Hi folks, I've decided I need a new woodstove, or better put, a larger woodstove, I'm tired of being cold. Heres the situation, I'm trying to heat a 2000 sq ft concrete room, thats a concrete floor, concrete walls, and a concrete ceiling. Insulation or dropping the ceiling are not an option, as different areas of the building are renovated, someday they will be heated too, when the floor above is renovated the floor will be insulated, that might help temps in my room. Presently I'm using what I believe to be a Fisher knock-off, non-catalytic, non-epa rated, heres a pic
It measures approx 32" wide x 24" tall x 28" deep. Burning as hot as I can get it the room never got over 70 degrees, and thats on non-freezing days, thanksgiving morning it was -20 and my room was 60, livable, but not warm. Wood consumption is outrageous, average about a cord a month. Burn time is 8 hours max, thats damped, full bore its about 4 hours, I get tired of feeding this beast. Creosote build-up is not acceptable either, cleaned chimney this fall and removed about 2- 5 gallon buckets of creosote flakes. From the top of woodstove to top of chimney is approx 50 ft, there is no way to reduce that. Wood is either White Pine or Yellow Pine, the white burns cleaner, yet faster, the yellow burns hotter, but probably adds more creosote. Wood is mainly from forest fire areas, the trees have been dead a year or longer, yet still standing. Most wood is purchased in June/July, woodstove is burning by September.
I'm looking at the Lopi Liberty, mainly because of its size and low emessions, which I hope equates to less creosote. 2 Chimney fires in 3 years, somethings got to change before I burn this place down.
Thanks,
Kristin
PS The pic shows stove with 2" fresh air intake which was added this past summer, it helped not pulling cold air through room, previous winters room was in the 50's
It measures approx 32" wide x 24" tall x 28" deep. Burning as hot as I can get it the room never got over 70 degrees, and thats on non-freezing days, thanksgiving morning it was -20 and my room was 60, livable, but not warm. Wood consumption is outrageous, average about a cord a month. Burn time is 8 hours max, thats damped, full bore its about 4 hours, I get tired of feeding this beast. Creosote build-up is not acceptable either, cleaned chimney this fall and removed about 2- 5 gallon buckets of creosote flakes. From the top of woodstove to top of chimney is approx 50 ft, there is no way to reduce that. Wood is either White Pine or Yellow Pine, the white burns cleaner, yet faster, the yellow burns hotter, but probably adds more creosote. Wood is mainly from forest fire areas, the trees have been dead a year or longer, yet still standing. Most wood is purchased in June/July, woodstove is burning by September.
I'm looking at the Lopi Liberty, mainly because of its size and low emessions, which I hope equates to less creosote. 2 Chimney fires in 3 years, somethings got to change before I burn this place down.
Thanks,
Kristin
PS The pic shows stove with 2" fresh air intake which was added this past summer, it helped not pulling cold air through room, previous winters room was in the 50's