The LOPI Endeavor we have has big flat hotspot right up front. We only have a boiling pot there for some humidity.
These do not have the damn cat converters and is why I bought the first one. Instead it uses a re-burner that forces the hot fluegas back into the stove so its better than a cat converter AND you get the extra heat instead of it going out the pipe.
We use our’s almost 100% for winter heat and with all the drought killed oaks in East Texas firewood is now cheap. Its even cheaper if like my Ol GrandDad used to say “cutting your own firewood warms you twice”.
I know what you mean about cutting firewood. I sat around and didn’t build up my supply when it was plentiful. I didn’t expect December to be as cold as it was and I will be using my seasoned wood sparingly the rest of the winter.
Don’t know nothing about all that cat stuff and don’t want to. Might if I lived in town.
I have the same make and model - it was one of the best things I did when I built my house. The worst? Since I'm single I did the kitchen wrong - it's due for a make over come spring and summer.
Thanks for your input.
I really liked the LOPI insert that we had.
Yes, we keep water on top of our stove at present as well but the water doesn’t boil.
Without having to buy an ole fashioned kitchen cook stove, it would sure be nice to boil on top of whenever the need arose.