Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and new to the wood stove world for the most part. I am looking for a good used wood stove to replace my dads old stove. The stove will be in the basement of a roughly 1600 sq ft ranch house. His chimney has excellent draft. There seems to be so many stoves out there and I really am not sure what to go with in terms of best brands, ease of use, catalytic vs non cat stoves. Any recommendations on a good easy to use stove would be greatly appreciated. He did say he'd like his next stove to have glass doors.
Looking for a good used wood stove
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Rob711
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Great time of the year for such a venture, I think this question has come up once before, try the search box.
Most of what I see on craigslist are old smoke dragons. Good EPA stoves are less common. Stick with the major brands and if you find something, ask here.
There is a nice looking Lopi Endeavor (2012) on Facebook Marketplace (Canal Fulton, OH) for $650. That looks like a 5-hour drive for you.
Lopi wood burner endeavor (2012)
Even has it up on rollers already.
Lopi wood burner endeavor (2012)
Even has it up on rollers already.
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If you wanna see a couple of Blaze King’s in action, I’m only 10 minutes from you...
Have the King Ultra, and a Princess, both are CAT stoves..
I appreciate the offer however I'm sure the blaze kings are out of my price range. Looking to spend less than $1000.
Any opinions on this old mill stove. A guy on fbook marketplace is asking $550 for it. looks to be in good shape.
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Check with your insurance company and see if they have any restrictions on unlabeled, pre-EPA stoves.
Older stoves prior to about 1979 were often sold with no UL testing or certification. They often were unbaffled and airtight which allowed the fire to smolder. This is how they achieved a long burn. The problem created was unknown safety and clearances and a lot of pollution. When sold in small quantities this was more a local issue, but after the oil crises in the late '70s stove sales really spiked, and consequently so did fires and pollution. This brought on tighter regulation so that inspectors and insurance underwriters could take the unknown out of the home installation. In the mid-80s tighter emissions regulations followed from the EPA. The positive side of this is that stoves became much more efficient, clean-burning while using less wood.
This is a quick summary. There's a lot more info here:
woodheat.org
This is a quick summary. There's a lot more info here:
Sweep's Library - How do EPA approved wood stoves burn so clean?
How do today's wood stoves and fireplaces meet the EPA emissions requirements?
hearth.com
Sweep's Library - Is my woodstove grandfathered in?
I bought my wood stove before the EPA regulations. Can I use it?
hearth.com
Sweep's Library - EPA wood stove regulations
An overview of the EPA wood stove emissions regulations
hearth.com
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Thank you very much!Older stoves prior to about 1979 were often sold with no UL testing or certification. They often were unbaffled and airtight which allowed the fire to smolder. This is how they achieved a long burn. The problem created was unknown safety and clearances and a lot of pollution. When sold in small quantities this was more a local issue, but after the oil crises in the late '70s stove sales really spiked, and consequently so did fires and pollution. This brought on tighter regulation so that inspectors and insurance underwriters could take the unknown out of the home installation. In the mid-80s tighter emissions regulations followed from the EPA. The positive side of this is that stoves became much more efficient, clean-burning while using less wood.
This is a quick summary. There's a lot more info here:
Sweep's Library - How do EPA approved wood stoves burn so clean?
How do today's wood stoves and fireplaces meet the EPA emissions requirements?hearth.comSweep's Library - Is my woodstove grandfathered in?
I bought my wood stove before the EPA regulations. Can I use it?hearth.comSweep's Library - EPA wood stove regulations
An overview of the EPA wood stove emissions regulationshearth.com
A non-commercial service in support of responsible home heating with wood - Wood Stoves: The most popular wood heating option
The Wood Heat Organization was formed to support the public in the responsible use of wood energy in the home. We fulfill our mandate by providing reliable information, by conducting research into wood heating-related issues and by representing the public interest in discussions of policies that...
Mech e
Feeling the Heat
There is an older regency 3100 for $900 in Williamsport on Craigslist. I has been "refurbished" I can see the rear air manifold was cracked and welded. I would try for $600 or $700. $900 isn't horrible but it is a bit high. Or just go with a new Englander 30
Opinions on the pacific energy super 27? Used one on fbook close to me for $1200. Just curious.
Got a link? It's a good stove with great burn times for the 2 cu ft capacity.
Are the basement walls insulated? If not you may need a larger stove as about 1/3d of the heat produced is going to be lost thru the basement walls. If they are going to remain uninsulated then a 3 cu ft stove would be better.
Quality stove. If it's in good shape, I would go for that over a "value" stove. Parts are all replaceable, if needed. I liked the "floating firebox" concept. I got a PE T5 for my SIL recently..same box as the Super.
I think the 27 was about 1800 new, without any options. Depending on how old it is, you might be able to get them to bite for 1000. Can you get any pics? The metal tag on the stove (which I think has the date it was made,) the secondary baffle in the top of the box? Check the stove body corners by the door for cracks. Talk to the person that ran it if you can, ask how their procedure for starting a fire in it, and see if it sounds like they are knowledgeable, and ask if it was ever over-fired. If it's fairly new, or they didn't use it much, or they were a conscientious operator, could be a great deal.
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