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The popularity of wood burning or multi fuel stoves continues its upward trend and recently Firestyles, the Cotswold's premier fireplace showroom has expanded its range to include top brands from companies such as Chesney's, Contura, Portway, Hunter, Faber, Barbas and Bellfires.
As well as its aesthetic qualities, a stove with real flames imparts a wonderful sense of calm. It delivers an organic, not artificial heat and connects with our most basic needs for warmth, comfort and nostalgia. Some 85 per cent of an open fire's heat goes up the chimney, making it just 15 per cent efficient, which a stove's efficiency ranges from 50 to 80 percent.
New stoves come with 'clean burn' and 'air wash' technology – air wash pushes a secondary air supply over the flames and unburnt gasses so that secondary combustion occurs, making for more heat and fewer emissions.
Our purpose-built premises in Staverton (between Cheltenham and Gloucester) is home to some live displays of wood burning stoves, both free-standing and inset. So it is well worth paying us a visit. Most of our stoves are Defra approved and our Chesney's range of stoves enjoys the support of The National Trust.
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