I think based on everyones help here I've narrowed the choice for my 1600 sq ft old house to the PE T4 or the Hearthstone Craftsbury. It will go in a 14' X 14' room downstairs and I will use a blower kit and some small fans to circulate the air around as much of the house as possible. Still going to be burning oil but hopefully less.
My questions. What is the real life max log length I can get in the T4 versus the Craftsbury. I know what the spec reads but I wanted some feedback from users. Also can anyone tell me the burn times they get from both.
The craftsbury spec says it puts out 22 BTU/hr versus the T4 20.2BTU/hr but the max output of the T4 is 56K versus 40K for the Craftsbury. What is this about. I'm assuming I need convection heat since it will be tucked back in the firebox of my fireplace. Which one is best for that.
Finally is there a difference in the quality of each. The T4 has some steel while the Hearthstone is all cast iron.
Some suggested the Harthsone trubute but I thought the log length 16" was too short and the firebox seems really small at 1.2 cu ft.
Thanks
Ed
My questions. What is the real life max log length I can get in the T4 versus the Craftsbury. I know what the spec reads but I wanted some feedback from users. Also can anyone tell me the burn times they get from both.
The craftsbury spec says it puts out 22 BTU/hr versus the T4 20.2BTU/hr but the max output of the T4 is 56K versus 40K for the Craftsbury. What is this about. I'm assuming I need convection heat since it will be tucked back in the firebox of my fireplace. Which one is best for that.
Finally is there a difference in the quality of each. The T4 has some steel while the Hearthstone is all cast iron.
Some suggested the Harthsone trubute but I thought the log length 16" was too short and the firebox seems really small at 1.2 cu ft.
Thanks
Ed