I would lean toward tearing out the gas unit, and install stove in the living room. That is where you most likely spend your time in the winter anyway, you will not loose much floor space, and I'll bet that it will not cost a whole lot more by the time you figure in the cost of tile in the Florida room. I could be convinced though that you might spend more time in that Florida room in the winter, if it had a wood stove, tv, and recliner in there (and I would keep the carpet in there, to keep my feet warmer).
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The glass area in this room appears to be about 50% of the wall sq. ftg.. Even double pane is only R 2.0. Although it's great that the room is well insulated, the amount of heat radiating out of all of the glass might surprise you. One help would be to install insulated shades on these windows.
I got my load of wood for the winter, but no stove yet. I have about decided to put the stove in the florida room and hope for the best. I will let everyone know how it does and I will try to post some pics. Tearing out my gas logs, my wall, and mantel isn't something that I want to get into. I'll probably be moving to another house in a few years and by putting the stove on a hearth pad in the florida room I can take it with me. I will have the pipe taken down and the roof patched and the ceiling patched and painted. Most people looking at houses around my area don't like wood stoves anyway, they like the ease of gas logs. Thanks.
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I'm probably thinking backwards, but would having that much heat close to the windows when it's cold outside cause a lot of water to form on them? Or would the sweat form on the outside, if at all (double paned and all).
Karen
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I think windows sweat on the inside when it is cold outside and your house has high humidity on the inside. If I control the humidity and keep air flowing it should be alright. If I remember right, the wood stove I had growing up tended to dry out the air in the house. We used to keep a pan of water on top of the stove to put moisture back into the air.
weatherguy
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It may work out great especially if you insulate the windows like Begreen said. My thought, and I may be wrong on this, if it doesnt work out to your liking in the florida room, I dont think it would be such a big deal to eventually move it to the great room when you have more money. I could be wrong, just my thoughts. Nice house BTW
Also, I have the Pilgrim tool set which are for wood stoves, 18" length. Is this going to be a good set of tools or will they be too short for my stove?
Woohoo, it looks super! The black enamel is very classy.
18" is ok for a shallow firebox, but I like a longer handle on my tools for this deep firebox. Can you exchange for 24"?
18" is ok for a shallow firebox, but I like a longer handle on my tools for this deep firebox. Can you exchange for 24"?
argus66
Feeling the Heat
looks great and i like that u took out the carpet this will make it easier to keep floor clean. you'd be surprised ho many people would see this as a asset in a home with these tough economic times. i would never take this out if u were going to sell. good job.....
I'd probably go for the 28" set 18004 and a pair of leather gloves. When manipulating hot logs in a hot stove, more distance saves the hairs on your arm from burning.
I installed the blower on my T5 and it seems like it blows up and then out the top all around. It seems to blow the most around the back top edges and a little less out the front. Is this how it is supposed to be? Thanks.
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Coach B
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Yes, there are fish in my pond. There are large mouth bass, bluegill, and probably a few catfish. The view out the back is what really sold me on this place. Sometimes I have wood ducks swimming on the pond and there are also a lot of deer.Coach B said:
PapaDave
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What a classy looking install! LOVE the T5.
I don't think I'd move from that space all winter long.
So.........when's the first fire? When are the pics going to be posted?
I know this is a convection style heater, but would like to know if you'll find the seating a tad too close.
I don't think I'd move from that space all winter long.
So.........when's the first fire? When are the pics going to be posted?
I know this is a convection style heater, but would like to know if you'll find the seating a tad too close.
I should have it up and running by this Saturday! I'll post some pics of its first burn. From what I've read about this stove, it has a 'gentle' heat off the sides, but if I need to I can move the seating further back. I plan on spending a lot of time with this stove this winter when I'm not hunting. I'm glad I got the enameled version, it looks really nice and will complement the space even in the summer. Thanks.PapaDave said:
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patrolman467 said:
Wow, congratulations--stove, install, floor, view--they all look great!
And thanks for sharing your experience, including photos. It's fun and helpful to see the process, from start to finish, including middle part where you said "It would be easier to buy a house with a stove." Great to see it turn out so well. Good job.
RenovationGeorge said:
Yeah, I finally just got tired of debating on where to put the stove and I finally just decided to put it in this room and leave my gas logs in the great room. I think it will be good to have both. It will be more flexible, especially when I'm not home and my wife doesn't want to build a fire. Now that I see the finished product I know that I made the right decision and I think it adds value to my house. The Alderlea T5 is really a great looking stove.
ckarotka
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fossil said:
+1 The cosmetic finish is the second priority after safety for me. I really rushed my install, it's safe and functions well but does not have the look I really wanted. There's always time to do it again, cheaper to do it once though.
Could you could do it in stages? Still use it while you wait to gather the funds to finish all the glitter?. I will be doing my kitchen this way come spring. We will have new cabinets, floor and appliances but have to wait a bit for counter tops. Plywood covered in shelf paper may have to work for a month or two until we can afford what we want. Since I'm doing the labor when I can, the cost savings outweighs the inconvenience, to us anyhow.
I got my stove running last night. It heated the room it was in up to around 80 when I had it running good and the great room got up to 75. The temperature outside was around 35. I noticed that my stove top thermometer cooled down a lot when the blower kicked on. How should I get an accurate reading for my stove temp, turn off the blower for a while? I also noticed that there was a very small gap around the ash chute door letting in a little air in the beginning. Now that there is ash in the chute area I'm not seeing any air coming in there. I guess it is normal to have a slight gap in the ash chute door, I mean it is just metal and not like a rubber seal. Like I said, it was very small and didn't seem to effect the burning. Before I went to bed I put a couple of pieces on the fire and pushed the lever over to the far right for low. It still had enough coals this morning to easily get the fire going again. I just put a couple of logs on and it started right back up. The temp stayed around 75 all night. I'll get some burning pics on here soon.
Also, I didn't notice much of the secondary burn last night. I did notice that when the main flame went over one of the hole I would see what looked like air coming out of the holes. I called PE and they said it would start going better after an initial burn it period.
Any experience with this?
And, what is the best way to run this stove? Once it gets going and the room is about the right temp, should I push the lever all the way to the right which is low? Would this keep the fire burning longer and slower? Thanks for the help for these questions and the previous posts questions.
Any experience with this?
And, what is the best way to run this stove? Once it gets going and the room is about the right temp, should I push the lever all the way to the right which is low? Would this keep the fire burning longer and slower? Thanks for the help for these questions and the previous posts questions.
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