I am looking installing a wood stove in my home this summer. The house is a duplex that I own and I live in one side which is 1050 sq ft. It has a good forced air system that is in good working order (only a few years old, installed by the previous owner). Each side of the building is identical, each with a basement first and second floor. First floor is living room kitchen and family room (family room is an addition, off the kitchen, that was added in the seventies and where I intended to put the stove). The second floor is two bedrooms and a bath. The house is insulated relatively well. I really don't need a wood stove but I really want one. And my intention is to use it as my primary heat source in the winter. I enjoy cutting and splitting firewood. And I will be able get wood for free (other than my time). So a stove has a financial appeal too. My reason for putting the stove in the family room is that it is presently the coldest room in the house because it isn't insulated as well and has a lot of windows and a door wall. It is also only a one story high so I can run the chimney straight up though its roof and follow the masonry chimney up above the second floor roof. I am intending to redo the room when i put the stove in and add better insulation. That is the basic run down of the situation.
I am looking at the morso 2b standard convection. A lot of the attraction is the looks of it. It just gets to me. Convection seems like is would be better for moving the air around the house. But my main concern is that it won't put out enough heat. I am also having trouble finding first hand info on what the reasonable but time is for the Morso. At this point in my life i don't need something that burns 10-12 hours, (I'm fine with loading it a couple more times a day) but it would be nice to get 6-8 hours. I've seen some people get 6-8+ with the 1410 which is smaller so I'm hoping that it's possible with the the 2b. As to heat output it seems some people heat places about this size with a 602 and the 2b seems like it would be a step up in heating capacity. But that's all just my assumptions and I have no experience to back it up. So what I am basically looking for is first hand experience with the 2b standard. Will it put out enough heat for the space. What kind of burn times can I expect. I've search though alot of old threads and haven't found alot of info on this particular stove. Thanks for your help.
Chris
I am looking at the morso 2b standard convection. A lot of the attraction is the looks of it. It just gets to me. Convection seems like is would be better for moving the air around the house. But my main concern is that it won't put out enough heat. I am also having trouble finding first hand info on what the reasonable but time is for the Morso. At this point in my life i don't need something that burns 10-12 hours, (I'm fine with loading it a couple more times a day) but it would be nice to get 6-8 hours. I've seen some people get 6-8+ with the 1410 which is smaller so I'm hoping that it's possible with the the 2b. As to heat output it seems some people heat places about this size with a 602 and the 2b seems like it would be a step up in heating capacity. But that's all just my assumptions and I have no experience to back it up. So what I am basically looking for is first hand experience with the 2b standard. Will it put out enough heat for the space. What kind of burn times can I expect. I've search though alot of old threads and haven't found alot of info on this particular stove. Thanks for your help.
Chris