Hello everyone! I'm just about to pull the trigger on an Englander 30 but a thought just dawned on me... Will it be too big for my house? I live in central MA in a 2-story colonial. The house is about 1600sq.ft. and has a somewhat open floorplan. I plan to install the stove in the middle of the first floor. The house is 110 years old but has been insulated.
I'm looking for advice from the guys who have a large wood stove in a reletively smaller house. I like the Englander 30 because it has a large firebox and should give long burn times. I'd like to burn 24/7 and only use the existing heating system as a supplement. Will the Englander 30 constantly be cooking me out of the house?
I'd rather not have a large stove that I have to run nearly choked off all the time to avoid this. I imagine it would be a creosote nightmare. Or is the solution to burn hot, small fires more often? What do you guys think???
I'm looking for advice from the guys who have a large wood stove in a reletively smaller house. I like the Englander 30 because it has a large firebox and should give long burn times. I'd like to burn 24/7 and only use the existing heating system as a supplement. Will the Englander 30 constantly be cooking me out of the house?
I'd rather not have a large stove that I have to run nearly choked off all the time to avoid this. I imagine it would be a creosote nightmare. Or is the solution to burn hot, small fires more often? What do you guys think???