I have researched many stoves the last 3 years. After a lot of economic swings I have yet to make the purchase of a wood stove. That being said, I have accumulated around 4 plus cord of beautiful scrounged wood.
My hearth pad has been sitting empty for 2 years. Hopefully in the next month or so I will take the plunge. I burn a century 244 in my small 400 sqft shop, I find it to heat it very well.
The house is another matter. I am more concerned with efficiency and the future of wood stoves. I know that the Englander 30 is the cleanest burning beast out there for non-cat at a ridicules 1.6 gph. That being said, what is more important stove efficiency percentages or gph? The 30 is ultimately too big of a stove I believe for a 90 year old 1100 sqft home. Menards in Toledo has a century fw300011 2.9 cuft fire box for $400 bucks on clearance ( 4.4 gph?). After doing a little research I see that the Avalone Spokane 1750 with a 2.2 cuft firebox burns at a clean 2.8 gph. At 1200 bucks it looks like a good deal.
Am I being to anal about this purchase or should I forget about the number as long as it is EPA approved?
Thanks for the time and stay warm,
-Mike
My hearth pad has been sitting empty for 2 years. Hopefully in the next month or so I will take the plunge. I burn a century 244 in my small 400 sqft shop, I find it to heat it very well.
The house is another matter. I am more concerned with efficiency and the future of wood stoves. I know that the Englander 30 is the cleanest burning beast out there for non-cat at a ridicules 1.6 gph. That being said, what is more important stove efficiency percentages or gph? The 30 is ultimately too big of a stove I believe for a 90 year old 1100 sqft home. Menards in Toledo has a century fw300011 2.9 cuft fire box for $400 bucks on clearance ( 4.4 gph?). After doing a little research I see that the Avalone Spokane 1750 with a 2.2 cuft firebox burns at a clean 2.8 gph. At 1200 bucks it looks like a good deal.
Am I being to anal about this purchase or should I forget about the number as long as it is EPA approved?
Thanks for the time and stay warm,
-Mike