Finally Got One

tcalo · Post by **tcalo** » Sat. Dec. 31, 2011 2:45 pm

I am heating a 1200 sq.ft. ranch with my Chubby Sr. Stove and she fares well. The stove is located in the far East corner of my house, but I recently installed a vent system to move the warm air around, best investment ever! I burn wood and supplement with coal for the long overnight burns. Depending on the weather I run my stove around 550*-700* and it keeps the house in the lower 70's, very comfortable. Stack temps with wood run about 250*, but stack temps with coal run around 150*. I actually find wood ash to be less of a mess than coal ash. This may be in part to owning an older Chubby stove. The shaker arm is attached to the grate directly so I have to open the lower ash door to shake the stove down. Thats when fly ash seems to...well, fly out! Good luck with your stove and stay warm.

Happy New Year to all...

2001Sierra · Post by **2001Sierra** » Sat. Dec. 31, 2011 3:04 pm

I ran a Buderus Juno for 27 years. It was a 3115 58,000 Btu's. Worked well but Keystoker 90 is this 50 plus coal burners real friend. When I bought my Buderus 30 years ago my dealer said you can't buy one too big, there is some truth to it when buying European stoves. At the time everybody and their brother was making stoves. The Buderus was in business for 250 years so I trusted it more, since then most of those American hand fed stoves have come and gone. I cannot say the same for the American stoker manufacturers, but I had no clue at the time about those

homecomfort · Post by **homecomfort** » Sat. Dec. 31, 2011 3:13 pm

I started burning coal last winter with a chubby jr. kind of small, not enough heat, sold and bought large chubby, well it says Penn Stove on top, but looks exactly like a sr. good heat, nice look, has larger viewing window. retired that one for a Franco Belge. I like that you can load 30lbs of coal at once, shake it down 2x day, The Chubby is good, if you like to play with the stove, I found it needs attention every 6 to 8 hrs. I may give it to my sister, or sell for $350, price I paid., in very good condition.

SteveZee · Post by **SteveZee** » Sat. Dec. 31, 2011 5:39 pm

I see quite a few come up on Craiglist and Uncle henry's, for anywhere from $150 to $400. It would have to a Sr with blower in good shape to get $400 in my opinion. There are always people out there who think they have a gold mine especially when they discover some old baseburner/heater in the cellar. They go online, always quote that guy in Goshen Mass. (most outrageous prices on the planet) and expect their barn queen is worth even 3/4 what he's asking! But, I digress.....

blizzard87 · Post by **blizzard87** » Sat. Dec. 31, 2011 6:39 pm

ONEDOLLAR wrote:Bliz
$275 is a good price and $175 is even better! You will make that back and more most likely in the just first year of use.

If you come up this way drop me line. Coffee or some other adult amber colored beverages are on me!

Sound good I will remember the offer. I actually just came back from store and picked up some old scratch amber for the night, want to go out in garage and start tear down but too lazy right now. lol

blizzard87 · Post by **blizzard87** » Sat. Dec. 31, 2011 6:42 pm

homecomfort wrote:I started burning coal last winter with a chubby jr. kind of small, not enough heat, sold and bought large chubby, well it says Penn Stove on top, but looks exactly like a sr. good heat, nice look, has larger viewing window. retired that one for a Franco Belge. I like that you can load 30lbs of coal at once, shake it down 2x day, The Chubby is good, if you like to play with the stove, I found it needs attention every 6 to 8 hrs. I may give it to my sister, or sell for $350, price I paid., in very good condition.

The Franco's are a very nice stove and are quite frequently on craigs list and have given them a thought but they take up to much floor space where my stove would have to go, so the cylinder stoves are my best bet. If it does not work out I will go to plan c and do a hitzer.

Post by **ONEDOLLAR** » Sat. Dec. 31, 2011 7:09 pm

Bliz

If the Chubby is in good enough shape to fire up you can always rehab her in the Spring. That way you can get a feel for what she can do for you. I was thinking aout getting mine down to Larry right after I got her but since she only needed new gaskets in the doors I decided to wait for the complete Chubby makeover. (Of course I replaced the gaskets myself!)

blizzard87 · Post by **blizzard87** » Sat. Dec. 31, 2011 7:19 pm

It has crossed my mind but because I want to do it over and would have to take the buderus out of action and then lug stove back out I 86'd the idea. I am already thinking and being impatient about having to wait for next heating season.

blizzard87 · Post by **blizzard87** » Sat. Dec. 31, 2011 7:27 pm

2001Sierra wrote:I ran a Buderus Juno for 27 years. It was a 3115 58,000 Btu's. Worked well but Keystoker 90 is this 50 plus coal burners real friend. When I bought my Buderus 30 years ago my dealer said you can't buy one too big, there is some truth to it when buying European stoves. At the time everybody and their brother was making stoves. The Buderus was in business for 250 years so I trusted it more, since then most of those American hand fed stoves have come and gone. I cannot say the same for the American stoker manufacturers, but I had no clue at the time about those

I have never been so confused about coal stoves, there are so many great old and new ones out there I did not know what way to go. I still have a opportunity to get a new 3515 buderus for $250 but its only rated at 50k and wife would definitely kick me out. But them dam buderus are so nice though, like I said I would hate to take mine out but hopefully replacing it with something that has more kick.

Post by **franco b** » Sat. Dec. 31, 2011 9:17 pm

The heat ratings on both the Buderus and the chubby are bogus. Your Buderus is 5k cal. or 19,800 BTU. which is at maximum burn. Do not trust ratings, but go by the actual heat radiating surface. If it is twice as much it will throw in general, twice as much heat.

blizzard87 · Post by **blizzard87** » Sun. Jan. 01, 2012 8:55 am

nortcan wrote:Hi Blizzard.
Most peoples on the forum like their Chubby stove. If your house fits the stoves' heat output range, you will love it.
Do you have photos of your previous stove (Buderus Juno)?

blizzard87 · Post by **blizzard87** » Sun. Jan. 01, 2012 9:03 am

nortcan wrote:Hi Blizzard.
Most peoples on the forum like their Chubby stove. If your house fits the stoves' heat output range, you will love it.
Do you have photos of your previous stove (Buderus Juno)?

Here are a couple pic's

blizzard87 · Post by **blizzard87** » Wed. Jan. 11, 2012 6:41 pm

Have been a little under the weather this past week and finally today, got to order what I needed for my chubby restore from Larry. Had the stove sand blasted and she is all painted.We had also repaired the grate that had 2 visible cracks, but when it was sand blasted more became visible so I opted for a new one and will keep the orig. for a backup. Once my parts arrive I will be able to put back together, and slide out the buderus and slide in the chubby. Funny, its my first season burning coal and just started to figure out all the quirks with the buderus and now the learning will start all over again. The one thing I will miss is the bi-matic thermostat, kinda like set it and forget it but I know we do not actually ignore our appliances. I have had no problems with getting 12-14 hr. burns with the buderus and coal consumption about 60# for 1-1/2 days and complete basement average temp about 65 and half of house on first floor on stove side warm and about 66. Hopefully the chubby serves just as well but just a little more heat. I will have pics posted soon. Again thanks to Larry T. for all the help and support, talk about customer service he's top notch and also for everyones help on this forum!

I'm On Fire · Post by **I'm On Fire** » Wed. Jan. 11, 2012 7:23 pm

How large of a house are you trying to heat? Don't remember seeing it; sorry if it was already posted.

I remember when I was ordering new parts for my Chubby it was like Christmas everytime a new package arrived from Larry. Good luck with your rebuild, I'm sure you'll enjoy the stove when its complete.

blizzard87 · Post by **blizzard87** » Wed. Jan. 11, 2012 7:41 pm

I'm On Fire wrote:How large of a house are you trying to heat? Don't remember seeing it; sorry if it was already posted.

I remember when I was ordering new parts for my Chubby it was like Christmas everytime a new package arrived from Larry. Good luck with your rebuild, I'm sure you'll enjoy the stove when its complete.

House is a cape about 1700-sq.ft. stove in basement. I do have a pellet stove that I run on low only because of warmer temps this season and now the coal is running to. as long as I can get about another 20-30k BTU more than what I have now I think I will be ok.

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