This is a fantastic forum, I've been devouring posts for a couple weeks now, and have found answers to almost everything I can think of. My wife and I have purchased some wooded acreage and will be building a house on it in the spring. In the meantime I'd like to start putting up some wood (mostly ash) for the Hearthstone Equinox we plan for the main level. I'm thinking that I have two options for split lengths: 24" for E-W loading, or a shorter length for N-S loading. Any advice from current Equinox owners? What is the practical maximum length for N-S loading?
We hope to burn 24/7 through the winter, loading 2 or 3 times per day, so getting the stove truly loaded up with wood seems like the objective. We live in central Minnesota. The house is 2 story plus an unfinished basement, about 2300 finished square feet. The stove will be along the long edge of a 950 sq ft main living area. The wood is mostly ash.
Thanks all,
-Stephen
We hope to burn 24/7 through the winter, loading 2 or 3 times per day, so getting the stove truly loaded up with wood seems like the objective. We live in central Minnesota. The house is 2 story plus an unfinished basement, about 2300 finished square feet. The stove will be along the long edge of a 950 sq ft main living area. The wood is mostly ash.
Thanks all,
-Stephen