I just bought a leyden, and have burned 5 fires/nights. I cannot really give a "real" review as 5 nights is not really enough to say for sure.
First, I would not want to run the stove with a screen, The fire box is tall but not deep, as you might have read by one reviewer, " the top load is the only way to load this stove" I do not open the doors once I get the coals going.
The first 3 nights I burned the glass went black, like BLACK. the next two, it seemed to stay pretty clean.
I am hoping that drafting in the winter will help, I like to see the fire too.
Doors sticking? not yet, I hadn't read that one. Though, the top loading door seems to have a "catch" half way during closing, I think it is supposed to do that.
My biggest concern with the stove is when I got it home, and pulled out the EPA card from inside the stove and it reads 10,700 to 34,000 btu/hr
One of the reasons for buying the stove was a rating of 73,100 btu/hr ((broken link removed to http://www.lopistoves.com/product
uide/detail.aspx?id=240#Specs)) , I sat down in shock, thinking oh boy, what have I done?
I continued going through the stoves paper work and saw a brochure for all Lopi stoves and the BTU/hr rating? try 64,300 !
I may never know the truth or what these numbers mean, though at the end of March I'll be able to tell you if the stove can heat my house, and I guess thats all I really need to know.
I do think that the stove will have a good burn time.
I got the fan unit for the rig, I can't imagine a stove without one now.
Hope this helps.
