Installing a wood-burning stove? Here’s why you need to contact a competent installer

Installing a wood-burning stove

If you’re thinking of buying a wood-burning stove from Gr8Fires, you’ll also be considering how to install it once it arrives.

We’re experts in the workings and features of wood-burning stoves, but even we don’t get involved in installations at all. There are specialist installers and we think the job is best left to them.

So, when customers contact us to ask for advice on installing a stove themselves or on recommendations for a suitable installer, our advice is always the same: get in touch with an installer from a competent person scheme. Continue reading

Meet the manufacturer: Arizona Stoves

Please note: This is an old blog post the stoves featured have since been discontinued. See our current range of Arizona Stoves.


Arizona Stoves

If your fireplace is currently a bit of a ‘State’, an Arizona stove could be the perfect solution. The brand itself and each of its stove models take their names from places in the US of A.

While the monikers are very much Americana-themed, the stoves themselves are absolutely universal in their appeal.

Arizona specialises in multi-fuel stoves, so you can burn wood and/or coal on any Arizona model.

So, without further ado, let’s continue our Meet the manufacture series and get a quick overview of some of the key stoves in the Arizona range. Continue reading

What does the heat output of a wood-burning stove mean?

What does the heat output of a wood-burning stove mean

The obvious answer is that the heat output of a wood-burning stove is a measure of the amount of heat the wood burner is pumping out. But you’re probably more interested in what that means for you before you buy a wood-burning stove.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the higher the number, the more heat your stove is producing. Heat output is provided by stove manufacturers in kilowatts (kW). So a 6kW stove will give out more heat than a 4kw stove. Continue reading