What Do You Guys Think of the Chubby Sr?

Thanks for the advice and we'll wishes. It's in the mid 50's outside and house is still in the 70's. So I haven't fired her up yet. Looks like I couldn't have bought and installed the stove on a better day. The temperature is going to drop later and we're going to get some high winds. Once I see the Temps start to drop I'll start her up.

MA, it is nice out here. Not as remote and isolated as it was even twenty years ago, but still nice. I live a half mile out on a dirt road that borders the national seashore. I fly out to Nantucket on Saturdays for work and sometimes I feel like those guys are living in the city compared to me. If I ever leave the cape, I'll be heading to northern Maine or Canada. I like the woods and isolation.
I'm a real estate agent. So if anyone is looking for a place out here, give me a holler.

One nice thing about the warm spell we're having, is since I killed the fire yesterday, my humidity has gone from 30% to 60%. It's nice not itching like I have bugs lol
No matter what I do, when the stove is running my humidity gets very low. That's despite a high humidity outside, a large pot of water on the stove, and a 220 gallon reef aquarium in my living room. I lose 1-3 gallons of water to evaporation I'm the tank daily, and it's still super dry. Of course during the summer I can't get the humidity below 70%. I can't win when the humidity is concerned.

You might want to fire it up and open the windows to let the polish burn off.

Eb426 wrote:You might want to fire it up and open the windows to let the polish burn off.

I fired her up this morning. Been running about 10 hours and I don't have a complaint. I'm very impressed so far. Temps are in the mid to lower 40's and it's 75f in here with the draft just a smidge open. I have both side dampers open a hair. I have the pipe damper 3/4 shut. I added approx 30lbs of coal when I started the fire this morning. I haven't added any more since, and I won't have to until after dinner. That's probably on par or a little better than what I'd expect from my temp coal. For what it's worth, the magnet thermometer reads about 300f. Whatever that means. I've never had one of these before. I just went by room temperature.
My gut tells me I've made the right buy and that I'm going to be very happy with the stove this winter. My only concern now is how long the parts will last.

***Edit: I just looked and I'm at 400f on the lid. The wind has picked up and it was already windy.

With my stove running around the 300 degree mark I can almost go 24 hours without tending. I rarely open my side vent holes too. Every spring I remove my stove for a thorough cleaning and I regasket each year just for precaution. Also a new mica window. I have a new grate hanging in the garage since last years is still in OK shape. The past two winters I ran my stove very hard. Averaging 700+ Degrees for weeks at a time. The chubby just shrugs it off. I have found that leaving a little more ash on the grates is a good thing. That's probably the reason I am still using last years grate.
Best of luck

Hello all, so I've had my stove long enough to form an opinion on it. And the verdict is...
It's a great stove! I'm very pleased with it. It definitely burns coal more efficiently than my temp coal 2 did. I've gotten used to top loading. Now my only complaint is the ash pan. Though I have the old square pan. Maybe if I upgraded to the round pan I'd be happier. Overall it's an excellent stove and I recommend it to anyone looking for a stove.

Nice OP. Ain't it grande when a plan comes together.

Paddy,
My Chubby did not have an ash pan, so I purchased one from Larry(round), and it gets 90% of the ash. I use a 4" drywall knife with a small brush to pick up what misses the pan. Happy Holidays!
Cheers