Any pros or cons on one vs the other? About to purchase one of the two, like Sirocco looks a bit better but Princess takes bigger splits, deeper ash lip. Any differences in how the burn, ease of use etc?
Blaze King Princess vs Sirocco 30
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BKVP
Minister of Fire
Consumers like the firebox height of the Princess Ultra. If your hearth is beautiful you may wish to get the parlor version of the Princess. All Siroccos come with legs, optional pedestal is available. Princess is about 3 inches deeper than the Sirocco. Steel door on Princess, cast door and larger glass on Sirocco. Lastly, glass stays much cleaner on the 30.1 firebox.
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Chris
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Chris
BillsWS
Feeling the Heat
I have had both stoves but in two different locations, so performance is different. I did not like the sloping front of the Princess and due to poor draft I had to go through a lot of stuff to keep it from spilling smoke on refilling. Open a window, turn the fan off, open the bypass, wait awhile, crack the door, wait a few minutes, very slowly open the door to refill. The strange thing was I had a very tall interior chimney (27 ft.) and worried I would have too much draft. In this house (see sig pic) there is about 10 ft. of class A but the draft is much better. I have never had any smoke spillage with this (Sirocco) install. I ran the Princess one season and now have one season on the Sirocco. Both stoves are excellent but I prefer the flat front of the Sirocco.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
The princess has a much higher emissions rating and is a bit uglier. That deep belly sure is nice. 3" of ash is like 3 gallons, lots.
BKVP
Minister of Fire
Yes....but at 2.42 gr/hr, it's still one of the cleanest burning stoves. It's just the 30.1 is exceptional.
I might have missed it, but what's the '.1' entail? I was quoted a nice price on a Sirocco, but I'm pretty sure it's been around for a while. He said they haven't sold one yet and wants to get it moved.
Price on a plain Princess parlor kinda blew me away. He said his customers want the Princess because the efficiency number is higher
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