Buck Stove 74 not heating 400 square foot living room

Just curious what kind of wood are you are burning.

I recently used some soft maple that was stored in a garage at my parents cabin for a year and it still wasn't the best. It worked but could have been better.

I have a Buck 74 that I installed two years ago to replace an old smoke dragon...I have it as a freestanding stove, not an insert...and I do not have/use the blower. I easily heat my entire 1600 sq. ft house even in the extreme cold. I do agree that there was a very big learning curve with this stove though, especially after using the old non-EPA stove. It is a very well built stove and you should be very happy with it in long run.

dukooter said:

Southland,

When I purchased the 74 I thought the blower was going to be too small, does the blower on your 51 work well? Can you heat the majority of your house with it?

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The blower works well and I use the stove as my primary heat in the winter.