I am looking at woodstoves. I have about 2-3 cords of seasoned wood in my yard ready to burn. I have been looking at the ones at Menards and Tractor Supply. I am going to put it in my kitchen at one end of the house. The chimney will be a straight shot up through the ceiling (which will be about 5 feet from the top of the stove). It will continue up through the attic next to the garage about 2-3 feet to the roof. To reach the peak of the roof will be another 3 feet. So, I am guessing I will need another 2-3 feet to get it above the highest point of the roof. So, I figure it will need about 12-14 feet of chimney total.......... My house isn't that big (about 1000 sq. feet) and I figure since the stove is going to be at one end of the house, I'll need the help of a fan to get it to the other end by the use of a fan. Maybe even the furnace fan. Menards has the double lined chimney. Will it be good enough? What type of stove should I buy? Thanks for any help.
Looking for a new woodstove....
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The chimney seems like it will be a bit short.
What is your budget for a stove?
Will this be the primary heat source?
Is the stove going into a mobile home?
The chimney seems like it will be a bit short.
What is your budget for a stove?
Will this be the primary heat source?
Is the stove going into a mobile home?
How well insulated is your house? Where do you live (what sort of climate?) Do you plan to burn 24/7 to get most of your heat from the stove or more of a "night/weekends" type? Are you around during the day to feed the stove or do you need it to be able to run all day on a load unattended? I assume that you don't have a lot of space to dedicate to the stove in the kitchen - is it going in front of a fireplace or other non-combustible wall or is clearance to the wall going to be a concern? How about the looks of the stove - do you (or someone else in the house) have strong feelings about the appearance of the stove in terms of any given design/look/material?
I know - so many questions, but these are factors that can go into the decision of which stoves to consider.... There are many stoves out there that could be installed and I imagine there are several that could work out well for you. Generically I'd certainly go for a "modern" EPA stove so that you can maximize efficiency in your burn but beyond that it is hard to really say what will work well for you without a bit more info.
I know - so many questions, but these are factors that can go into the decision of which stoves to consider.... There are many stoves out there that could be installed and I imagine there are several that could work out well for you. Generically I'd certainly go for a "modern" EPA stove so that you can maximize efficiency in your burn but beyond that it is hard to really say what will work well for you without a bit more info.
It sounds like you would be ok with a 2-2.5 cu ft stove. Go for 14 ft on the chimney. Try to get a stove with a firebox that is relatively square in dimension. This will facilitate optimal loading and burning options.
I live in SW Ohio. Last winter we only had a few ground covers with snow and our first ground cover wasn't until the last of January. My house is pretty well insulated (6" pink Owens Corning on top of 3" vermiculite in the attic). I would only like to use it on the weekends or during the week during very cold days. Our coldest month is always February. I am retired, so I will be here all day/night long while it is burning. I just put in a new electric furnace three years ago, so I will be running that during the warmer months of November and December and maybe part way through January.........Paragraph.......I just got back from two fireplace stores. They both had wood stoves that started at around $2000.00 and one wanted $2400.00 to install theirs for the first 20 feet of chimney. I am sure it would cost the same at the other store. $4500-$5000.00 would not be practical for me to put one in. My highest electric bill last winter was only around $200.00. So, I may have to install it myself to keep the cost down. It would not be that hard for me to install if I knew what chimney to use and everything else. Are the ones that they sell at Menards, Lowes and Home Depot good enough to use. Some of them run less than $1000.00.
So, what type of chimney should I use? At the one store I stopped at, they had a black double walled chimney to the inside ceiling. And from there up, they said they had a stainless double wall up through the attic. Is there some type of code that I should look for when I look for chimneys?
What brand is it? Many of us here have the Lowes, Home Depot, or Menards brand of Chimney.
Adls for the stove. Englander, Drolet, and US Stove are all pretty good stoves. The 1st two are models I would be looking at, with possibly one or two Volgelzangs. But Drolet and Englander make a Quality product, thats priced right.
Welcome to the Forums. From a fellow Ohioan.
For anything above the stove room ceiling you would use class A high temp pipe (shiny stainless doublewall insulated). It has a minimum clearance to combustibles of 2". There are several installation requirements. Your best bet to start off would be to download the installation manual for the brand pipe you are considering. Ask questions and post pictures of all the locations this pipe will pass through.
This article will cover the basics for you:
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/htchimneyup_twostory
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