Decided to use our existing chimney in basement. One of these furnaces will act as a big free standing stove until I install a class A chimney out the foundation of our utility room. I see both have roughly close prices and btu output. I knkw the supwr jack has a larger firebox. But is it as efficiemt and does it get a longer burn time? Any opions on these two furnsces
yukon sj vs drolet tundra
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brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
Nope...and nope.
The SJ is probably the better of the two as far as bullet-proof-last-for-20-years-(or more)-construction is concerned, but it is not worth dealing with the creosote issues. These things are creosote factorys unless you have a huge heat load, and then, they will ROAR through a pile o' wood! I had a BigJack, same furnace as the SJ without the extra heat exchanger...notice I said had...a family member has it now, they have had enough of it too, there is a new Tundra sitting in the garage right now awaiting some warmer weather to be installed in place of the BJ.
I have the Yukon Husky now, it will likely be my last Yukon product unless they really clean up their burning issues, hopefully the new EPA regs will force them to do that. They do build heavy duty products and their customer service is great but the "secondary burn" system on the large furnaces is great, for 1970s technology (literally) and the "secondary burn" system on the "jack" line is a complete joke!
Tundra, IMO, is the better bang-for-the-buck for sure. Still on sale a Menards too...
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TheBigIron
Feeling the Heat
I was considering a super jack for my central IL home and like brenndatomu has explained I purchased the Tundra for the bang for the buck, longer burn times with a proven secondary burn technology IMO. Mine is in my garage waiting for spring temperatures to install. I just purchased mine 2 weeks ago at a local Menards $1300, but brenndatomu said that they can be purchased for $1250.00.
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brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
? We had the $1250 sale a few weeks back, their site shows our local store at $1399.99 now...
TheBigIron
Feeling the Heat
brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
You mean in the thread from a few weeks back? That was the cheapest I personally have ever seen the Tundra. The best price previous to that was when someone posted here last year about $1450 sale at a farm/home store chain in MI. Even the big Ms regular price of $1750 is still better than most other places that I've seen 'em...
Anyways, back to OP, DT and SJ are two drastically different machines...
TheBigIron
Feeling the Heat
Are they drastically different because of the secondary burn technology? I considered it for my install but needed something that provided a long burn time..
brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
Firebox design completely different.
SJ is basically a HD barrel stove, air in under the fire, a lil secondary air on the sides, and a steel baffle. Try to damp it down for a long burn it just smolders and smokes.
DT is the modern "EPA" design firebox, like most newer stoves. When the damper is closed (long burn time) it has preset engineered minimum air flow through it, and will burn the smoke off the slowly burning wood to create even more heat. (and a cleaner chimney)
sloeffle
Minister of Fire
Tundra, but I am little biased. If you do go the Tundra route, you will need properly seasoned wood. They do not like wet wood. Wood that has been rained on an frozen can be problematic also. I have been fighting with that all winter.
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