So, maybe due to this site, my infatuating addiction. i have begun to embark on shopping for a new stove. Yes i know what you may say, I have only had this thing in and running for but a few months. however live and learn i bought cheap and in a rush, and the stove just does not meet my requirements. sure i can keep the place comfortable if i am around to feed it ever hour or two, but its just not enough to heat the space i want.
take last night, temp here where 5* F pretty good draft, box full, dampened nearly all the way down. was able get the stove up to just shy of 500 (this is pushing it for this little guy) and its really just not enough. not to mention the burn times stated are well, a farse. at 8 hours if i can find a coal I did well.
what i am really looking for is a more 'stout' stove, if it has to be plate steel id like to get the heavest stuff i can. cast would be great as would a soapstone, so far with my setup im not sure i can find one with the heat output i want and be the size i need.
i really want a large firebox, i figure if i dont want it as hot i just wont build that big of a fire. right now to be comfortable i have to pack this thing.
My largest problem is where my flue comes in (real close to the front lintel) so even some of these large inserts im not sure if i can get the connection ( i know i will just have to measure, twice)
So I am leaning towards trying to fit a conventional stove in the opening, a hearth mount or hearth heater if you will.
I looked at the regency 3100, want to go see a PE summit. Wouldnt mind a cat or secondaries, both have advantages, so thats not going to be a decision point. a blower will be a must
so I am going to need a stove that has a shortish profile.
My main question here is what should I be looking at to size this thing? the BTU output or square footage? seems like you cant figure out the marketing behind some of these. one is listed at 75000 heating 1000-2000, while another one is listed at 80000 but heats 2000-3000? firebox size?
Basically I cant afford to make the same mistake twice (really couldnt in the first place). opinions?
take last night, temp here where 5* F pretty good draft, box full, dampened nearly all the way down. was able get the stove up to just shy of 500 (this is pushing it for this little guy) and its really just not enough. not to mention the burn times stated are well, a farse. at 8 hours if i can find a coal I did well.
what i am really looking for is a more 'stout' stove, if it has to be plate steel id like to get the heavest stuff i can. cast would be great as would a soapstone, so far with my setup im not sure i can find one with the heat output i want and be the size i need.
i really want a large firebox, i figure if i dont want it as hot i just wont build that big of a fire. right now to be comfortable i have to pack this thing.
My largest problem is where my flue comes in (real close to the front lintel) so even some of these large inserts im not sure if i can get the connection ( i know i will just have to measure, twice)
So I am leaning towards trying to fit a conventional stove in the opening, a hearth mount or hearth heater if you will.
I looked at the regency 3100, want to go see a PE summit. Wouldnt mind a cat or secondaries, both have advantages, so thats not going to be a decision point. a blower will be a must
so I am going to need a stove that has a shortish profile.
My main question here is what should I be looking at to size this thing? the BTU output or square footage? seems like you cant figure out the marketing behind some of these. one is listed at 75000 heating 1000-2000, while another one is listed at 80000 but heats 2000-3000? firebox size?
Basically I cant afford to make the same mistake twice (really couldnt in the first place). opinions?