Good article on picking out a new stove for your cottage

[begreen]

Actually, it covers new stove purchasing in general quite well. There is even a flue section that follows.

I like John Gulland's comments. Good advice:
"Mistakes can happen when cottagers fall in love with a stove at first sight. Gulland recommends putting as much effort into buying a stove as you would into choosing a car. (After all, you’ll likely own the stove longer.) Because different shops carry different lines of stoves, he suggests visiting at least three to look at operating stoves and talking to dealers who heat with wood. “It’s a process of educating yourself. By the time you visit the third dealer, you’ve got a good idea what you’re after.”

http://www.cottagelife.com/index.cfm/ci_id/1636/la_id/1

 

[woodburn]

Great article-thanks for sharing.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Definitely some good points in that article, but not always truthful or factal. Cast in point: "...part that costs $250 to $300, and the labour to change it..." Well, my cat. doesn't cost that much nor does it cost labor to change it! Why should I pay someone to simply open the stove, lift out the old cat. and sit the new one in? He does make it sound like an expensive and labor intensive operation when in fact it is neither. He really makes it sound like a cat. stove is difficult to operate too. Must be he doesn't sell any....

 

[begreen]

Not everyone is handy at this stuff. I think the article is directed towards the average homeowner that will have their stove serviced. And it when the article was written, the Canadian dollar was not as strong, so American parts cost them a bit more. Also, it depends on the stove, VC cat replacement and cleaning can be a bit more complex.