If EPA wood stoves work as well as EPA paint, many in the USA will be very cold very soon. I have been in the NEW house for just over 8 years & have already had to paint some exterior things 2 times.
How quickly can all such wood stoves be replaced? There isn’t that much inventory of such on hand, and there certainly are not that many manufacturers.
Another sweeping boondoggle by the EPA & Obama.
They work fine, I have two of them, actually much better that the the less efficient stoves they replaced. More heat per cord of wood and they burn more cleanly, less creosote in the chimney which decreases the risk of burning down the house.
I have one with the catalytic converter, it is nice because the cat is set up so you can cook off it. My concern was how long it would last but it is still working well after 6 or 7 years. The other one is a non catalytic design, there is no set up for cooking but I figured if I would have at least one stove working if I ever had catalyst issues.
Between the two, I’ve burned about 60 cords and both seem to be functioning like new.
I was frustrated because I couldn’t replace my old stoves with non EPA versions but the new stoves are actually a better design.
It is a little weird that once the stoves are warmed up, you can’t tell if a fire is going by looking at the chimney.