Hello all,
I'm new to the forum and to the Stove insert world and I'm looking for a little input on the following insert. I'm looking at Osburn 1100. The only reason I'm not looking at a larger stove is because of my fireplace size. The home I'm in was built in 1930 and is two stories with a fireplace on each floor. The home is about 1350 Sqft on each level and I'll be placing the stove on the first floor. The home has two sets of stairs cases and I hope this will help is getting some of the heat up stairs. The Insert will NOT be the main source of heat. I'm just trying to minimize my natural gas bill from two gas furnaces. Price is a factor and the Osburn seems to be priced well ($1100 shipped before the 30% tax credit). Again I would love to be able to go bigger but my space in these 80 yr old fire places are limiting. I’ve also looked at the Jøtul C 450 Kennebec but it’s close to $1500 more then the Osburn and in my book that a crap load of money I can spend else where in the home. But having said that the Burn time of the Jøtul is claimed to be 8 hrs compared to 5 hrs of the Osburn. I really don’t want to have to stoke the fire in the middle of the night. So is the Osburn burn time really only 5 hrs or can I get 8 and still have ambers to relight a fire in the morning or after returning home from work? If anyone one could give me some insight or suggest other inserts, please do…. But remember I want to keep the price down if possible.
Thanks
I'm new to the forum and to the Stove insert world and I'm looking for a little input on the following insert. I'm looking at Osburn 1100. The only reason I'm not looking at a larger stove is because of my fireplace size. The home I'm in was built in 1930 and is two stories with a fireplace on each floor. The home is about 1350 Sqft on each level and I'll be placing the stove on the first floor. The home has two sets of stairs cases and I hope this will help is getting some of the heat up stairs. The Insert will NOT be the main source of heat. I'm just trying to minimize my natural gas bill from two gas furnaces. Price is a factor and the Osburn seems to be priced well ($1100 shipped before the 30% tax credit). Again I would love to be able to go bigger but my space in these 80 yr old fire places are limiting. I’ve also looked at the Jøtul C 450 Kennebec but it’s close to $1500 more then the Osburn and in my book that a crap load of money I can spend else where in the home. But having said that the Burn time of the Jøtul is claimed to be 8 hrs compared to 5 hrs of the Osburn. I really don’t want to have to stoke the fire in the middle of the night. So is the Osburn burn time really only 5 hrs or can I get 8 and still have ambers to relight a fire in the morning or after returning home from work? If anyone one could give me some insight or suggest other inserts, please do…. But remember I want to keep the price down if possible.
Thanks
