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Swedishchef
Minister of Fire
Going larger than the Jotul Firelight? Are you trying to heat the state of Kentucky? 
Andrew
Andrew
Lol. I do tend to over analyze things. Here is my thinking, i am trying to heat two floors. The main floor and the upstairs. About 2000sqft. I have been hearing go 10% bigger. Ok so 2200. I thought it wise to not operate the stove at its peak operation range...no? I am finding alot of stoves will say 1800-2500. So i split the difference and use that. I know depends on fuel etc...i just thought i should be looking at stoves that can average what i need not peak. Thoughts? The Jotuls were really nice...expensive but nice. You could tell it was well made. Not alot of dealers here so hard to get my hands on some of these.
Have also looked at PE, High Valley????, Lopi, etc....
Have also looked at PE, High Valley????, Lopi, etc....
Swedishchef
Minister of Fire
Those are all good brand stoves. I don't know how cold it gets in kentucky or how well insulated your house is but if I had a firelight in my house I would be wearing t-shirts and shorts all winter!
PE Summit is a nice stove too. The choices are endless. I think you need to look at your budget first, then taste.....
Andrew
PE Summit is a nice stove too. The choices are endless. I think you need to look at your budget first, then taste.....
Andrew
HotCoals
Minister of Fire
I like the PE's good looking stoves. Im trying to develop a short list. House is very well insulated but i have 1100 sqft on main floor, 800sqft on second floor. with lots of windows and a 375sqft great room where the stove will go that has 18ft ceilings. Hardwood floors and tile throughout. Winters get fairly cold here but not constant. I want the stove to be able to easily heat as much as possible. Im realistic, i know bedrooms will be cooler upstairs etc i just figured a stove thats rated for "upto" 2500sqft. Might be a hair weak. I am probably worrying for nothing...
HotCoals
Minister of Fire
A cat stove maybe the ticket where you live and the long burn times you would like I think.
I would not hesitate to put my BK King in your house other then it should have a 8" flue which will cost you more but imo worth every penny.
I looked at the BK's briefly. They had some crazy good stats. Im so on the fence about cat stoves, i understand the benefits but i dont know if i would fully utilize one with kentuckys moderate climate. I heard they are good for 24/7 all winter burning. Plus many of the non cats get pretty good times. Although....the idea of loading it up and choking it down and coming home to a toasty house are appealing.
at this point i am taking all advice. And yeah that 8" would be about $500 more for me by the time im done. About 26' stove to cap.I have the oslo, f-500. This is an amazing stove once you get use to it! I'm only heating one story at 2400 sq feet. But....ain't ran the furnace all BRUTAL winter!
That i where i want to be. I have slightly different setup. But about 2200sqft. Two floors.
I also have no other heat source running in the back ground. I could heat entirely with the Oslo, or the Blaze king Ashford. The Ashford is my choice, it uses half the wood for the same results. Not to mention its consistent heat output!
HotCoals
Minister of Fire
Laurent Cyr
Burning Hunk
I have the Jotul F-600. Jotul is not a popular stove in my neck of the woods. It is expensive, but I am heating 2 floors, total of 3200 sq ft. I burn 24/7, so the stove works for me. We don`t have a BK dealer in my area, and if we did, I probably would have gone for that one. But I really like my choice. The Jotuls are really nice looking stoves, well made, and radiate heat for the longest time. That is what we need here with températures at -10F continuously, with some weeks at -30F and -40F.
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
I'm not going to try to sell you on any one particular brand or type of stove . . . and I will concede you have some special needs here (large great room, 18 foot ceilings), but I will say I am heating a two-story 1,800 square foot Cape up here in Maine with moderate insulation and am quite comfortable during the winter . . . and that's not having the largest stove in the model line up.
Now thats impressive. Im still looking, have time, and narrowing it down but the Jotuls were VERY nice.
Laurent Cyr
Burning Hunk
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I had some other choices too, but I really liked the cast iron feel and look. Check my avatar. My stove is mat black.
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
blueguy
Feeling the Heat
Swedishchef
Minister of Fire
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I agree 100%. I normally live by this philisophy but.... it's not everyone who has the chance to pay $3500 for a stove and $1300 for a chimney/stove pipe setup...
You might take a look at the Woodstock site (they sell direct to the customer). Either the Progress Hybrid or the soon to be released Ideal Steel would be appropriate for your area. Both are fine stoves, cat stoves, easy to operate. The Progress Hybrid is particularly handsome. Both have cooktops, and can be used for essentially all you cooking, should you so choose.
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