Six Top Tips for New Woodburner Owners
Starting out with your first woodburner is exciting. These six top tips will help you enjoy every fire while protecting
September 25, 2025
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Starting out with your first woodburner is exciting. These six top tips will help you enjoy every fire while protecting
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Celebrate the comfort, style and history that a real fire brings. From historical origins to hygge living design inspiration, discover the history and lifestyle of stoves and fireplaces:
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In the 19th century, the parlour was more than a room—it was a symbol of status and comfort. Victorian parlour
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The fire of the future burns both ways. Hybrid stoves combine traditional wood heat with smart pellet technology, creating flexible,
With Austroflamm Air+, your stove fine-tunes itself—cleaner burns, steadier heat, clearer glass. Woodburning, upgraded.
With over 100kg of heat storage materials, The Austroflamm Xtra stored heat system delivers longer-lasting warmth, lower fuel consumption, and
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Winchester has lifted its AQMA after 22 years, with air cleaner than at any point since 2003. Coincidence that EcoDesign
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