Hello all -
What a great resource this is! I'm trying to learn all I can about wood stoves and this is the best education imaginable.
We're building an approx. 1200 sf one story modular home on a heavily wooded lot near Mt. Hood (about one hour from Portland, OR). So, fairly mild winters, a fair amount of snow most years, but no sub-zero temperatures. The home will be very well insulated.
Wood available on the lot includes Doug fir, alder, maple, etc.
I'm assuming that we'd be able to heat this cabin with a fairly small stove. I've been looking at the PE Alderlea T4, Jotul Nordic, CB or Castine, Harman Oakleaf or Oakwood, Morso 3440 or 7110, Quadra 4300 or Yosemite.
I'm not sure about convection vs. radiant, but I do know that we'd ideally like the heat to be fairly gentle, even fairly close to the stove itself (so, I'm guessing this favors convection). Also, we'd like the option to cook on the stove in case of a power outage. I'm not sure whether we'd need/want a blower.
Any experts out there with specific suggestions on a brand/model or perhaps some considerations I haven't thought about?
Thank you!
What a great resource this is! I'm trying to learn all I can about wood stoves and this is the best education imaginable.
We're building an approx. 1200 sf one story modular home on a heavily wooded lot near Mt. Hood (about one hour from Portland, OR). So, fairly mild winters, a fair amount of snow most years, but no sub-zero temperatures. The home will be very well insulated.
Wood available on the lot includes Doug fir, alder, maple, etc.
I'm assuming that we'd be able to heat this cabin with a fairly small stove. I've been looking at the PE Alderlea T4, Jotul Nordic, CB or Castine, Harman Oakleaf or Oakwood, Morso 3440 or 7110, Quadra 4300 or Yosemite.
I'm not sure about convection vs. radiant, but I do know that we'd ideally like the heat to be fairly gentle, even fairly close to the stove itself (so, I'm guessing this favors convection). Also, we'd like the option to cook on the stove in case of a power outage. I'm not sure whether we'd need/want a blower.
Any experts out there with specific suggestions on a brand/model or perhaps some considerations I haven't thought about?
Thank you!