- Nov 9, 2012
- 13
I need a small, freestanding, non-cat wood stove but I have a BIG...err...I mean small(?)...umm...make that shallow(?) problem!
Been reading the forums for the last several weeks. Critical details (#8 is the real troublemaker):
0) Me, obviously
1) 900 square foot home - well insulated, but I do not mind leaving the windows open because I love fresh air
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2) Our small Kitchen / Living area is 'L' shaped and 'horse-shoes' into a long hallway with three small bedrooms at the opposite end
3) I plan on burning 24/7 despite the need for more frequent ash removal, chimney cleaning, potential insanity, etc.
4) I'll be installing a 14-15' flue with double insulated stove pipe
5) Our climate during the winters in southwest Missouri rarely gets down to zero, with maybe a full couple of months of temperatures in the low to mid-teens during the worst winters.
As a side note, I've asked God to make it warmer here. Shortly after I started, the scientific community began griping about climate change. Personally, I think that it may be working as our winters HAVE been increasingly mild (any logic issues that result from the potential of people along coastal areas praying for the opposite effect, or the fact that I still need a stove, should be completely disregarded).
6) I want to stay under $1500...I mean like for the cost of the stove...and not my physical person. As I'm sure blankets are warmer than paper...or are they?
7) As close to satisfying the impossible dream of burning overnight as can be expected from a small stove (which won't burn overnight anyway), the perfect, seasoned wood (that I don't have), my growing and eventually superior skills as a 'burnsmith' (that don't yet exist), and the alignment of all things astrological, religious and political (none of which will ever occur).
...and FINALLY here is the REAL issue
8) It doesn't matter how vastly wide or proudly tall the stove is, but the entire depth that I have to work with (including building rear wall protection and the depth of stove itself (minus the front ash lip)) can not exceed 24" from the existing rear wall! This stove can not be installed in an existing alcove, a corner, or anywhere else. Unfortunately, I have only but one bright, shining place to put it...and no other.
The only three models that I've run across that seem to fit this space and meet all of my criteria above are the three listed in the title.
Are there others hidden deep with Hearth.com gentlemen? Or have I covered it?
Been reading the forums for the last several weeks. Critical details (#8 is the real troublemaker):
0) Me, obviously
1) 900 square foot home - well insulated, but I do not mind leaving the windows open because I love fresh air
.
2) Our small Kitchen / Living area is 'L' shaped and 'horse-shoes' into a long hallway with three small bedrooms at the opposite end
3) I plan on burning 24/7 despite the need for more frequent ash removal, chimney cleaning, potential insanity, etc.
4) I'll be installing a 14-15' flue with double insulated stove pipe
5) Our climate during the winters in southwest Missouri rarely gets down to zero, with maybe a full couple of months of temperatures in the low to mid-teens during the worst winters.
As a side note, I've asked God to make it warmer here. Shortly after I started, the scientific community began griping about climate change. Personally, I think that it may be working as our winters HAVE been increasingly mild (any logic issues that result from the potential of people along coastal areas praying for the opposite effect, or the fact that I still need a stove, should be completely disregarded).
6) I want to stay under $1500...I mean like for the cost of the stove...and not my physical person. As I'm sure blankets are warmer than paper...or are they?
7) As close to satisfying the impossible dream of burning overnight as can be expected from a small stove (which won't burn overnight anyway), the perfect, seasoned wood (that I don't have), my growing and eventually superior skills as a 'burnsmith' (that don't yet exist), and the alignment of all things astrological, religious and political (none of which will ever occur).
...and FINALLY here is the REAL issue
8) It doesn't matter how vastly wide or proudly tall the stove is, but the entire depth that I have to work with (including building rear wall protection and the depth of stove itself (minus the front ash lip)) can not exceed 24" from the existing rear wall! This stove can not be installed in an existing alcove, a corner, or anywhere else. Unfortunately, I have only but one bright, shining place to put it...and no other.
The only three models that I've run across that seem to fit this space and meet all of my criteria above are the three listed in the title.
Are there others hidden deep with Hearth.com gentlemen? Or have I covered it?