Ya, this time of year the glass stays nice and clean. I do use a blower when it gets down in the single digits and below, otherwise, the basement gets too warm. I installed a blower between the floor joists that sucks air from the floor upstairs on the other side of the house and dumps it out above the stove in the alcove and circulates/rises back up the stairway.
I think a princess would work fine as well, but would just need to be run harder and loaded more often.
Ok I don't have a whole lot to compare but I know I can't stand closer then 3' to my in laws stove without my hair starting to singeSome tube burners do not put out a massive amount of radiant heat because they are convectively designed. If they have a castiron jacket (Alderleas, Jotul F45-55, Enviro Boston, Quad and Napoleon cast jacketed models,etc.) they can heat quite evenly and steadily, more like a soapstone stove.
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