best on a bed of hot ash so is better with a closed grate, whereas coal burns best with a flow of air from underneath so requires an open grate. If you're burning slow burning coal you will need an appliance that has external riddling, which gives you the facility to shake down the ashes while the fire is still burning.
FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT WOOD BURNERS?
Do you live in a smoke-controlled area?
Some local councils across the West Midlands have strict smoke control guidelines in place. If you live in a smoke control area, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you can’t have an open fire, you just need to select the right appliance, chimney, and fuel.
What type of chimney do you have?
Don’t worry if you don’t know, a qualified installer will conduct a full site survey before any work is started. If you haven’t got a chimney one can be built for you, if you have a pressure test will be conducted to see if it’s suitable for your chosen appliance. If it’s not a liner can be installed for you, or the chimney can be adapted to suit.
How much of the fire do you want to see?
Your answer to this question will affect your choice of doors, single or double, clear glass or glass with cast decoration.
BROWSE A SELECTION OF OUR STOVES BELOW AND CALL IN TO OUR COVENTRY SHOWROOM TO SEE OVER 200 FIRES AND STOVES ON DISPLAY.
"Friendly, experienced and very knowledgeable service from the first moment we walked in the door, guided us through the many options, and through the design process so that we get exactly what we needed. Very fair on price also, amazing showroom which is a bit like a Tardis with so many designs on show! Delighted and would highly recommend."
Phillip Peak, Google Review
WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR WOOD BURNING STOVES AND SOLID FUEL OPTIONS?
Visit our showroom in Coventry and talk to our trusted team. We are experts and have 80 years of industry experience. We can help you to choose the perfect wood burner or solid fuel stove to suit your style and budget.
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The Heating Centre
55 Spon End
Corner of Hearsall Lane
Coventry
CV1 3HE