I have a 5700, this is my second year heating with it. I have a 1400 sq ft house that was designed by brain dead people. It is very cut up. A bear to heat. It is also very old with old windows. And it is drafty even after the plastic is up on the windows.lol.. I have no regrets in buying the stove. I used about 3 1/2 cord last year I know it is not much, but we had a fairly mild winter. I have been burning non stop for the last month here in ct.
It put's out the heat when it is called for. I also have the blower attchment , money well spent I think. Yes the glass gets dirty, big deal I don't care, I bought it to heat my home, not to look good, If I wanted something to look nice , I would have put in a fireplace...the glass was a bonus. When I fill it I can get 5-6 good med-high heating hrs out of it, if I damp it right down, I will have good coals even after 12 hrs, but like anything else, at that point no stove throws off a lot of heat when all damped down. If you are looking for a big stove you can't go wrong with the Quadrafire 5700..
It put's out the heat when it is called for. I also have the blower attchment , money well spent I think. Yes the glass gets dirty, big deal I don't care, I bought it to heat my home, not to look good, If I wanted something to look nice , I would have put in a fireplace...the glass was a bonus. When I fill it I can get 5-6 good med-high heating hrs out of it, if I damp it right down, I will have good coals even after 12 hrs, but like anything else, at that point no stove throws off a lot of heat when all damped down. If you are looking for a big stove you can't go wrong with the Quadrafire 5700..