Used stove advice

[srks72]

I live in East Texas and found this stove on Craigslist. I've asked for the brand and model number, but the person says the stove is to heavy and she can not move it to get that information. It does not come with a blower. She said she bought it from Lowes around 1996 and paid $400 to $500. Is this a good deal? Is it possible to add an after market blower. It will go in an area that has never had a fireplace/wood stove/heater.

21 inches deep, 24 inches wide, by 24 inches tall, firepot 12 inches deep, box opening 15 inches.............Wood burning stove barely used, has approximately 8ft of piping........$325.00.

 

[BrowningBAR]

How much heat do you need?
How big is the house?
What type of house?
Is it an open layout?
How drafty is the house?
What are your winters like in that area of Texas?
Do you need an overnight burn?
How much heating oil/electricity/natural gas do you go through during the winter?

 

[Jags]

Is that an older Englander with the gold trim work? Not positive, but it looks like it could be. $325 is probably not a bad deal.

 

[srks72]

How much heat do you need?

How much heat do you need?
How big is the house? 1300 sf
What type of house? wood frame built in 1900
Is it an open layout? It will be in an addition with little central heat and 18 windows. About 350 sf room.
How drafty is the house?
What are your winters like in that area of Texas? We have frost some nights.
Do you need an overnight burn? It would be nice, but we do have central heat if we had a long cold spell. It doesn't get really cold here for days. The average temp low is 34 to high of 61 during the winter months.
How much heating oil/electricity/natural gas do you go through during the winter? IDK. This will be my first winter in the house.

 

[Jags]

How much heat do you need?​

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Yeah, heat load. That is a pretty good sized stove. Possibly too much depending on the size of your home, insulation value, etc.

A properly sized stove is wonderful. One that is not properly sized - a PIA.

 

[BrotherBart]

That appears to be the small CFM stove like moderator fossil has in his workshop. 1996 would have been the year after CFM bought the plant and design from Majestic. A new one, now sold as Pleasant Hearth, is around $700.

 

[Jags]

That appears to be the small CFM stove like moderator fossil has in his workshop. 1996 would have been the year after CFM bought the plant and design from Majestic. A new one, now sold as Pleasant Hearth, is around $700.

I can't find specs, Bro. Is that the one that is around 1.8 - 2.0 cuft?
(and comparing pics - it sure does look like you are on it).

 

[Backwoods Savage]

I live in East Texas and found this stove on Craigslist. I've asked for the brand and model number, but the person says the stove is to heavy and she can not move it to get that information. It does not come with a blower. She said she bought it from Lowes around 1996 and paid $400 to $500. Is this a good deal? Is it possible to add an after market blower. It will go in an area that has never had a fireplace/wood stove/heater.

21 inches deep, 24 inches wide, by 24 inches tall, firepot 12 inches deep, box opening 15 inches.............Wood burning stove barely used, has approximately 8ft of piping........$325.00.

Welcome to the forum srks72.

East Texas I would not think you get too much cold but still it does get cold from time to time. For sure it will depend upon your needs whether this is good for you or not. Still, I'd much rather have a stove that is too big than one too small. From what they paid, I'd say their asking price is just a tad high but not too much if it is in good condition. It sort of looks like a catch-all right now...or are they trying to hide something? Something like signs of an overburn? I am a bit mistrusting when it comes to used items.

 

[srks72]

Yeah, heat load. That is a pretty good sized stove. Possibly too much depending on the size of your home, insulation value, etc.

A properly sized stove is wonderful. One that is not properly sized - a PIA.

The room is an addition - basically a sun room. The ceiling has no insulation and all the walls are windows.

Wouldn't it be better to have a bigger one for your house then one to small?

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Yes.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

srks, I forgot to answer about the blower. In my opinion, blowers on wood stoves are highly over-rated. Inserts are a different thing but a free standing stove, I would not want a blower on it.

You no doubt have searched and also found many threads on moving the air in the house. Basically, it boils down to using a small desk-top fan running on low speed. You sit it in a doorway or hallway and, this is important, you blow the cool air towards the warm air. That is, you blow the cool air into the stove room. Cool air is denser so it will force the warm air out and into the further reaches of the house. Just a simple trick that works wonders.

 

[Jags]

Wouldn't it be better to have a bigger one for your house then one to small?

Yes - but you won't want to get carried away either (not suggesting that you are). The above questions are pretty common around these parts. Helps us get a picture before we start rambling about possible solutions.

 

[BrotherBart]

Yeah on one of those high in the thirties and low in the twenties days out in the piney woods larger would be better in a room like that. Are you out around Longview or down farther South?

 

[srks72]

Yeah on one of those high in the thirties and low in the twenties days out in the piney woods larger would be better in a room like that. Are you out around Longview or down farther South?

Just about an hour south of Longview.

 

[srks72]

Welcome to the forum srks72.

It sort of looks like a catch-all right now...or are they trying to hide something? Something like signs of an overburn? I am a bit mistrusting when it comes to used items.

She says it was bought to use when they were building the house. It was never installed in the house and is in the corner with pipe as a faux wood stove. They used piped through the window to heat while they hung drywall, paint, etc during the winter months.

 

[BrotherBart]

The main problem I have with that little stove is that the baffle is welded in and so you can't take it out for cleaning or to replace it when it gets warped. At least the ones I have looked at up close were. You can search here on the forum for Century Hearth and find information from posters that own/owned the stoves. That is the name they were sold under from 1995 up until three or four years ago.

I believe the model number for that one was 244.

 

[srks72]

Thank you all so much for your help. I ended up going with a new stove. Pleasant Hearth - Medium (1800 sq ft) with blower. I decided that $325 used, 16 years old with no blower wasnt worth it. I got last years model discounted by $100 and had a 10% off coupon. Again, thank you all for your replys

 

[Jags]

Get it installed. Just about time to start cranking it up.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Thank you all so much for your help. I ended up going with a new stove. Pleasant Hearth - Medium (1800 sq ft) with blower. I decided that $325 used, 16 years old with no blower wasnt worth it. I got last years model discounted by $100 and had a 10% off coupon. Again, thank you all for your replys

Good luck with the new stove. I'm sure you will not be disappointed.