2025/26 VC performance discussion thread

[Megunticook]

I'm sitting here this morning watching the stove. 7 degrees -11WC and my cat died or is on its last leg it's taking forever for the cat to get to 1,k

Its been a long time since the stoves been run this hard I'll probably go through the most wood I've burned in a year, in a long time.

Iv set the remote on the gas fireplace to help out. I don't want the house temperature to drop to much.

I can say they the stove has performed well all of these years. It's a really good heater. This stove was an excellent choice for me.

Too bad our stove cats don't have 9 lives. How old is yours?

I'm with you--the Encore has been a terrific stove for my family and has faithfully served as our primary heat source for almost a quarter century now.

5 degrees this morning in Maine, wind is picking up hard now (gale warning in effect for Penobscot Bay today), stove is chugging along and I'm enjoying my Sunday morning coffee in a t-shirt.

Hate to think what folks here running oil furnaces and boilers are paying each month--must be pushing 4 figures. Wouldn't even want to think about electric heat costs--we're up to almost $0.30/kWh now in Central Maine Power territory. Just a crushing burden for so many households here.

 

[Turbo89]

I'm sitting here this morning watching the stove. 7 degrees -11WC and my cat died or is on its last leg it's taking forever for the cat to get to 1,k

Its been a long time since the stoves been run this hard I'll probably go through the most wood I've burned in a year, in a long time.

Iv set the remote on the gas fireplace to help out. I don't want the house temperature to drop to much.

I can say they the stove has performed well all of these years. It's a really good heater. This stove was an excellent choice for me.

Def worth taking out and inspecting, but don’t rule out the storm we’ve been having. Low pressure storm systems wreaks havoc on draft, and I’ve notice my encore struggles with CAT temps when systems like this are sitting on top of us.