Whats the largest free standing stove...

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lots out there to choose from - this obviously doesn't include everything available. But it includes a lot of the good ones that are readily available.

Agreed on the cost tho - you won't likely find people unloading Hearthstone Equinox's affordably, but maybe a Mansfield??

Take a look at Blaze King. They have to be one of the largest stoves out there, but heard they are expensive.

A sunken indoor fire pit....how cool is that!




Wonder what the rider would be on that one! I've always wanted an indoor central sunken fire pit....think of the possibilities.....a Dome home or similar structure built around a well designed central hearth.


We're grillin in tonight!


Not again....




TS

D/F said:

my new to me, soon 2200 square foot, two level home is going to need a stove. I move in sometime mid febuary.

The house has a huge open floor plan. I can't afford soapstone, at least I think I can't just yet. I'm looking at the PE Summit, but I would rather go as big as I can

thoughts?

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I purchase a Blaze King thru Orley's in Medford OR... They stock both the Princess and larger model with decent prices. My Princess heat my 1700sq foot home nicely. Just my 2 cents...if it worth even that much

D/F, I don't know what your budget is, nor do I know what your taste in stoves is, but I heat a two-level (partially lofted upstairs) home, not real open downstairs, a few hundred sq. ft. larger than yours, with a Lopi Liberty in the great room. 5 ceiling fans and a dedicated ducted inline fan to take air from the remote corners of the downstairs rooms and deliver it behind the stove. Works for us. Look for something with at least a 3 cubic foot firebox, and think about how you can best destratify and move the air around. There are many suitable choices of stoves and many ways to deal with the fact that they are, after all, space heaters. Rick

Trouble with the largest stoves from some manufacturers is that they require an 8" flue. If you put in the 8" flue then you are stuck with a huge stove. The smaller 6" pipe will work with almost all stoves and certianly big enough stoves to heat a reasonable 2200SF in western oregon.

A big stove does not necessarily equate to a long burn time. The largest stove that I have seen is the 4.6 CF blaze king that is a cat stove and requires 8" flue.

A medium sized, well insulated house, in a moderate climate. Why on earth do you want such a huge stove?

look for a used Morso 1125 - you can heat a football stadium with one.

There are many suitable choices of stoves and many ways to deal with the fact that they are, after all, space heaters

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Fossil makes a good point....and for a good reason. The reminder, as is evidenced by the large number of inquiries on the subject of how to adequately heat an entire home, is necessary from time to time.


The room in most any home with a basement, that can be heated most efficiently, is of course, the basement. Assuming it's windows, if any, are insulated properly, the Basement will heat quickly as it is, in effect, a massive heatsink. The thermal lag is rather large given the earth berm, and as such, at least in my particular example, a convective loop is established via stair ways to the second story, and we have adequate heating at all levels. Temperatures on the main level are augmented by heat radiating through the floor. Only on the coldest of days do we need activate a small fan attached to the ceiling of the basement stairway. We employ split doors to the basement and upper level, keeping the top halves open in winter.


Of course, nothing compares to a main floor central hearth and open architecture!



TS