About Ceramic Stoves400 years of heritage in heating homes
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History
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Ceramic Stoves and ovens have been around for many hundreds of years. Scandinavian in origin (known there as a ‘Kakkelovn' or ’Kakelugn'), they have a forgotten history in Britain where all bread was traditionally made in a Ceramic stove.
Historically for people living in Northern Europe and Eurasia, longer, colder winters made heating a matter of survival rather than comfort. In areas close to the Arctic Circle, the ceramic stove developed into a survival tool. It became a cooking appliance; you crawled inside to keep warm when washing, you slept on it at night. |
The stoves internal workings of air drawn through a number of chambers to create radiant heat transfer, meant that life could carry on in a warm home with an efficient way to cook and live. Open fireplaces were exhausting and useless to maintain, requiring too much wood and constant attention.
Ceramic Stoves are also known as Masonry or Tile Stoves. This is due to the outside being covered in tiles. Over time, the tiling developed into its own art form with the external surface of the stoves being decorated from plain to ornate patterns and designs. |
Today
Benefits of a Ceramic Stove
Your healthHealthy heat
Ceramic stoves work by generating radiant heat. The radiant heat from the surface of a Ceramic stove is at such a wavelength as to be the most pleasantly acceptable to the human body. Think of standing outside on a sunny day – the heat you are feeling from the sun is radiant heat. Huggable warmth
A Ceramic Stove is designed to be tactile. It is ‘huggable’ and the stove itself (apart from the door fittings) heats gently, resulting in a lower surface temperature than traditional metal stoves, making it safer than traditional metal stoves. Improved air quality
A Ceramic Stove can improve the air quality in your home. Traditional wood-burning stoves produce toxins as dust particles touch the hot external surfaces and are burnt away. Ceramic stoves produce no toxic by-products from air particles burning on contact, as the outside always stays at a ‘touchable’ temperature. In addition, as a Ceramic stove draws in air to fuel its combustion process, small particles of dust are drawn in and burnt away, improving the air quality in your living space. |
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Your home
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Reduce damp and condensation
A Ceramic stove ensures that your room stays at an ambient temperature for longer. The energy stored from a single burn is released gradually over a 24-hour period. This avoids dramatic temperature swings normally associated with wood burners, and this means that problems such as condensation, mould and damp are reduced. |
No risk of sparks and embers
As the burn chamber in a Ceramic Stove is fully enclosed, there is no risk of sparks and embers, making them suitable for most settings, including thatched buildings. |
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Low maintenance
The burn capacity (combustion) of the stove is extremely efficient, resulting in very little ash and soot. This means very little maintenance is required in terms of emptying and cleaning out the fire box. Ceramic stoves are long lasting with no internal parts that wear or need replacing. |
Simple to operate and easy to run
Ceramic Stoves are simple to light, with very little time needed to attend or look after it once lit. |
Your environment
Low or no emissions |
No heat loss |
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The firing technique for a ceramic stove is quite different from conventional wood burners. It’s this difference that makes our stoves so efficient. As the burn temperature is so high, particulates and distillates are burnt up rather than released as smoke and soot from the chimney into the atmosphere.
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Two-hours burn time a day is normally what is needed to achieve heating for a main living area, delivering up to 24 hours of heating. No heat is lost up the chimney and the stove always works to its maximum efficiency.
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Efficient use of fuelCeramic stoves make the most of the wood burnt in them. The burn process is incredibly efficient and burns cleanly when correctly stoked with dry, seasoned wood. This efficient use of fuel is good for your health and your wallet.
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Reduce dependency on traditional heatingUsing a Ceramic stove alongside traditional heating methods reduces your usage and dependency on gas, electricity and oil.
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Your choice
Ceramic Stoves are suitable for a wide range of settings, from snugs to open plan living spaces to bedrooms, garden rooms and commercial settings. Available in a range of sizes and styles, including bespoke and antique, there is a stove to suit you.
