Small stove for family room

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glennm

Burning Hunk
Dec 26, 2010
192
S Ontario
Hi
I am considering replacing an Old Timer wood stove in my family room. The stove works very well but I would like to have something with a glass door.

We have a VC Montpellier in the living room (that replaced a 30 year old insert). The light show from the EPA stove is fantastic! If I was doing this again I may have purchased something larger than the VC but if we get a bit cool the second stove really brings up the heat.

What I am looking for are suggestions, this is a nice room so the stove has to be visually appealing. I can't have something that will make the room too hot, my wife complains about that.

The local stove guy has a clearance price on an Osburn 900. I haven't looked at it yet but I would enjoy hearing some suggestions from others

Thanks in advance
 
If it is a pretty room go for something with soap stone, those look so good.
 
You ought to take a look-see at the Woodstock Keystone. Clean low burn, very easy on the eyes, beautiful fireview and even heat with the soapstone. Regardless of what stove you buy, at least take a look-see at the Keystone. The website is woodstove.com

Good luck,
Bill
 
I like my Jotul F3CB though it is flat black in finish - the others were too shiny for me. Does a great job heating our 1200 sq foot house only downside is the firebox is a little small - just had to cut my wood a little small.

Also firescreen option is a plus if you just want to enjoy the sounds and smells of a crackling fire. We enjoy using that during shoulder season when we really don't need full on heat. Usually I'll burn up to around 600 get the house to 80 then put the firescreen on for ambiance...
 
These replies are great. Please keep them coming !

I am in Canada, does Woodstock sell in the great white north?

I am going to look at all of these options

Thanks again
 
Glenn M said:
These replies are great. Please keep them coming !

I am in Canada, does Woodstock sell in the great white north?

I am going to look at all of these options

Thanks again

Give woodstock a ring. They have excellent customer phone service and will take as much time as necessary to answer your questions. They have a great deal going on their stoves right now and this is probably as good as it gets - ever. For a bucks more, the Fireview is an excellent stove too.

Do a search on woodstock and you will find great posts about them. Without a doubt, my Keystone is the best, most nice looking, live up to the hype stove I've ever used. In our living room, it is a compliment to the room - even on the 4th of July when the stove is cold.

Good luck,
Bill
 
Woodstock sells all over the world and they are having a big once in a life time sale, great time to buy.
 
Buck Model 20
Woodstock Keystone
Pacific Energy T-series

That would be my vote. I'd lean towards the cat stoves. When operating more than one stove you don't want to be reloading or fussing with the stove every hour. You want to set it and forget it. The Buck and Keystone would be a little oversized for your needs, but you can burn them low so it doesn't over heat and you get longer burn times than you would with a non-cat stove.

And when you have more than one stove, it's all about the burn times.
 
I just called Woodstock and they will ship to Canada.
I have a corner installation and the side loading may be an issue?
 
The back corner clearances for the Keystone with heat shield is 12". The side loading door swings out about 10". It may be best to get the stove dimension's, build a template out of cardboard and stick it in the corner to see if you have room. There are some owners pictures on their web site of corner installs at www.woodstove.com
 
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