Today we have had the same four customers come to our Factory and Showroom in Langley mill to collect some of our fireplace products.
Last week they arrived at 12.30 to collect a Tiger Plus stove and flue pipe and today it was like deja vu exactly the same time and exactly the same products,they had only come from Sheffield and this wekk they had come in another 4×4 where the door opened wider than the one last week.
We had a quick laugh about making it a regular trip and after finding out they were Sheff Utd fans had a smile about them scoring late against Derby and Forest beating Sheff Wednesday.
They said they had researched many companies on the internet and found ours to be the cheapest and also one of the closest for them and as they could collect saving them £40 it was fantastic value for them to come and collect.
As they came with friends last week they too have decided to have the same stove and colected it today so thanks again to Mr Adams (no relation) and also to Mrs Taylor thanks again for your business we do appreciate it
Archive for the ‘Multi-Fuel Stoves’ Category
Same Customers come two weeks on the trot to buy Stoves
Sunday, February 7th, 2010Do i need to line my chimney when fitting Gallery Fireplaces Stove
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Do we really need to line our chimney or is the fitter we have had come round trying to rip us off a concerned customer rang me this morning to ask.
Well the answer is yes and no and here ill explain
A multi fuel stove can be fitted without using a chimney liner if the chimney is in good order and the chimney has been swept and smoke tested most chimneys are in reasonable condition and after fitting stove with register plate with a sweeping hatch in you can rely on the chimney breast to take naturally take the fumes away.
We use 6″ chimney liners when the chimney is in poor condition and leaks or if you have a large chimney that makes the fire uncontrollable or for customers wanting peace of mind that nothing is going to go wrong
Our advice here at Castfireplace is to have a reputable qualified HETAS registered fitter fit your stove and they will advise you if chimney liner is needed.
Personally i think it is a good idea as whilst they are there installing tove its not too much of a job for them to drop liner down and connect it to the stove and with the chimney lining kits that cost £320 it is good value to and to think they have 10 year warranty its only £32 year for peace and mind.
If you do have liner installed at a later date the stove and register plate will have to be removed to undertake this job so really i would suggest having it done.
But that decisio is yours and as we have stated it is not essential but its worthwhile having done while your fitter is there so if you need any help or advice with lining kits or stove choice just give me a ring we are here to help
Back in Stock Firefox 5 Stoves arriving this week but we only have 2 spare
Monday, January 11th, 2010We do have a small delivery of our best selling multi fuel stove The Firefox 5 arriving on Friday and we do have loads on order that are arriving at the End of the Month
We have been taking pre orders on this model as it has been out of stock for around a month now and we even had somebody buy our display model in the showroom as they were so desperate to get it fitted way back before Christmas.
I hate running out of items as i spend a lot of time monitoring sales patterns and deciding which items to have on special offers and to get our stock levels right but even we didn’t see the 40% increase on sales of the Firefox 5 from last year when we ran out too.
The surge in solid fuel sales was expected but again it sees our suppliers and the whole Gallery group running short of some items you just cant plan for this and with the reccesion as well nobody wanted to stock too much either.
Here at Castfireplaces we doubled our stove stock levels from our normal rate and this has kept a good flow coming through of everything except the Firefox 5.
Anyway we do have 2 left as my lovely wife has sold two today after i removed the out of stock tag on the website page and we dont expect these to be around for long.
So if you do miss these we do have stock arriving around the 26th January when we have a huge amount coming in which will see our Warehouse bursting at the seams i really must have a day moving things around but you know what its like when your busy with things coming in and going out you just never get round to it but i know at the End of the Month space does need to be made for all these Fireplaces and Stoves.
Mmmmmm now where am i going to fit it all leave that with me im just not sure yet
Multi Fuel Stoves and Freezing Weather Conditions
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010I know im an oddball but i really love winter i love it when it snows and its bitterly cold when you go outdoors now im sure im not alone that when i say i return home to a roaring open fireplace and in our case a Multi Fuel Stove there is nothing more welcoming than being warmed through buy natures oldest heat form Flame.
Man goes all primitave when near fire its the same with barbecues there is just something about a real fire that prevokes the animal instinct in us.
Anway after going to the Factory today in the car as we have a fair amount of snow here and anyone who drives a van knows there useless in snow and ice i returned home back to the Office and my Wife had got the stove going and the whole downstairs of the house is as warm as toast.
Waiting for me was a steaming cup of tea and my lunch.
I sat on the setee in the middle room and just watched the flickering dancing flame and the crackle of wood as it heated me through.
As i love fire i couldnt resist opening the door and prodding with the poker just enough to get another of my Cherry logs on that ive been cutting and sizing at the factory (thanks Paul it burns really well)
Another trip to the factory at 6 pm to meet customers from Brinsley and im now sat back in front of it again with laptop on my knee writing this blog.
People who do not have real wood or coal burning fireplaces or stoves do not know what there missing out on and with temperatures not rising above freezing it looks like were in for a very cold January.
The only1 problem with all this ice and frost is delivering all over the country so lets keep our fingers crossed its clear everywhere else except her in Ripley Derbyshire.
Anyway have a look at the view from where im sitting its enough to warm you up i know Sky had HD Christmas log i may even invent our own Virtual Stove feature on our website.
Log Splitter arrives and i am at the Fireplace Factory making logs
Thursday, December 24th, 2009Im like a child when it comes to new things arriving and yesterday my Log Splitter came by pallet delivery and was sitting on my drive when i got back from washing the vans at our local Valet company (Full valet in mine looks like brand new)
Anyway i was told it would arrive between 9 and 5pm there not as good as us with our 1 hour time slot and it duely arrived so i loaded it straight on to me van and rushed off to the factory to play with it.
God it was cold in there the showroom and canteen are the only places with heat in there anyway unpacked and assembled i thought right lets get one of the tree trunk rings in and give it a go
Quick read of the instructions and start it up im not joking it cracked it in to with no effort at all and i spent the next ten minutes splitting it in to fire size pieces this was so much easier than the axe attempt i tried a few days ago.
It made such short work of it i was there for around 40 miutes and split up enough to 3/4 fill a tonne bag which i loaded on my van with the forklift.
I was getting carried away thinking of all this wood to burn in my Gallery Fireplaces Tiger Plus Stove Rhian then rang to ask if i was coming back (told her i was only dropping it off) as she knew i would be playing with my new toy it was getting dark and we were going out at 6pm so i finished off a ring and added them to my bag which was now on the back of my van
So if you do want to know anymore about where i bought it from just let me know and ill point you in the right direction
1 More sleep till santas here cant wait for that too
Why the rush on Gallery Fireplace Gas Stoves whats going on
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009We have had a very unusual event happening to us over the last few week we have sold 5 Gas stoves in the last ten days now we dont normally sell that many in 2 months but strangely enough we have now sold 5 in just over a week.
We have sold 3 Firefox 5 Gas Stoves, 1 Tiger and 1 Firefox 8 all for coal effect natural gas use, as we do not keep any gas stoves in stock we have had to order them in which arrived from our great suppliers straight away.
Now the vast majority of stoves we sell are for multifuel use it seems strange to me with the price of gas why we have sold so many.
Yes they are very clean and make no mess when using and are 73% efficient so they try there best not to spin your gas meter off the wall to create some heat. Surely the idea of having a stove is to fill it with wood coal etc and sit back and watch and listen to the fire heat your home or am i being nostalgic.
I have said before how much i love fire and watching my Tiger plus stove roar way on a cold winters evening it would seem strange just twisting the gas knob and watch it jump into life.
But hey thats just me im not complaining about sales i must just be getting old and not liking change speaking of fires im now going to fill our wood basket and get the stove lit (still having damp logs problem so coal again for the bed)
Firefox 5 Stoves are due to arrive tomorrow
Sunday, November 29th, 2009Hooray at last we are due to have another 12 Firefox 5 Stoves arrive on monday after having 4 delivered on Friday that we were not expecting, this allowed us to deliver two today to customers in London who were very pleased to get the stoves earlier than they and we expected.
Now we do have 12 coming into stock but we only have four left available to purchase as we have been taking pre orders of the Firefox 5 since we knew we would run short and we had presold the 12 we had allocated to us.
So these four are available and they are probably not going to be back in stock again untill early January after these have gone so if you are looking for a new multi fuel stove we do have stocks of all the others and do not expect to run out in the mad rush but you never know.
On another note it is again the last day of the month on ” Cyber Monday” and it again is time to feature some of the other items we sell on on our website that you might not be aware of its called our featured items section.
So keep your eyes out for these new posts and see what we have to offer
Firefox 5 Stove taking pre orders for December Delivery
Monday, November 16th, 2009As i told you the other day there is now a problem with the amount of Firefox 5 stoves we have in stock to be truthfull we know have none left we do have some on order with our suppliers and they are due in to stock around the first week in December between the 1st and 4th they are due to arrive.
This happened last year with this stove and we are now taking pre orders for this stove for when it arrives.
We do only have 12 of these coming to us so it really is first come first served, this system worked very well last year and we did manage to delivery over 50 stoves in 7 days all over the uk so you can rest assured as soon as we have the Firefox 5 back in stock it will be sent out straight to you.
I do know they are trying to source extra stocks of these little stoves so hopefully thing should be back to normal asap but as i am writing this we do only have 12 available to sell so please bear this in mind for delivery.
As last year it is pointless thinking im going to wait untill they come into stock as im sure they will all be sold before they arrive so click on the link in this text abd it will take you straight through to the item.
Thanks for bearing with us on this and make that 11 for sale now somebody must have read my mind and ordered one on our website whilst i was loading this blog
How weird must get them to do my lottery numbers on Wednesday
Gallery Fireplace Firefox 5 Multi Fuel Stove Shortage
Saturday, November 14th, 2009It looks like the Firefox 5 Multi Fuel stove is again going to be in short supply in the run up to Christmas we are due a small delivery at the end of November and we have sold the last one we have in stock to a customer in Lincoln on Thursday we did have over 20 in stock in the last week of October but they have now all been sold in we are awaiting them arriving from China.
We did double the amount of Stoves we have in stock but sales of the Firefox 5 have again gone mad and left our suppliers without stock too even after they had ordered extra in too after last years fiasco when we ran out of all stoves.
Luckily this year it is only the Firefox 5 upto now which is in very short supply.
We do have plenty of Firefox 8s and 12s in stocks and also have plenty of the Tiger Classic and Tiger Plus so it is not all doom and gloom on the stove front yet but the way things are going i expect to run short of all of those too before santa arrives.
So basically my advice is if you are thinking of buying a Multi Fuel Stove please bear this in mind and order as soon as you can both toget it delivered and also to ensure it can be fitted in time for Christmas too i know it sound daft but fitting dates are running short too and we only have 3rd week in December left now for all our local fits.
We are taking forward orders for the remaiing firefox 5 stoves we have coming into stock so we will again be taking forward orders on Monday when i know how many we have available.
Just to add insult to injury the price of the stoves are due to rise 1st week in December as we impliment gallery price increase across the whole range so take advantage of our pre ordering of the Firefox 5 stoves and we will honour the price at the time of order
Firefox 5 Stove Orders being Taken Monday for December
Firefox 12 Multifuel stove with Boiler Option
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009A brand new stove hass been added to the gallery collection of fireplaces it is the Firefox 12B Stove which has an efficient boiler that not only warms your room but will run upto 8 radiators and also heat your household water
The following ratings have been advised on this stove
Wood Burning
Output to Water 7.4 KW – Output to Room 6.2KW
Solid Fuel Burning
Output to Water 8KW – Output to Room 4.8KW
So as you can see this stove offers a great alternative to customers wanting a multifuel stove to do the heating and water too and also it leaves the capacity toheat the room it sits in to an output that is more than enough to heat all except the largest rooms.
In our guides section we do ahve a calculator that you can use to work out how many KW you need to heat a room space.
This stove will be coming into stock to add to the full range we already have on display in our showroom at Langley Mill and with the weather starting to drop very cold im sure you will agree there has never been a better time to invest in a new Multi Fuel Stove to take away the winter chill and to cut your fuel bills.