Hi I have been reading a lot of posts and I just need a push in the right Direction. I have a US 2000 woodstove and if I keep it around 450 to 500 stovetop temp it will heat my house to 70 to 72 until it gets below zero and then it will not heat over 70. I am looking for a stove that will heat my house and stay a constant temp around450 to 500 what would be a good stove. My house is 2000 sq and I have the stove in the basement and the basement is insulated and finished and I live in MN. Yes I know the stove is to small. I did not know that when I bought it. Please help non catalytic or go to a catalytic.
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If you want to heat anymore than 8 hours, go with a Blaze King. It'll get the job done.
Grisu
Minister of Fire
I assume you have a 6" chimney? BlazeKing 30 series or Princess, followed by Woodstock Progress Hybrid or Ideal Steel and otherwise most large stoves with a 3+ cu ft firebox should be able to do that if the US2000 almost gets the job done. Englander 30NC or Drolet Myriad are two budget options, Pacific Energy Summit, Lopi Liberty, Regency 3100, Osburn 2400 would be next up.
Tenn Dave
Minister of Fire
Before I purchased my stove several years ago, I narrowed my search down to the Woodstock Progress Hybrid and the BK Princess. At that time the Woodstock Ideal Steel and the BK Ashford did not exist. What I liked about the Woodstock was the looks, gentle heat, long burn times, and great customer service. For the BK it was the super long burn times and controllability. It was a hard decision to make, but I eventually went with the Woodstock, and I am super happy with the choice. As far as the cat is concerned, it requires very little maintenance, gives off awesome heat, and keeps my chimney nice and clean.
Stump shot
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With a basement install, get a stove with a fan kit to help move the heated air. I don't believe the Woodstock IS or Hybrid have a fan kit option, but the BK's do. Both these companies make a great stove and if you want one now you'll have to wait unless a dealer has one in stock. Woodstock is factory direct.
Tenn Dave
Minister of Fire
I have no problem moving heat throughout my house with the use of a very small box fan blowing toward the stove great room from the colder areas of the house.
cheechblu
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Drolet HT2000. Made in Canada. Check out website. Steel non-cat. Big firebox. Gets great reviews and is priced right. Only problem is they may be on back order right now. May be worth the wait though.
Thank you for all of the advice. Do the catalytic stoves hold there temps good. Like the bk can I keep the stove top around 500, because that's all I need or the drolet ht2000. I only get about 2 to 3 hour burn in the us2000 when I keep the stove top around 500. Is that to hot I don't know?
blueguy
Feeling the Heat
This is what I did. I am a little over 2200 sq ft, heating from an insulated basement. My Napoleon 1450 (EPA non-cat w/ a 2.25 cu ft box) would heat the the house, only the heat wouldn't last a full 8 hours. So I switched over to a BK Sirocco 30 (2.75 cu ft box) and I am now able to keep the house above 70 while getting 12 hour loads (on a setting of 2 with a 500 - 600* stovetop) with exterior temps from under 5*F down well below zero.
Of course, every setup is different.
You are saying this like BK is the only stove out there that can produce heat for 8+ hours. Why?
Most newer stoves, cat or not, like to cruise for many hours at 500-600f, not at all too hot. The cat stoves have the advantage of more control, and longer burns with less wood (but WITHOUT smoldering/smoking). The disadvantage is they start around $2k, whereas you can get something like the NC30 for closer to $1k.
For cat stoves with big 3-4 cu ft fireboxes, people have mentioned BK and Woodstock. The other well known one is Buck. While there are MANY big non-cats available, at many prices, the most popular around here for short money is the NC30 (I think cheaper at HD than at Lowes's right now, for some reason).
BTW, you should be able to get more than a 2-3 hour burn at 500f out of your current 2 cu ft firebox. What kind of wood are you burning, and how long cut/split/stacked is it? How far are you shutting the air supply when you burn?
Because they excel when it comes to long burn times. Many stoves will be warm after 8 hours, very, very few will still be actually heating after 8 hours. Give them a look.
F4jock
Minister of Fire
Tenn Dave
Minister of Fire
I don't know much about other stoves, but my Woodstock Progress Hybrid is putting out plenty of heat after only 8 hours.
weatherguy
Minister of Fire
Mine does to, I'm pretty impressed with the long burn times of the PH. I'm also heating from a finished basement and using ceiling fans and get plenty of heat on both floors.
Sold drolet for 2. Years lots of complaints frrom customers if you were going to buy made in canada,enviro2100,pacific energy summit, regency 3100, or like the other postings say blaze king
JA600L
Minister of Fire
This is my first year running the Ideal Steel. I work 10 hours a day and it usually goes 11 hours in between touching it.
So far all I've been burning is soft woods, cherry, and ash. The oak comes later. This stove EASILY burns those 11 hours. Infact, lately I've been subtracting from my normal loads.
I was so used to my Quadra Fire where I had to pack it full to burn all night, but this is far from that. I threw 3 medium splits in last night. It was in the upper 20's. I woke up to 74 degrees in the house. I opened the primary and flames started up 8 hours later.
I'm sure Blaze King is great, but you can pick one of these up for under $2000.
So far all I've been burning is soft woods, cherry, and ash. The oak comes later. This stove EASILY burns those 11 hours. Infact, lately I've been subtracting from my normal loads.
I was so used to my Quadra Fire where I had to pack it full to burn all night, but this is far from that. I threw 3 medium splits in last night. It was in the upper 20's. I woke up to 74 degrees in the house. I opened the primary and flames started up 8 hours later.
I'm sure Blaze King is great, but you can pick one of these up for under $2000.
shoot-straight
Minister of Fire
2000 sq in mn... I agree with Webby. Oversize it. Bk king!
I had a smaller non-cat before my Ashford, which is a little bigger. I had the same issue u did. My stove would do great when it was at top end of the heat schedule. My house couldn't keep that heat in the rest of the burn cycle- which is much cooler.
In the end I think those who want the really long burn times need to oversize a bit their cat stove to be happy. Even though my Ashford is bigger, i think its still a bit undersized given my particular case. And each house and setup are different.
Of course the king needs a 8" flue, so that's tough.
I had a smaller non-cat before my Ashford, which is a little bigger. I had the same issue u did. My stove would do great when it was at top end of the heat schedule. My house couldn't keep that heat in the rest of the burn cycle- which is much cooler.
In the end I think those who want the really long burn times need to oversize a bit their cat stove to be happy. Even though my Ashford is bigger, i think its still a bit undersized given my particular case. And each house and setup are different.
Of course the king needs a 8" flue, so that's tough.
I loaded my BK yesterday evening at 6pm. It is now 9:11pm The Next Day, cat is still active and 350F stove top.
When it's cold and I'm really cranking the stove I can still get an easy 12 hours. Not knocking any other stove, I seriously considered the Ideal Steel but I just don't think I could be any happier than I am with the BK.
When it's cold and I'm really cranking the stove I can still get an easy 12 hours. Not knocking any other stove, I seriously considered the Ideal Steel but I just don't think I could be any happier than I am with the BK.
What kind of wood are you burning, and how long cut/split/stacked is it? How far are you shutting the air supply when you burn?
I am burning elm and when it gets cold I use oak, oak is two years old it's been under a wood shed and elm one to two years under a wood shed. And splits are around six inch by 18 inch.
I am burning elm and when it gets cold I use oak, oak is two years old it's been under a wood shed and elm one to two years under a wood shed. And splits are around six inch by 18 inch.
If you are filling a 2 cu ft firebox w/ that, you should be getting a much longer burn than 2-3 hours. Are you reloading early, halfway through a burn cycle, just because the stove temps are falling? Or nothing but a few coals after 2-3 hours? Burn times and stove temps should vary with different air settings.
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
You shoulda thought of that before you started taking the stipend from BK.
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