rguseman
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Just curious as to your thoughts on U.S. Stoves. What are the pros and cons? Are they good products overall. I am considering the 1400 and the 1537G models as stand alones and not as an add on.
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EastwoodGang4
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I have a USSC 1557. I've never owned another stove to compare to, but it's done everything i've asked of it.... heat the house! seems to be an OK unit for the price, so no complaints.
I have a USSC 1557. I've never owned another stove to compare to, but it's done everything i've asked of it.... heat the house! seems to be an OK unit for the price, so no complaints.
dwinch53
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Just for the heck of it check out www.firechiefwoodfurnace.com i think for a few hundred more you will find a 100 % USA made furnace with a very good warranty (lifetime) on most of the furnace...you will even find a dealer locator.
enjoy the hunt of a furnace, Dan
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Just for the heck of it check out www.firechiefwoodfurnace.com i think for a few hundred more you will find a 100 % USA made furnace with a very good warranty (lifetime) on most of the furnace...you will even find a dealer locator.
enjoy the hunt of a furnace, Dan
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Junkfxr
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Chech out this thread http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=74174
YCSTEVE
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Hot Blast 1400
I have the 1400 and I'm happy with it. If you have some extra money you might check out the Fire Chief. I paid about $1,000 for my 1400 at the local farm store 5 years ago.
We had a flood a little over a year ago and it set under water for a few days. All I had to do was let it dry out and oil the fan motors up and it worked well all last winter.
I heat 2700 sqft of old house with it. I have about 40 some windows and 3 doors and air leaks in around all of them.
I burn somewhere around 7-9 cord a year with it.
Good luck,
I have the 1400 and I'm happy with it. If you have some extra money you might check out the Fire Chief. I paid about $1,000 for my 1400 at the local farm store 5 years ago.
We had a flood a little over a year ago and it set under water for a few days. All I had to do was let it dry out and oil the fan motors up and it worked well all last winter.
I heat 2700 sqft of old house with it. I have about 40 some windows and 3 doors and air leaks in around all of them.
I burn somewhere around 7-9 cord a year with it.
Good luck,
My 1600m add-on has been a good furnace for the money ($1,549) and I had great dealings with US Stove durning the instalation.
The winters are kind of "middle of the road" in southern Ohio but I use around 4 cords of wood a heating season and have no troubles heating my 2200sqf. ranch.
Can't comment on how they perform as a free standing unit .
The winters are kind of "middle of the road" in southern Ohio but I use around 4 cords of wood a heating season and have no troubles heating my 2200sqf. ranch.
Can't comment on how they perform as a free standing unit .
Junkfxr
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We bought our USSC model 1500 from Farm and Country (no longer around) 12 years ago for about $950. I've had to replace one grate and the rear liner, all my fault. It's tied into our main duct work header from the heat pump. We keep the heat pump turned off and just use it for A/C in the summer and burn 6-8 full cords a year. It's been one of the best investments that we've ever made.
YCSTEVE
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dwinch53,
I've seen lots of arguments on ArboristSite about measurements. I'm referring to a cord of wood as 4x4x8 and a half cord or rik is 2x4x8. I don't know if every agrees on that but that's what people go by in my neck of the woods.
My stove will burn between 7-9 cord or 14-18 rik or face cord in a season.
Usually I start burning wood in November and it does not shut off until March or when ever I run out of seasoned wood. My wife is cold blooded and we have a baby in the house so she keeps the house around 78 degrees.
Good Luck on your install.
I've seen lots of arguments on ArboristSite about measurements. I'm referring to a cord of wood as 4x4x8 and a half cord or rik is 2x4x8. I don't know if every agrees on that but that's what people go by in my neck of the woods.
My stove will burn between 7-9 cord or 14-18 rik or face cord in a season.
Usually I start burning wood in November and it does not shut off until March or when ever I run out of seasoned wood. My wife is cold blooded and we have a baby in the house so she keeps the house around 78 degrees.
Good Luck on your install.
wardoe
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wood usage.
Hello chaps, just reading how a lot of you use 6 or more cords of wood in your wood stoves, the wifey and I have a USA wood stoves company hot blast 1557M, we only use about three cords a year, and that is on a bad year, we still keep the house so hot we have to open a window at time because it gets up to 80f, I sh*t you not! We did burn more the first year, but the wood was a bit on the damp side, so burned a lot cooler, the year after we made sure the wood was bone dry, used half the wood we did the year before, and it was hotter in the house.
So I guess it's all down to keeping your wood dry (fire wood that is)
Happy burning, and keep warm all, wardoe.
Hello chaps, just reading how a lot of you use 6 or more cords of wood in your wood stoves, the wifey and I have a USA wood stoves company hot blast 1557M, we only use about three cords a year, and that is on a bad year, we still keep the house so hot we have to open a window at time because it gets up to 80f, I sh*t you not! We did burn more the first year, but the wood was a bit on the damp side, so burned a lot cooler, the year after we made sure the wood was bone dry, used half the wood we did the year before, and it was hotter in the house.
So I guess it's all down to keeping your wood dry (fire wood that is)
Happy burning, and keep warm all, wardoe.
YCSTEVE
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Hot Blast 1400
Its been a long time since I've seen this thread.
I still burn my Hot Blast 1400 but the last couple of years I've only burned about 5 cords or 10 rik/face cords. When I first got my stove I lit that thing first sign of cool weather and it didn't shut off until I burned every chunk of dry wood I had. Now I try to not burn it until December 1st and if the sun is out during the day and its over 40 degrees I don't burn it at all.
But it sure is nice when the wind is howling out of the north and my curtains are moving from the cold air leaking in and its about 18 degrees outside and 78 degrees inside.
Its been a long time since I've seen this thread.
I still burn my Hot Blast 1400 but the last couple of years I've only burned about 5 cords or 10 rik/face cords. When I first got my stove I lit that thing first sign of cool weather and it didn't shut off until I burned every chunk of dry wood I had. Now I try to not burn it until December 1st and if the sun is out during the day and its over 40 degrees I don't burn it at all.
But it sure is nice when the wind is howling out of the north and my curtains are moving from the cold air leaking in and its about 18 degrees outside and 78 degrees inside.
smokinj
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We resell the 1400 here in Canada. It's an ok furnace. I've put some together myself. Inexpensive and will do what its designed for. Since this is a long term investment and if you can splurge a little more why not look at the EPA or High-Efficiency models available from PSG Caddy or Kuuma. Both of us are sponsors here.
The advantages of High Efficiency furnaces is there is very little creosote if any produced. Guaranteed to reduce your wood consumption by about 1/3rd to half since it burns all the fuel including the smoke.
What is your house size, level of insulation, geographical area etc.. and we'll help you out.
The advantages of High Efficiency furnaces is there is very little creosote if any produced. Guaranteed to reduce your wood consumption by about 1/3rd to half since it burns all the fuel including the smoke.
What is your house size, level of insulation, geographical area etc.. and we'll help you out.
CrappieKeith
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Well there's good, better and best...and then there's just ok and poor. It really depends on what your goals are and how long your looking for it to last.
1 guy might say it's good..he might also have a well insulated home in an area where it does not get very cold.
You live in Wi.our neighbor..it gets cold there..colder then many other states.
How many square feet are you trying to heat and what types of burn times are you wanting/needing?
A Yukon Jack may be a better choice...then again there are a few better more efficient furnaces out there....not just the Yukon like PSG ,Kuuma which are also sponsors as Fryeburg mentioned.
Firechief,BlazeKing,WoodChuck and our neighbors just to the north Charmaster.
Those US Stoves will burn wood and they will make heat....but...
CrappieKeith
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We bought our USSC model 1500 from Farm and Country (no longer around) 12 years ago for about $950. I've had to replace one grate and the rear liner, all my fault. It's tied into our main duct work header from the heat pump. We keep the heat pump turned off and just use it for A/C in the summer and burn 6-8 full cords a year. It's been one of the best investments that we've ever made.
I just wanted to point out that those plastic sleeves are dangerous and against code.They already looked like they have melted a little....
wardoe
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Shame you live so far away, before I moved to America from England I used to work as a Victorian window door and shutter renovation specialist, it was a cool job, I got to work on a sh*t load of country mansions for some famous people.
One Shot Will
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I have an Ashley model 34A on the third winter. replaced one of the blower fans the first year but no problems since. Installed in attached garage and duct into the house with 10" round pipe. Run the electric furnace fan on circ to help even the heat throughout the house. House is about 3000 sq ft ranch style vaulted cielings. I will try to post pics but have not had much success with that lately.
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