good evening. I'm looking to upgrade a woodpro 2.0 that is centrally located in my house. I found a used lopi endevour that is about 7 years old. Would this be an upgrade or am I wasting time? The woodpro does a fairly good job of keeping my 1500sf house warm. What I hate is that I can only load ew unless logs are very short, and I don't get very good burn times. If I load it at night (9-10pm) I'm lucky to have red coals at 6am. And air control is kind of a joke. Doesn't really affect the fire much. please let me know what you think.
Thoughts on a used lopi endeavor
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The Endeavor is a nice classic steel stove design. I suspect your burn times will be similar but the control would be nicer and the firebox is square for loading flexibility. You might also want to consider the new Englander 3 cu ft stove for longer burn times.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_669024-76845-50-SHSSW02_0__?productId=999918850
http://www.lowes.com/pd_669024-76845-50-SHSSW02_0__?productId=999918850
fespo
Minister of Fire
They are asking $700. I have only seen a couple pictures. I asked for some more. Doesn't look to bad. May need new paint, and brass door is tarnished.
I had a new Lopi Endeavor installed in my 1,900 sq ft house last fall. I know the air is very controllable. When you shut it down, it actually shuts down like it's supposed to. A couple nights ago we got down to -9 F, loaded it at about 11 that night and still had a lot of coals about 8 hours later burning pinyon. I can tell by now that they like to burn hotter than old stoves I'm used to. Top of firebox regularly at 700 or more with air half open, but the nice thing is you can shut them down when you want to.
Edit: meant stovetop instead of 'top of firebox'
Edit: meant stovetop instead of 'top of firebox'
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Ok just saw pictures of the inside. Fire brick looks good. Secondary tubes look ok. A lil rusty, but not bent or warped.
fespo
Minister of Fire
You want to buy a used stove that has NOT been repainted, that way you can see if the see looks a little white grayish. Rust is no problem, check the upper support for the bricks, that will tell you if it was used a lot. If they are warped or flaking steel alot.
Local hardware store has new buck stove model 74 for $1600. Are these stoves under rated? It has a nice sized fire box but only claims 50,000 btu. And I they couldn't tell me burn times..
mellow
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Did you even look at what Begreen posted? That is a nice stove. I wouldn't spend more than $500 on that lopi.
Here is another option if you want bigger: http://www.amfmenergy.com/50tnc30----epa-certified-noncatalytic-wood-stove--2250302201.html
Here is the madison from the same place: http://www.amfmenergy.com/50masmheup18.html
The 50 is not a bad looking stove. I'm afraid that might be too much stove for me tho. i was looking more in the 2.5cu Fire box range to not run the stove wide open, but also not choked all the way down.
A half cubic ft larger is not going to overheat the place. You control the heat output by the size of the load of wood you put in the stove and the amount of air the fire is fed. Where the extra size will be appreciated is when it gets into the teens and in longer burn times.
This is their new 2.45 cu ft stove.
http://www.amfmenergy.com/50masmheup18.html
This is their new 2.45 cu ft stove.
http://www.amfmenergy.com/50masmheup18.html
They also make that stove in a 3.0cu ft model. It is available through Lowes under the Summer's Heat brand.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_669024-76845-50-SHSSW02_0__?productId=999918850
http://www.lowes.com/pd_669024-76845-50-SHSSW02_0__?productId=999918850
fespo
Minister of Fire
The Lopi is a great stove. I buy alot of Lopi stoves in spring and resale in the fall. At 700.00 your a little high in my book, I would say. Bring some cash and see what they will go down to. If not walk away. The last one I bought, I payed $400
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