PE Summit insert vs. Osburn 2400 insert.

HRm. Well, I think the Osburn 2400 supporters have spoken in the other topic. I don't know anyone who has a PE SUmmit insert. However, I am sure there are some on this forum and they will speak up soon enough. Lots of PE lovers here, they make a great product.

As far as I know, the PE will be more expensive than the Osburn. I think they are both great heaters and you will get great heat from both.

Andrew

Summit insert is a beast of a machine. We've done alot of them, with excellent feedback. I can't speak of the others, but I don't think you'll go wrong w/ the PE.

BeGreen said:

I would expect the Osburn to be less expensive, especially if shipping is less. They are both similar in firebox size and both will heat well. The PE has pretty quiet variable speed blowers that are easy to access and the stove convects fairly well even with them off. The primary difference is in the baffle system. PE has a unique stainless secondary baffle box system that is guaranteed for life. The Osburn has a more conventional ceramic baffle and tubes. Trimwise the PE may be a little dressier. Not sure what else, right side door handle vs left side handle.

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Both in size & specs are close. A side note though... Osburn buy its blower from the same manufacturer as PE.

If someone just wants to take a quick picture of their Osburn blower we could verify really quickly if they are the same. I know the blower on my PE on high is not that loud in fact I was really impressed with how quiet it was compared to the blower on my other stove.

I had a PE Super installed last fall. I did a good deal of research and landed on the Super for my application. 1800 sqft with vaulted ceilings. Even without running a fan to move the hot air off the ceiling, I can keep the house running at what ever temp the wife wants. I have to close the bed room doors to avoid it getting to warm to sleep. I won't comment to much on burn time. Most mornings I would have enough coals to restart a fire after 8 hours. BUT, I was running pine, not a hard wood. I have no doubt I will do much better this year with some better wood.

certified106 said:

If someone just wants to take a quick picture of their Osburn blower we could verify really quickly if they are the same. I know the blower on my PE on high is not that loud in fact I was really impressed with how quiet it was compared to the blower on my other stove.

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I'll post a pic tomorrow. I thought it had two fans, but it has one motor with two squirrel cage fans on either side. My fan does a good job of pushing the air out, but it rattles a bit, and needs to be rather replaced or adjusted.

BeGreen said:

Can you add a bit more detail? Are both blowers of the identical design and do the have the same bearings? Otherwise this is like saying both our cars come from Toyota. There is a bit of difference between an Echo and an Avalon.

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Just came back from vacation. I'll ask engineering. However I would have to know the actual model listed on PE. Anyone here has that info?

A side note on blower noises since it often comes up on discussions. A good proportion of the noise you hear is from the air flow not necessarily from the motor itself. Think of it this way, a tornado sounds like a freight train because of the amount of air displaced not because it has any kind of motor driving it. The design of the air chambers where the air flows will also greatly affect the amount of perceived noise.

Finally, depending on the model some have a higher CFM rating than others. It stands to reason a 200 CFM blower will be noisier than a 100 CFM.

MJ151 said:

I had a PE Super installed last fall. I did a good deal of research and landed on the Super for my application. 1800 sqft with vaulted ceilings. Even without running a fan to move the hot air off the ceiling, I can keep the house running at what ever temp the wife wants. I have to close the bed room doors to avoid it getting to warm to sleep. I won't comment to much on burn time. Most mornings I would have enough coals to restart a fire after 8 hours. BUT, I was running pine, not a hard wood. I have no doubt I will do much better this year with some better wood.

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MJ those are impresive burn times with pine in a Super 27! I burn all hardwoods here 99% of the time so I should realize some good burn times and heat production.. Thanx for the encouraging info!

Ray

Ray,

It took some time to figure out how to run the stove properly, but once it did I really noticed my heat went up along with burn times. Toward the end of the season I was using quite a bit less wood to achieve the same results. I own this mostly to the fine folks here on Hearth.