Masport Panorama?

[NoRdO]

Hey Folks,

New to the forum and I'm looking for advice. I'm been looking for a nice wood stove for a new installation in my sun porch.

I've been looking around and can't seem to find a new stove that will match the room. I stumbled upon a brand new masport panorama on craigslist and can't seem to find much information about it other than the owners manual.

http://www.gdainfo.com/Resource1049...s/Freestanding/Masport/panorama_series_2.html

The stove would match the colors in my sun porch perfectly however I wouldn't want to purchase it before hearing some reviews. I know the advice is to buy a newer epa stove however most I have seen just wont match the living space.

Just wondering if anyone has any opinion on this stove? I love the look.

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[begreen]

Welcome. The stove is from New Zealand. It looks black in the picture. Most stoves are black so I don't understand the color matching aspect. Is it the white sides that are appealing? There are available in some US or Canadian stoves as well. The price is decent for a new stove but I know nothing about it other than what the manual shows. At least it has a baffled secondary air system so it should burn cleanly. From what I can tell this stove might work just fine for you, especially if this is for occasional use. It is good looking. Maybe some folks from down under will see this thread and comment on Masport.



PS: you will need fully seasoned firewood to enjoy the best this stove can do.

 

[begreen]

How large an area will the stove be heating? Here are some other stove options to consider:
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http://www.regency-fire.com/Products/Wood/Wood-Stoves/CS1200.aspx

 

[NoRdO]

Well, the house is 1200 sqft including the sun room. I just purchased the house and the sun room isn't heated. My intention is to be able to enjoy the room during the winter and save on the heating bill. I know I will loose a good amount of the heat due to the nature of the room. If I'm able to have the stove burning and leave the room open to the rest of the house, I'll be happy. I might even design and build some sort of heat transfer system to transfer heat to the master bedroom using some sort of fluid circulation and a heat exchanger mounted somewhere in the bedroom. Would be a fun project....

Here is a pic of the sun room (from listing), the masport would match spot on...

My budget is somewhat limited...

 

[begreen]

Well, it's new and looks to be a clean burning stove. The price is right if the stove is complete with legs or pedestal. Seems like it might be worth a try especially if they will come down a little. Be sure to plan well for the stove. The chimney parts alone could equal the cost of the stove and that must be done correctly. It will need an adequate height flue system to draft correctly.

Also note that this stove will need dry wood to burn correctly. It is very hard to get fully seasoned wood at this late date in many areas. Kiln dried firewood or solid pressed fuel might be an option for this season.

 

[NoRdO]

Oh, I have a ton of seasoned wood (3+ years) that I'm moving from my previous residence. The power company here has been pretty aggressive with clearing trees from underneath power lines. I just drive around in the pickup and grab the rounds they leave behind. A lot of oak and maple.

Why do you say the chimney parts will cost just as much? I'm planning to do the full install myself. Luckily, at least for ease of installation, the roof of the sunporch doesn't have an attic, Should be as simple as breaking out the sawzall

I do plan to play the bargaining game with this one,

 

[begreen]

Chimney parts are expensive. The installation will need adequate chimney to establish draft and to meet the 10-3-2 rule for clearing the roof. The manual is quite poor for both hearth protection requirements and flue requirements, so I am basing assumptions on similar stoves. For this one I would not install it with less than 12 and ideally about 15ft of total flue system.

 

[coldkiwi]

Found this... http://forgreenheat.blogspot.com/2012/12/uncertified-imported-stoves-openly-sold.
and this http://www.masportheating.co.nz/
Do not know how the Kiwi regs compare with the EPA here