I will start by saying I am not a seasoned burner, I had a wood stove in my parents house that I used about 20-25 years ago.
My wife and I are in the process of having a home built. It is going to be about 1800 square foot total. It will be a 1.5 story with the upset being in the rafters with dormers. The up stairs will also be 3/5s over a garage. No basement and very open living area, 30x30 down stairs and all bed rooms upstairs.
We have the stove designed to be placed on the opposite side of the house from the kitchen. No loft to the upstairs. The stove pipe run will be about 25-30 feet total with 15 foot outside since it comes out near the side of the house and it has a 12:12 roof pitch. The run is straight, no bends needed.
The house is located in Pueblo Colorado at about 4,800 feet in elevation and has about 330 days of sun. We do get mildly cold days reaching about -10 or so a few times a year but it could also be about 50 mid day in winter at times.
We plan to burn as often and as much as possible and just crack windows if need to cool down. Wood is intended to be the main heating source.
The stove company our builder recommended suggested the following stoves per conversation with us. We like them all for different reason.
Iron strike Grandview 230
Napoleon S series
Jotul F 500 Oslo
Blaze King Sirocco 30
We are leaning towards the BK. It seems to be the easiest to operate once it is running and would also burn longer and lower on the warm days. We will have propane central air as back up and to help circulate the heat if need up stairs.
Just wondering if the BK will really be easier to run and burn longer once it is going and if it will do good with local wood (not much hardwood around here).
Please help us not make an expensive, wrong decision
My wife and I are in the process of having a home built. It is going to be about 1800 square foot total. It will be a 1.5 story with the upset being in the rafters with dormers. The up stairs will also be 3/5s over a garage. No basement and very open living area, 30x30 down stairs and all bed rooms upstairs.
We have the stove designed to be placed on the opposite side of the house from the kitchen. No loft to the upstairs. The stove pipe run will be about 25-30 feet total with 15 foot outside since it comes out near the side of the house and it has a 12:12 roof pitch. The run is straight, no bends needed.
The house is located in Pueblo Colorado at about 4,800 feet in elevation and has about 330 days of sun. We do get mildly cold days reaching about -10 or so a few times a year but it could also be about 50 mid day in winter at times.
We plan to burn as often and as much as possible and just crack windows if need to cool down. Wood is intended to be the main heating source.
The stove company our builder recommended suggested the following stoves per conversation with us. We like them all for different reason.
Iron strike Grandview 230
Napoleon S series
Jotul F 500 Oslo
Blaze King Sirocco 30
We are leaning towards the BK. It seems to be the easiest to operate once it is running and would also burn longer and lower on the warm days. We will have propane central air as back up and to help circulate the heat if need up stairs.
Just wondering if the BK will really be easier to run and burn longer once it is going and if it will do good with local wood (not much hardwood around here).
Please help us not make an expensive, wrong decision