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[Blazin]

I got a hearth stone in the house but it ain't been lit in 8 years.

 

[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

Look at Englander and Drolet for good quality lower cost stoves.

 

[czar800]

My 6048

 

[Blazin]

Id say its time to sell it. How much?

Nah, it'll be there "just incase"

My 6048

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Nice!

 

[Jeff Lary]

This is my new Blaze King Princess and my Dog Ranger

 

[MG2186]

heres what I got, the boiler is at the farm heating Mom and Dads house along with 2 shops and outside forced air is what I heat my house with. Hope to have my boiler going for next winter


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[Homelite410]

heres what I got, the boiler is at the farm heating Mom and Dads house along with 2 shops and outside forced air is what I heat my house with. Hope to have my boiler going for next winter


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Very nice mike!

 

[darkimpulse]

Old and dirty, but still gets the job done.

 

[ctylerc1995]

Fill it up once daily with anything that burns, been burning a mix of ash and unseasoned maple, cherry, poplar and hickory.
Need to start seasoning my wood stock better....burns more wood than the buck stove thats in the house but not having smoke/fire inside and not having to split the wood is worth it.
42" deep firebox makes burning limbs a lot easier!

 

[Locust Cutter]

My next house will have a boiler powered heated floor loops and there will be a wood stove, just because, either a Woodstock Soapstone or a Jotul Black Bear.

 

[ctylerc1995]

My next house will have a boiler powering heated floor loops and there will be a wood stove, just because, either a Woodstock Soapstone or a Jotul Black Bear.

Floor loops with individual zone control would be the best method I think, this one is just pumping 180* water through 1" pex into an additional coil on the air handler of the HVAC.
The only drawback is the coil is still hot when the fan is off, causing the floor/wall above the coil to stay hot, right where the thermostat is.
A bypass valve is on the todo list, along with point of use hot water heat exchangers.

 

[cre73]

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.

 

[Jeff Lary]

By gawd if you cant sit yer bare ass on the stove top she is working just fine!

 

[Jeff Lary]

Dogs and wood stoves they go together don't they.

 

[David Boyd]

Look at Englander and Drolet for good quality lower cost stoves.

I'll second this. The Englander gets lots of recommendations as a great stove at a good price. I had narrowed my choice down to a Englander NC-30 or a Drolet HT-2000 when shopping for a woodstove last fall. I ended up getting an Osburn 2300 because it looked nicer in my living room, but Drolet, Osburn and about a half dozen other brands are made by Stove Builders International (SBI) in Canada. Mostly the same stoves built to different price points - nicer looking stove = more money.

I like my Osburn, but I'm sure a Drolet would function just as well. BTW, don't wait until the fall to by one. Many of the Drolet models were sold out and on a several month wait list when I was looking for mine. Probably should buy in the Spring/summer to get the best deal/selection.

 

[Tundra]

Vermont castings insert.

 

[XP_Slinger]

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

 

[Locust Cutter]

What wood do you run through yours XP?

 

[David Boyd]

Fill it up once daily with anything that burns, been burning a mix of ash and unseasoned maple, cherry, poplar and hickory.
Need to start seasoning my wood stock better....burns more wood than the buck stove thats in the house but not having smoke/fire inside and not having to split the wood is worth it.
42" deep firebox makes burning limbs a lot easier!View attachment 10615

Interesting. Think the outside boiler is inherently less efficient than the woodstove, or is it your setup/unseasoned wood? I can definitely see the advantages of not having smoke/fire inside and not having to split wood.

 

[ctylerc1995]

One inefficiency, I believe, is the water jacket around the fire box. I think this leads to incomplete combustion, and more hydrocarbons go out before burning . Some correct me is that's not true.
And the second reason for more wood is, the whole house is 73~74*, and the buck stove only heated some rooms to 80* and let the others drop to as low as 65*.
And thirdly I think the 150' line set looses some heat to the ground.

This outdoor fireplace is suppose to be more efficient than some others because it has a tripple pass on the exhaust before the smoke exits the top.