Contura stoves any good?

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CharlieB
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Hi all. I'm looking for an insert stove with double doors and the Contura i5 is the only one I've found so far. Does anyone know if Contura stoves are any good? https://www.contura.eu/en-gb/stove-coll ... -i5-_-3526

Or any other double-doored inset stoves?

(We had a fender-stool / child fireguard made for the fireplace a few years ago and really want to keep it if we can. A single door would swing out too far.)
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Krill
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Not sure if this is what you are looking for:

https://www.hunterstoves.co.uk/product- ... set-stoves

I have an avalon stove (not inset) and it's been fine; had one in my previous home and it did the job. Glass was easy to replace, not challenging to control with a bit of experience.
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I'm looking for a landscape inset stove with two doors. Those hunter / Di Lusso ones all have one door, so it would swing out too far for the fender stool to stay in place.
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CharlieB
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AGT wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 2:11 pmCharnwood slx20
It looks like this one’s being discontinued. Doesn’t hit eco design.

Has no one come across Contura?
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We had a Contura 580 (free-standing, not built in) in a previous house. FWIW no problems with it.
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Thank you. Good to know.

(Now just trying to find an installer who will respond to an email.)
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