My name is Paddy McKeown, I am a retired police officer (Detective Sergeant – Metropolitan Police), turned chimney sweep. I have completed training with ‘The Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps’, and Rod Tech UK (Power Sweeping).
I think that I only sweep three of these old Heta stoves across the area, so they are rather rare, this one is a Blue Enamel Heta Kosi 6304 Multi-Fuel Stove. The other two I sweep are different colours, one is green, and one is red. Heta stoves have obviously become a lot more popular in recent times as I see numerous examples of the Heta Inspire 40 and many, many more examples of the Heta Inspire 45. There are also numerous examples of the Heta Ambition around the area. I also see a number of the cylindrical Heta Scan-Line stoves. I know that both Cut Maple Stoves in Sturma and Goddards Stoves in Saffron Walden now fit Heta Stoves. Indeed, Nick Buckenham from Cut Maple Stoves has been to Heta in Denmark to learn all about the qualities of their stoves. Having said all this, the customers I have who have the Heta Kosi 6304 stoves are more than happy with their performance. I like the more modern Heta stoves not just because of their sleek appearance, but because they are so easy to work on and dismantle.
HETA is a family-owned business, located in Lemvig near the west coast of Jutland in Denmark. This is where HETAs stoves are developed and manufactured from idea to finished product. Today, HETA is selling stoves to customers in 22 countries. HETA was founded in 1972 with Erik Bach at the steering wheel for the first many years. Today, Erik’s two sons, Carsten and Martin Bach, are heading the company.
For the first couple of years, the company produced hot water containers, refrigeration plants, tanks for fishing vessels and feeders for agriculture. In 1984, HETA started a collaboration with L. Lange & Co, a Danish iron foundry in Svendborg, founded by Lars Lange, a manufacturer of old cast iron stoves since 1850. After a few years later, HETA acquired L. Lange & Co’s activities.
In 1989, HETA developed the first of a long series of modern stoves, which laid the foundation for all the stoves in HETAs current range. Today, HETA also manufactures stove inserts, pellet stoves, aqua stoves, thermal mass stoves and outdoor stoves to quality-conscious consumers, not only in Denmark but worldwide.
Heta Stoves
Jupiterej 22
DK-7620 Lemvig
Denmark
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