US Stove 2016eb

[Edgeofthewoods]

Morning! Posting for some friends in Maine with limited internet access. They have a new US Stove 2016eb. And it wont hold a fire all night. We have a OLD Earthstove that will burn all night long. Doing research on their stove it looks like the air inlets are always open. Is there a way to modify the stove to cut down the air coming in it. They cant afford to buy a new better stove. Or is there a link here on the forum that gives ideas?

Thanks
Chuck Hudson
Eagle River AK

 

[begreen]

Sorry for your friends, they made a bad purchase. This is not a good stove. The only way to control it is by using a stove pipe damper or modification. If they can sell it they should. There are better replacements.

 

[firefighterjake]

Wasn't there a guy on here a while back who modified this stove . . . or a similar stove? If I recall correctly he ended up taking it apart, filing parts to make them fit better, etc. I don't remember though if he modified it with any air controls or not. I remember at the time thinking that it sounded like a lot of work for a cheap stove.

Me . . . if price is a concern . . . I would peruse Craigslist, Uncle Henrys, Facebook Marketplace for a decent, used stove. I see there is a decent looking Regency for example for sale for $300 which may or may not suit their needs. It may be a little more expensive than their current stove, but if it works better . . .

 

[bholler]

Wasn't there a guy on here a while back who modified this stove . . . or a similar stove? If I recall correctly he ended up taking it apart, filing parts to make them fit better, etc. I don't remember though if he modified it with any air controls or not. I remember at the time thinking that it sounded like a lot of work for a cheap stove.

Me . . . if price is a concern . . . I would peruse Craigslist, Uncle Henrys, Facebook Marketplace for a decent, used stove. I see there is a decent looking Regency for example for sale for $300 which may or may not suit their needs. It may be a little more expensive than their current stove, but if it works better . . .

That was a different stove this is a welded plate steel stove that simply has no air controls so it always burns hot. That way it burns clean with no technology. But it is also completely uncontrollable.

 

[begreen]

Pretty bad that the manual says there is an air control when there isn’t any. This alone should be grounds for returning.