Ashley wood circulator experience?

[Texas123]

Texas do you have the one with the built in blower?
No kids and it’s in the basement that I only really plan on running while I’m home so I prefer lots of fast heat even if I have to load it every 4-6hr. I am not relying on this for 24/7 heat wile only using 1 cord a year or something crazy. Just to make the house comfortable while we are home and to burn less oil. I have about 6 cords I paid $500 for 2yr ago and then 9-12 cords of raw cut 20ft-ers at my brothers house he got for free when his neighbor had some tree work done.

I got actual information from the guy and this is the stove I’m going to pick up for $250 or 300.

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I don't have the model with the blower I place a fan on the shelf closest to the stove and it works fine.

 

[sardo_67]

Well let’s give it a try

 

[sardo_67]

I’ve been running this for about 10 days now. As others have said they are lighter and cheaply made from sheet metal and cast parts.

However for $350 and only 250lbs I am liking it. Since I have to carry the stove into my house and down the basement stairs this is a big plus with the stove.

Won’t burn all day on one load but it heats fast and very well. Fire box is a rectangle so it’s kind of annoying to load larger logs in or large rounds but at 24” deep I’m now burning the oddball lengths I’ve had laying around.

Like others mentioned it ran on the hot side till I plugged up the holes in the fire box door and now it’s easy to control.


Do I see this stove lasting for 20 years being my primary heat source in the winter? No not at all.
But as a quick and easy way to offset the cost of oil I can’t ask for more right now.

I’m also finding my basement is terribly uninsulated and drafty which doesn’t help hearing the house. That will be dealt with soon.

 

[DonaldKnipp]

I am going to buy it.

 

[sardo_67]

i've been using this for about a month now and overall it's not a bad stove, made with light weight material as others have said. the grates are made for coal too so it doesn't burn for 12+hr like some stoves but i have found that if i don't use the shaker feature and clean it out 100% after each fire but let some ash build up on the grate helps it last a good 6hr on one load while producing heat. even 12hr later i'll have some coals where i can toss some kindling in and restart it quick. if i want to use this for my primary heating source for the house i'll need to add 3 or 4 large 20-23" pieces every 4 to 5 hours to really keep it going when i'm home on the weekends.

during the week i am usually gone for about 12hr so i get up around noon, stoke the fire up with smaller pieces, 45min or so later i'll rake the coals down even then load it up with the large pieces, let it get going for about 15min to even out, dampen it down and leave it like that. i'll get home around 1 or 2am, still some coals left and repeat the process again and when i go to bed around 4 to 6am depending on how cold it is i'll load it up to the top or may let it die out.

the auto temp control dial/flap deal is nice but isn't very accurate but useful.