Description
Country
Stoves was formed in 1979, specialising in the supply and installation of
woodburning stoves.
With
the plentiful supply of wood, owing to the Dutch Elm disease that was
sweeping it's way through the country at the time, Stoves quickly became
very popular as an extremely effective means of producing controllable
heat from low cost fuel.
Needless
to say, the abundant supply of free or low cost fuel was not
everlasting. Manufacturers recognised a requirement for woodburning
stoves to burn solid fuels. The multi-fuel stove was produced with a
grate on which the fuel was burnt; Effectively this lifted the fire
allowing an under draft (a requirement for solid fuel), an ash pan was in
place for convenient ash removal, and in many cases there would be a
riddling mechanism to shake the ash into the ash pan.
By
the mid eighties environmental concern relating to a breakdown of our
protective Ozone layer was very much an issue. Many areas in the
country were becoming ' Smoke free zones', House holders also had it in
mind to do their bit, to make the planet cleaner.
The
old expression 'no smoke without fire' had to go. Stove
manufacturers had to produce appliances capable of burning their own smoke
to meet the requirements of the Clean Air act.
Today
we are pleased to advise that the stove industry has at all times kept
ahead of demand and requirements. We have stoves that can burn in a
smoke control area, that are either fitted with a catalyst or a smoke
control unit, and will meet the most stringent of requirements around the
world.
Another
great improvement with stoves today is having the ability of keeping the
glass clean. This is achieved by preheated primary air washing over
the inside of the glass. We can now enjoy the view of the fire
burning as well of having absolute control, and peace of mind that sparks
cannot escape.
More
recent additions to our range of stoves are those that are fired on either
oil or gas. The actual stoves look exactly the same as their
wood/multi-fuel counter parts. The only difference being that they
are fired on a different fuel.
For
those who may have a more hectic life style, or simply do not wish to get
involved with solid fuels, an alternative fuel may well be of
interest. The technology over recent years has improved
tremendously, to the extent that now it would be difficult to tell the
difference between a stove burning wood/solid fuel to one fired on oil or
gas.
And
to complete our full range of fuel options we now have a range of electric
stoves - great if you just wish to create a focal point, have a little
extra heat and not get involved with extra expense, flues and fuels etc.
Country
Stoves was there at the beginning, we have grown with the industry and
have gained a great deal of knowledge on the way. We have a well
established showroom with stoves on display from all corners of the world
- as well as stoves under fire. You are therefore guaranteed a very
warm welcome, should you wish to pay us a visit. | 