Blaze King Update

[brewer69]

First thanks to all who provided me with advice as I was considering the Blaze King Ashford verses the Lopi Liberty. We heat about 3400 sq ft , super air tight & insulated house. I ended up going with the Ashford at the recommendation of my dealer who sold both, mainly because of the insulation factors of our house and the ability to run the Ashford low and slow. So far we have been burning about a month straight, for the past week or so we have had very cold temps for our area, low single digits at night and upper teens during the day. The stove lives up to its reputation of being able to run very low when we had warm days, but during this cold spell it also has preformed flawlessly, out Geo Thermal Heat hasn’t even kicked on at all, super impressed. I have been burning beatle killed ash and a little black walnut mixed in, getting 8 hours burns with thermo at about 60% and had a 13 hour where there were still enough coals to add wood and get the fire started back up. Stove has been very easy to operate and regulate, Thanks again for all the help

 

[stoveliker]

Any pics of a (black box) burning stove you're willing to share?

Enjoy the heat and the ease of operation. Many folks are weary of a bypass handle. Glad you reap the rewards of your efforts now.

 

[brewer69]

Here it is after install, I raised it 6 inch granite blocks to help with loading and clean outs, I am old and getting older lol

 

[stoveliker]

Wow, fantastic!

 

[Murray01]

Picture 2 of 2, my wife noticed the quilt!