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Originally Posted by zilo
We have had both..
our first was a Kent heater, free standing, no fan....absolutely brilliant unit and not much wood to heat the house all day.
our new house has an inbuilt one, looks fancy with the carved wood fireplace etc but an absolute piece of junk compared to the Kent.
it uses mountains of wood, most of the heat goes up the chimney.
the fan helps but takes like forever to heat up.
just don't do it...they are rubbish...ours is called a Heat Charm.
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A lot depends on the brand Zilo - you've owned a Kent so I thought you would realise that!
To the
OP if you don't have ceiling fans a ceiling mounted heat transfer kit is a good idea for getting to heat to circulate well and quickly - basically a ducting system.