BrowningBAR
Minister of Fire
logger said:BrowningBAR said:Halligan said:BrowningBAR said:Halligan said:BrowningBAR" date="1330665839 said:Halligan" date="1330664995 said:Thanks for the replies. I think either stove will heat my home. My house is a modern 1600sf cape with an open floor plan on the first floor. According to the brochures the Jotul Oslo has a 2.54ft firebox while the Heritage is 2.3ft. The Oslo puts out 70,000BTU/hr while the Heritage is 55,000BTU/hr. Oslo has up to a 9hr burn time, Heritage is 8hr burn time with 12hr heat life. Jotul claims the Oslo can heat up to 2,000sq.ft while the Heritage is 1,900sq.ft. Clearences are all close and not an issue. Bottom line is I like the dealer and he sells both. The soapstone Heritage will be almost $1,000 more but the wife likes it which is fine. I just don't want to buy a stove, find out it's a P.O.S, and have buyers remorse.
Ignore everything in the large bold type. It is mostly marketing fluff. Focus on firebox size and see the stoves in person.
If you have good insulation, good windows, and a tight house, the Heritage should work. If this were me, I would go with the Mansfield or the Oslo for the convenience.
Thanks for your reply. My house is insulated well with decent windows. I do believe either will provide sufficient heat for my needs. My hang up is the fact that all I've read has indicated the Oslo is a great stove with a strong, dedicated following. What I don't want to do is buy an expensive, fancy looking soapstone stove and have a bunch of issues. BTW, I will not soley be heating with wood unless needed due to natural disaster or loss of power. I'm more of the supplement my gas heat kind of guy.
You should be just fine, then. The Heritage likes dry wood or you will have a very tough time getting the stove over 400 degrees. You should buy your wood now and, if possible, buy two years worth.
Not to get off topic but I've been scrounging my wood since last august. I have 2 cord of silver maple C/S/S and 1 cord red oak C/S/S already. Maple will be for the 12/13 season and I'll hold off on oak until 13/14 season. I am scrounging all the time and hope to build up 3-4 years worth. If needed i'll buy wood but prefer not to. At best I'll get a log load and buck and split myself.
Thanks again.
Estimate 3-4 cords for the first year. Could it be less? Sure. But 3-4 cords should be enough no matter the weather and how much you use the stove.
Id estimate 5 cords to be safe, as last winter I burned through at least 4 1/2 cords with the weather we had. That was burning 24/7. I've seen others burn through the same or more on the forum some winters.
Yes, but he's leaning towards the Heritage. 3-4 cords is about right for the heritage.