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@neillscan 6 сағат бұрын
HNY to you. Must take a look at Woodwarm before replacement baffles and bricks bankrupt me on my HH 8KW Multi 🤤
@steventeasdale6857 9 сағат бұрын
Hi what are the exact differences of the bignut 5 and peanut 8?
@TheTortoise 9 сағат бұрын
Literally 2 small bricks on the sides of the firebox. That is literally it.
@steventeasdale6857 8 сағат бұрын
@TheTortoise thanks for the reply. So how can they say one is 5kw and the other is 8kw if its literally just 2 bricks. Would the 8kw still be the better option in this case for an open plan downstairs in an old stone house?
@TheTortoise 5 сағат бұрын
I agree that outputs are being manipulated. Overall I think the better buy is the 5, as it’s literally the same stove with 2 bricks (that you can remove), it costs the same and you don’t have to have an air vent fitted (as long as the bricks are fitted 😅).
@steventeasdale6857 3 сағат бұрын
@@TheTortoise I know it's a little bit more expensive but would the parkray aspect 8 be a better choice?
@JohnClimber Күн бұрын
New to these, and doing research for a cylindrical wood burner stove for our extenstion going up this spring, ready for next winter. Which would you recommend for an easy to control, easy to keen clean black focal point wood stove please? This Woodford Carlton, the Archers Vulcan L or the over the top Scan 67? Or are there any others to look at please?
@petef7323 2 күн бұрын
@15:24 "Innovation/Creativity" = Common sense 😊
@petef7323 2 күн бұрын
My upper fire brick cracked into three pieces so I bonded them together with fire cement. A year later and they're still fine.
@lukecrompton455 2 күн бұрын
Still can't beat a open fire 🔥🔥
@mattseymour8637 2 күн бұрын
Getting a log burner installed in a few weeks and was wondering what wood species would be best in general to use and give the best heat etc. Is Ash a good choice or better to have a mix?
@TheTortoise Күн бұрын
Ash is a great place to start.
@mattseymour8637 Күн бұрын
@@TheTortoiseI have some Ash already so that would work well. I have a good amount of silver birch and some cherry and sycamore with some other species. Would a mix of those be best or just Ash?
@TheTortoise 23 сағат бұрын
A mix is great. Silver Birch is spectacular, because the bark can be used as a firelighter too. I’d definitely be stripping the bark, as you won’t need kindling or firelighters!
@mattseymour8637 23 сағат бұрын
@@TheTortoiseYes Ive heard a mix is good. Not a bad idea stripping the bark as can use it for kindling etc and firelighters.
@george150799 4 күн бұрын
He may not like 'governments' telling him what to do, but unfortunately 'regulating' is usually the result of cowboy builders and charlatans not caring about the safety of others. Unless you watch this or similar video's about chimney science, then people are vulnerable to cowboy builders. When it comes to safety, then regulation is essential, if you came into my home to quote a stove installation, then you said 'i don't like government telling me how to do things safely', then I would look elswhere. Great video by the way
@cabotcat1 4 күн бұрын
Sadly, they know nothing about woodstoves
@tobycovill23 4 күн бұрын
the ash cleaner is a beautiful thought out piece of kit and works
@javidjames3319 5 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas Tortoise and missis Tortoise and children aww bless is that small baby going to be a stove fitter ? Out of interest , I have seen these ECO stoves , that have all the heat insulation properties built into them …… give off heat for 12 hours and maybe burn again in the evening for the next days heat ? It says that they also have kits to heat water , however in my case I was wondering if the claims they suggest ( 12 hours heat after the fire goes out ? Interesting have a happy new year and keep the videos coming 👍
@NicArnbrough 5 күн бұрын
Can you review the Esse 105? There are absolutely 0 reviews of it anywhere
@Sussex_Seagull 5 күн бұрын
Masonry heater?
@LiveSounds11 6 күн бұрын
Do you prefer clay firebricks or vermiculite fire bricks? Any differences other than cost
@TheTortoise 6 күн бұрын
Vermiculite has some advantages, but if your stove has clay bricks as standard, then I would like the longevity of them.
@LiveSounds11 6 күн бұрын
@TheTortoise some are broken and wanted to replace them. Wasn't sure if one was better than the other for the cost. Seems like Clay is Lil more money
@TheTortoise 5 күн бұрын
If the stove is made with vermiculite then I would definitely stick with vermiculite. It’s certainly the more efficient material.
@huwbishop6995 7 күн бұрын
Happy Christmas to the three of you. Is that an aluminium can in the fire? Interesting to see the draw pulling the flame of the candle towards the fire. There are few channels that I see an new video notification and make time to sit down with a brew and watch. This is one of them.
@TheTortoise 6 күн бұрын
And to you! Thanks a lot.
@javidjames3319 5 күн бұрын
As an Army cadet in the 70s coke tins were steel or a heavier metal than aluminium , we used to sit round the fire and put our drinks cans when empty on the fire . In our tents we would dig a hole and retrieve the cans at the end of the night to put in the hole , cover it back over and it was like central heating 😃 happy days
@TheTortoise 5 күн бұрын
That’s awesome! I once heard that this can prevent soot build up in a chimney, so because there was a lot of argument around it, I thought I’d test it over time. Sadly, so far I’ve noticed nothing of any note.
@jonh8125 7 күн бұрын
Gabriel, will you please review the termatec tt20. This is now the third year I'm running this stove and when I say run it I mean pushed probably more than most people in the UK ever would. This stove has been used virtually all day , every day for the past 3 winters. Yes in my 3 bedroom semi detached house I am able to 99% of the time , heat my home using wood only. Have a great Christmas & new year 😊
@TheTortoise 7 күн бұрын
That sounds awesome. I will definitely give them a bell in 2025!
@jonh8125 7 күн бұрын
@TheTortoise thankyou Gabriel, I'm by no means saying it's the best stove on the market but what that little stove has done for me is certainly worth recognition 🙈😂 I must say though, after running the stove for 2 years with no external air feed and this winter it has the direct air kit fitted, I will never have another stove without this fitted , it completely changes the stove. All the best for the new year!!
@derekwaudby5899 8 күн бұрын
Are you all mad! Not getting your point over .
@TheKlokan44 8 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas from the CZ....love your stuff, keep it coming and Good Luck with 2025!
@TheTortoise 6 күн бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@macca5929 8 күн бұрын
Happy Christmas to you and yours
@EddRandomCrap 8 күн бұрын
🎉👍
@TIMSANDYSURF 8 күн бұрын
Baby tortoise is so cute. Merry Christmas.🎄
@TheTortoise 6 күн бұрын
Thank you! You too!
@fragbruno8120 8 күн бұрын
I've enjoyed your videos all year Gabriel. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and the family.
@TheTortoise 6 күн бұрын
Same to you!
@jameskyle380 8 күн бұрын
Happy Christmas and congrats on the little one. So glad Woodwarm won stove of the year. As you know I have the discontinued Fireview 4.5kw, a stove built for life virtually. 13 years constant use heating my narrowboat home. Most parts lasted 10 years like firebricks, rope. Only replacements are stove door ropes, Firebricks, inner glass as crazed. Grate bars themselves good but link bar needs replacing to get riddling grate working. baffle plate slightly warped in bottom middle but still functional and incredibly thick. All in all if ever I sold my boat would buy another Woodwarm in a heartbeat. A purchase for life virtually. All parts all available and delivered within a week of ordering.
@Sh4auns 8 күн бұрын
Wishing you a very happy Christmas 🎄🎅🏼😊
@TheTortoise 6 күн бұрын
And a Happy New Year!
@andrewkeen7828 8 күн бұрын
Have a great Xmas with your family, love your channel.
@MegaSweep1 8 күн бұрын
Could not agree more I have tried many stoves but I always come back to the firebug in my own house, the only challenger to this award is the new Archer stove that should be your next review
@TheTortoise 6 күн бұрын
Right on, I’m looking forward to it!
@TNT580 8 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas!
@toutingthomas 8 күн бұрын
love your passion!
@spike4461 8 күн бұрын
Happy Christmas 🎄 💓 💖
@archiemacgilp4109 9 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas to you and your family 🥃
@BentoNintendo 9 күн бұрын
Hi, great channel, thanks for taking the time. You obviously review top end stoves which would stand frequent/ heavy use. I’m looking to install a log stove in an external office/ workshop space. Have you any plans to review budget stoves and flues that would be used infrequently and purchased on a budget?
@TheTortoise 6 күн бұрын
Great suggestion! I definitely want to cover every area, so no doubt it’ll come!
@mikki-madden 9 күн бұрын
Usually I'll gauge how warm/cool the room/space is at the time of having no flame(s) present. If I feel like I'm in need of more warmth then I'll pop on a log and go from there. If, however, the space is way too hot then I usually leave the coals/bed to simmer down longer and will reload a little while afterward. Saying that, I literally had to do a full relight only 5 minutes ago due to me not keeping a proper eye on my stove. Mind you it was easy enough due to the sheer amount of heat still present within the stove itself, so it was much easier than having to do the usual 'cold start' in a morning. I love your videos!
@sloughone1 10 күн бұрын
The Dunsley Yorkshire boiler stove is better at 80% efficiency and 😂is defra approved. The DY is a downdraft combustion design so you can stoke it up with wood without increasing emissions. .
@TheTortoise 9 күн бұрын
I don’t think Dunsley have made a boiler stove for 4 years?
@ianhepburn6550 10 күн бұрын
Sod that I will stick to my dovre 250 far easier and less swearing 😂.
@TheTortoise 9 күн бұрын
Yea this one is a hell of a bugger to pull apart 😅
@obi-wan-cod-obi6692 10 күн бұрын
I have a woodford lowery 5x, great stove, what temp is the maxium you would let it get?? on my flue thermometer the highest I've gone is about 260 c
@TheTortoise 9 күн бұрын
260°C is nice and hot. There shouldn’t be any reason to exceed this, you’ll generally find stoves just become greedy if they’re reading this sort of temp on the flue.
@DB201111 10 күн бұрын
Hi mate have you ever experienced a tiny bubble in the stove glass? No damage will it weaken the glass anything to worry about?
@TheTortoise 9 күн бұрын
I may have, but I can’t remember it ever occurring. I’ve certainly never heard of this as a catastrophic issue, so hopefully it’s fairly minor/just an aesthetic issue.
@Bazdt 11 күн бұрын
Thanx for the info. Currently looking to have a log burner installed. Was wondering if I could burn peat in a wood burner with a 316 liner
@TheTortoise 9 күн бұрын
Peat is better suited to 316 because it can get very hot. Do go careful with peat, as it’s a common cause for warped grate bars etc.
@p.c.c9290 12 күн бұрын
Yes without a liner you will get smoke coming through the worn mortar between bricks on old houses smoking the room out.😢 so yes fit a liner in old houses.modern houses usually have a pipe liner anyway so should be ok.
@MicanTorban-hh8ql 13 күн бұрын
I saw today that brick in my stove is broked and it have a vertical crack. And I was wory about it and I go to find something about it. I found yours video and I see that it isn't so big problem as I tought. Stove is one year old, and this is the second season we're warming up to it. Thank you 🤗👍.
@colinburr8255 13 күн бұрын
A awful (awful) stove. Avoid avoid avoid. Very tricky and if not absolutely perfect conditions you’ll have more smoke in your room than the chimney. It’s utterly pathetic compared to my Chinese import that I had for 18 years that was excellent. More poorly made British rubbish. Total waste of 1.3k. Not that any of this is the you tubers fault!
@AnthonyDillon-y4q 13 күн бұрын
Very helpful - thanks for the video.
@TNT580 13 күн бұрын
Beautiful. Does this stove come with the faceplate?
@TheTortoise 13 күн бұрын
What do you mean by the “faceplate”?
@TNT580 6 күн бұрын
@TheTortoise Meaning the metal frame that goes around the fire box.
@TheTortoise 6 күн бұрын
These stoves don’t really have trim plates. The stove itself creates covering plate over a 16x22” fireplace.
@TNT580 3 күн бұрын
@TheTortoise I'm confused. Where did the metal frame you placed around it come from, custom?
@TheTortoise 2 күн бұрын
Oh I see. That’s a piece of slate. I have several cut to different sizes, so I can fit different inset stoves to the fireplace. Generally you would properly build it in, but I’m cheating a bit.
@AngelaArmstrong-l4h 14 күн бұрын
Inspired by your video I just replaced my faulty rope seal. But now I can't close the door which seems to be sitting just a little bit higher so the door catch doesn't fall within the cut away at the side which allows it to turn! My burner instruction books says there may be a misalignment after resealing etc and advises tapping the hinges! Help!
@TheTortoise 13 күн бұрын
Sounds like you’ve got a Villager with welded hinges? The design of those was to adjust them by literally hitting them with a mallet. However the main latch does also have some adjustment.
@robertwalker6782 14 күн бұрын
Hi There.. I bought your kit.. great quality.. I'm just wondering the silicone black glue you supplied only takes 30 minutes to set... ??.. reason I ask is I thought I had read somewhere to leave the 48 hours before using it.. what would you recommend?.. cheers.. Rob
@TheTortoise 13 күн бұрын
I’ve tested just leaving it for an hour with no issue, but some will wait overnight to be on the safe side.
@waynekerrr9027 14 күн бұрын
Ive been watching a few of your videos, and you seem to say they are all marvelous... Im looking for a multi fuel 5kw..just however burning wood....what would you be putting in your home ???
@TheTortoise 13 күн бұрын
Different stoves have different purposes. Like cars, most stoves are good and have their place, but their place does vary. First have a think about: What’s your main fuel? Whether it will be used just for the evening or more seriously? What styles you like. Once you’ve got some answers to that, then it becomes much easier to find the right stove.
@adamsheffield4704 14 күн бұрын
Very useful video. Answered several questions I had as I was getting ready to install.
@davidblurton7158 14 күн бұрын
gas is 1.8m min for c/o alarms so expect its the same c/o rises so you want it high up
@arthurbenny1213 15 күн бұрын
We have one and our gas bill is £8 per month amazing and British made wonderful tank you so much 🐬🐬🐬
@stevehunter7457 15 күн бұрын
Excellent Video, Much appreciated...
@Holla2768 15 күн бұрын
We have the bigger Clock Blithfield 5 & absolutely love it. It’s a fab stove indeed. Love your channel Tortoise