The Hobbit ECO Small Stove is a small cast iron multi-fuel stove that is able to burn wood, coal or eco logs and fully complies with the new Eco Design regulations, which makes it suitable for any installations after the 1st January 2022. Eco design 2022 is the stove industry’s response to the DEFRA Clean Air Strategy which aims to improve air quality and reduce emissions and pollution. We have been able to increase the efficiency of our small multi-fuel stove to over 81%, and we have also reduced the particulate and gas emissions to a level which is below the new, more stringent, Eco Design levels, which now have to be met.

Our stove is specifically designed for installations where the space for a stove might be more limited, and this makes our stove the ideal choice for small fireplaces, where larger stoves simply won’t fit.

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Unlike the requirements for DEFRA Exemption, which only applies to smokeless zones the ECODesign regulations will apply to the whole country, so no matter where a new stove is to be installed it must comply with EcoDesign.

The Hobbit Eco stove

  • Multi-fuel stove, compatible with wood, coal or eco logs
  • High quality cast iron construction
  • New improved efficiency of 81.4%
  • Reduced particulate and gas emissions
  • Provides 4.1kW of efficient, clean burning heat
  • New pre-heated tertiary air intake and
  • Enhanced pre-heated secondary combustion technology
  • Air controls at the front of the stove, for improved usability
  • Complimentary 5 year warranty
  • Every stove is hand-finished, fettled and inspected at our Devon workshop
  • Measures only 302mm wide, 272mm deep and 465mm high
  • Glass window with greatly improved Airwash technology
  • Improved main grate, for better multi-fuel capability
  • Dust-free riddling
  • New ash direction plates for cleaner, more controlled de-ashing
  • Riddling grate, ashpan and multi-tool included
  • Independently tested, certified and approved to EcoDesign 2022 standards
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Our Hobbit Eco stove is now available, and it has been independently certificated at KIWA UK, in Cheltenham, so that it meets the new set of higher standards that are now required for wood stoves. Our little Hobbit Eco stove has an efficiency of over 80%, and it releases far fewer particulate and gas emissions into the air, making it a much more environmentally friendly heat source!

If you are planning to install your Hobbit wood stove after the 1st of January 2022, and if you require your installation to be compliant with current UK building regulations, then you will require the Eco Design version of our little Hobbit stove. The compact size of our Hobbit Eco stove allows for any ornate period features of an older cast iron fire surround to be retained, enabling a small, inefficient open fire to be replaced with ease.

The main improvement in the design of our Hobbit stove has been to incorporate a new, pre-heated tertiary air system. This burns up any particulates and gases much more effectively, and it also improves the amount of secondary combustion that takes place at the top of the firebox.

The Hobbit Eco Improvements

The cleaner burning and enhanced secondary combustion of our stove has also improved the efficiency of the glass airwash, which will now provide you with a greatly enhanced view of your fire whilst the flames flicker away! The new air system arrangement also means that all of the air flow controls are now at the front of the stove, to improve usability. This is incredibly useful if you’re going to be installing your small stove into a particularly tight space!

The new tertiary air and improved secondary air are both controlled at the front of the Hobbit Eco stove, using the two sliders beneath the footplate, but the primary air is still operated in the same way. When the stove is in operation, the new air system provides you with much greater control over the burn-rate of your fire and the pattern of the flames! And greater control means greater efficiency and improved fuel consumption of your tiny wood burner.

The design of the main grate has also been improved to maintain the multi-fuel capability of our small Hobbit Eco wood stove. Plus, we’ve also added new ash direction plates, which allows for cleaner and more controlled de-ashing of the stove when you go to clear the remnants of your fire.

The overall dimensions of the Eco Design models are exactly the same as the original Hobbit stove.

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Hobbit Eco Fits all small spaces!

You can still incorporate all of the same stove options which are currently available! The Eco Design Hobbit stove is now available to order. Choose between the standard Hobbit Eco for more rural areas, or the Hobbit Eco SE if you’re installing your stove in a smoke controlled zone within the UK.

The Hobbit comes in a matte black colour as standard, however, our stove is sure to compliment any style of décor or interior design, as we offer a broad range of additional stove options as well as the unique ability to customise your stove with your own choice of colours.

The Hobbit’s excellent, enhanced performance combined with its traditional, yet elegant styling, and its superb value for money, has led to our little stove finding its home in a wide range of amazing small spaces and tiny homes.

Our small stove has provided light and warmth to canal boats, treehouses, yurts, bell tents, glamping pods, campervan conversions, horse boxes, shepherds’ huts, garden rooms, summer houses, luxury cabins and more! We’ve also designed a range of different flue kits which make it easy to install our small stoves in almost any of these spaces, and most of our high quality flue parts are manufactured by Midtherm.

Eco Design 2022

Eco Design is a European-wide initiative to reduce the amount of emissions that are released by multi-fuel stoves and wood burning stoves. The new regulations are intended to help tackle air pollution by introducing a minimum efficiency for wood burners, and by placing stricter limits on the amount of particulates and gases that can be emitted by these appliances.

In the UK, the new Eco Design regulations come into effect from the 1st of January 2022.

From the 1st of January 2022, all solid fuel installations must only incorporate appliances that adhere to the new Eco Design emission parameters. If you already have a stove installed, or if you’re looking to get a stove fitted before this date, then your stove does not have to comply with the new Eco Design requirements.

The legislation is not retrospective, and it only applies to new installations after the 1st of January 2022. If your stove is not Eco Design, but it’s installed before the 1st of January 2022, then you won’t need to remove your wood burner or swap it for another stove which meets the Eco Design specifications.

A standard Hobbit stove or Hobbit SE can still be installed into any domestic setting in line with current building regulations and in accordance with Approved Document J, providing it is installed before the 1st of January 2022.

After the 1st of January 2022, it will also become illegal to manufacture or sell stoves that do not meet the Eco Design rules. So if you purchase a new stove after this date, it will have to meet the new Eco Design criteria. Our new Eco Hobbit and Hobbit SE meet these requirements.

Eco Design stoves have to comply with stricter limits on the amount of particulates and gases that get released by the stove.

Our Hobbit stove is now available as the standard Hobbit ECO or the Hobbit ECO SE.

You will still need the Hobbit ECO SE if you are going to be installing your small multi-fuel stove in a smoke controlled zone. This is an area where you cannot emit smoke from a chimney unless you are burning smokeless fuels and wood, or if you are using a smoke exempt appliance, such as the Hobbit ECO SE.

You can see if you live in a smoke controlled zone by contacting your local council. Apart from that, the Hobbit ECO and the Hobbit ECO SE offer all of the same great features, and they have exactly the same dimensions.

Stove manufacturers have risen to the challenges that have been presented by the new Eco Design regulations, and we have taken this as an opportunity to improve the design of our stoves so that they meet and exceed the new criteria! Our new Hobbit ECO has reduced particulate and gas emissions, a greatly improved efficiency, and it provides you with a range of new features.

To add to this, recent SIA tests (Stove Industry Alliance) have shown that modern, clean burning stoves reduce particulate emissions by 90% compared to an open fire, and by 80-84% compared to a stove which is over 10 years old. The new models of our stoves have been greatly improved, and they’re much better for the planet. A higher efficiency also means that you will have more heat going into the room, so your stove with have lower overall operational costs.

No, Brexit will not affect the new Eco Design regulations.

About Our Small Stoves

The Hobbit SE can be used to burn wood in a smoke controlled zone. The air controls are configured to retain a minimum amount of air intake to facilitate clean, efficient burning. The distribution of air is also configured more towards the efficient burning of wood, as opposed to the burning of wood and coal. The Hobbit is set up in our workshop according to each individual customer’s specification.

You can click here to see a dimensional drawing of the Hobbit stove.

Yes! It’s also worth us mentioning that unlike many stove manufacturers who self-certificate their own EN approval, our Hobbit stove has been independently tested by Gastec Ltd.

If you do not live in a smoke controlled zone then you should select the standard option. You can find out if you live in a smoke controlled zone by checking with your local council.

The standard Hobbit stove and the Hobbit SE both weigh 50kg, or 110lbs.

The Hobbit stove, Hobbit SE and the Little Range Cook Stove all have a 100mm/4” flue outlet.

Yes! You certainly can!

The Hobbit stove measures 618mm tall when it is equipped with the stand option. Please note that this measurement does not include the 45mm high stove collar, which will connect to a flue pipe if you decide to exit from the top of your stove.

Yes! We offer a wide range of installation kits as well as extra flue parts.

You can take a look at this document here to see the distances that you will need to maintain around your Hobbit small wood burning stove. Click here to see the distances that you will need to have around your stove cooking range.

In principle, yes! This is providing that your existing chimney is in sound condition and as long as it is properly maintained. However, we always recommend seeking professional advice by commissioning a chimney inspection by a NACS sweep or a HETAS stove installer.

Yes! We guarantee the main body parts of the Hobbit and Hobbit SE for 5 years after you receive your small stove! This is providing that you register your stove with us within 3 months from the date that you receive it. We also guarantee the main body parts of the Little Range Cook Stove for 7 years after you receive your stove, as long as you register your stove with us within 3 months from the date that you receive your Range.

If you are installing your stove into a free standing location, then you will need to begin by installing a non-combustible hearth for your stove to stand on.

This can be made out of almost any non-combustible material, providing it has a minimum thickness of 12 mm. This rule applies to small stoves, such as the Hobbit, where the hearth temperature does not exceed 100°C.

Some of the most fashionable materials are slate, marble, or toughened glass, which provide a more contemporary look. For the more budget-minded, materials such as reclaimed quarry tiles, patio slabs or a combination of steel and concrete can be used to make an attractive base or plinth for your stove.

The size of the hearth that you will need depends on the size of the wood burning stove you are intending to install. There are specific requirements relating to the size of hearth required in Approved Document J. If the stove operates as a closed appliance, then the minimum distance that is required from the front of your stove to the front of your hearth is 225mm. This should extend to 300mm for an open appliance. The hearth should also extend by 150mm to the sides and rear of the stove.

Our Hobbit Stove Has Been Fitted!

“We had a Hobbit stove fitted this week by Alex Reay from Flues and Fires, and I just wanted to get in touch to say it is AMAZING and we love it! We have a lovely cast iron tiled fireplace which I was desperate not to lose when we installed a small wood burning stove, but until I found the Hobbit on Google, everyone told me it would be impossible to keep the fire surround. The Hobbit is perfect – not only does it fit very snugly, but it looks fantastic and the blue door complements the tiles very nicely. We are sitting enjoying a fire now and absolutely loving it! Thanks for creating such an amazing product.”
Nicola Williams

The Best Stove Ever!

“It’s the best stove ever! It’s easy to light, very efficient, burns anthracite and stays in overnight (ours has been in for three weeks now). It even keeps a kettle of water at the ready for a cuppa! What more can I say, we love it! Just the thing to make our Yorkshire home cosy, and the cat loves it too!”
Lynn and Andrew, West Yorkshire

A Huge Thank You!

“Dear Mark and Gill, a huge thank you for designing and making the Hobbit stove! We had two different London-based fireplace companies tell us that we simply had to knock out the old cast iron and tile fireplace to fit in a woodburning stove, and that there was no other option! Then we found you online. We are delighted with our little Hobbit, which swallows up logs and kicks out a good amount of heat. Perfect for the winter! I will also be writing to the London-based fireplace companies to put the Hobbit on their radar. Best wishes.”
Nat

First Small Stove Installation

Was looking for a small stove for my first self-install. Found Mark very helpful. Knowledgeable, friendly service. Stove burns well and generates lots more heat than the previous open fire. What is not to like?
Sam

Delighted with our Hobbit Stove!

“Mark, Gill, thank you for your assistance, we are delighted with our Hobbit! I fired it up this evening after taking all afternoon making a register plate to fit the opening.”
Alan
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