First of all hello to everyone. I have been lurking for the past couple of months while trying to decide on a replacement epa certified stove to take the place of our current setup. Lots of good info on this site!
Here's the setup: 1700sqft ranch, 2x4 construction with minimum insulation. The woodstove is in the great room which is 15' x 30' with 14' cathederal ceilings. Southern facing wall with the stove is mostly double glazed glass all the way to the ceiling. The wall behind the stove is cultured stone ontop of the cinderblock chimmney as far as I can tell with the flue pass through about 10' off the floor. The flue is clay lined with about 12" flues. The floor plan is open into the kitchen area with just a partial wall / breakfast bar and a central hall leading down to the 3 bedrooms with the master having matching cathedral ceiling. Ceiling fans in both the great room and MBr.
We heat with natural gas but miss the feel of the wood stove which hasen't been used in 6yrs.
We are leaning toward the Jotul brand Oslo vs the Castine one place recommended. (The feature of the side load and the bigger firebox appeal to me while my wife likes the looks better.)
Pricing between 3 stores has been pretty consistent ( pretty much at retail.) Where the variance comes in is in install. Here all three had different takes on what is needed.
Dealer one is leaning toward the smaller castine with heat sheild and double wall pipe to the flue which will be a wrapped s.s. liner.
Dealer two is saying either stove (though he was hot on the Lopi Leyden) and we could probably get by with single wall inside but should get old flue lined. Heat shield not needed.
Dealer three is saying Oslo is better match with all the windows and he would definately line flue with insulated s.s. liner and would leave it up to me if I wanted double wall or Single wall pipe inside. He also dosen't think I need the heat shield on the back of the stove but though I should try to remove the thimble? to verify if it is truely a non combustable wall.
Here's a pic of the current set up.
Thoughs on stove size and single wall / double wall interior pipe?
Here's the setup: 1700sqft ranch, 2x4 construction with minimum insulation. The woodstove is in the great room which is 15' x 30' with 14' cathederal ceilings. Southern facing wall with the stove is mostly double glazed glass all the way to the ceiling. The wall behind the stove is cultured stone ontop of the cinderblock chimmney as far as I can tell with the flue pass through about 10' off the floor. The flue is clay lined with about 12" flues. The floor plan is open into the kitchen area with just a partial wall / breakfast bar and a central hall leading down to the 3 bedrooms with the master having matching cathedral ceiling. Ceiling fans in both the great room and MBr.
We heat with natural gas but miss the feel of the wood stove which hasen't been used in 6yrs.
We are leaning toward the Jotul brand Oslo vs the Castine one place recommended. (The feature of the side load and the bigger firebox appeal to me while my wife likes the looks better.)
Pricing between 3 stores has been pretty consistent ( pretty much at retail.) Where the variance comes in is in install. Here all three had different takes on what is needed.
Dealer one is leaning toward the smaller castine with heat sheild and double wall pipe to the flue which will be a wrapped s.s. liner.
Dealer two is saying either stove (though he was hot on the Lopi Leyden) and we could probably get by with single wall inside but should get old flue lined. Heat shield not needed.
Dealer three is saying Oslo is better match with all the windows and he would definately line flue with insulated s.s. liner and would leave it up to me if I wanted double wall or Single wall pipe inside. He also dosen't think I need the heat shield on the back of the stove but though I should try to remove the thimble? to verify if it is truely a non combustable wall.
Here's a pic of the current set up.
Thoughs on stove size and single wall / double wall interior pipe?
