Englander 17-VL or equivalent

[Dsparil]

New to the forum and looking to set up a free standing stove in my house. Currently waiting to close on the house, but once I do I'm looking to redo some things.

I was looking at the 17-vl but heard it was discontinued. Is there anything equivalent to it in price and efficiency?

 

[begreen]

We watched the 17-VL being born here as it was designed by H.com member Corey. It was a great small heater that was also an exceptional value. There are similar designs but at a greater cost. The Drolet Deco Nano is a bit larger and probably the closest.

 

[Dsparil]

Are anymore going to be made?

 

[begreen]

Are anymore going to be made?

Not to my knowledge, but call Englander to be sure.

 

[billb3]

True North TN10 is a tad smaller.
12" splits can be a PITA for some.
It's basically a short TN20.

 

[Dsparil]

Is the drolet deco nano available in the USA?

I like that TN10. What's the square footage it's supposed to cover? Have an 800 sqft house with a cathedral ceiling(chalet).

 

[Jags]

I would consider those small stoves a room heater. 800 sqft is small, but would still be taxing to those little stoves. And remember that the harder you run them, the shorter the burn time.

 

[Dsparil]

hmmm. What's good for an 800 sqft house and doesn't cost an arm and a leg then?


Was looking at this. says it doesn't need hearth protection.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Summers-Heat-2000-sq-ft-Wood-Burning-Stove/999918844?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-sol-_-google-_-lia-_-237-_-fireplaceslogsandstoves-_-999918844-_-0&placeholder=null&ds_rl=1286981&gclsrc=ds

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Ashley-Hearth-Products-1-200-Sq-Ft-Pedestal-Wood-Stove-2020-EPA-Certified/1003010942

 

[begreen]

The Summer's Heat 2000 sq ft is twice the size of the VL-17 and it needs ember protection, just not an insulated hearth. The TN-10 would be much closer in size to the VL-17. The Century FW2800 is about $800 and a little smaller than the Summer's Heat stove you linked to. That would probably work too. The TN-20 is the same size, but has a square firebox which is nice.

 

[Geoff C]

I would look for a small cat stove. Used Woodstock fireviews pop up every burn season for $1000-1500. Loading a small non cat stove every 3-4 hours gets old fast.