Fireplaces and stoves

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Fireplaces and stoves is the fire and the kit around it for a UK home or garden. The cards cover electric fires and boiler stoves, outdoor pits, gas fires and cooking stoves, cooker hoods, and the fuel, liners, glass, guards and tools that sit with a solid-fuel fire.

Choose the card that matches the product, then a guide under it for fit, fuel or fitting. A plug-in flame effect, a stove that heats water, a patio pit and a bag of kindling are different products. The listing details stay on the comparison, so this page can stay put when a listing changes.

Fireplaces and stoves

Boiler stove

Water heat and radiators

Boiler stove comparison of six amazon.co.uk listings from about £560 to £888.02. Prity FGW15 is the top pick. S3 W17 is best value if the plate matches.

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Chimney hood

Cooker hood width and ducting

Chimney hood comparison of twelve amazon.co.uk cooker hoods from about £49.99 to £272. The black COMFEE' is the top pick and FIREGAS is the best value.

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Electric fireplace

Inset, wall or a stove shape

Electric fireplace comparison of twelve amazon.co.uk fires from about £59.99 to £250. The Wilton is the top pick and the NETTA stove is the best value.

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Fatwood

Resin sticks to start a fire

Fatwood comparison of seven amazon.co.uk packs from about £4.59 to £29.18. Pure Garden is the top pick at about £6.31/kg. Billy Buckskin is the best value.

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Fire brick

Liners for a wood burner

Fire brick comparison of seven amazon.co.uk liners from about £9.99 to £38.99. The hongyong ten-pack is the top pick and six clay bricks are best value.

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Firebricks

Vermiculite or dense clay

Nine amazon.co.uk firebrick listings from about £9.99 to £38.99. The vermiculite ten-pack is the top pick, and the dense clay six-pack is the best value.

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Fireplace console

TV stand or a surround

Fireplace console comparison of six amazon.co.uk listings from about £167 to £1,260.85. YITAHOME is the top pick and Adam is the best value if you own an inset.

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Fireplace glass

Glass for a gas fire

Six amazon.co.uk fireplace glass bags from about £14.99 to £24.99. Teamson clear is the top pick and Teamson blue is the best value if the manual allows glass.

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Fireplace glass cleaner

Foam or a dry pad

Twelve amazon.co.uk fireplace glass cleaners from about £3.99 to £18. HG foam is the top pick and RAKSO pads are the best value if your manual allows mesh.

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Fireplace guard

Screen or a nursery guard

Fireplace guard comparison of twelve amazon.co.uk listings from about £10.59 to £36.90. Safetots is the top pick and Fire Vida Milton is the best value.

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Fireplace lighter

Gas wand or an arc

Fireplace lighter comparison of nine amazon.co.uk gas and arc wands from about £4.99 to £9.99. KARAN KING is the top pick and UR CHOICE is the best value.

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Fireplace tool set

4 piece or 5 piece set

Fireplace tool set comparison of twelve amazon.co.uk sets from about £11.19 to £34.99. Fire Vida Buxton is the top pick and JVL Lambeth is the best value.

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Firewood drill

Cone bit for logs

Firewood drill comparison of twelve amazon.co.uk cone bits from about £6 to £21.80. KATUR is the top pick and Holy Feather is best value for softwood.

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Kindling

Sticks, wool or a splitter

Kindling comparison of twelve amazon.co.uk listings, sticks to splitters, from about £5.99 to £169. Log Barn is the top pick and KEPLIN is the best value.

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Klarstein electric fireplace

Wall fire or a stove shape

Five Klarstein electric fireplaces on amazon.co.uk, from about £204.09 to about £566. Studio is the top pick and Lausanne is the best value in this set.

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Log store

Metal, wood or a narrow rack

Log store comparison of ten amazon.co.uk racks from about £25.99 to £106.02. VOUNOT is the top pick and NALONE is the best value covered rack in 2026.

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Magnetic stove fan

Fan on the flue pipe

Magnetic stove fan comparison of five amazon.co.uk pipe fans from about £31.34 to £39.99. Valiant Remora is the top pick and Drcokars HL-600A is the best value.

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Outdoor fireplace

Pit, bowl or chiminea

Outdoor fireplace comparison of eleven amazon.co.uk pits from about £16.99 to £142.90. Yaheetech is the top pick and Vivo is the best value for a small patio.

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Outdoor gas fireplace

Propane bowl or a table

Outdoor gas fireplace comparison of nine amazon.co.uk listings from about £99.99 to £464.34. Outland Living is the top pick and Onlyfire is the best value.

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Outdoor stove

Cooker for the garden

Outdoor stove comparison of twelve amazon.co.uk listings from about £16.99 to £55.99. Campingaz Chef is the top pick and Green Haven is the best value.

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Paper briquette press

Press for paper logs

Paper briquette press comparison of ten amazon.co.uk listings from about £19.99 to £133. eBuzz is the top pick and the black Relaxdays is best value here.

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Stove fan

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Stove pipe

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Thermia wood stove

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Wall chaser

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Water vapour fireplace

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Wood burning stove

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Wood stove

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Common questions about fireplaces and stoves

What does this hub cover?

Fireplaces and stoves on this hub is the fire and the kit around it for a UK home or garden. The comparisons split electric fires, boiler stoves, outdoor pits and gas fires, outdoor cooking stoves, and cooker hoods. Further cards cover fuel and starters, fire bricks, log stores, stove glass cleaner, guards, tool sets, lighters and flue fans. Open a card for the current amazon.co.uk listings. Products Compared did not run a laboratory test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

How do you choose an electric fire or a solid-fuel stove?

An electric fireplace on these pages plugs into a UK socket. It does not burn wood, so it does not need a flue or a smoke-control exemption. A solid-fuel stove burns logs or an authorised fuel and needs a suitable chimney, fuel your area allows, and sweeping. A boiler stove is the card for a stove that also heats water. If you want a flame effect without fuel, start with the electric fireplace comparison. If you already have a working flue, start with the fuel and sweep guides.

What can you burn in a smoke control area?

A smoke control area does not treat dry logs, kindling or a smokeless label as automatically allowed. Wood there belongs in a Defra-exempt appliance. Other fires use an authorised fuel. Ecodesign is a separate test, not that public exempt list. Your council names the area, and these pages do not check your postcode. The guides on smoke-control fuel and on an open fire versus a wood-burning stove set out that split. The product cards do not add a laboratory smoke result.

How do the outdoor cards differ?

An outdoor fireplace here is a wood or charcoal pit, bowl or chiminea for the garden. An outdoor gas fireplace burns propane. The listing may be a bowl or a fire-pit table, and a UK cylinder may need the right regulator. An outdoor stove is a cooker for the garden or a power cut, not a living-room wood burner. Smoke and neighbours have their own guide under the pit comparison. Match the card to the fuel before you compare size.

How do kindling, fatwood and a paper press differ?

Kindling is the small wood that carries a flame up to the logs, and that card also includes splitters. Fatwood is resin-rich sticks that catch from a lighter. Resin is a poor fuel under food. A paper briquette press turns paper into logs. Pressed newspaper is a starter at most. It is not a Ready to Burn wood briquette, and coloured print or cardboard is the wrong stock. Store kiln-dried logs off the ground, covered on top with the sides open, or moisture can climb again.

Why are fire brick and firebricks separate cards?

Both cards are liners, and they are not the same shortlist. Fire brick is for a wood-burner lining, with vermiculite and fireclay packs. Firebricks adds a pizza-oven job and a dense clay option beside vermiculite. Measure the brick you are replacing before you treat a pack as a match. The fitting guides sit under each card. These pages do not claim a brick is approved for your stove unless the listing says so.

What should you check on a guard, a fan or a glass cleaner?

A fireplace guard here is a spark screen or a nursery guard, and the fit is your opening. A magnetic stove fan in this set is a pipe fan. It needs a flue the magnet can hold. A cool stove top is a different fan. Stove glass cleaner is foam or a dry pad, and the manual decides whether mesh is allowed. Black glass is often a cold fire, wet logs or a shut airwash. Clean the glass cold, then fix the burn.

Is the chimney hood a stove part?

The chimney hood comparison is a kitchen cooker hood. You choose width, ducted or recirculating extraction, and how it is installed. It is not a cowl or a liner for a wood burner. If you are fitting a stove, use the sweep guides and the fuel cards. If you are fitting a hood over a hob, use the chimney hood comparison and the 60 cm or 90 cm guide under it.

Where should you start?

Start with the job. A living-room flame without wood is the electric fireplace card, the Klarstein card if you are already in that range, or a fireplace console if the fire and the television stand are one unit. A real fire starts with whether your area allows the fuel, then the logs, the store, the kindling and the sweep. A garden evening starts with a pit, a gas fireplace or an outdoor stove. Shelf prices stay on each comparison.