I hope you are not all tired of being asked these questions. I searched for people with similar needs, but didn't find too much. I live in Japan and so going to my local dealer is not so easy due to language and the fact that stove dealers are not so common. So I turn to the internet. Even if those makes are not available in Japan, that's ok as I can import or look for equivalents supplied by local distributors.
I was hoping some people could throw a few suggested makes and models at me, just to get me on the right track, based on our specifications:
Small home: 2 floors, each is 400 square feet, both very open plan, very well insulated.
Environment never gets colder than 5F, typical overnight low is 15F, daytime low about 30F
Stove position: centre of the ground floor (which is square), with chimney running directly up through the ceiling and through the second floor then out near the apex of the roof.
Wood type: I will probably end up burning more softwoods than I would like to, but its the easiest to get.
Operation: We will burn each evening, Dec through March. We wont keep it on high burn 24 hours a day as the house is usually empty between 7am and 4pm. Overnight burn would be nice as it will be our only heat source so getting up to a slightly warmed room is nice, so too returning to a mildly warmed room in the afternoon. We don't mind if the ground floor room temp never gets above 65-70F. I guess when I leave in the morning I would like for it to burn cool and slowly so that in the afternoon it is still warm. I don't know if this constitutes 24 hours of operation?
Want to haves: Cooking top, small-ish footprint to suit the small floor space. Simple classic design. Last for a very long time.
Nice to haves Good viewing glass size. Not the most expensive.
What would people suggest?
Also, can we expect the chimney running through the second floor room to provide much warmth, or are they so well insulated as to not make much difference?
I was hoping some people could throw a few suggested makes and models at me, just to get me on the right track, based on our specifications:
Small home: 2 floors, each is 400 square feet, both very open plan, very well insulated.
Environment never gets colder than 5F, typical overnight low is 15F, daytime low about 30F
Stove position: centre of the ground floor (which is square), with chimney running directly up through the ceiling and through the second floor then out near the apex of the roof.
Wood type: I will probably end up burning more softwoods than I would like to, but its the easiest to get.
Operation: We will burn each evening, Dec through March. We wont keep it on high burn 24 hours a day as the house is usually empty between 7am and 4pm. Overnight burn would be nice as it will be our only heat source so getting up to a slightly warmed room is nice, so too returning to a mildly warmed room in the afternoon. We don't mind if the ground floor room temp never gets above 65-70F. I guess when I leave in the morning I would like for it to burn cool and slowly so that in the afternoon it is still warm. I don't know if this constitutes 24 hours of operation?
Want to haves: Cooking top, small-ish footprint to suit the small floor space. Simple classic design. Last for a very long time.
Nice to haves Good viewing glass size. Not the most expensive.
What would people suggest?
Also, can we expect the chimney running through the second floor room to provide much warmth, or are they so well insulated as to not make much difference?
