BrowningBAR said:nekit said:I've been burn the Encore 2 in 1 for almost a year now. I'm very happy with it. It replace a 0028 cat Encore that I had used for about 5 years, but was much older than that.
The new 2 in 1 has a much better refectory box, cast stone like material. Switching between cat and just 2nd air burn takes only about 30 seconds to remove the cat. Also very easy to inspect and clean cat. Build quality is quite nice.
I have had it back puff on me once, my old Encore did this too. Have a good healthy burn going and shut the air down too much to go to bed. Started back puffing after about 1/2 hour.
The glass seems to get smokey a little more than my old Encore. I usually clean it every or every other day. Cleans really easy if you do it when it's warm, not hot, with Windex.
I burn without the cat when it's 30 degrees and warmer. Burn easier and put out less heat.
I can't seem to get the advertised burn times, but that seems to be the case with most wood stoves. Seem to get about 7-8 hours of burn with the cat. I could probably get more if I loaded it all the way up, but that would warm my house too much. I usually have 3 splits med/lrg in when I go to bed at 10 and it's burned up by 5 or 6 am. Burning Black Oak mostly.
Are burn times any different with the new Encore or about the same?
My non scientific answer is they seem to be about the same burn times.