Jotul Castine or Napoleon 1100C

[southbalto]

What I thought was a Hearthstone Heritage turned out to be one of 700 or so ever made Hearthstone Harvests. The Harvest was build by Hearthstone in the early 90s and was a cat model. The harves requires significantly more clearance in the rear so It didn't work for my application. I'm thinking the Jotul or Napoleon might be good choices.


Looking for a noncat stove with a med size firebox that will accept at least 18" splits. The stove can't be too deep and I need good clearances to the rear.
The Jotul is 7" (w/211) and the Napoleon is 6".


Any other stoves I should be looking at?

Is the Jotul worth the extra 500 bucks? It is a pretty stove.

 

[cycloxer]

The Jotul is a very high quality stove and imho, is worth the cost. It is a fairly shallow stove given its firebox size. You should also check out the Hearthstone Shelburne. It has similar dimensions w/ a slightly larger firebox and it is also a very well built stove. The Napoleon is a bit smaller and is a bit more affordable.

 

[southbalto]

cycloxer....I've gotten qoutes on the Jotul in the 1750 range and I think that's going to be my high limit. I love the hearthstones but I think they might be a bit out of reach new.....

 

[cycloxer]

That's not a bad price for the Castine. The one good thing with a Jotul is that the stove holds its value over time. So if you ever have to move and you want to sell the stove or you want to upgrade to a larger stove, you will easily be able to sell this if you have kept it in good running order. The other thing I like about the Castine is that the front door has a 20" wide opening. This makes loading all sorts of wood lengths very easy and you guys selling wood tend to cut at 16-18". This stove probably has the best access to the firebox in its class size. If money is tight, the Napoleon is a decent product. They both have roughly the same 1-3/4 cu. ft. firebox.

Other stoves around this size include:

Avalon Spokane 1250
Drolet Eldorado
Dutchwest Medium
Enerzone Solution 1.8
VT Castings Resolute Acclaim

 

[firefighterjake]

Both of the stoves that you listed are pretty well rated here . . . I like the Jotul for its well deserved reputation and cast iron looks myself.

 

[begreen]

The Jotul is tops for fit and finish, but the jacketed Napoleon will beat it on clearances. One stove not mentioned is the Quadrafire Cumberland Gap. Worth a look if you have a good Quad dealer nearby.

 

[cycloxer]

I'll second the Quad. A friend across town has a 5,000 series. They really burn well and throw a lot of heat. Solid product. More reknowned for their plate steel stoves than their cast iron, however.

 

[begreen]

The Cumberland Gap and the smaller Yosemite are hybrids, like the Alderleas. It's steel at heart.