Stoves
Which is best, a iron or steel stove?
Choosing a stove
Firstly, to compare stoves or wood burners you need to be comparing good quality items – cheap stoves may crack or warp and end up a false economy. Here are some of the benefits of steel and iron stoves…
Benefits of iron stoves
The main differnce between iron and steel stoves is that iron stoves take longer to heat up a room but deliver heat to a room long after the fire has gone out. Iron is the traditional material for making stoves so you may choose iron if you want the traditional look.
- Retain heat longer
- Traditional material
Benefits of steel stoves
Steel stoves are generally lighter and are often the material used for making contemporary stoves so you will find a lot of simple modern stoves made of steel. Steel stoves warm up a room more quickly than iron stoves but once the fire is out they cool down more quickly.
- Warm a room up more quickly
- Contemporary designs
I recently bought a home that came with a Whitfield Profile 20. Problem: when we start the stove it will cycle and fill the ultagarrte then ignite and burn all the fuel but won’t continue to feed unless the pressure switch is jumped out, I have cleaned the flue and confirmed a draft. The motor was removed from the combustion blower housing and the inside was vacuumed out and the hole for the tube to the pressure switch cleaned, I have confirmed the presure switch functions and that the diaphram and hose are good, The passage from this housing up to the combustion chamber were cleaned to the best of my ability. But even after all of this she still won’t run on her own without the jumper. Any help would be greatly appreciated! PS