Cawley Lemay 400

[Bushman1]

I have came across a Cawley Lemay 400 today and it is very nice and for $200.00. This stove was used occasionally and has no cracks in the iron. I was considering a Jotul Black Bear but have heard they are a little cramp in the burn box. I plan on heating 1800 sqare in a ranch house that is well insulated. Would a Cawley Lemay 400 be too small of a stove for primary heat? Besides the pretty castings and all were these good heaters?

Bushman

 

[begreen]

Greetings and welcome Bushman. From what I can gather, the Cawley-Lemay is closer to the Jotul 602 than the Jotul 118 in size and heat output. It sounds like a really nice little stove and a good area heater.

That said, heating ranch houses can sometimes be challenging, depending on the floor layout. The CM400 'might' be able to handle the load, but if it's like the Jotul 602 you will be feeding it very frequently when the temps drop into the teens.

Here's a wiki post on the stove:
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/wiki/Cawley_400/

 

[kavita]

the cawley-lemay 400 is actually much larger than the jotul 602 ... and, if my memory of the jotul 118 is clear, the CL400 is larger still than the jotul 118 too.

it would depend which direction you set the heat shields in the CL400 - you can set the heat shields so the firebox is wider (and holds more wood) or less-wide (for less wood).

if you set the heat shields on the CL400 to the wider allowance, i'm guessing the CL400 has a greater capacity than the Jotul 118 Black Bear.