Well, other than a sweet smell I have during every light up (see my other post that I uploaded today), I am quite pleased with my stove.
I have an Osburn 2300. It has a bypass damper, 3.3 cubic foot firebox and a nice big front plate. I didn't know much about stoves when I bought it but it seems to do the job. I don't play on staying in this house more than 2 years so hopefully it's last a few year (without the tubes breaking).
Yesterday was cold. Today is cold. -30 C with the wind (-22F). I have had the stove running for 30 hours non stop. Every 3-5 hours I toss a couple (or few) pieces of wood into it. The stove is in my basement, double wall stove pipe through my foundation wall into a 2100 rated 6 inch chimney. My basement is wide open (recently started framing) with 1.5 inches of polyurethane insulation on the walls (directly on the concrete, fiberglass is going to be placed between my studs above and beyond shortly). My basement is 1150 sq feet and so is my main floor (bungalow). Therefore, I am heating my entire house to 21-22 degrees C with this stove. The only way for the heat to go upstairs is via the staircase: there isn't even one floor grate placed to help with circulation.
So far, I LOVE my stove!
What's your story?
Andrew
I have an Osburn 2300. It has a bypass damper, 3.3 cubic foot firebox and a nice big front plate. I didn't know much about stoves when I bought it but it seems to do the job. I don't play on staying in this house more than 2 years so hopefully it's last a few year (without the tubes breaking).
Yesterday was cold. Today is cold. -30 C with the wind (-22F). I have had the stove running for 30 hours non stop. Every 3-5 hours I toss a couple (or few) pieces of wood into it. The stove is in my basement, double wall stove pipe through my foundation wall into a 2100 rated 6 inch chimney. My basement is wide open (recently started framing) with 1.5 inches of polyurethane insulation on the walls (directly on the concrete, fiberglass is going to be placed between my studs above and beyond shortly). My basement is 1150 sq feet and so is my main floor (bungalow). Therefore, I am heating my entire house to 21-22 degrees C with this stove. The only way for the heat to go upstairs is via the staircase: there isn't even one floor grate placed to help with circulation.
So far, I LOVE my stove!
What's your story?
Andrew
