How many have two stoves?

2 stoves here. The basement stove is the full timer and the upstairs stove is for colder weather. When they are both burning low and slow I get nice even heat throught the whole house. IMO it's better to have two smaller stoves one on each floor than one big beast blasting you out of the room while your trying to heat both floors.

I have two woodstoves, but probably not in the sense you're asking. Mine are in two different buildings...one in the house and one in my workshop across the driveway. In my case, I have no need for a second burner in either location, but of course that all depends on the layout of the space you're wanting to heat. Rick

As of about 2 weeks ago, we have two, as you can see in my signature. My wife wanted the Hampton in the kitchen and we purposely picked a small stove for the space it is going in and the space it needs to heat. What I anticipate, is burning it mostly in the dead of winter when the it gets really cold, because that area of the house during really cold weather is chilly.....shouldn't be anymore. ;-P

Me - see my sig.

Bill

Yes I do. I thought the Oslo upstairs would be more a chill chaser but we ended up running it 24/7 all winter. Now, it is just getting lit for overnight until Winter finally leaves. (If that ever occurs!)

I too have two - one for the house and one for the shop. I really enjoy keeping a fire going. I really hate keeping two fires going.

jotul8e2 said:

I too have two - one for the house and one for the shop. I really enjoy keeping a fire going. I really hate keeping two fires going.

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Especially in the morning and before bed when I'm running up and down the stairs keeping an eye on them both!

Im toying with the idea of putting a smaller insert into the fireplace upstairs for use in the dead of winter, I would have probably burned two for 6-8 weeks this year because it was cold. If I can find a good deal I may pick one up this summer.

I've got the King and the Lopi Freedom insert, the insert only goes on really cold nights and most weekend mornings. If I had room I would put in another one.

leeave96 said:

Me - see my sig.

Bill

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Me too

One is all we need.

I have two, only one installed. After I finish the basement I will setup the Merlin down there. No point in using electricity to heat just the basement when I have another stove sitting unused.

+1 The 13 will go in the downstairs "Bonus" room, just for those really cold weeks. I also have a "Majestic" fireplace/stove thing, and a really old jotul 602 for the hunting camp(forgot about that one), but those will not end up indoors. Ever.

hemlock said:

How many of you have two stoves - be they wood,pellet, or both? Do they both see regualr use, or is one a "full timer" and the other a backup of sorts? I've toyed with the idead on and off that a wood stove and pellet stove may be a good duo. The pellet could be on a timer (if possible) for when the stove burns down on those extra cold nights, or if you happen to be gone for the day.

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Three Stoves. Should season 2 are used. Winter three are used 24x7. When multiple stoves are used burn times become an important factor.

hampton insert and woodstock fireview...i think some day the woodstock will be replaced with a pellet stove..2 stoves gets to be a pain in the ass.

bjkjoseph said:

hampton insert and woodstock fireview...i think some day the woodstock will be replaced with a pellet stove..2 stoves gets to be a pain in the ass.

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Having had 2 pellet stoves, trust me, you will find out what a bigger pain in the ass a pellet stove is............................

Blaze King King - Main floor of house
Bullard Falcon - Basement
Home Comfort Cook Stove - Sitting idle in house
Renfrew Acorn Cook Stove - Hooked up & operational at Tug Hill camp
US Army Cannon Heater - Pot belly coal stove, sitting idle in barn
Kalamazoo Cook Stove - Sitting idle in barn
Timberline Single Door - Sitting idle in barn
Lopi 380/440 - Sitting idle in garage (replacing Renfrew at camp soon)
Plus two others at the Adirondack cabin, old, don't recall the names


Can one have too many stoves? Significant other says I am obsessed...

Got two, the monti does most of the heating the 602 is a part timer in the kitchen.

One wood stove . . . the main heater for the home.

One oil boiler . . . which is my back up heat when I'm away for too long, on vacation or too lazy to wake up and reload the woodstove in the morning in a timely fashion.

I do...one on each end of the house! oh yeah!

7 Wood stoves, 4 factory built, 3 home made, 6 currently installed in 4 locations. And i still have too much wood. Gee its hard to keep track.

Have had a Hardy OWB for years and its still operational. Added an Oslo this season to burn when I'm home alot, shoulder seasons, and in case of power outages. I much prefer the Oslo to the smoky OWB, but will not replace the Hardy for now as I plan to continue using it for the coldest months. Sure like the direct hot water.