My Drolet HT3000 thread

Old faithful is back in service!

 

Sure doesn’t seem like you gave the blower much chance. It appeared as if you were going to like it at first. I assume there’s a good reason for this. Would be interesting to hear it.

Is the HT3000 shielded on back and the sides? Just wondering.

After looking at the design between the 2000 & 3000 (sometime ago now) I had come to the conclusion I liked the 2000 design better (although I don’t recall why without looking again).

 

With either stove I would look into insulating your basement. Rigid foam on the walls and along the sill. Would probably make a big difference in temperature and wood usage

 

Well the blower did help distribute somewhat but but in the end the stove just dosn’t make the heat I need. Best way I can describe is is it’s like driving an escort or an f350. Sue the escort gets great mileage but it can barely pull itself around. I need diesel truck power type heat for this application.

yes it’s shielded. I did take the sides off when I didn’t have the blower. Put them back on with the blower even tho the “jacket” for the blower is only on the back/top.

 

I suppose you are planning to sell the HT 3000? Any plans to look for another brand new stove?

You could modify that Warner for secondary air. Might be an option.

 

I agree. I could get a bunch of beat up foam from work I just haven’t talked myself into going that route. If Brandon keeps handing out money this winter I’ll use some of it on insulation. I really need to beef up what’s in the attic as well.

Long term plan is to do some remodeling to get a stove into the living space.

 

I haven’t really thought about what I’ll do with it. Might just sit on it for a bit. See what happens this winter. If demand is there I’ll send it on down the road.

 

Always good to have a long term plan. What’s long term for the basement? You may want to leave a stove down there in case you use it for a shop, to dry wood, etc., but not to heat the house.

 

As plain-Jane as that Warner is, Fisher, and other like them, I still enjoy their ruggedness and looks and practicality compared to more modern units.

 

Right, I’ll keep a stove down there for power outage and real cold. Other than that it’s basically a utility room/ storage.

 

When I bought the stove from an old buck that flipped steel stoves he said this one was the Mack truck of heat. He then said stay away from new stove shops they will blow smoke up your azz. I’m starting to buy what he said. Later I went to him for a camp stove he tried to sell me all I could fit in the truck for cheap but I passed I wish I didn’t. Still got these tho.

 

I've got to say that I really liked the drolet that I had. Had a blower motor on it also.

 

Which one?

 

I’m defiantly not bashing Drolet. The stove seems to be pretty well built. Just didn’t work for my application.

 

Yer good. We understand. I’ve been around some new stoves and they work well, but in quite a few cases they just don’t throw enough heat and/or fit certain “sitchi-a-shuns”.

Years again my best friends parents tried a more modern stove in their farm house. Just didn’t work out. Went back to the old stove.

 

30 lbs of honey heating up to be divided for xmas

 

Reviving an older thread…

Your description of needing a Mack truck over an Escort is the difference between radiant heat and convection heat (like a forced air furnace).

I have to agree with you…there is no substitute for radiant heat warming objects around you…something convection heat simply can’t do.

I haven’t looked in a while, but I’m sure there are modern radiant stoves that can pull their weight the same as older pre-EPA stoves. Then again, why not just buy the cheaper older stoves anyway. Most of them can be easily modified for secondary air … if that is something desirable.

Looks like you picked up a few stoves. Were they all Warners? I couldn’t tell from the pictures on this phone.

 

The stove on the right is an alpine that I got from a member here, I use it in my garage in the winter. That pic was taken during the summer when it gets tucked out of the way.the other two are Warners. As far as I can tell they made one that took 18 inch wood one that takes 26 and one that takes 31. Those two are the 18 and 31 the 26 is in the basement. Not sure what I’m gonna do with them but I payed less that their scrap value so…

 

Can’t ever have enough stoves around, let alone stoves you have faith in. You look at them and you just know that when and if called upon they’ll keep someone warm and out of trouble. Good on you for saving them from the scrap heap.