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Larrh7

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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.
 
Swamp Yankee

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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
 
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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
 

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