I have one of these type stoves but mine is an Atlanta Homesteader wood circulator. Instead of firebricks it has metal plates. They no longer make this brand either, I have found a place where I can get parts but the selection is very limited. I was in the local Aubuchon hardware the other day and they sell the Ashley like this with fire bricks for $750. I bought mine from a guy I work with for $75. I put it in the cellar and hooked a plenum over it, ran a couple of heat ducts and it has heated my whole house for 3 years. I would buy another one like it in a heart beat.
I have a friend whose son in law put in a wonder wood last year (actually think it is the same outfit as Ashley, US Stove Company) I guess he has very good luck with it and heats his whole house. Click to expand.Ashley was (?is?) the king of circulator type stoves. The 'King' was a direct copy. There were several others that started up on the same design back in the 60s/70s. These type stoves have a few advantages over the others; a.
Mar 15, 2007 King stoves I think were made by the Atlanta Stove Works. Long gone now, but they were still selling them back in the 70s/80s. They made a series of vertical 'batch burner' stoves similar to the Warm Morning stoves, and also made circulator stoves, both wood only and wood/coal.
No hassle digging ashes out of the fire box. Due to the ash pan, the draft comes up from under the fuel, not on top.
Has a sheetmetal cover that prevents burns in case kids or pets rubs against them. Supposed to improve circulation (due to the metal cover). I'm not sure about that one. Appearance is something else. They don't even come close to being a nice piece of furniture as some of the other stoves do. I have one of these type stoves but mine is an Atlanta Homesteader wood circulator. Instead of firebricks it has metal plates.
They no longer make this brand either, I have found a place where I can get parts but the selection is very limited. I was in the local Aubuchon hardware the other day and they sell the Ashley like this with fire bricks for $750. I bought mine from a guy I work with for $75. I put it in the cellar and hooked a plenum over it, ran a couple of heat ducts and it has heated my whole house for 3 years.
I would buy another one like it in a heart beat. I have a friend whose son in law put in a wonder wood last year (actually think it is the same outfit as Ashley, US Stove Company) I guess he has very good luck with it and heats his whole house. I have the King Wood/Coal circulator.
It has never burned coal well for me. It just never developed any heat to speak of. I have been burning wood in it for about 22 years and it works well.
Windows 8 games download free. I like the ash pan and use the shaker grates to keep the draft going. I have patched the fire brick many times with furnace cement and the angle iron retainer bars are a little warped, but all in all it is still in pretty good shape. Because it is in the basement the drab appearance is not a problem. I like the fact that it take some pretty long logs too because when I cut I just eyeball and don't have to worry too much about length.
I was a little skeptical when I got it on sale for $300 back in 1985, but it has really been a good stove. I have the King Wood/Coal circulator. It has never burned coal well for me.
It just never developed any heat to speak of. I have been burning wood in it for about 22 years and it works well. I like the ash pan and use the shaker grates to keep the draft going. I have patched the fire brick many times with furnace cement and the angle iron retainer bars are a little warped, but all in all it is still in pretty good shape.
Because it is in the basement the drab appearance is not a problem. I like the fact that it take some pretty long logs too because when I cut I just eyeball and don't have to worry too much about length. I was a little skeptical when I got it on sale for $300 back in 1985, but it has really been a good stove. Klyuch 2 dlya kassy 072 gde full.