Looking for catalytic stove recommendations

[stovelark]

Every stove made can be abused and worn out prematurely. Ran at the right burn temps, with seasoned wood into a good chimney, it'll be hard to beat a steel stove of quality design for longevity. Warpage, and some cracks and burn through is usually not using it correctly. Don't get me wrong, beautiful cast stoves or soapstone can last a long time too. Too bad all of them are so expensive now...

 

[begreen]

FWIW, we are about to commence season 18 on our Alderlea. Total maintenance costs for this stove so far are around $100.

 

[Highbeam]

FWIW, we are about to commence season 18 on our Alderlea. Total maintenance costs for this stove so far are around $100.

18years? Sheesh. I remember when you brought that thing home in the ford ranger.

 

[stovelark]

I know what you mean BG- hard for me to realize this Enviro Kodiak of mine was born way back in 2009, I've really done nothing to her, a few coats of paint, clean her out after the season and try to treat it right.

 

[begreen]

18years? Sheesh. I remember when you brought that thing home in the ford ranger.

Yes, brought it home during a light snowstorm. It already had 3/4's of a season's use in Tom's showroom at that point. It's been a great stove.

 

[Turbo89]

There’s a nice looking Jotul F500 V3 on FB market place in Southboro MA right now for free. Sounds like it needs a baffle plate, but might be worth the drive. The listing is “Wood burning Jotul Stove”.

 

[begreen]

There’s a nice looking Jotul F500 V3 on FB market place in Southboro MA right now for free. Sounds like it needs a baffle plate, but might be worth the drive. The listing is “Wood burning Jotul Stove”.

That's unusual. Could be too good to be true. Examine the inside base area around the ash grate for any cracks.

 

[Turbo89]

That's unusual. Could be too good to be true. Examine the inside base area around the ash grate for any cracks.

It’s in a very affluent town, I’m sure they just don’t want to deal with removal.

 

[NorthIdahoMan]

The floor plan is a total of 1500 sq ft. so 750 ft per floor. On the first floor the bathroom is the only room with a door, the rest is open. Upstairs is the same. Ceilings on the first floor are probably around 12 ft., 8-9ft. on the second floor.

Not sure about BTUS, but it's a single heat pump unit and runs pretty constantly when temps dip to 40s at night.

Do you have double pane glass or still the original single pane glass? A lot of single pane glass windows like many old houses had will up the BTU requirement a lot.

If you ever decide to have dense pack cellulose injected into the walls make sure you have a savvy electrician do an inspection lest you burn your home down.