Have been researching on this site about burning newer stoves. We currently have a 30+ year old Earthstove. Would like to update next season. However I have noticed that it seems to be the consensus that you need to burn the newer stoves at around 500 deg. or more to get the efficiency out of them.
If I burn our Earthstove at that temp. it would run us out of the house. I realize that our old stove makes alot of creosote burning at lower temps., but I can get 12 hr burns that way. We are gone that many hrs during the day.
Is it necessary to run the newer stoves at that high of temp? If so I would have to go to a smaller stove, which I do not really want to, because of the firebox size. We heat about 1200 sq. Ft.
Thanks for the help.
If I burn our Earthstove at that temp. it would run us out of the house. I realize that our old stove makes alot of creosote burning at lower temps., but I can get 12 hr burns that way. We are gone that many hrs during the day.
Is it necessary to run the newer stoves at that high of temp? If so I would have to go to a smaller stove, which I do not really want to, because of the firebox size. We heat about 1200 sq. Ft.
Thanks for the help.