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I’m keen to try a Hwam, but I’m with you on the TVR. A very nice Sagaris with the side facing exhausts 🤤

That’s like saying a Ferrari has 4 wheels, just like a quad 😅 A standard 5KW stove will tend to cost between £700-£2000. Tall cylindrical appliances can cost generally from £1,500-£6000, so it’s far from out of the ordinary. Plus I’m a big fan of hand made too, it’s special and deliberately not the norm. If a Ferrari cost £10k it would lose its appeal and exclusivity, so I’m a fan of the price distinction. Not to mention that given what goes into something like this, it’s genuinely far from expensive (I’ve been to see the build process and we’re releasing a video of it, so hopefully that’ll be interesting)!

😆 you weren’t doing too much work then. Should call it the “sleepshop” 😅

Thanks a lot. That’s strange regarding the dealers, but hopefully it’s because they’re doing in store deals of some kind! Definitely worth a phone call to a couple tomorrow, as they will have correct pricing, however I believe that the RRP is roughly £3,150.00 Inc VAT.

@@TheTortoise Thank you - that's useful guidance. I love the idea of buying fully British, however, that's a strong price point - practically 2x DG Ivar 5s. I suppose they're very different designs, but ouch!

Yea, this is definitely not your usual everyday thing. Being hand-made too, it definitely positions itself as something altogether different to almost anything else. But as you say, these things definitely come at a price 😆

It was a pleasure, thanks!

Thanks a lot! I have the dream job for a stove nerd, so I can’t keep it in 😅

I cover this better in some other videos, but yes typically you will get less heat initially. On the flip side you will build up thermal mass in the masonry fireplace, which will continue to bleed heat into the room much more gradually.

It’s not that it can’t, it’s just this stoves focus is not in that direction. You could daily use a sports car, but that was never the intention. Similarly this stove is focused on very clean burning, and a bright, fantastic look. This generally will mean that it will need re-loading more often, which is less conducive to a constant use stove. Having said that, you can keep this in for longer periods, it just requires a touch more forethought.

Don’t worry at all, another person has mentioned this. It’s even better thought out than I thought 😅

That’s strange, I can only guess this was the mic positioning 😬. I’m a fan of the look too though, defo better than the audio 😅

Oh mate, you’ve got it all going on. If only I’d had this inside pop culture knowledge, I could have played on this even more! Jonathon Archer, I had no idea 😆

@@TheTortoise for my sins I’m a Trekkie

🖖 🖖 🖖live long and prosper!

Haha. A friend of mine just text me the same thing 😅. It was just soo hot during filming!

I have made a video on 316 vs 904 liner too if that’s useful: ruclips.net/video/mV2KMy3zmVc/видео.htmlsi=qxG9OTHaotbJGgoB

@@TheTortoise Thank you I did find that one after my comment! :)

Yes you can. The rule is that if your stove is not DEFRA approved (FYI Clearview do make DEFRA approved stoves), then you must burn smokeless fuel. You can use wood for lighting, but the primary fuel source needs to be smokeless.

Yea, I think this exactly the situation that I would use it.

Back boilers are very tricky to get approved nowadays, but I like your thinking.

You’re too kind. I’m sat right now with our latest little one, full of hiccups, but good as gold! Thanks for the comment.

There is a company that makes a flue boiler, and I always think that’s a great product in these situations.

​@@TheTortoiseWhat company is that please

Charnwood (part of the A J Wells group)

I’m a little Leary of something like that which can rob some of the heat from the stack for proper draft. These new clean burning stoves are so efficient that they don’t have much heat going up the stack anymore.

Valid point for sure, but I do like that these possibilities are still out there. If you use some nice dry fuel then you’ll keep any possible problem in the very much unlikely category.

I’d love to try one of those, it looks fantastic and I like the size too! How does it burn?

@@TheTortoise It lies in really well. The firebox is little bigger than the size of a shoebox, but after about an hour of getting up to temp, the wallpaper is threatening to slide off the walls.

😆 nice!

Interesting. That sounds excellent. Presumable it just rests on the grab rail?

@@TheTortoise yes it hangs on the front, and when your not using it you can hook it onto the side of the stove.

This is neat, it just gets better and better 😅

Yea that’s true. And I figure most users will tend to keep this going anyway.

Yes, I've got an esse as well, does the rads, oven, hotplate, heats the room, all on a bit of wood, I use anthracite as well, I keep it in 24 hours in winter. Had the gas taken out.

That’s the dream mate 👌

@@TheTortoise OK till it goes out and you wake up to a freezing house bud.

But at least it’s real life! I’ll take a bit of real, over a faceless gas company!

Interesting 🧐 do you know when a Stanley might be coming (don’t they own AGA and Rayburn too)?

Did your sheet work?

@@ofah6378 I found that the fire had to be kept hot to efficient. If you let it die down, it was very hard to get it to respond.

The mazona stoves (I suspect) are relatively simple imports with their own door design. Assuming I’m right then watching a review of a: Woodford The ACR we tested Or a Saltfire Will give you an idea of them. Often these are quite similar stoves with different doors.

@@TheTortoise Ah I knew the stove wizard would have an answer. Thank you sir.

🙋🏼‍♂️you got it 😅

There are certain distance rules and it’s a good idea to have an oak beam or something below the tv to push the heat away from the tv. Strangely I’ve never heard of it going wrong, because I would assume the heat would wear things quicker, but so far I’ve never heard of an issue.

This is just normal slate with an oil finish. You can polish slate thought, that’ll get a nice sheen if that’s what you’re after.

@@TheTortoise I think I have black limestone but it’s dull and my installer said I could use tyre grease or something but wondered if you knew a way!

Best idea is to polish it. Which essentially means using a sander with 60-80grit to flatten the stone. Then step up the grits to 240, and finally a slate oil and you should be golden. Or if you prefer a more riven look, then just use a slate oil, which is all I’ve done on mine.

Yea it’s an interesting one. I think this does have some real uses to open fire users and use on older (less efficient) stoves too!

Yea I think you can do this, but if you want to keep the stove lit for longer periods this added stodging of the ash can also work against you (unless you’re remembering to riddle the grate from time to time). I tend to find that if I’m using coal based fuel it’s because I want to run for long periods, and in this situation I found it being open worked better. No doubt if you tend to use coal based fuel for the evening, closing it has its advantages.

@@TheTortoise Appreciate the response. I only burn wood tbh but I’ll try it with the grate open when I next use coal and see how that compares

Honestly I get told I’m like Bo-Jo all the time! What has happened to my life 🤦‍♂️😬😅

@@TheTortoise 😂😂😂😂😂

I’m a fan too!

Interesting I’m still using this one to try and work out its weaknesses and strengths. Mine is still in good condition, but perhaps it’s temperature related, or I simply haven’t had it long enough. Thanks for the feedback though!

Yea it’s an interesting one. I wanted to wait before testing this, to use the right type of stove that I thought it would improve. As I say, with modern stoves the difference is not easily apparent, but older stoves and open fires it was great. Your Clock will be a fairly impressive thing on its own, but you could certainly try it. It’s not too expensive to be fair.