OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE STOVE INDUSTRY

OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE STOVE INDUSTRY

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Advice & Guides

Everything you need to know about buying, installing, and living with a wood burning or multi-fuel stove. Honest advice from a family firm with over 50 years on the tools — from first-time buyers’ guides to installation regulations, fuel choice, and maintenance schedules.

Latest Articles

Practical advice, product news and how-to guides.

Stove Advice

Log Burner Stove Maintenance Checklist | Knight Stoves

Showroom news

R W Knight & Son Joins the Stovax Expert Retailer Network

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Showroom news

Understanding the Misinformation and Negative Press Around Wood Burning Stoves

Stove Advice

Lighting & Refueling your Stovax EcoDesign stove

Fuel & Firewood

What Moisture Content Should Firewood Be? 20% Explained

Fuel & Firewood

How to Light a Wood-Burning Stove: The Top-Down Method

A good fire should establish quickly, warm the flue and settle into a bright, controlled burn. The top-down method can make lighting easier while reducing unnecessary smoke and repeated door opening.

Frequently asked questions

Practical advice, product news and how-to guides.

Wood stove maintenance
Spares are readily available for the brands of stoves we supply, and manufacturers will continue to produce spares on discontinued models. We can supply rope, glass and vermiculite bricks for other brands of stoves.
Buying a new wood or multifuel stove
Ecodesign stoves and fires meet and often exceed the standards set by UK and EU law. Ecodesign wood and solid fuel stoves are highly efficient and give minimum emissions. From January 2022 every wood and solid fuel stove made has to meet the criteria.
Electric stoves and fires
·Electric stoves and fires are a modern way to have a focal point in your room. • In hot weather you can have the flame visual without heat. • They can be installed anywhere in a property without a chimney. • You don’t need to have any distances from combustible materials. • They are very safe and can give you a small amount of heat when needed. • They are clean and low maintenance
Electric stoves and fires
An electric stove or fire can just be plugged straight into an existing socket. You don’t need a fireplace or chimney. You can build surrounds around them if wanted to, but it is purely to enhance the visual feature.
Wood stove maintenance
A painted stove can be brushed off with a natural bristle brush or wiped with a dry natural cloth (synthetic materials will melt if your stove is still hot). If your stove becomes faded or rusty, go over it with a light scourer and repaint or polish. An enamelled stove should be wiped with a dry cloth, if you need to get a mark off you can use a damp cloth or enamel cleaner.
Wood stove maintenance

If used correctly and well looked after, a good quality stove (i.e. the brands we sell) should last 15-30 years. Cast Iron stoves can be stripped and rebuilt, if the cement joints start to leak, whereas steel stoves can’t. We commonly rebuild 25-30 year old stoves for customers.

Shows & events

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Frome Cheese Show

12th September 2026
West Woodlands Showground, Bunns Ln, Frome BA11 5ES

Royal Berkshire Show

19th -
20th September 2026
Priors Court Road, Hermitage, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9QZ

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