I have been burning wood for 20 years or so. I recently moved from a 1500 sq foot house to a 2800 square foot house and the wood stove can't keep up. My current stove is a very nice fisher clone called a Jack Stove (made in Idaho). I love it but it is too small. I have been looking for a larger stove for several months and I was thinking another pre-EPA stove but now after reading a bunch posts on these forums I am starting to question myself.
i burn about 10 cords a year to heat a 100 year old house. my stove is installed in the fireplace. I burn wood 24 -7 for 6 months each year. i love the simplicity of my current stove and hope to replace it with something long lasting and very straight forward.
is the extra expense worth it for a new non-cat stove? would a new stove last as long as, say, an old fisher or earth stove? how much wood saving should one expect?
thanks for any input.
Oz
i burn about 10 cords a year to heat a 100 year old house. my stove is installed in the fireplace. I burn wood 24 -7 for 6 months each year. i love the simplicity of my current stove and hope to replace it with something long lasting and very straight forward.
is the extra expense worth it for a new non-cat stove? would a new stove last as long as, say, an old fisher or earth stove? how much wood saving should one expect?
thanks for any input.
Oz