Fire FX Echo 5 Wood Burning Stove

The Echo 5 is for rooms with clean, modern lines: renovated terraces, extensions and contemporary living rooms where the stove should look architectural rather than rustic. Its 5kW nominal output, with a working range of 3.5 to 7.5kW, suits most average living rooms, and the wide window makes the fire feel bigger than the compact body suggests.

It is also one of the easiest stoves on the range to place, because it only needs a 12mm decorative hearth rather than a full constructional one, which keeps the fitting simpler in many rooms.

On the survey we check the flue route first: the Echo takes a 125mm flue from the top or the rear, so it works both in a lined chimney and on a twin-wall system in a home with no chimney. The direct air connection matters in newer, airtight homes, because the stove can draw its combustion air from outside instead of from the room. Maximum log length is 330mm, worth knowing when you order wood.

The honest comparison is with its sister stove, the Eton 5. Inside they are the same machine: same 82.7% efficiency, same output range, same A+ rating and the same price. The choice is purely the face you prefer, the Echo minimalist and frameless, the Eton traditional with a cast iron door. If you want a taller statement piece instead, look at the Atlas range.

DEFRA-exempt and Ecodesign compliant, so it can burn wood legally at the many Leeds and York addresses covered by smoke control rules, which we check for your exact address on the survey. The direct air option earns its keep in the airtight new-build estates around Leeds, Wakefield and York where a room-sealed installation draws better.