here's a question for you all: how long a burntime should an Osburn 2200 with 2.2 cuft firebox give, and what exactly is burntime?
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We're not exactly sure just what burntime is...but here's a link to his (her?) member page. Rick
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depends on wood type, draft, amount of heat needed, blah, blah, blah, etc.......
too many variables.
Try using the burn time calculator @ https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/burn_time_calculator
too many variables.
Try using the burn time calculator @ https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/burn_time_calculator
With good dry Oak I bet you get 8 hrs (give or take an hour) with that stove and I define burn time as burnt down to a good enough bed of coals to rake forward, throw more wood on, and it takes right off agian. Lots of variables and different definitions of burntime.
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way way too many variables. I ahve a 3.1cuft firebox. My manual says 12 hours. It is more like 9
My insert is 2.3 I think, burn time is from load until there are no coals to re-start. I get great heat for 4 hours and good heat for 3 or 4 hours, then warm for 2 hours. Real burntime for mine is probably around 9 hours with oak/hickory. If I use softer wood knock 2 hours off.
Burntime is undefined. Mostly it's used as a marketing bullet point. I'm sure some measure it from the time of ignition until the last ember has dies out. That doesn't mean much when you're looking for heat.
Much more meaningful, and rarely if ever published is the period of meaningful heat that the stove produces. I would define that as the time from when the stove reaches about 300 deg on the stove top to the point where it returns to that temperature.
As others have indicated, there are many variables beyond the stove firebox capacity that will affect this. But with everything working right and with good wood, you may see ~6-8 hrs of meaningful heat from a well tended 2.2 cu ft stove. More often it will be ~4-6 hrs. After that, there may be hot coals, ready to start a new fire for another few hours.
Much more meaningful, and rarely if ever published is the period of meaningful heat that the stove produces. I would define that as the time from when the stove reaches about 300 deg on the stove top to the point where it returns to that temperature.
As others have indicated, there are many variables beyond the stove firebox capacity that will affect this. But with everything working right and with good wood, you may see ~6-8 hrs of meaningful heat from a well tended 2.2 cu ft stove. More often it will be ~4-6 hrs. After that, there may be hot coals, ready to start a new fire for another few hours.
I have a hampton HI300, same basic design as the regency I2400 with a different face(same parent company too) Its the one in my avatar.
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