I am trying to make a choice on my first stove and am not sure what size I need. I have a drafty brick house with single pane windows. The house Has four down stairs rooms and is 900sqft. The down stairs is the primary place needing heating. The stove will hopfuly make my existing gas forced air heater a suplement. Thanks
What is the right size?
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Welcome trn, did you read this posting first?
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewannounce/13750_2/
In order to help can you provide a little more information? Are the rooms closed off from each other with a connecting hall or is this an open floorplan? Is the house 900 sq ft total or just the first floor?
If you want the fastest return on your money, get some good caulking and weatherstripping and aggressively go after those leaks. Then make some temporary storm windows out of plastic and put them up or spring for some wooden ones with glass.
As far as heaters, would a corn burner be practical or do you specifically want a wood stove?
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewannounce/13750_2/
In order to help can you provide a little more information? Are the rooms closed off from each other with a connecting hall or is this an open floorplan? Is the house 900 sq ft total or just the first floor?
If you want the fastest return on your money, get some good caulking and weatherstripping and aggressively go after those leaks. Then make some temporary storm windows out of plastic and put them up or spring for some wooden ones with glass.
As far as heaters, would a corn burner be practical or do you specifically want a wood stove?
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