I know, I know I'm here but I'm trying to find as much info as possible. I'm thinking of getting a bigger stove cause, while the Osburn 2200 does a decent job, it seems to struggle heating the whole house from my basement. While I know it would do the job on the main floor, I've been told several times by the wife that it will not make the move up the steps So now I'm comparing the Englander NC30 and the Drolet HT2000. I like the cheaper price point of the NC30 and am leaning that way. My big question is, how do these stoves handle strong draft? Does one have an advantage over the other? Eventually I would like to teach the wife to operate the stove. Are they both equal when it comes to ease of operation? That's a good start for questions. I'm sure I'll have more as we go. All input is appreciated.
flue dampers are ur friend I've run the same nc30 in two different homes now, a 35 foot masonry chimney that pulled like a freight train and our new house that has a 20 foot class A with 5 feet of stove pipe as well, the new house doesn't have near as much draft, the stove stburns great, I personally wouldn't be without a flue damper, the extra control is nice to have and not hard to learn. The ht2000 is a little bit bigger IIRC and I think the baffle is brick?...does it have a blower? I see it is not certified for mobile home installation...does that mean it doesn't have an OAK?
I think they are both pretty easy breathers, so yeah, like Dave said, I'd want a damper in the pipe. Both pretty comparable stoves overall from what I know about them...lots of help I am 'eh?! Drolet made in Canada, Englander made in Virginia...both good customer service. Englander rep mike holton used to come around here some, haven't seen him lately though...
Englanders parts are pricey, you can get baffle material elsewhere and cut it yourself though, I tried door gasket from the local stove shop once, was not as good as the "high density" stuff you get from englander...here's a pic englander gasket on the right.
How far above the stove outlet do you install? Also where do you place your flue probe in relation to the damper?
I put the probe just above the damper, the damper in the new house is 4-5 inches above the stove top.
I think a "certain member" pretty much ran him off with his/her constant b!tching and whining about a stove that was gifted to them. It's been about a year now.......
So being newish to this forum I was curious and looked this reference up. Wow....I read the whole thing. I really hope all of my silly questions and not being patient with some things aren't putting me in this category
Well I appreciate the compliment I may be jumping the gun here though. I seem to have finally figured out the Osburn. It seems if I load it E/W instead of N/S I get much more controlled burns without it wanting to run away. I had the house up to 78* today although it was 37* outside. I'll really find out what it can do and if I need to upgrade once we consistently get down to the teens and single digits. I kinda feel like a goober by getting all of this great advice and potentially not even buying a new stove I guess I'll know if I need one soon enough or if this one will keep up.
Delve a little further, it will amuse you. I never imagined someone with a winter that I would call being stuck in the 3rd week of October here, would argue against my thoughts on chimney height and cold weather draft.
I'm sorry, had to read it, about an hour of my life i will never get back Is it normal for my head to hurt this much?
I don't think that the ht2000 is direct competition for the NC30... It's kinda too nice. A Myriad is in the price range and size, no?
There was an ht2000 on Craigslist a few years back for 500, looking like fired only a few times. Wish I could have made an offer on it.
