why 2 year old/seasoned wood for BK?

[bholler]

,virtually maintenance free woodstove

Uhhh what do you mean they take as much maintenance as most other stoves. The only ones they are better than in that respect are the down draft stoves like vermont castings and harman. Or the ones with cats in the back like vermont castings.

Also remember some people set their standards a little higher than others

It is not a matter of higher standards. In my case the fact that you can run low and slow means nothing to me I would never do it my house requires to many btus. So to me the added cost of a cat stove would be wasted for the most part. Other than the added efficiency. Now if price was no issue I would have either a bk king or a 5100 so I could have the huge firebox and be able to get tons of btus when needed But that would also mean a new chimney for the 8" stack. And I don't have the funds for that and one of the big boys now. But even with those big guys I would not be running them low much at all. And honestly 8 to 10 hour burn times are just fine with me I don't need longer than that.

 

[tarzan]

Bholler, not trying to be a smart a$$ but if you are getting 8 to 10 hour burn times from the 3100 it doesn't sound like you are really pushing it for btu's.

 

[firefighterjake]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot , ohlonga, you gotta say what you mean.
Be more assertive, will ya ? More opinionated, huh ?
You got some kind of oil furnace ?

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So there ohlonga.

I agree with you on most points . . . but last I knew Englander had a presence here as well.

And while I agree that my Jotul most likely will not burn as long as a Blaze King I do have to say it's mighty pretty . . . but more importantly has kept my house warm for the past 7 years with nothing more than two gaskets replaced and the normal sweeping. Yes, I may have to reload it more often, but I'm used to the schedule and since it has provided 90-95% of my heating needs it works for me . . . and works well.

 

[bholler]

Bholler, not trying to be a smart a$$ but if you are getting 8 to 10 hour burn times from the 3100 it doesn't sound like you are really pushing it for btu's.

When it is loaded full of locust hickory or osage it puts out allot of btus and yes if it is real cold out I push it harder and at that I get 7 to 8 hours. Above 20 I burn ash and get 8 to 10.

 

[ohlongarm]

I agree with you on most points . . . but last I knew Englander had a presence here as well.

And while I agree that my Jotul most likely will not burn as long as a Blaze King I do have to say it's mighty pretty . . . but more importantly has kept my house warm for the past 7 years with nothing more than two gaskets replaced and the normal sweeping. Yes, I may have to reload it more often, but I'm used to the schedule and since it has provided 90-95% of my heating needs it works for me . . . and works well.

As long as you guys are happy with your units ,that's all that matters.That's why they make many different stoves,if everybody liked the same ,there wouldn't be enough to go around. all I'm saying is my previous stoves left me wanting more,the BK gave me instant and prolonged gratification.I enjoy the once a day tending to,12 to 14 hours is about the span I need ,BK provides that.

 

[BKVP]

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