If you could replace your stove what would you replace with?

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Ha, you must be an internet guru....... I have been looking at dealers websites for a while and couldn't find any of them listing a price.
I was hoping it would be lower than $4000. I really want to just jerk the propane furnace out from under the AC coil and put one of these in it's place. Need to get some specifics on the fan cfm and a few other things though.

 

It was on the link that Dexter provided.

 

Someday I'll get an Ashford. And then tare down the rest of the old fireplace and put the Mansfield there.

 

Wow, I was looking at it on a small screen on my phone and didn't even see that price or the links underneath of the picture.....
Anyhow a quick review of the specs and it looks like it would handle a 3.5 ton AC unit with no issues whatsoever........ Hmmm I might need to start pinching some pennies between now and next fall. This looks to be the ticket for my situation

It would be awesome to have some backup heat for if I'm not home for a period of time other than setting out a few electric space heaters.

 

I love my Lennox Country Canyon. If it were in my living room, it would a great job heating the downstairs and parts of the second floor.

Now my dream heating system in my home would be a Masonry Stove/Russian Stove. While these units are rather massive and expensive, you will get your 10-12 hour burns with a only a blink of an eye. The key to these heaters is that you burn a roaring fire for 2 hours in them, and that heats the mass. The mass will heat your home for up to 24 hours. On average you'll only burn once or twice per day in these. The fact that you are burning them so hard will result in little to no creosote build up in your chimney. Which makes them safer. On average you burn about 1/3 to 1/2 the amount of wood you would normally use in a day.

http://gimmeshelteronline.com/heaters-and-bake-ovens/masonry-heaters/

 

Woodstock of one model or another, 6 months try it and if you dont like it you send it back, deal breaker for me.

 

Had that same situation last year and bought a Woodstock Ideal Steel. I also looked at Blaze King (various models) and Regency F5100 which seems to be a very efficient and well made stove although larger than the IS and requires an 8" flue (though I would have used a 6" thimble into an 8"X8" chimney).

In the end I chose the I.S. for several reasons but the standout is that it has a grate, ash pan and sealed ash pan. A lot of the competitors may have an ash pan but they are not sealed and have a plug in the bottom of the firebox that has to be removed and the ashes scraped through the hole into the pan. Not a big fan of that system myself.

Brian

 

Just went thru this myself, been wanting to change out my 35 year old Vermont Castings Defiant.
Been on the fence for a few years now, its a massive heater with a 8 hour burn time and a huge firebox.
But it just chomps thru the cord wood.
looked at a BK princess, Lopi cape cod, Englander 30, and a Lopi liberty.
Decided to stay away from another cast stove eventually you will have to replace the sealant between the castings, I've done that twice on the VC, seems like every ten years.
The BK was ugly to me and I already have another burn tube stove, Which has its ups and downs, seems to need a bit more baby sitting over the length of the burn..
So I decided to go with a hybrid stove, burn tube and cat.
With all the great feedback on the progress hybrid and a steel stove with no casting sealant to deteriorate and great efficiency ratings.
The choice for me was the Ideal Steel.
I pick up my new Woodstock Ideal Steel on Saturday the 17th, should have a fire in her that Saturday night.
We will see how it goes, I got plenty of 4 Year seasoned oak to throw at it and the six month guarantee.
Life is good.

 

Looking forward to hearing how that works out for you, sounds like you put some thought into what stove you chose.

 

I'd replace my Blaze King King with an Ashford 40.

 

The Franklin style may be a better fit Dennis, if it were available. You may be a beta tester before you know it....

 

I'll be on the Pre-order list if that happens.

 

The Ideal Steel is destroying my 2010 tube stove, and the real kick in the testicles is that the Ideal cost less than the tube stove. It's doing great with long burns, heat output is keeping up even in this cold snap, and the built-in ash pan has eliminated mess in the heart area. I no longer worry about disposal of live coals because they stay in the firebox where they belong. I'd buy another one in a heartbeat.

 

It is still frustrating to realize that BK has no plans on offering another stove that is the size of the King.

 

6-7 years with a Jotul 118 Black Bear. If were to replace, it'd be another Jotul, no question.

 

I'd probably keep my same stove (Avalon Spokane 1750), but I'd tweak a few things in the design: deeper firebox for more ash, better door gasket design, bypass damper? It really is a kick-A stove that will last a long time.

I'll be installing a Lopi Liberty in the basement next year for comparison.... it's a bigger stove and I imagine we'll be getting longer burns out of it. I've always wanted to run two stoves in a house.

So far I've run: Blaze King (non-cat) from 1980s, Fisher Grandpa Bear, Timberline (similar to fisher), Avalon, and an open fireplace. I'll tell ya I wouldn't go back to the open fireplace haha...

 

Dittos. From a purely utilitarian point of view our Woodstock Ideal Steel just can't be beat, especially in its price range.

On the other hand, my whole family really misses the looks of our Woodstock Fireview. They could easily be convinced to upgrade to a Progress Hybrid, but from everything I've been reading, other than aesthetics I don't think it has any performance advantages over our Ideal Steel.