Woodstove

[Larrh7]

I have an Allnighter wood stove that I have had for around 25 years. It is still like new and works great. They must be well built.
My buddy is telling me it is a wood hog though. New ones are much better he says and use less wood. Well I'm sure he is right but I love this stove. My house is 1500 square feet and I live in Northern Indiana. It has been know to have some nasty cold winters. I did put in a heat pump 2 years ago that I turn on when it is mildley cold out. Up until then the wood stove was all I used to heat the house. I burn around a cord of wood in a season. That don't sound bad to me.
If I did get a new stove what are the good dependable ones out on the market? I've read a lot but don't really have a clue. This All Nighter has a big door for big pieces and is built like a tank.

 

[sunfish]

Stick with what you have. One cord a season is nothing. You sure that's right?

 

[twincam]

your not heating your whole house on 1 cord for the season. something doesnt compute

 

[DSS]

your not heating your whole house on 1 cord for the season. something doesnt compute

+1, something is not right, 1 cord wouldn't heat my baby barn.

 

[Hugenpoet]

+1, something is not right, 1 cord wouldn't heat my baby barn.

+2 If you filled an average stove up twice per day, which would be incredibly efficient wood use in a cold climate, and used the stove every day for 150 days, the least amount of wood you would burn would be 2 1/2 full cord.

 

[Rudedog]

your not heating your whole house on 1 cord for the season. something doesnt compute

Sounds like the old "But Officer, I've only had one beer." You must have some Paul Buyan size cords.

 

[Ambull]

Maybe he keeps his house at 40 degrees?

1 cord is not breaking the bank. Keep doing your thang.

 

[Swamp Yankee]

Keep the All-Nighter

You'll spend a lot of money and gain very little. I heated a small cottage exclusively with wood using a Mid Moe for 10 years.

All-Nighters were extremely well built. The only thing you may want to do is replace any broken or damaged firebricks, sand the exterior and give it a coat of paint. If you go to new stove I doubt you'll save enough wood to ever get a payback. If however you want a glass door or other aesthetics then by all means get a new stove. Depending on condition if you decide to sell the All-Nighter it should bring at least $250.

Take Care

 

[sawkiller]

If you got a stove that will heat your house on a cord a year you better stick with it. Matter of fact you might want to request to be buried with it.

 

[Circle B MN]

Is there a shortage of wood in your area..? Wood stove efficiency is not really and issue in my opinion unless you pay for wood.

 

[USMC0802]

What temperature do you keep your house? I don't see how you can heat a house with 1 cord of wood as your only source of heat.

 

[DSS]

Is there a shortage of wood in your area..? Wood stove efficiency is not really and issue in my opinion unless you pay for wood.

:agree2::agree2::agree2:

 

[Nosmo]

Keep The Stove You Have

I think you should keep the stove you have. Some of the above posters think your estimate of wood burning is too low. But even if you use twice as much it'll take a long time to recover the cost of a new stove by lowering the amount of wood your new stove burns.

Nosmo