Quebb wood-burning stove (Milburn CA10)

Classic British wood-burner - made of boiler-plate and takes an 18" log.

Ancient and rusty but still complete and serviceable.

Note that this is exclusively a wood-burner, not multi-fuel. Also, it's VERY heavy!

A lot of people seem interested in this item and I'm wondering if they all fully realise what they might be getting into. While a wood-burner like this can be a great companion, it will also potentially be a whole heap of trouble! I may be giving my stove away but I'd still like to think that it's going somewhere it continues to be useful. That means giving it to (a) someone that needs it and (b) someone who is prepared for the problems.

Here are the issues (forgive me if you already know this, but not everybody will):

1. In a typical winter, a woodburner like this will chew its way through a volume of dry timber roughly the size of a small caravan. In fact, I seem to remember that it did once burn a small caravan. To source this economically you would ideally own a bit of woodland plus a chainsaw/axe/splitting-maul etc.

2. You'll note above that I mention dry timber - you need a shed of some description to house your caravan-load.

3. Dry or not, your timber will certainly do its best to clog your flue - you need a cowled, well-lined chimney (or insulated flue-pipe) and even so you'll never manage to keep on top of the mess. This can cost a lot - but it will cost you even more if you don't get it sorted.

4. The brute weighs a couple of hundredweight - or at least that's what t feels like every time you have to drag it out so you can clean said flue. I can personally recommend a good osteopath

Please think carefully before you proceed