I'm converting a detached garage (22' x 20') into a cottage apartment and am having a heck of a time trying to find a suitably sized wood burning (not pellet) stove. Does anyone know if there is such a small stove on the market?
FromHollywood said:I'm converting a detached garage (22' x 20') into a cottage apartment and am having a heck of a time trying to find a suitably sized wood burning (not pellet) stove. Does anyone know if there is such a small stove on the market?
Mt Ski Bum said:FromHollywood said:I'm converting a detached garage (22' x 20') into a cottage apartment and am having a heck of a time trying to find a suitably sized wood burning (not pellet) stove. Does anyone know if there is such a small stove on the market?
Jotul's 602 model is pretty small...
Wood Duck said:My Lopi is in a room of about 500 square feet, if I recall correctly. It is connected to stairs leading up to the living area, and has some poorly insulated parts of the wall, and the stove is fine for the space.
Franks said:So if you weigh the same as a duck...
FromHollywood said:This garage conversion will be a studio type apartment that will be just one open room, including the bedroom. Thanks for noticing that.
I called the county where I live (King County, Seattle) and they said there is no county requirement for whether you can have a wood stove in a bedroom---at least not in the printed county codes. I was told by them that their inspector will look at the manufacturer's paperwork to see if the particular stove I install is ok for bedrooms.
So, it looks like there is no actual code (at least not where I live) for whether a stove can be in a bedroom or not.
Does anyone know what particular thing a manufacturer does to make a stove ok for a bedroom? I would think whatever criteria one manufacturer uses would be different than another one. Maybe there is some wood stove association that makes the decision on what the manufacturer has to do.
FromHollywood said:I just downloaded the Jotul F 602 manual and I can't find any mention of whether they say it's ok to use in a bedroom or not. Maybe it is or maybe its not but their manual doesn't answer the question.
Franks said:I love Caveat on crackers.
FromHollywood said:Karl, Then I guess that means the Jotul F 602 is ok for a bedroom because my county does not say it is not and the manufacturer's manual that I downloaded from their site doesn't mention bedrooms. But, the county told me today that when an inspector comes out to look at it, they will want to see something in the manual saying it is ok for installation in a bedroom. It sure is difficult to try and follow codes---all the powers-that-be make them so complex and then they usually are not even available to see unless you pay money and buy one of the code books.
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