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Hello everyone, I have had this crazy want for a potbelly stove for awhile. We have a partially enclosed back patio that I want to set up a stove in and have already decide where I am going to put it and it won’t be effected by weather. I have been looking and have not come across anything in my area. I have found one that I like but I can’t tell much from the photo and the owners don’t seem to know much either. It’s priced at 700 and is about 5 hour drive so before I committed to it I figured I would ask professionals. I have an attached a photo if anyone has any recommendations or advice it would be greatly appreciated. [/img][/img][/img]
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Ask away .. really, no question posed.rguzman403 wrote: ↑Tue. Jan. 03, 2023 3:04 pm. It’s priced at 700 and is about 5 hour drive so before I committed to it I figured I would ask professionals. [/img][/img][/img]
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Welcome RG.
That is not a "Pot Belly" stove, but a style of cylinder class of parlor stoves called an "Oak Stove".
And it is missing some parts, such as the finial on the bonnet, the nickel-plated skirts around the top edge of the firepot and the base with legs. $700.00 is about $500-600 too much.
And without pix of the grates, who knows is it can burn coal or if it is a wood only stove.
Paul
That is not a "Pot Belly" stove, but a style of cylinder class of parlor stoves called an "Oak Stove".
And it is missing some parts, such as the finial on the bonnet, the nickel-plated skirts around the top edge of the firepot and the base with legs. $700.00 is about $500-600 too much.
And without pix of the grates, who knows is it can burn coal or if it is a wood only stove.
Paul
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Sorry David I guess I really didn’t ask a question haha I was mostly wondering what I should look for when looking for a stove? It seems there aren’t many on the market in Texas.
Sunny thank you for the info. They said they have the base and legs. Is there anywhere you would recommend to look for one other than Craigslist or Facebook. The issue I have been running into is people just assume since it looks decent and it’s antique it’s worth 700 and up. I even considered a wood burning stove vs a coal. Are there some that do both? is one better than the other?
Sunny thank you for the info. They said they have the base and legs. Is there anywhere you would recommend to look for one other than Craigslist or Facebook. The issue I have been running into is people just assume since it looks decent and it’s antique it’s worth 700 and up. I even considered a wood burning stove vs a coal. Are there some that do both? is one better than the other?
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You looking for a stove for heating purposes ? If so, then newer wood stoves would be the ones to examine for this purpose as designs have improved. Coal stoves can be found used that may be suitable as well.rguzman403 wrote: ↑Tue. Jan. 03, 2023 5:44 pmSorry David I guess I really didn’t ask a question haha I was mostly wondering what I should look for when looking for a stove?
If for heating then size desired to heat is a question.
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A partially enclosed back porch is what he said. Sounds more like ambiance then heating.davidmcbeth3 wrote: ↑Tue. Jan. 03, 2023 10:58 pmYou looking for a stove for heating purposes ? If so, then newer wood stoves would be the ones to examine for this purpose as designs have improved. Coal stoves can be found used that may be suitable as well.
If for heating then size desired to heat is a question.
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Yea it’s like 70 percent for the ambiance and 30 for the heat. I live in west Texas a small stove in the evening would put off plenty of heat for my needs. I have seen one at lowes that may work.
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Thats stove is 80K BTU lol
2 customer reviews ... one good one bad
BTU rating is plenty plenty
2 customer reviews ... one good one bad
BTU rating is plenty plenty
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Perfect. Don't bother with coal. Couple small splits at a time Will do what you need.rguzman403 wrote: ↑Wed. Jan. 04, 2023 1:29 pmYea it’s like 70 percent for the ambiance and 30 for the heat. I live in west Texas a small stove in the evening would put off plenty of heat for my needs. I have seen one at lowes that may work.