Hello all, I have used this forum quite a bit in the last year and finally decided I should join up. I have a Bosca Classic upstairs and just purchased and installed an old but like new condition Winrich Perfecta.
I live in an old brick school house in southeast Wisconsin and this place is very difficult to heat when it's below zero, like it is now.
I picked up the Winrich on the ultra cheap and installed in the lower level, which has 8' ceilings and is much easier to heat. As of now, the unit is heating like a dream.
Upstairs is where the issues are. I'm not very happy with the Bosca, no matter what I do, the glass soots up and builds up ash in the burn pot rather quickly (1-2 days) and really struggles to heat when very cold. I have taken the unit outside, removed the blowers and air blasted all the dust out, but still have problems with build up. It is very reliable however, just needs quite a bit of upkeep. I also supplement upstairs heat with a Dovre cast iron wood stove, which is an absolute necessity when very cold.
The bottom line is I'm thinking of a bigger pellet stove for the upstairs. I'd really like to be able to heat the area exclusively with pellets when necessary, can't keep wood in the wood stove when I'm at work. The main floor is about 1200sf with a 550sf 3rd floor loft. The ceilings are 12' high on the main floor and little insulation in the walls. Any suggestions on a larger stove or techniques for heating would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I live in an old brick school house in southeast Wisconsin and this place is very difficult to heat when it's below zero, like it is now.
I picked up the Winrich on the ultra cheap and installed in the lower level, which has 8' ceilings and is much easier to heat. As of now, the unit is heating like a dream.
Upstairs is where the issues are. I'm not very happy with the Bosca, no matter what I do, the glass soots up and builds up ash in the burn pot rather quickly (1-2 days) and really struggles to heat when very cold. I have taken the unit outside, removed the blowers and air blasted all the dust out, but still have problems with build up. It is very reliable however, just needs quite a bit of upkeep. I also supplement upstairs heat with a Dovre cast iron wood stove, which is an absolute necessity when very cold.
The bottom line is I'm thinking of a bigger pellet stove for the upstairs. I'd really like to be able to heat the area exclusively with pellets when necessary, can't keep wood in the wood stove when I'm at work. The main floor is about 1200sf with a 550sf 3rd floor loft. The ceilings are 12' high on the main floor and little insulation in the walls. Any suggestions on a larger stove or techniques for heating would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.