Howdy folks!
I've been skimming through the threads and I decided to post my own. This winter we will be installing two wood stoves in my old stone farmhouse cuz oil prices have reach stupid levels. One stove will be an older Vermont Casting wood burning Vigilant in a room that is called the Summer Kitchen, which is actually like a family/living room/den type of room that has a big walk-in fireplace. The vigilant is older but seems to be in very good condition. I understand that the efficiency will not be what a new stove is, but I only have so much money that can be spent on this, so a used stove will have to do for now.
Now my question is for the stove insert that will be put into the Kitchen. I am looking at the Osburn 1600 Insert and the Napoleon 1101P. Primarily because of the price point, which is a big factor as the house has never had wood stoves, so I have to allocate funds for installation, also.
So, of the two models, is one a better quality? The firebox on the Osburn is 1.85 versus the Napoleon's 1.7 (even though specs say the Napoleon excepts 18" logs while the Osburn fits 17" logs). Is there a model out there that has a larger firebox that is close to the same price? And, if I just stick between these two models does anyone know of the burn time they get from them? I work from home, so I can tend to the fire throughout the day, but I would like to make it through the night without having to restart the fire every morning.
I've been skimming through the threads and I decided to post my own. This winter we will be installing two wood stoves in my old stone farmhouse cuz oil prices have reach stupid levels. One stove will be an older Vermont Casting wood burning Vigilant in a room that is called the Summer Kitchen, which is actually like a family/living room/den type of room that has a big walk-in fireplace. The vigilant is older but seems to be in very good condition. I understand that the efficiency will not be what a new stove is, but I only have so much money that can be spent on this, so a used stove will have to do for now.
Now my question is for the stove insert that will be put into the Kitchen. I am looking at the Osburn 1600 Insert and the Napoleon 1101P. Primarily because of the price point, which is a big factor as the house has never had wood stoves, so I have to allocate funds for installation, also.
So, of the two models, is one a better quality? The firebox on the Osburn is 1.85 versus the Napoleon's 1.7 (even though specs say the Napoleon excepts 18" logs while the Osburn fits 17" logs). Is there a model out there that has a larger firebox that is close to the same price? And, if I just stick between these two models does anyone know of the burn time they get from them? I work from home, so I can tend to the fire throughout the day, but I would like to make it through the night without having to restart the fire every morning.
