I bought a summer's heat 50-sfp12lc 2 years ago on sale at lowes and a selkirk though the roof kit and 5 3' double wall sections.
I installed the chimney late last fall and moved the stove in this spring. I ended up ordering a 2 piece adjustable black wall pipe from an online general store. Much better and easier to use than the thin gauge junk lowes sells!
Finally got it all installed and running last sunday. Wishing it were a bigger stove now. I guess the stove was rated UP TO 1000 square feet, which is about what my house is, but its an old drafty farm house and with little insulation its PITA to heat. The stove seems to do okay but I cant keep a fire in there for more than a few hours at the most
A coworker suggested a wonderwood but my dining room, where the chimney is is only 14'x14' and the wonderwood apparently has the pipe come out the back. That will definitely take up too much room
Another coworker suggested a Lopi liberty. He bought a used one (the fire brick was still white) for $1200 last year and loves it. Thinking back I think the fireplace insert my dad put in when I was young, I thin thats a Lopi
It looks like a good stove, but is it worth the money? Looking on here they appear to be $2300-$2500 new. Is this right?
I may try and heat with my summers heat for now but I dont think Ill be able to supplement as much heat as I was hoping to. I may only put a dent in the amount of propane I buy each month
Any tips to get longer burns with my stove? I have seasoned wood and when I leave for work or go to bed I stock it with bigger pieces of wood and close the air control almost all the way
I may use the summers heat for now but will continue to look for deals on better stoves
I installed the chimney late last fall and moved the stove in this spring. I ended up ordering a 2 piece adjustable black wall pipe from an online general store. Much better and easier to use than the thin gauge junk lowes sells!
Finally got it all installed and running last sunday. Wishing it were a bigger stove now. I guess the stove was rated UP TO 1000 square feet, which is about what my house is, but its an old drafty farm house and with little insulation its PITA to heat. The stove seems to do okay but I cant keep a fire in there for more than a few hours at the most
A coworker suggested a wonderwood but my dining room, where the chimney is is only 14'x14' and the wonderwood apparently has the pipe come out the back. That will definitely take up too much room
Another coworker suggested a Lopi liberty. He bought a used one (the fire brick was still white) for $1200 last year and loves it. Thinking back I think the fireplace insert my dad put in when I was young, I thin thats a Lopi
It looks like a good stove, but is it worth the money? Looking on here they appear to be $2300-$2500 new. Is this right?
I may try and heat with my summers heat for now but I dont think Ill be able to supplement as much heat as I was hoping to. I may only put a dent in the amount of propane I buy each month
Any tips to get longer burns with my stove? I have seasoned wood and when I leave for work or go to bed I stock it with bigger pieces of wood and close the air control almost all the way
I may use the summers heat for now but will continue to look for deals on better stoves