Whether looking at an ex-showroom wood-burning or multifuel stove, many people seem to be concerned about safety. It is obviously a valid question because where wood-burning and multifuel stoves are concerned there is an obvious need to be as safe as possible. So, what are the main worries with regards to ex-showroom stoves?

The appearance

While some ex-showroom stoves will have the odd bump and scrape, in the vast majority of cases these will not be visible from a distance. It is also worth reminding ourselves, once you install your wood-burning/multifuel stove it becomes part of the furniture and it is unlikely to remain in perfect working order for very long! Where there may be some visual damage there are an array of products available to “touch up” the stove to make it look like new. So, in reality there are very rarely any major issues with the appearance of an ex-showroom stove – after all, these are showroom examples of what customers can buy, they need to be perfect.

The durability

When people question the durability of ex-showroom stoves this does sound a little bizarre when you think consider this subject from a distance. These stoves would have been installed from new and in many cases they are simply being sold to make way for newer products. We regularly hear stories of stoves lasting 20, 30, 40 and more years. So, if at worst a showroom stove has been on show for two years this is but a fraction of its full working life. Durability is therefore not an issue.