I bought this stove Nov. 1st and installed it in my brick 3 BR home. I have spent years coming up with a plan to eliminate utility bills completely and this was my first step. I contacted the power company for the free power usage evaluation and they said by switching from my NATURAL GAS heat unit, it would drop my POWER bill by 53%. Turns out they were right. My 4 year old gas central heat & a/c unit runs off 240v AC to run the fans, internal blowers, and power supplies for the sensors n such. My average power bill was 132.00 and since Nov. 1st it is now below 60.00. As far as the gas company, my only other gas appliance is a new efficient water heater. Switching to the wood stove reduced my gas bill by 91%. My yearly gas bill average was 140.00...BUT... dropping the gas bill caused me to hit their "minimum connection fee" which I will have to pay until I finally solve the 'I like hot showers' problem and tell them to get lost.
I also picked one up from Lowes on clearance for $439. It replaced a barrel stove I had in my 20'x25' uninsulated garage/pole barn. It works much better than the barrel ever did with the bonus of a view. For the house I'd probably look for a unit with a bypass damper directly up the flue. If you do not have a perfect draft working you may get some smoke in the house. If that doesn't bother you this is a great stove at an unbeatable price.
My home is 1400 square feet with triple pane windows and all new insulation so my dogs will be panting lol I'm keeping a full kettle of water on top of mine so I keep the humidity perfect.
I'm installing this wood stove this week. My home is a 1986 double wide manufactured home that's been renovated. I live in lower Michigan and I'm using existing chimney from the old built in fireplace. I'm tired of putting 500. Parts in my 8 year old furnace. I'm a widow and get bent over more than a care to admit its shameful 😢
just bought this stove at lowes for my camp. Can you cook on top?Lowes just knocked price of these down to 439.00 clearance sale plus got 10 percent off
They officially don't recommend putting anything on top of the wood stove, but i think the only issues might be the initial "curing" of the paint during the first few burns. After the paint is cured and well hardened, you might be able to place some things on top but do so at your own risk as it may scratch the finish. I have a few minor scratches just from where i set the stove pipe down while installing it. It scratches pretty easily, at least before the paint is "cooked".
Mine somkes alot and if i shut the door it starts smoking and goes out pretty much the only way to keep the fire going is to keep the door cracked does anyone have this problem or can give me advice what im doing wrong
It could be what you're burning. Is it seasoned properly? What kind of wood? Some kinds of woods create a lot of smoke. Or it could be a lack of proper draft. Have your cleaned your chimney? Chimney ran properly? Chimney pipe diameter correct for your woodstove? Lastly are you opening the flue? Won't burn well closed.
@@joshuaatkins5197 6in pipe cleaned no it's new only used last winter wood is a mixture but no cedar or pine I'm gonna run the fresh air vent 1 day this week didn't have it hooked up during winter
@roberttanner1976 i hooked up the fresh air intake to get fresh air and there's no difference it only smokes at the start after it gets burning good it's fine but I still have to leave the door open like a quarter to half an inch I really don't know what else to do at this point
Great review !! Thanks for the info. Gonna go pick one up tomorrow !!
I bought this stove Nov. 1st and installed it in my brick 3 BR home. I have spent years coming up with a plan to eliminate utility bills completely and this was my first step. I contacted the power company for the free power usage evaluation and they said by switching from my NATURAL GAS heat unit, it would drop my POWER bill by 53%. Turns out they were right. My 4 year old gas central heat & a/c unit runs off 240v AC to run the fans, internal blowers, and power supplies for the sensors n such. My average power bill was 132.00 and since Nov. 1st it is now below 60.00. As far as the gas company, my only other gas appliance is a new efficient water heater. Switching to the wood stove reduced my gas bill by 91%. My yearly gas bill average was 140.00...BUT... dropping the gas bill caused me to hit their "minimum connection fee" which I will have to pay until I finally solve the 'I like hot showers' problem and tell them to get lost.
Exactly the kind of review I was looking for. Thanks
I also picked one up from Lowes on clearance for $439. It replaced a barrel stove I had in my 20'x25' uninsulated garage/pole barn. It works much better than the barrel ever did with the bonus of a view. For the house I'd probably look for a unit with a bypass damper directly up the flue. If you do not have a perfect draft working you may get some smoke in the house. If that doesn't bother you this is a great stove at an unbeatable price.
Would it really heat up to 2500 sf house? You think?
My home is 1400 square feet with triple pane windows and all new insulation so my dogs will be panting lol I'm keeping a full kettle of water on top of mine so I keep the humidity perfect.
@@oneofgodschildren great review 👏
How long the burn time
I'm installing this wood stove this week. My home is a 1986 double wide manufactured home that's been renovated. I live in lower Michigan and I'm using existing chimney from the old built in fireplace. I'm tired of putting 500. Parts in my 8 year old furnace. I'm a widow and get bent over more than a care to admit its shameful 😢
just bought this stove at lowes for my camp. Can you cook on top?Lowes just knocked price of these down to 439.00 clearance sale plus got 10 percent off
They officially don't recommend putting anything on top of the wood stove, but i think the only issues might be the initial "curing" of the paint during the first few burns. After the paint is cured and well hardened, you might be able to place some things on top but do so at your own risk as it may scratch the finish. I have a few minor scratches just from where i set the stove pipe down while installing it. It scratches pretty easily, at least before the paint is "cooked".
@@wraith0127 thanks
Mine somkes alot and if i shut the door it starts smoking and goes out pretty much the only way to keep the fire going is to keep the door cracked does anyone have this problem or can give me advice what im doing wrong
It could be what you're burning. Is it seasoned properly? What kind of wood? Some kinds of woods create a lot of smoke.
Or it could be a lack of proper draft. Have your cleaned your chimney? Chimney ran properly? Chimney pipe diameter correct for your woodstove? Lastly are you opening the flue? Won't burn well closed.
@joshuaatkins5197 yes the wood is dry and seasoned i get it a year before I use it and it stays inside out of the weather all year
@@joshuaatkins5197 6in pipe cleaned no it's new only used last winter wood is a mixture but no cedar or pine I'm gonna run the fresh air vent 1 day this week didn't have it hooked up during winter
@travisbruce1976 did you solve this? I'm dealing with it right now.
@roberttanner1976 i hooked up the fresh air intake to get fresh air and there's no difference it only smokes at the start after it gets burning good it's fine but I still have to leave the door open like a quarter to half an inch I really don't know what else to do at this point
I got 3 Years of wood put away