Hello All,
I am looking for some input on a wood stove I am contemplating buying. I will close on the purchase of a new (used) house on June 1. The heating costs for fuel oil in this part of the world (Alaska) are very expensive. I am going to install a wood stove in the house to save on heating costs. It is going to be a challenge to put a stove in the house that won't drive us out of the house from being too hot. My wife likes the kind of stoves that look like a fireplace, but are airtight. We installed an RSF Opal in our last house (3000 sq-ft) and it was perfect. We loved the looks and performance of the stove, but think that this stove might be too much for our new little house. I am looking at the Security BIS Tradition CE. This is a small compact stove that appears to be similar to the RSF in appearance. Does anyone have any comments on the stove good or bad? What about the suitability of it to heat a small ~1100 sq-ft house?
2 - A second question ties into the first. The new house house at one time had forced air heating. The furnace for the forced air heating was removed, but the ducting for the forced air is still present in the crawl space, and runs to each of the rooms. The Tradition CE stove has a "Central Forced Air Kit" available which is basically an insulated flex duct and fan. I was thinking about connecting this to the forced air ducting and using this to distribute heat to the bedrooms. What do you think? Is this something that any of you have done, and how effective is it. Seems like a great idea to me, but I've said that before and been wrong.
I appreciate any input that the knowledgeable folks on this forum can provide.
Thanks,
Greg
I am looking for some input on a wood stove I am contemplating buying. I will close on the purchase of a new (used) house on June 1. The heating costs for fuel oil in this part of the world (Alaska) are very expensive. I am going to install a wood stove in the house to save on heating costs. It is going to be a challenge to put a stove in the house that won't drive us out of the house from being too hot. My wife likes the kind of stoves that look like a fireplace, but are airtight. We installed an RSF Opal in our last house (3000 sq-ft) and it was perfect. We loved the looks and performance of the stove, but think that this stove might be too much for our new little house. I am looking at the Security BIS Tradition CE. This is a small compact stove that appears to be similar to the RSF in appearance. Does anyone have any comments on the stove good or bad? What about the suitability of it to heat a small ~1100 sq-ft house?
2 - A second question ties into the first. The new house house at one time had forced air heating. The furnace for the forced air heating was removed, but the ducting for the forced air is still present in the crawl space, and runs to each of the rooms. The Tradition CE stove has a "Central Forced Air Kit" available which is basically an insulated flex duct and fan. I was thinking about connecting this to the forced air ducting and using this to distribute heat to the bedrooms. What do you think? Is this something that any of you have done, and how effective is it. Seems like a great idea to me, but I've said that before and been wrong.
I appreciate any input that the knowledgeable folks on this forum can provide.
Thanks,
Greg