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You might like to read more in depth information about The Clean Air Act of 1956 and 1968.

There are certain Defra Exempt wood burning stoves which may be used to burn wood on in Smoke Control Areas. These have been tested and shown to produce low emissions when burning wood, both at their normal heat output and at a reduced output.

It is worth noting that the Ecodesign legislation which is due to come into force in 2022 sets what are arguably even stricter emissions limits than those set for Smoke Control Areas!

You can find a full list by clicking the link in the paragraph above. Of these the wood burning stoves that we recommend are:

Take me straight to: Choose Manufacturer Aarrow stoves ACR stoves Aduro stoves AGA stoves AGA contemporary stoves Arada stoves Beltane stoves Broseley stoves Charnwood stoves Dik Geurts stoves Dovre stoves Dovre Contemporary stoves Dunsley stoves Ekol stoves Esse traditional stoves Esse contemporary stoves Firebelly stoves Franco Belge stoves Fondis stoves Future fires stoves Hunter stoves Klover stoves Mendip stoves Nestor Martin stoves Nordpeis stoves Opus stoves Opus Inset stoves Orligno log gasification boilers Parkray stoves Purefire stoves Skantherm stoves Stovax stoves Stovax insert stoves Tiger and Firefox stoves Vermont stoves Varde stoves Westfire contemporary stoves Westfire Insert stoves Westfire Traditional stoves Woolly Mammoth Stoves

Aarrow stoves

Arada i400 Stove Heat Output : 6.1 kW Efficiency : 77.1%	Arada i600 Slimline stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 75.9%

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ACR stoves

ACR Ashdale stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 83.4%	ACR Astwood stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 78%
ACR Birchdale stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 83.8%	ACR Buxton stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 78%
ACR Earlswood LS stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 78%	ACR Earlswood Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 78%
ACR Hopwood stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 77%	ACR Larchdale stove Heat Output : 9 kW Efficiency : 77%
ACR Malvern LS stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 84.3%	ACR Malvern stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 84.3%
ACR Neo 1C stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 81%	ACR Neo 1F stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 81.8%
ACR Neo 1P stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 81.8%	ACR Neo 1W stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 81.8%
ACR Neo 3C stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 81%	ACR Neo 3F stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 74.4%
ACR Neo 3P stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 81.8%	ACR Neo 3W stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 81.8%
ACR Oakdale stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 83.8%	ACR Rowandale stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 81.8%
ACR Tenbury T400 Inset Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82.9%	ACR Tenbury T550 Inset Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82.9%

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Aduro stoves

Aduro 15 3 woodburning stove Heat Output : 6.5 kW Efficiency : 78%	Aduro 15 woodburning stove Heat Output : 6.5 kW Efficiency : 78%
Aduro 15-1 woodburning stove Heat Output : 6.5 kW Efficiency : 78%	Aduro 16 woodburning stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 78%
Aduro 9 Air Woodburning Stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 81.5%	Aduro 9 Woodburning Stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 81.3%
Aduro 9-1 Woodburning Stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 81.3%	Aduro 9-3 Lux Stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 81.3%
Aduro 9-3 Woodburning Stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 81.5%	Aduro 9-4 Woodburning Stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 81.5%
Aduro 9-5 Lux Stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 81.3%	Aduro 9-5 Woodburning Stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 81.5%

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AGA stoves

AGA Ellesmere 4 stove Heat Output : 4.5 kW Efficiency : 81.9%	AGA Ellesmere 5 stove Heat Output : 5.2 kW Efficiency : 81.9%
AGA Ellesmere 6 stove Heat Output : 5.9 kW Efficiency : 82.4%	AGA Lawley stove Heat Output : 4.4 kW Efficiency : 80.5%
AGA Little Wenlock Classic SE stove Heat Output : 4.7 kW Efficiency : 71.4%	AGA Ludlow stove Heat Output : 6.5 kW Efficiency : 76.2%

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AGA contemporary stoves

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Arada Stoves

Aarrow Ecoburn Plus 5 stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 74.7%	Aarrow Ecoburn Plus 5 Widescreen stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 79.3%
Arada Farringdon large stove Heat Output : 12 kW Efficiency : 76.3%	Arada Farringdon medium stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 77.7%
Arada Farringdon Small Stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 78.3%	Arada i400 inset stove Heat Output : 6.1 kW Efficiency : 77.1%
Arada i400 Stove Heat Output : 6.1 kW Efficiency : 77.1%	Arada i500 inset stove Heat Output : 6.4 kW Efficiency : 74.4%
Arada i600 inset stove Heat Output : 7.5 kW Efficiency : 74.4%	Arada i600 Slimline stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 75.9%
Arada i750 inset stove Heat Output : 8.9 kW Efficiency : 78.7%

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Beltane Stoves

Chew Stove	Sheppey Stove Efficiency : 72%

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Broseley stoves

Broseley eVolution 26 boiler stove Heat Output : 26 kW Efficiency : 78%	Broseley eVolution 5 deluxe stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 85.5%
Broseley eVolution 5 deluxe stove with log store Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 85.5%	Broseley eVolution 5 stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 80.5%
Broseley eVolution 5 stove with log store Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 85.5%	Broseley Hereford 5 stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82.9%
Broseley Hereford 7 SE stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 79.4%	Broseley Serrano 5 SE stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 79.3%
Broseley Serrano 5 SE stove with log store Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 79.3%	Broseley Serrano 7 SE stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 77%
Broseley Serrano 7 SE stove with log store Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 77%	Desire 5 multifuel stove with log store Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82.9%
Desire 7 multifuel stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 79.4%	Desire 7 multifuel stove with log store Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 79.4%
Ignite 5 multifuel stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82.9%	Ignite 5 multifuel stove with log store Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82.9%
Ignite 7 multifuel stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 79.4%	Ignite 7 multifuel stove with log store Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 79.4%

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Charnwood stoves

Country 4 woodburning stove Heat Output : 4.8 kW Efficiency : 76.8%

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Dik Geurts

Dik Geurts Aste 5 Stove Heat Output : 4 kW Efficiency : 82%	Dik Geurts Ivar 5 low stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 82%
Dik Geurts Ivar 8 low stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 77%	Dik Geurts Keld 5 low stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 82%

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Dovre stoves

Dovre 225 multifuel stove Heat Output : 4.6 kW Efficiency : 83%	Dovre 250 MFR multifuel stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 77%

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Dovre Contemporary stoves

Dovre Sense 103 woodburning stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 80%	Dovre Sense 200 woodburning stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 79.5%
Dovre Sense 203 woodburning stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 79.5%

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Dunsley stoves

Dunsley Yorkshire boiler stove Heat Output : 13.7 kW Efficiency : 80%

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Ekol stoves

Clarity 20 boiler stove Heat Output : 14 kW Efficiency : 78.6%	Clarity 30 boiler stove Heat Output : 19.2 kW Efficiency : 75.3%
Ekol Clarity 12 high stove Heat Output : 12 kW Efficiency : 77%	Ekol Clarity 12 low stove Heat Output : 12 kW Efficiency : 77%
Ekol Clarity 5 high stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 80.3%	Ekol Clarity 5 low stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 80.3%
Ekol Clarity 8 high stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 78%	Ekol Clarity 8 low stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 78%
Ekol Clarity double sided high stove Heat Output : 14 kW Efficiency : 73.3%	Ekol Clarity double sided low stove Heat Output : 14 kW Efficiency : 73.3%
Ekol Clarity Vision Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82%

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Esse traditional stoves

Esse 1 woodburning stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 74.8%	Esse 100 KC SE stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82%
Esse 100 SE multifuel stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82%	Esse 100DD SE Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82%
Esse 150 SE multifuel stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82%	Esse 200XK SE DD stove Heat Output : 8.5 kW Efficiency : 81.1%
Esse 200XK SE stove Heat Output : 8.5 kW Efficiency : 77%	Esse 225 XK SE Contemporary stove Heat Output : 8.5 kW Efficiency : 77.8%
Esse 250 SE Stove Heat Output : 7.5 kW Efficiency : 82%	Esse 500 SE vista multifuel stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 83.5%
Esse 550 SE multifuel stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 83.5%	Esse 700 SE Vista multifuel stove Heat Output : 10.5 kW Efficiency : 78.5%
Esse Warmheart Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82.3%

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Esse contemporary stoves

Esse 125 SE contemporary stove Heat Output : 4.8 kW Efficiency : 82%	Esse 525 SE designer stove Heat Output : 3.8 kW Efficiency : 83.5%

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Firebelly stoves

Firebelly FB stove Heat Output : 4 kW Efficiency : 78%	Firebelly FB2 stove Heat Output : 12 kW Efficiency : 78%

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Fondis stoves

Fondis Ulys 700 Insert Wood Stove Heat Output : 10.6 kW Efficiency : 79%

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Franco Belge stoves

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Future fires stoves

Panoramic FX1 wood stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 76.9%	Panoramic FX2 wood stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 76.9%

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Hunter stoves

Eco Ideal Eco 1 stove Heat Output : 4 kW Efficiency : 77%	Eco Ideal Eco 2 stove Heat Output : 4.5 kW Efficiency : 77%
Eco Ideal Eco 4 stove Heat Output : 4.5 kW Efficiency : 72.5%	Eco Ideal Eco 6 stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 78.9%
Herald 4 Flat top multifuel stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 78%	Herald 6 Flat top multifuel stove Heat Output : 5.5 kW Efficiency : 75.9%
Hunter Compact 5 multifuel stove Heat Output : 4.7 kW Efficiency : 76%	Hunter Herald 5 slimline multifuel stove Heat Output : 4 kW Efficiency : 74.1%
Hunter Kestrel 5 multifuel stove Heat Output : 4.8 kW Efficiency : 76.8%	Hunter Lovenholm multifuel stove Heat Output : 4.6 kW Efficiency : 75%
Hunter Norreskoven multifuel stove Heat Output : 4.4 kW Efficiency : 80%	Hunter Skagen 5 stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 79%
Hunter Sonderskoven stove Heat Output : 7.4 kW Efficiency : 77%

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Hwam stoves

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Klover stoves

Klover PFP 18 Inset Pellet Boiler Stove Heat Output : 14.7 kW Efficiency : 91%	Klover PFP 22 Inset Pellet Boiler Stove Heat Output : 20.1 kW Efficiency : 90.2%
Klover Smart 120 Wood Pellet Stove Heat Output : 22.5 kW Efficiency : 90%	Klover Smart 80 Wood Pellet Stove Heat Output : 22.5 kW Efficiency : 91%
Klover Star 18 Boiler stove Heat Output : 17.9 kW Efficiency : 89.8%	Klover Traditional Smart 120 wood pellet stove Heat Output : 22.5 kW Efficiency : 90%

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Mendip stoves

Mendip Ashcott Stove Heat Output : 4.7 kW Efficiency : 80.3%	Mendip Christon 400 inset stove Heat Output : 4.3 kW Efficiency : 80%
Mendip Christon 550 inset stove Heat Output : 4.7 kW Efficiency : 78.4%	Mendip Churchill 5 SE Mk3 Stove Heat Output : 4.5 kW Efficiency : 79%
Mendip Churchill 6 SE Mk3 stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 80%	Mendip Churchill 8 double sided stove Heat Output : 8 kW
Mendip Churchill 8 double sided stove with log store Heat Output : 8 kW	Mendip Churchill 8 SE Mk3 Stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 80%
Mendip Loxton 3 Mk2 stove Heat Output : 3.3 kW Efficiency : 86%	Mendip Loxton 5 SE Mk4 stove Heat Output : 4.5 kW Efficiency : 81.1%
Mendip Loxton 6 SE Mk3 stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 80.3%	Mendip Loxton 8 double sided stove Heat Output : 8 kW
Mendip Loxton 8 double sided stove with logstore Heat Output : 8 kW	Mendip Loxton 8 SE Mk3 stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 80%
Mendip Somerton Compact stove Heat Output : 7.0 kW Efficiency : 81.4%	Mendip Somerton II Sideglass SE stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 75.2%
Mendip Somerton II Tall SE stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 81.4%	Mendip Somerton Pedestal stove Heat Output : 7.0 kW Efficiency : 81.4%
Mendip Somerton stove Heat Output : 7.0 kW Efficiency : 81.4%	Mendip Woodland Convection MK4 Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 81.1%

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Nestor Martin stoves

Nestor Martin Harmony 13 Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 77%	Nestor Martin Harmony 23 Stove Heat Output : 7.7 kW Efficiency : 77%
Nestor Martin Harmony 33 Stove Heat Output : 9 kW Efficiency : 80%	Nestor Martin Stanford 12 Plus Cooktop stove Heat Output : 12 kW Efficiency : 76%
Nestor Martin Stanford 13 Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 77%	Nestor Martin Stanford 23 Heat Output : 7.7 kW Efficiency : 77%
Nestor Martin Stanford 33 Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 77%

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Nordpeis stoves

Nordpeis Bergen stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 84%

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Opus Stoves

Opus Melody Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 77.4%	Opus Melody G Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 77.4%
Opus Melody GLS Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 77.4%	Opus Melody LS Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 77.4%
Opus Tempo 70 Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 76%	Opus Trio Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 77.2%
Scandfire Opus Tempo 70 Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 76%

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Opus Inset Stoves

Opus Tempo 70i inset stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 76%

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Orligno log gasification boilers

Orligno 18kW log gasification boiler Heat Output : 18 kW Efficiency : 91%	Orligno 25kW log gasification boiler Heat Output : 25 kW Efficiency : 91%
Orligno 40kW log gasification boiler Heat Output : 40 kW Efficiency : 91%	Orligno 60kW log gasification boiler Heat Output : 60 kW Efficiency : 91%
Orligno 80kW log gasification boiler Heat Output : 80 kW Efficiency : 91%

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Parkray stoves

Parkray Aspect 14 Stove Heat Output : 9.5 kW Efficiency : 71.9%	Parkray Aspect 4 compact stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 85.5%
Parkray Aspect 4 double sided double depth stove Heat Output : 5.1 kW Efficiency : 75%	Parkray Aspect 4 double sided single depth stove Heat Output : 5.1 kW Efficiency : 74.3%
Parkray Aspect 4 stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 85.9%	Parkray Aspect 5 compact stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 78.9%
Parkray Aspect 5 slimline stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 78.9%	Parkray Aspect 5 stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 79.1%
Parkray Aspect 7 Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 78%	Parkray Aspect 8 slimline stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 79.2%

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Purefire stoves

Purefire Cosey 10 SE Stove Heat Output : 10 kW Efficiency : 76.7%	Purefire Cosey 5 SE Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 84%
Purefire Cosey 5 Stove with stand Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 85%	Purefire Cosey 8 SE Stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 85%
Purefire Eco Design Slimline 5kw Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 80%

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Skantherm stoves

Emotion M Stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 82.8%	Emotion S Stove Heat Output : 4 kW Efficiency : 81.4%
Shaker Stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 78.8%

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Stovax stoves

Stockton 3 multifuel stove Heat Output : 3.75 kW Efficiency : 86%	Stockton 4 multifuel stove Heat Output : 4 kW Efficiency : 85%
Stockton 5 multifuel stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 85%	Stockton 6 Highline multifuel stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 80%
Stockton 6 multifuel stove Heat Output : 6 kW Efficiency : 80%	Stovax Huntingdon 25 stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 78%
Stovax Stock 5 Midline multifuel stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 85%	Stovax Stockton 7 multifuel stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 80%
Stovax View 3 multifuel stove Heat Output : 3.75 kW Efficiency : 86%	Stovax View 5 woodburning stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 85%
Stovax Vogue Midi stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 81%

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Stovax insert stoves

Stovax Elise 540 inset stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 83%	Stovax Elise 680 inset stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 79%
Stovax Riva 40 Stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 82%	Stovax Riva 50 Stove Heat Output : 7 kW Efficiency : 83%
Stovax Riva 55 Stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 84%	Stovax Riva 66 Stove Heat Output : 8 kW Efficiency : 80%

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Tiger and Firefox stoves

Firefox 5 cb defra exempt stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 78%	Firefox 5 Classic Cleanburn Cast Iron Stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 78%
Firefox 8 Classic Cleanburn Cast Iron Stove Heat Output : 8.4 kW Efficiency : 77%	Firefox 8 cleanburn stove Heat Output : 8.4 kW Efficiency : 77%
Tiger cb defra approved stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 73%	Tiger insert stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 82%

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Vermont stoves

Vermont Intrepid II Woodburning Stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 74.8%

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Varde stoves

Varde Ovne Aura 1 stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 78%

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Westfire contemporary stoves

Westfire 15 stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82%	Westfire 16 Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 82%
Westfire 17 stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 80%	Westfire 18 stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 80%
Westfire 21 pedestal stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 80%	Westfire 21 stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 80%
Westfire 23 Woodburning Side Glass Stove Heat Output : 6.1 kW Efficiency : 80%	Westfire 23 Woodburning Stove Heat Output : 6.1 kW Efficiency : 80%
Westfire 23 Woodburning Stove with Side Windows and Pedestal Heat Output : 6.1 kW Efficiency : 80%	Westfire 26 stove Heat Output : 4.4 kW Efficiency : 78%
Westfire 27 stove Heat Output : 4.4 kW Efficiency : 78%	Westfire 28 stove Heat Output : 4.4 kW Efficiency : 78%
Westfire 33 Side Glass Stove Heat Output : 6.1 kW Efficiency : 80%	Westfire 33 stove Heat Output : 6.1 kW Efficiency : 80%
Westfire 35 stove Heat Output : 4.3 kW Efficiency : 80.3%	Westfire 37 Pedestal stove Heat Output : 7.2 kW	Westfire 37 stove

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Westfire Insert stoves

Westfire 23 Insert Stove Heat Output : 6.1 kW Efficiency : 79%	Westfire 32 insert stove Heat Output : 5.9 kW Efficiency : 82%
Westfire 35 inset stove Heat Output : 4.3 kW Efficiency : 80.3%

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Westfire Traditional stoves

Westfire One Multifuel Stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 80%	Westfire Series One with wood store Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 80%

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Wiking stoves

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Woolly Mammoth Stoves

Woolly Mammoth 5 Stove Heat Output : 4.9 kW Efficiency : 79.4%	Woolly Mammoth 5 Wide Screen Stove Heat Output : 5 kW Efficiency : 77.1%
Woolly Mammoth 7 Stove Heat Output : 6.9 kW Efficiency : 76.1%

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