Hi all! I’ve followed FHC forever, never needed to post until now. Had a house with an Englander 30NC, loved it. Moved to a house with an Osburn 2700 Matrix insert, it’s okay. It will maintain the temp of the house but doesn’t really heat the house, especially when the wind blows. We will be adding an 800sqft enclosed porch that will have French doors and windows that open to the house. Concrete floor, insulated ceiling, walls are mainly glass. We would like to add a stove there for additional heating and a space to leave wet boots and clothes to dry. Preferred chimney will be straight up and out to required height. I’ve looked at a ton of options online, can’t make a choice. Any ideas? Jotul 602 Eco is probably my top choice because of looks but I’d prefer something with a fan. Thank you for your ideas!
Yes. I think we prefer one of the Drolets on legs over a pedestal but they look fine to me as well. Budget is fluid at this point, my guess is 2K. Depends on what the entire remodel project comes it at. I’ve even considered another Englander but I don’t know anything about the new models.
N/S loading preferred strongly. I’ve started cutting wood 12”-14” for this Osburn because I can fit more in N/S, burns better, doesn’t fall back on the glass. I can also fit 3 rows of 12”-14” wood in my IBC totes!
Our Drolet Blackcomb will take 18"-20" E/W and 11"12" N/S. We cut both lengths. We'll pull coals to the front, put a nice 18" round or split in the back "valley" the fill with shorts N/S. Gets a long burn time then...
SBI (Drolet) has bought up Englander and many of the old models are gone, but overall they have a huge selection of well built stoves Here is their "company store" website...free shipping on stoves too. MFP - The Online Stove and Fireplace Store
Thank you! This gives me a few more options to look at. Shame the old models are gone. Even though it would be too big I was tempted to find another 30NC…
We have gotten 8 hrs of a big load with good wood. We burn a lot of chunks and scraps, so 6-7 hrs mostly. The Blackcomb is a smaller to medium size stove.
8 hours would be good enough. We have a mix of oak, maple, cottonwood, cherry, and the occasional pine. Seems like the Osburn could get reloaded every 6 hours no matter how full I pack it.
Yeah, I didn't realize it was that small (1.45 CF) that would only heat a small home up here, unless just for 3-4 hrs...but our heat load up here is a whole different deal. The NC30 was a 3 or 3.5 CF stove as I recall, and some people still had a hard time getting 8 hours out of a load. But for most people in the north, with average heat loads, I'd think you'd need to get to 2.5 CF or bigger to expect 8 hr loading cycles (without coaling issues anyways)
I’ll look in the 2.5CF+ range. Seems there’s no shortage of cold air here. We heated a 1200 sqft one story with half basement with the NC30. Propane backup heat but barely burned one tank a year, even with propane stove, water heater, and dryer. This house has natural gas furnace so at least the backup is cheaper but I’d rather enjoy wood heat.
