Aye guys,
I am in northern Virginia and trying to decide between a Pacific insert (rated to 2000 sq ft) and a Summit Insert (rated to 3100 sq ft). Depending on how I calculate it the square footage for my early 80s two story house comes out to 1600-2200. The insert is downstairs and in an 325 sq ft room and sits around 10 feet away from the stairs. The room has a ceiling fan and the intake vent for the forced air system.
If I get the larger stove is it possible: to put a small load of wood in it, set it to low, get an all night burn out of it, and not be baked by it
or is the air intake on the larger stove, even on low, so much larger than that of the medium stove that no matter how much/little wood I put it would either not burn throughout the night, or chase me out of the house ?
Or to put it another way - as the capacity of the stove increases , the minimum air intake increases?
thanks for your help
Charles
I am in northern Virginia and trying to decide between a Pacific insert (rated to 2000 sq ft) and a Summit Insert (rated to 3100 sq ft). Depending on how I calculate it the square footage for my early 80s two story house comes out to 1600-2200. The insert is downstairs and in an 325 sq ft room and sits around 10 feet away from the stairs. The room has a ceiling fan and the intake vent for the forced air system.
If I get the larger stove is it possible: to put a small load of wood in it, set it to low, get an all night burn out of it, and not be baked by it
or is the air intake on the larger stove, even on low, so much larger than that of the medium stove that no matter how much/little wood I put it would either not burn throughout the night, or chase me out of the house ?
Or to put it another way - as the capacity of the stove increases , the minimum air intake increases?
thanks for your help
Charles