wood stoves

[D7E]

I put in a Drolet HT2400 in november ,$1000 ...About $350 for some double wall black pipe and fitted my self . It's been lit 24/7 since november 15th

 

[Scooby074]

The wife likes the T6. Haven't got the price for it yet

It should come in at around the $2700-3000 range if you have a good dealer.

One more thing, splurge for the double wall stainless connector pipe for inside. I recommend the ICC brand. Made in Canada. Great product. My old stove improved probably 50% when I put it in. It'll be around $200 or so for a telescoping connector, budget a few hundred more if you need a couple straight pieces and elbows, but its money well spent. Not only does it flow better, its much safer too. It'll be the last pipe you'll need to buy for many years.

 

[Looking4new]

I have a Regency F2400 in the unfinished basement and a Regency CS2400 in the main part of the house, open concept. I burn mostly Oak and Beech. They both work good and both have 2 speed fans on them.

 

[MotorSeven]

Don't forget about Blaze King...they have some documented amazing burn times of well over 24 hours on one load of wood.

 

[EddieWalker]

Avoid Napoleon. My Alderlea replaced a Napo 1450. It was a massive POS. And Napoleons customer service sucks.

Do you have anything specific about the Napolean that you don't like? I bought mine used, I've never spoken to customer service, and I think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Eddie

 

[Scooby074]

Do you have anything specific about the Napolean that you don't like? I bought mine used, I've never spoken to customer service, and I think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Eddie

Yup. First you should know I use wood as my sole source of heat, as such, I put pretty high demands and expectations on a stove.

Fit and finish is low grade.

Hinge pins wont stay in place (top hinge)

Interior fiberboard baffle system is too thin and burned through. In fairness, they updated this and since I had installed the new baffles there has not been a burn through, however they are starting to show wear. Within 2 years they should be replaced. The baffles cost close to $100. The first set was not replaced under warranty as they should have been in my opinion. The design of the original ones was defective and far too thin. Napoleon would not address this.

The blower fan is noisy.

Paint quality is low grade. Annual painting was required until I upgraded the paint to POR 15 High Heat.

Glass would get dirty quickly. Poor design of the airwash system.

For some reason it would go through firebrick very quickly.

Heat output was not up to published specs. No wheres close.

Short burn times. Could not do an overnight burn.

My new Alderlea has none of those issues. And it has a lifetime guarantee. And stainless steel baffles that will last a lifetime. Burns clean, hot and long. Absolutely no comparison to the Napoleon. Its 10x the stove, albeit at 3x the price.

 

[EddieWalker]

Thank you. I don't have a blower on mine, but it's the same stove that I have. It is also my only source of heat during the winter and we run it just about every night. My house is only 1,000 sq feet, so I probably don't get it as hot as you do in order to warm up my house. Usually we just start it when we get home and add a couple more logs to it during the night to keep it comfortable. If we add too much wood, we have to open the door to cool off. The glass does get dark in places from time to time, but once the fire gets going, it clears right up again.

I bought mine used and I think it was repainted, but I'm not sure and its not a problem. It's all black and looks great. My fire brick looks brand new. I've only used it three years and I don't have any idea how often the previous owner used it in Wisconsin. He must of used it quite a bit because he hauled it down to Texas when he moved.

I don't even know what the interior baffle system is. Don't know if I have it or if it's good or bad. I might look into it, but since everything works so well on mine, I might not.

Almost sounds like we have two totally different stoves. I love mine and highly recommend it.

Eddie

 

[Ken45101]

We are very happy with the Pacific Energy Summit. About 6 years now. They are highly recommended and we agree.

Your pricing sounds high. IIRC, we paid around $2000 for the stove and another $1400 for the chimney.

My son is currently paying $5/gallon for 100 gallons of propane (a month's worth at best?) OTOH, I have next year's wood cut, split and stacked and I'm working on the following year's.

 

[KennyG]

Look at the PE Alderlea T6 or Summit.


Osburn is another good Canadian brand. Dad's had one of their "bay window" stoves for several years now. Its a great heater.

I have a small Osburn (1800). It's very well built and works well. The bay window was the deciding factor for me. It makes it like a fireplace but with stove efficiency.

 

[EddieWalker]

Something else that I'd recommend is sizing your stove bigger then your square footage. My experience is all the ratings are for just barely getting it done, and getting a stove that will heat a bigger area means you can heat your area no matter how cold it is outside, or you just run a smaller fire or let it simmer after you heat the place up.

Eddie