chadihman
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I would like this thread to fill with info on as many brands and styles of wood burners and what you like and dislike about it. Chimney setup would be nice to know also.
I have an epa wood stove. Quadrafire 5700. 25 ft masonry chimney with an uninsulated single wall ss liner.
Pro's- gets a good 10 hour or better nice heat output, 24" wood can be loaded easily, the stove is heavy and hold heat for a good amount of time, the secondary burn system really gets tons of extra heat from the wood, super clean chimney that I clean once a year and would not even worry about 3-5 years if I'm burning dry wood.
Cons- The ash pan is useless because there is no grate in the bottom of the stove and a plate must be removed from the bottom of the stove and then a trap door opened to allow the ash to fall into the ash pan. I haven't used the ash pan in three years. Smoke pours from the stove when starting a fire when its cold. The smoke goes into the secondary burn tubes and exits the side of the stove out of the manifold for the air tubes. I'm gong to add a door to shut the secondary air tube intake to prevent this.
I have an epa wood stove. Quadrafire 5700. 25 ft masonry chimney with an uninsulated single wall ss liner.
Pro's- gets a good 10 hour or better nice heat output, 24" wood can be loaded easily, the stove is heavy and hold heat for a good amount of time, the secondary burn system really gets tons of extra heat from the wood, super clean chimney that I clean once a year and would not even worry about 3-5 years if I'm burning dry wood.
Cons- The ash pan is useless because there is no grate in the bottom of the stove and a plate must be removed from the bottom of the stove and then a trap door opened to allow the ash to fall into the ash pan. I haven't used the ash pan in three years. Smoke pours from the stove when starting a fire when its cold. The smoke goes into the secondary burn tubes and exits the side of the stove out of the manifold for the air tubes. I'm gong to add a door to shut the secondary air tube intake to prevent this.