time for a change to something bigger
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iluvjazznjava
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I have no experience with the other stoves, but the Jotul F55 fits all your criteria I think - except the ash pan. Its rated to heat 2,500 sq ft. It's well made and has a decent price point.
Grisu
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Here is a current thread: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/jotul-f55.139813/
When you do a little forum search you will find several more. Although it has not been out that long, it seems to be a pretty popular stove. I don't remember reading any negative feedback.
Btw. When searching for a stove look at the firebox size. Should be 3+ cu ft in your case. The sqft ratings are meaningless.
When you do a little forum search you will find several more. Although it has not been out that long, it seems to be a pretty popular stove. I don't remember reading any negative feedback.
Btw. When searching for a stove look at the firebox size. Should be 3+ cu ft in your case. The sqft ratings are meaningless.
cybex
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Have the F55. Easily heats our 2500sq center chimney colonial. Thought not having a ash pan was going to be a hassle, not the case. Its a nice stove.
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weatherguy
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Clark, I did what you have in mind this year, I had the Princess Insert which was a great stove but couldn't keep up once the temp got down to lower 20's or so. I wanted the IS but my opening was 1 inch to short, I ended up going with the Woodstock PH which has a higher btu output than the IS anyways. With the PH I can heat the house below 20 no problem now, what I like about the PH is the soapstone really holds the heat for a long time so when the fire has burned down to coals the stove is still at 400 and keeping up. I looked at all the 6 inch rear venters so if you have any questions I may be able to answer them for you.
Good luck, I think you'll be happy with the change, my house is a tad bit bigger than yours so sounds like we're in the same boat.
Good luck, I think you'll be happy with the change, my house is a tad bit bigger than yours so sounds like we're in the same boat.
brad wilton
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cybex
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weatherguy
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That's a big room. My room is 19 x15. I think the progress would be to much for me. My neighbor has a progress and he thinks it would be way to hot. He's got more of a open floor plan and he even says his gets hot.
weatherguy
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I thought it might be too but being soapstone its a soft heat. No matter what stove you get, in order to try and heat your big house you're going to have to run the stove on the high side so its going to be hot.
Not sure if it's an option for your house but can you install a second stove in the house and keep the current insert as is? That's exactly what I did, and while the new stove (3.1cf firebox) will happily keep the house warm even when it's freezing cold, having the second stove fired up as well makes it ridiculously easy plus gives me a lot more flexibility. I love having 2 stoves, best decision I could have made. Just a thought.
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Grisu
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For a small stove room but a large area to heat a convective stove may be a better idea. The hot air produced by the stove can be moved with some strategically placed fans without heating up the room too much. Take a look at the clearances for the stove you are interested in. The lower they are the more convective the stove usually is.
I thought about that and I do have a second fireplace room. The room is almost the same Size as my current stove room but it only has a normal doorway in it to let the hot air escape.
If I had the funds, I would blow some walls out and make am open floor plan. That would be my perfect situation but I would have to redo my kitchen and I just don't have the money for that.
If you could put a second stove in that fireplace on the other side of your house that you mentioned earlier, would it give a more even heat? From my experience...would recommend looking into that as an option.
The Manchester is a convective stove so maybe that would work better than a steel /cast or soap stone stove. I don't know.
this is what they have written on their site for a description of the Manchester.
FOR EFFICIENT, TOASTY WHOLE-HOME HEAT
Clean-burning, efficient, and versatile, the Manchester presents Hearthstone performance in cast iron style. Using a convection air system with an integrated cast iron heat exchanger, the Manchester provides extraordinary heating efficiency for your home. A soapstone-lined firebox captures and stores heat, so you enjoy a longer HeatLife.
FOR EFFICIENT, TOASTY WHOLE-HOME HEAT
Clean-burning, efficient, and versatile, the Manchester presents Hearthstone performance in cast iron style. Using a convection air system with an integrated cast iron heat exchanger, the Manchester provides extraordinary heating efficiency for your home. A soapstone-lined firebox captures and stores heat, so you enjoy a longer HeatLife.
Ah, that's at the top of the stove. Good point. It has a convective top that isolates direct contact with the stove top. Based on its construction I would expect the sides to be more radiant than a soapstone or cast iron clad stove. Thus the 18" side clearance with single-wall pipe. It's kind of a radiant/convective hybrid, unlike the fully radiant F600 or Isle Royale.
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