Morso Products

[brianbeech]

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Questions:

Are Morso products considered to be high quality? With the prices, I would hope they are heat producers.

Would it be worth it to spend the extra 1K to get an advertised 200 sq ft more?

Will these things really heat 1000-1200 sq ft?


This would NOT be my only heat in the house. I've got a Jotul 118 in the basement, but I want something small and more contemporary upstairs in the family room area. This would kind of be in the family room/dining room/kitchen area. Very open floor plan in those three rooms. Roughly has 4.5 ft openings to each room.

 

[G-rott]

I have the 2110, not the most contemporary design but not a big steel box either. It heats well and is a good quality stove, fit and finish are as good as any I looked at.

Some of the "new" style stoves take shorter wood than is common, keep that in mind, re-cutting wood is a pain. The heating claims are difficult to substantiate. Look for a BTU or KW per hour output.

I can heat my smallish 1450 sf, very well insulated, very tight house with my 2110. I'm in northern Michigan, the boiler in the house is a 92% @ 100,000 BTU unit that is not working very hard if the stove is not burning. Probably could have put in an 80k unit.

I think my stove output is something like 30-34k btu per hour when it's really roaring. Remember central heating can cycle on and off, your woodstove is more constant output, therefor the max is not as high.

In theory you could come close to figuring out your needs by calculating the furnace (output rating) x (min. per hour run time) = (btu needed per hour)

Good Luck

 

[jackofalltrades]

I have a Morso 2110 and it is a great little stove. I would say quality of all Morso products is second to none for the specific style stove in question. My stove will heat my house but it requires me to load it too often so I am making a move, but I do hate to give up the quality of the Morso and their customer service here in US is top notch. They are more than happy to answer anything they can help in any way possible.

 

[brianbeech]

I have a Morso 2110 and it is a great little stove. I would say quality of all Morso products is second to none for the specific style stove in question. My stove will heat my house but it requires me to load it too often so I am making a move, but I do hate to give up the quality of the Morso and their customer service here in US is top notch. They are more than happy to answer anything they can help in any way possible.

what part of MS and what are you doing with your old stove? :D

I grew up in MS and get down that way at least a few times a year.

 

[Eric Gradoia]

I burn a 3610 24/7 all winter. This will be my 5th year with it. I bought it on the recommendation of someone I met here on the board. It's a work horse in my book. It earned my respect during the ice storm of 2008 we had up here. It was my only source of heat for four days and it provided. They are pricey, but you get what you pay for. When I compared the guts of the Morso to other stoves the overall quality of the materials were superior. Also, personally, I like the design of the stove over many other brands styles, but that's up to the individual.

My second stove is an old Timberline very similar to your 118. The two stoves are night and day. While the timberline isn't nearly the work horse the morso is, but it's fun to burn. I load the morso up, let it char, close down the primaries, then let it run itself. The timberline gets fed every few hours and tweaked to let the right amount of air in depending on what part of the burn its at. But it can deliver the BTUs when needed and that's the bottom line.

 

[jackofalltrades]

Just south of Tupelo in Northeast MS. A friend of mine wanted to buy the stove because the stove store only had the 3610 and this guy needed the smaller one. It was a good way for me to get a bigger stove and not lose much on the 2110.

 

[Mad Tom]

Morso is good stuff. My dad has a 3610. He only runs it at maybe half steam and he heats a 2700sqft house. I should of gotten one.

 

[begreen]

Morso makes fine products. They are efficient and solid. But don't get too small a unit. 12" wood is a real pain. I would go up to at least the 2110, but as others have noted, frequent refills will be needed if this is going to be used for steady heat. If it is just for evenings and weekend, it will be a nice stove. My only minor grip with it is the removable door handle and split door. Having used the Jotul Castine in comparison, I find the later more flexible in fuel loading, longevity of burn and ease of use. But I still like using my friends 2110 when I visit their yurt. It is a really nice stove and capable heater.

You might also want to look at stoves by Rais, Nestor Martin and Scan Design. The Scan Anderson 10 in particular would be an alternative to consider.