Wood stoves

[f7sp]

I’m looking into buying a bigger wood stove for my basement. Are there any brands that are better than others?i was looking into the jotul brand from Norway, they’re available at a store in edm, just lookin for some input on some others

 

[pipes]

I really had my heart set on the Blaze King. But the Pacific Energy that I had installed has done me no wrong. If you have the room go with the Blaze King.

 

[papajake]

check out the ENVIRO WOOD STOVES we have ours for over 10 years and no problems we burn about 4 cords a year ours is the 1700 model it heats our 1500 sq.ft house no problem.also they are made in BC not in japan the medal is thick and they are heavy

 

[ferniesnow]

Another vote for the Blaze King. We've had a Blaze King in the house from the get-go (2001). Great stove and there is a choice of sizes. We heat 2000+ sqft from the cool fall days until it gets into the -20C range and then use a forced air wood furnace. When the sun gets a little higher in the late winter/early spring we start up the Blaze King again. Glass door is available for a little ambiance if so desired.

Buy the biggest one available and it should heat your whole house as long as you can get the air moving.

 

[deaner]

IMHO there is only 1 wood stove, and that is blaze king. Ive seen it first hand a number of times now where someone replaces another stove with a blaze king, and burn about 1/3 the wood. They are just warmer, have WAY longer burn times, and much more efficient on wood. My brother couldnt burn enough wood through his jotul to keep his house warm. Switched to a blaze king and burns 1/3 the wood and his place is toasty.

 

[ABMax24]

My parents have a pacific energy super 27, awesome stove, they've had it for 14 years now and have probably burned about 80 cords through it. They use it as their primary source of heat in the winter. Other than changing fire bricks every other year and the stainless baffle last year it has been a reliable stove. It will likely go another 15 years yet.

I wouldn't look at a blaze king myself, I don't like the idea of dealing with the catalytic converters, and a guy I work with is switching his out with an enviro because the welds are cracking out and the plates are buckling.

I like the enviro stoves, and that would be my choice for our house, but the cost of running 35ft of chimney up our house to the roof makes it hard to justify over natural gas.

 

[sirkdev]

I have a blaze king queen model as well, no issues with catalytic at all just can't burn garbage. Sure is nice to walk outside and be able to breathe clean air... I can barely smell fumes when stove is pumping. How ever in the last few years I have contemplated removing it due to the added insurance costs on house. Estimates are 20-25% rate decrease if removed. However I live in a log house where partial replacement/repair is not an option.

 

[deaner]

We heat our 3700 square foot house with a princess pretty easily. Don't have an exact measurement on the wood we used but guarantee it wasnt more that 3 cords. Probably closer to 2

 

[f7sp]

I’m leaning more towards the non catalytic type stove. Seems to be less maintenance involved,unless I’m wrong about this? Is the blaze king available only in the catalytic style?
Some info about the house,the home is around 1300sq,there’s is also a forced air furnace used and the wood stove is used as a secondary heat source, we burn around 3 or so cords each yr with the current stove. It’s a Napoleon. Another thing I’m doing is having venting put near the wood stove for return air,so the fan from the forced air furnace can distribute the air from the wood stove area throughout the basement and upstairs. So we shouldn’t need an overly large stove for our needs, I just wanted something a little larger with more efficiency.

 

[sirkdev]

I’m leaning more towards the non catalytic type stove. Seems to be less maintenance involved,unless I’m wrong about this? Is the blaze king available only in the catalytic style?
Some info about the house,the home is around 1300sq,there’s is also a forced air furnace used and the wood stove is used as a secondary heat source, we burn around 3 or so cords each yr with the current stove. It’s a Napoleon. Another thing I’m doing is having venting put near the wood stove for return air,so the fan from the forced air furnace can distribute the air from the wood stove area throughout the basement and upstairs. So we shouldn’t need an overly large stove for our needs, I just wanted something a little larger with more efficiency.

Just so you know I have never had issues with the catalyst on mine. 10 years old no issues ever. Flip the grate over when up to temp, flip it back when reloading stove. To me its a non issue.

 

[deaner]

Just so you know I have never had issues with the catalyst on mine. 10 years old no issues ever. Flip the grate over when up to temp, flip it back when reloading stove. To me its a non issue.

I agree. I feel like this is being overblown a bit. Ive heard of the odd issue but they are few and far between. There are a lot of people here that burn wood and I would say the majority use blaze kings. They are just that much better.

 

[tex78]

I've got a big Dutch west in the house that has the cat reburn, works great also

Yes just has to be up to temp, or it takes a bit, but heats our 1800 foot house all winter, no issues

 

[f7sp]

The reason I don’t like the catalytic type is because you can’t use paper to ignite the fire from what I’m told. An ignitor has to be used? Also I have been told that it doesn’t change over to catalytic until it’s 500°F. Three stores in Edmonton won’t even carry the catalytic type because they said it’s too much maintenance.

 

[deaner]

The reason I don’t like the catalytic type is because you can’t use paper to ignite the fire from what I’m told. An ignitor has to be used? Also I have been told that it doesn’t change over to catalytic until it’s 500°F. Three stores in Edmonton won’t even carry the catalytic type because they said it’s too much maintenance.

No problem with paper at all because you are bypassing the catalytic converter when you are lighting the fire. The only thing Ive heard is you dont want to throw glossy pages in when the exhaust is going through the catalytic unit. For me its a non issue because once its fire season you only light the damn thing once all season! It just burns so long that you rarely have to re-light.

I know I probably sound biased on these things. I have no vested interest in them at all. Just THAT happy with them.

 

[sirkdev]

My stove is in a walkout basement, I use a tiger torch gets an updraft fast and no smoke in house even at -30c. Agreed on glossy paper, corrugated cardboard is a wonderful thing as a fire starter.

 

[LUCKY 7]

I have a Enviro insert in my fireplace and love it. It's 8 years old and goes all winter unless we are gone somewhere for a few days. It's extremely heavy and built to last

check out the ENVIRO WOOD STOVES we have ours for over 10 years and no problems we burn about 4 cords a year ours is the 1700 model it heats our 1500 sq.ft house no problem.also they are made in BC not in japan the medal is thick and they are heavy

 

[LID]

Anyone ever sprinkle a little coal in the wood stove? Wondering what you need to do to make it work and not melt through or something

 

[f7sp]

I ended up buying a yotul Oslo 500 stove. Has a side load door as
well.Came with a screen to put in place of the front door too so you can use it like a fireplace. $2700 with the piping.