I am looking at buying a Vogelzang "The Defender" for a small cabin i am currently finishing. My questions for you veterans are
1) what is the maximum burn time i can expect from one of these? That is using primarily oak possibly with some honey locust stuffed to the brim, I believe it has around a 2 cf firebox. The cabin is 15'x30' with a loft on each end (450 sf), ceiling is 7' tall at sides with pitched ceiling up to around 12'. Cabin is insulated with R-13 on all sides, roof, and floor, and underpinned , should be relatively air tight. Also is their anyone who has a substantial complaint about these stoves, they are small but mostly have good reviews and are pretty cheap at around $450 for a bare bones one.
2) Honey locust - what is offical ruling on that wood, some people say its the best stuff in the word, other say it will melt your stove? I've never burned it before...
3) I unfortunately only bought this cabin about 2 months ago so i dont really have a supply of dried wood, I will cut up dead trees that have been laying for a while but it will still be relatively wet. Chimney will be fairly short and easy to clean, just kinda curious what kind of problems i can expect from that.
Any advice is appreciated...
1) what is the maximum burn time i can expect from one of these? That is using primarily oak possibly with some honey locust stuffed to the brim, I believe it has around a 2 cf firebox. The cabin is 15'x30' with a loft on each end (450 sf), ceiling is 7' tall at sides with pitched ceiling up to around 12'. Cabin is insulated with R-13 on all sides, roof, and floor, and underpinned , should be relatively air tight. Also is their anyone who has a substantial complaint about these stoves, they are small but mostly have good reviews and are pretty cheap at around $450 for a bare bones one.
2) Honey locust - what is offical ruling on that wood, some people say its the best stuff in the word, other say it will melt your stove? I've never burned it before...
3) I unfortunately only bought this cabin about 2 months ago so i dont really have a supply of dried wood, I will cut up dead trees that have been laying for a while but it will still be relatively wet. Chimney will be fairly short and easy to clean, just kinda curious what kind of problems i can expect from that.
Any advice is appreciated...