Hi Folks!
I'm currently running an old Kodiak Stove that came with the house that I bought a few years ago. It looks pretty classy, but it also seems to burn through wood very quickly, and I'm interested in moving to a newer model stove. I am hoping to find something that will burn longer, cleaner, more efficiently, and I wouldn't mind a glass window.
I'm considering the Englander NC-30 and a Pleasant Hearth 2,200 sq. ft. model. I was planning on just getting the Englander, but I just came across the Pleasant Hearth model at a Lowes the other day, and it supposedly gets 85% efficiency. From what I've read, the Englander is closer to 65%. I'm wondering the following...
1. Do you folks have any advice/experience with these two stoves? Which do you recommend?
2. Are these efficiency ratings legitimate? Will I actually burn less wood per an equivalent amount of heat with the Pleasant Hearth stove?
3. My chimney pipe is about 8" in diameter (on the inside walls) and the Englander has a 6" opening (not sure about the Pleasant Hearth). I know you aren't SUPPOSED to simply use a 6" to 8" conversion piece, but I am not up for buying a new chimney just yet. Would this conversion solution at least be functional and safe for a couple of years?
Thanks so much for your input!
Burns
I'm currently running an old Kodiak Stove that came with the house that I bought a few years ago. It looks pretty classy, but it also seems to burn through wood very quickly, and I'm interested in moving to a newer model stove. I am hoping to find something that will burn longer, cleaner, more efficiently, and I wouldn't mind a glass window.
I'm considering the Englander NC-30 and a Pleasant Hearth 2,200 sq. ft. model. I was planning on just getting the Englander, but I just came across the Pleasant Hearth model at a Lowes the other day, and it supposedly gets 85% efficiency. From what I've read, the Englander is closer to 65%. I'm wondering the following...
1. Do you folks have any advice/experience with these two stoves? Which do you recommend?
2. Are these efficiency ratings legitimate? Will I actually burn less wood per an equivalent amount of heat with the Pleasant Hearth stove?
3. My chimney pipe is about 8" in diameter (on the inside walls) and the Englander has a 6" opening (not sure about the Pleasant Hearth). I know you aren't SUPPOSED to simply use a 6" to 8" conversion piece, but I am not up for buying a new chimney just yet. Would this conversion solution at least be functional and safe for a couple of years?
Thanks so much for your input!
Burns