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Hello wood burning Jedi.
I asked a version of this question earlier this year, but I have far more information and stove choices now so I wanted to ask it again, building on things @begreen, @EbS-P and others said.
In short, I'm looking for a hearth insert to use in my 1,000 square foot Catskills cabin once I finish renovations. I currently have a Green Mountain 40 in a central location, and even with shoddy insulation, it heats the space beautifully (though the cabin is a tad smaller pre-renovations, at around 850 sf). After my renovations, though, I'll no longer have a spot for that stove and will need my secondary heat source to be in my hearth.
A few things are changing with my renovations. On the plus side, I'm adding top-notch insulation. On the negative side, I'll need to downgrade from a stove to an insert (my GM40 isn't rear vented and would be swallowed in the hearth), the insert will be on a far wall, and the hallway leading from the room w/ the insert to the other half of the cabin is narrowing considerably, to 3.5 x 11 feet. Another factor is that I have frequent power outages and would generally just prefer to not have to use a blower. I also really enjoy using the stove as my primary heat, even though I do have mini-splits. Lastly, I might prefer hybrid stoves, since cat operation can be tedious for guests and hybrids can typically be run without engaging them. But this is the least important issue.
This is a tricky situation, because there's the issue of not wanting to roast myself one one half of the cabin, and the issue of not wanting to freeze on the other. Perhaps a BK, with the ability to go pretty low, is the answer to the first problem, and the blower (or perhaps my mini-split, mounted near the hall) is the answer to the second. @begreen, in the other thread, frowned on the mini-split idea, and perhaps rightly. There is also a slight chance I'll install the GM40 on that opposite end, in my sun room, just to have on the coldest days. But that side of the cabin is only 350 square feet and it would likely be overkill as well.
The stoves I'm looking at are below (and all seem to fit). Any thoughts on any of these given my circumstances?
STOVE CHOICES:
Blaze King Sirocco and Ashford (I really don't like the look of the Princess)
Regency Cascades Hybrid
Lopi Answer
Lopi Evergreen Hybrid
Morso insert
HEARTH STATS:
Width: 38.5"
Width (back bottom): 34
Height: 29.25
Depth (bottom): 26.25"
Depth (top) 19"
Distance from front to middle of flue: 16
Help choosing insert/stove for fireplace
Hi all, I'm renovating a cabin in the Catskills and need some advice picking a new stove or insert for the existing fireplace. My main questions are: Stove or insert? Steel or cast iron? Some important stuff up front: Total area of cabin: 950 sq ft Placement of stove/insert: In hearth on...
www.hearth.com
Hello wood burning Jedi.
I asked a version of this question earlier this year, but I have far more information and stove choices now so I wanted to ask it again, building on things @begreen, @EbS-P and others said.
In short, I'm looking for a hearth insert to use in my 1,000 square foot Catskills cabin once I finish renovations. I currently have a Green Mountain 40 in a central location, and even with shoddy insulation, it heats the space beautifully (though the cabin is a tad smaller pre-renovations, at around 850 sf). After my renovations, though, I'll no longer have a spot for that stove and will need my secondary heat source to be in my hearth.
A few things are changing with my renovations. On the plus side, I'm adding top-notch insulation. On the negative side, I'll need to downgrade from a stove to an insert (my GM40 isn't rear vented and would be swallowed in the hearth), the insert will be on a far wall, and the hallway leading from the room w/ the insert to the other half of the cabin is narrowing considerably, to 3.5 x 11 feet. Another factor is that I have frequent power outages and would generally just prefer to not have to use a blower. I also really enjoy using the stove as my primary heat, even though I do have mini-splits. Lastly, I might prefer hybrid stoves, since cat operation can be tedious for guests and hybrids can typically be run without engaging them. But this is the least important issue.
This is a tricky situation, because there's the issue of not wanting to roast myself one one half of the cabin, and the issue of not wanting to freeze on the other. Perhaps a BK, with the ability to go pretty low, is the answer to the first problem, and the blower (or perhaps my mini-split, mounted near the hall) is the answer to the second. @begreen, in the other thread, frowned on the mini-split idea, and perhaps rightly. There is also a slight chance I'll install the GM40 on that opposite end, in my sun room, just to have on the coldest days. But that side of the cabin is only 350 square feet and it would likely be overkill as well.
The stoves I'm looking at are below (and all seem to fit). Any thoughts on any of these given my circumstances?
STOVE CHOICES:
Blaze King Sirocco and Ashford (I really don't like the look of the Princess)
Regency Cascades Hybrid
Lopi Answer
Lopi Evergreen Hybrid
Morso insert
HEARTH STATS:
Width: 38.5"
Width (back bottom): 34
Height: 29.25
Depth (bottom): 26.25"
Depth (top) 19"
Distance from front to middle of flue: 16
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