Hello, I am a new forum member and I just joined the group today.
I was prepared to order a new Hearthstone Equinox soapstone stove tomorrow based on a conversation I had with a local stove dealer yesterday, but after reading the concerns some other forum members have had about Hearthstone customer service and occasional Hearthstone product quality issues, I thought I would reach out and see if anyone would recommend additional suitable stove options for my circumstances. I will spend whatever I must spend to have the best stove installed in my cabin so there is no budgetary constraint.
I have a 3 season cabin on an island in Northern MN. I will be primarily heating a 1500 SF cabin area with 16 foot high ceilings. There is an additional 600 SF in two additional rooms but they are at the far end of the cabin relative to where the stove would be installed and I have electric baseboard heat in those rooms. I would use fans to try to push some of the heat into those two rooms to the extent that is possible. There is very little insulation in the cabin and the window glass is all single pane. Typically, if the temperature outside drops to 35 degrees in the morning, the temperature inside the cabin when I wake up is in the mid 50's. There aren't any serious draft issues in the cabin even when it is windy outside.
I had selected the Hearthstone Equinox because Hearthstone says it has a large fire box and a long burn time which I hoped would limit the need to refill the firebox to 2-3x a day and still keep the cabin warm enough. I was concerned that the Equinox might be too big and overheat the cabin, but I hoped that I could control/reduce the stove's air flow which I hoped would slow the burn time and still keep the cabin warm enough while limiting the need to fill the firebox frequently. I also liked the idea that the soapstone would continue to radiate heat for a longer time than a steel stove or a cast iron stove after the fire went out.
My primary goal is to make the cabin more comfortable in the early spring and the late fall so I could comfortably use our island cabin 7 months out of the year. I currently do not use the cabin in the winter months, although I might give it a try depending on how comfortable the stove would make the cabin during the colder months.
I sure appreciate that you read my post and thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts and perspectives
I was prepared to order a new Hearthstone Equinox soapstone stove tomorrow based on a conversation I had with a local stove dealer yesterday, but after reading the concerns some other forum members have had about Hearthstone customer service and occasional Hearthstone product quality issues, I thought I would reach out and see if anyone would recommend additional suitable stove options for my circumstances. I will spend whatever I must spend to have the best stove installed in my cabin so there is no budgetary constraint.
I have a 3 season cabin on an island in Northern MN. I will be primarily heating a 1500 SF cabin area with 16 foot high ceilings. There is an additional 600 SF in two additional rooms but they are at the far end of the cabin relative to where the stove would be installed and I have electric baseboard heat in those rooms. I would use fans to try to push some of the heat into those two rooms to the extent that is possible. There is very little insulation in the cabin and the window glass is all single pane. Typically, if the temperature outside drops to 35 degrees in the morning, the temperature inside the cabin when I wake up is in the mid 50's. There aren't any serious draft issues in the cabin even when it is windy outside.
I had selected the Hearthstone Equinox because Hearthstone says it has a large fire box and a long burn time which I hoped would limit the need to refill the firebox to 2-3x a day and still keep the cabin warm enough. I was concerned that the Equinox might be too big and overheat the cabin, but I hoped that I could control/reduce the stove's air flow which I hoped would slow the burn time and still keep the cabin warm enough while limiting the need to fill the firebox frequently. I also liked the idea that the soapstone would continue to radiate heat for a longer time than a steel stove or a cast iron stove after the fire went out.
My primary goal is to make the cabin more comfortable in the early spring and the late fall so I could comfortably use our island cabin 7 months out of the year. I currently do not use the cabin in the winter months, although I might give it a try depending on how comfortable the stove would make the cabin during the colder months.
I sure appreciate that you read my post and thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts and perspectives