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[Ronaldo]

Here is my Pacific Energy Alderlea T5 insert. Non-cat and couldn't be happier with its performance. Only draw back is there is no ash pan, but that's the trade off to having an insert. It's -25F today (14 Feb) and my house is 75F. I'd say she does the trick

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I love my Pacific Energy Super 27, too, they make a fine product. Mine heats a 2000 sq. ft. ranch very well.

 

[XP_Slinger]

I love my Pacific Energy Super 27, too, they make a fine product. Mine heats a 2000 sq. ft. ranch very well.

The quality and function has always impressed me.

 

[XP_Slinger]

What wood do you run through yours XP?

I burn 75% white ash. But I do have some hard and soft maple mixed throughout my wood piles. Occasional curly birch as well.

 

[concretegrazer]

Hey guys needing some suggestions on a wood burning stove/heater. We moved from a house that had a fire place and the family I miss it. I'm looking for something we can see the flames through the front glass kinda like a fire place. Needs to seals well so we dont have a house smelling like my bbq pit. Space is an issue too, kinda limited. What brands would yall suggest I start looking at? Is there a website that specializes in nothing but wood burning stoves/heaters. Whats the best brand for the money? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks

Just a heads up you can get an Englander 30 for $618 shipped to you door. From the Durango CO Home Depot. Be sure to set your store to the Durango one to get the pricing.

 

[Locust Cutter]

Nice! That's a good deal less than my P.E. T-6...

 

[Locust Cutter]

In the house is just an NC 30 burnin 24/7 no backup heat available, boiler died years ago. In the shop is the PIG. Here is a pic dogs included.
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What is the PIG made out of and did you make it? It looks like it's built hell-for-stout.

 

[Dieselshawn]

Here's my Lakewood, pretty wood efficient. Can go 16 hrs on 6-7 pieces of chopped ash. Heats my garage nice and warm. My garage is 18 ft wide by 55 ft long cinder block with epoxy coating on floor, ceiling and walls for wind resistance. Ceiling is only thing insulated.

Once warm, stays warm for a few days.

 

[plcnut]

Homebuilt masonry/cookstove. It also has a black oven.

 

[duckman]

Homebuilt masonry/cookstove. It also has a black oven.

now that's high speed. dose it draw good?

 

[Ronaldo]

Homebuilt masonry/cookstove. It also has a black oven.

That is very neat! UNIQUE.

 

[plcnut]

It draws good most of the time. It has a bypass for cold starts (just pull out the handle in the center of the front). It does very well once it is warm. I plan to add another piece of pipe to increase draw on those still mornings.

 

[Locust Cutter]

Homebuilt masonry/cookstove. It also has a black oven.

I love to see an interior design schematic in order to se how the heat and smoke flows throughout the unit.

 

[plcnut]

I love to see an interior design schematic in order to se how the heat and smoke flows throughout the unit.

If you click on the photo, it will take you to photobucket with a whole bunch of pictures of the build. The burn chamber is almost a cube, with 3 chambers.
The first is the firebox. It is 13-1/2" tall, 18" deep, and 7-1/2" wide. It has one exit in the right-hand sidewall all the way at the back. The opening 9" tall by 2-1/4" wide, and is even with the floor if the firebox. This leads to chamber 2. Right in front of this opening is a vertical piece of 2" schedule 40 pipe, with ~1/4" slit top to bottom that faces the opening. Fresh air is piped to this tube all along the bottom of the firebox (to pre-heat the air).
Chamber 2 is a mixing chamber that is 13" tall and about 6" square (can't remember the dimensions off the top if my head). The passage from the firebox to this mixing chamber has a 3/8" slot in the top of it where exhaust gas is re-circulated back in (venturi effect) to aid in complete combustion. This chamber sees more of a cyclone swirling effect for the mixing of the gasses. At 90 degrees from the inlet to this chamber, is the outlet (so it is facing the front of the stove). The outlet is also 9" tall, but it is only about 1-5/8" wide. This produces really high velocity where the gasses enter the final burn chamber. This opening also has a slot in the roof for recirculating more exhaust gases back into the burn.
We now arrive to the 3rd chamber. It is approximately 7-1/2" wide, by 8-1/2" deep and is leads all the way to the ceramic glass cooktop (~2 feet tall). This is where the main burn happens. From this point on, the gasses must follow a cursive "n" (with a tail) path under the cooktop to the rear of the stove. When the bypass is open, the gasses can go straight to the chimney. If the bypass is closed, then the gasses must travel all the way to the bottom of the stove in a open chamber immediately behind the firebox. From there the gasses enter the large open oven area of the stove. From there, the gasses have to travel back down to the bottom of the right-rear corner to get into the vertical flue. This allows the hottest gasses to be held inside the thermal mass, and only the coolest gasses to get to the chimney.
From a cold start, the oven takes 30 minutes to get to the 400 deg range, and the stove will reach max temperature at about 2 hours of burn. At this point, the oven will be nearly 700 deg f.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Here is my Pacific Energy Alderlea T5 insert. Non-cat and couldn't be happier with its performance. Only draw back is there is no ash pan, but that's the trade off to having an insert. It's -25F today (14 Feb) and my house is 75F. I'd say she does the trick

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There are a few stove/inserts that have ash pans, but they are few and far between. Here's mine:


It's a Federal Airtight 288. Lady, my flat-coated retriever, really likes the stove. The ash pan is right below the firebox and pulls out. The stove is almost entirely cast iron and no longer made. In 28 years of service I have replaced a few parts. I heat the entire walkout basement with it.

 

[Hedgerow]

There are a few stove/inserts that have ash pans, but they are few and far between. Here's mine:


It's a Federal Airtight 288. Lady, my flat-coated retriever, really likes the stove. The ash pan is right below the firebox and pulls out. The stove is almost entirely cast iron and no longer made. In 28 years of service I have replaced a few parts. I heat the entire walkout basement with it.

Howdy Ed!

 

[Wood Doctor]

Howdy Ed!

Looks like you liked the Pic, Matt. Think I'll fire her up tonight also. Late winter came back to pay a visit. Good cutting weather, however. No heavy wet stuff for awhile. I'm thinking about buying 11 acres of standing timber. Good price and not far from a calm lake packed with geese and ducks. Plenty of potential firewood for this stove and a couple of others. I need an arm twist of encouragement to close the deal.

 

[XP_Slinger]

There are a few stove/inserts that have ash pans, but they are few and far between. Here's mine:


It's a Federal Airtight 288. Lady, my flat-coated retriever, really likes the stove. The ash pan is right below the firebox and pulls out. The stove is almost entirely cast iron and no longer made. In 28 years of service I have replaced a few parts. I heat the entire walkout basement with it.

Nice setup you got there. I definitely envy the ash pan. My beagle is a fire hound too, he lays in front of our stove all day long.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Nothing like as good beagle hound. Yours is a classic. One of my best friends calls his beagle, "Homer". Thank you so much for showing this dog (and your wood stove) to all of us.

 

[XP_Slinger]

Nothing like as good beagle hound. Yours is a classic. One of my best friends calls his beagle, "Homer". Thank you so much for showing this dog (and your wood stove) to all of us.

No problem, I'm glad you're enjoying the thread as much as I am. And we love that little guy, very affectionate and intelligent.

 

[Mag Craft]

Osburn. Keeps the house nice and warm. It is all I use for heat although I have propane.