Older stoves vs modern stoves

[Itslay90]

Another person smoking crack $1,700 for an older stove is crazy, when we have a lot of modern stoves now and that’s more efficient!!

 

[bigealta]

no interior pics? amateur seller / restorer.
obviously way overpriced

 

[Itslay90]

no interior pics? amateur seller / restorer.
obviously way overpriced

Nope, it’s probably messed up in there.

 

[bholler]

Nope, it’s probably messed up in there.

There really isn't anything to be messed up. They are just a steel box

 

[Todd]

I’ve seen lots of over priced smoke dragons like that around here, must be people buying them and it probably seems like a deal when your looking at the current prices of the new stoves at $3-5k!

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I’ve seen baffles in them. Not that that’s be too intimidating to replace.

 

[Maint1]

Guy probably counting on being haggled with. That stove has heated a lot of homes through out the years. Some people swear by them. Some don't like the catalyst and reburn systems (understand them). One of my friends still uses that same stove and loves it. Simplicity at it's best. Maybe $5-700 in the fall of the year if interior is good shape.

 

[Todd]

Most of the old stoves were very radiant compared to new stoves that are mostly shielded. Maybe the heat transfer efficiency is higher with the old stoves while combustion efficiency is higher with the new stoves?

 

[bholler]

Most of the old stoves were very radiant compared to new stoves that are mostly shielded. Maybe the heat transfer efficiency is higher with the old stoves while combustion efficiency is higher with the new stoves?

Higher btu output possible absolutely but higher heat transfer efficiency no absolutely not they waste a much higher percentage of the available btus out the chimney.

 

[bigealta]

Higher btu output possible absolutely but higher heat transfer efficiency no absolutely not they waste a much higher percentage of the available btus out the chimney.

I would assume that stove pipe temps confirm this. The hotter the gasses leaving thru the stove pipe, the more heat is leaving the house unused and un transferred to the house interior.

My jotul 3 (no baffle or cat) used to spike the stove pipe thermometer often. The jotul f400 (secondary burner) has much better control on flue temps. It also cruises better and smokes much much less at lower burn rates.