Opinions on Keystoker hfh90

Hello , I’m thinking about buying a Keystoker hfh 90 . Does anyone have any experience with it ? Thanks

No experience with it, but I studied one up close, and it is very well built (in addition to being likely the best looking hopper stove available). The grates look incredibly well built and strong. The most likely thing holding down overall sales is the price.

Personally i like the hfh90. I will compare it to the hitzer 30-95 and the 50-93 which I have both. So from the pics i've see of the hfh90 it seems to be the "model" between the 30-95 and the 50-93. I'll explain. overall physical size is similar to the 30-95 but inside is like the 50-93. the 30-95 has a single shaker grate and the 50-93 has two just like the hfh90. However the 50-93 is also almost 6" wider which allows it to hold a lot more coal which is why its BTU rating is almost double the 30-95 giving it a 110k BTU rating. The 30-95 has one grate, its rated up to 60k BTU and the back of the box is slanted. The HFH90 is rated at 90k BTU and has a smoother cleaner look with a glass top. Overall the hitzers have a more rugged look. If the hitzer 30-95 had double grates it would be the ugly twin to the hfh90 with approximately the same BTU rating. The 30-95 does a good job heating my 1150 sq ft single floor house. If i had more money when I bought my stove, i probably would have bought the looks of the hfh90.

Thanks for taking the time , trying to make a good decision on a stove .

There are a few threads (very few) on the HFH90 here if you do a search in the search bar in the upper right corner but seem to be high opinions. It would be my stove of choice if other factors were not relevant.

Thanks for the reply ,I bought a new hfh90 and just got it setup . Started my first fire in it and everything seems to be going good , now to dial in the air adjustments to get a long even burn . Even came with a barometric damper. It was real easy to get a fire started now to keep it going.

Awesome! keep us updated, and a few pics would be awesome!!!

I’ll let you know what I think of it in awhile , real happy so far and real easy to get a fire going , keeping it going may be a different story we’ll see . I need to stop looking at it and go to bed . Hopefully it will still be going in the morning.

Nice looking stove. Keep coal in the hopper, and shake the ashes at least once per day. You should be good to go.

I must admit. I really do like the look of that stove. Back thoughts - I should've got one when I had the $$$. I May still.. it might be a little while though.

Let me ask you guys a question. The stove is running well , I didn’t install a MPD, I did install the barometeic damper . Should I put in a MPD ? Thanks

Time will probably tell you if its needed but if you put one in its easy not to use it by leaving it open. Same with the baro as you can cover that with tin foil and not use it. Whatever works the best in your situation is the answer.

On the other hand, if your stove does not have an automatic air intake you most likely (but not positively) will get good from the baro. I cant remember if your stove has that kind of intake or not.

You will want a MPD if you plan on burning any wood, probably.

I would suggest installing a MPD only as a what if option. Your stove has a thermostatically controlled air regulator which should open and close as needed and allow the correct amount of air in for the heat output requested.Because of how that supposed to work you shouldn't need one. However, In an event where you got it real hot or close to 'over-firing' it an MPD could be used to help slow down the burn. They are required when burning wood to regulate the exhaust flow. When burning wood you would cover the baro with foil to prevent airflow into the chimney which could possibly enhance a chimney fire. Otherwise like I said as a "what if option." I've installed them in all my stove chimneys. So I have them but I've never used them.
For the baro cover what i have used instead of foil, is the bottom of a ready bake pie crust pan.

The Keystoker HFH90 has a bimetallic air inlet control.