I am about to take the plunge on my first wood stove. Been reading LOTS of info on here for about a month now. I have already posted a few times concerning getting a Jotul F500 vs F600, as I love the way they look, but some have advised that they might be overpowering in the great room where it will be sitting and watching TV.
But after talking with Woody at Obadiah's on the phone this afternoon for about 45 minutes, I am re-thinking things. He explained the difference between a radiant and convection stove, and thought my house would be much more comfortable with a convection stove. Said the convection stove would heat the other rooms better and the room that the stove would be in would not be too hot.
Based on a 3100 sq ft, two story house, stove placed in the corner (or straight) of my great room toward the center of the house. The room is 20'x20' with 12' ceilings, which opens up to the stairs that go upstairs and next to a foyer (13' ceiling) and dining room. A side load, or left hinge stove door for corner mount, will work best in my installation.
Which below stove would work better for me and is the best stove:
Quadra-Fire 5700 (legs)
Jotul F500 Oslo
Napoleon 1900 (pedestal)
??????
Thanks for any advice you can give!
I don't want to blow it and buy the wrong stove.
But after talking with Woody at Obadiah's on the phone this afternoon for about 45 minutes, I am re-thinking things. He explained the difference between a radiant and convection stove, and thought my house would be much more comfortable with a convection stove. Said the convection stove would heat the other rooms better and the room that the stove would be in would not be too hot.
Based on a 3100 sq ft, two story house, stove placed in the corner (or straight) of my great room toward the center of the house. The room is 20'x20' with 12' ceilings, which opens up to the stairs that go upstairs and next to a foyer (13' ceiling) and dining room. A side load, or left hinge stove door for corner mount, will work best in my installation.
Which below stove would work better for me and is the best stove:
Quadra-Fire 5700 (legs)
Jotul F500 Oslo
Napoleon 1900 (pedestal)
??????
Thanks for any advice you can give!
I don't want to blow it and buy the wrong stove.