You have probably heard of multi fuel stoves and how they can help you save money. You probably don’t know why though and this has probably led to you not giving them as much attention as you should. And for you environmentalist out there, they are also incredibly green using cheaper eco friendly energy sources.
The Multifuel stove is very similar to a wood-burning stove in appearance and design, however, they a removable ash pan. The reason for why multifuel stoves are cheaper is very simple. With the normal stove – either a wood burner or oil they are only able to burn one type of fuel. This is great if you have an inexhaustible supply of these fuels, but this is unlikely and the price is constantly on the increase.
The multifuel refers to the capability of the stove to burn wood and also coal and peat. The great thing about the multi fuel stoves is that they will burn almost anything in some respects and they can burn things that are friendlier to the environment, burning fuels that are often inexpensive to purchase i.e. wood pellets, corn and biomass. Considering wood pellets, created from waste wood from the lumber industry (so very inexpensive), pellet stoves provided users with an easy energy source which when done right provided 98% fewer CO2 emissions than fossil fuels.
So if you have a multi fuel stove instead of an oil or coal burner, you could actually save yourself up to 70% on your fuel bill, that 70% on your heating bill every year. This goes to show how burning wood pellets is a lot lot cheaper. Of course, multi fuel stoves do have to be purchased in the first place but the good thing is that they are relatively inexpensive. A good multi fuel stove will only set you back a few hundred pounds and as we have seen it will save you a vast amount on your fuel bill every year after the initial purchase of the stove. So I say it again, it is wise to make the investment.
So now that you know why they’re cheaper to run, let’s look at where to buy and know what to look for in your multi fuel stove.
How to Buy A Multi Fuel Stove for Less than RRP
Once you know the kind of stove you want looking round the high street showrooms, make sure to take a look onlein (we want to keep the cost down). In the current financial climate, saving a couple of hundred quid can make a big difference, especially now with Christmas right round the corner. Using an online auction like Ebay to find the stove you want for a price far less than RRP. If you go to multifuelstoves.org they have nifty piece of software that shows the latest multi fuel stoves on sale at Ebay.co.uk, so feel free to take a look and see if your stove is available for cheap!