First off thank you for having such a great site and willing folks to help one another.
After our arctic blast we had I want a would stove as back up heat and hopefully switch to primary after learning how to run it correctly. I have a cape cod style 1800 sq ft home with a unfinished basement. I have two locations that are large enough to safely install a freestanding wood stove. One is the dining room which is at this point we will call plan B.
The other is in the living room and where my concern starts. I have never burned wood before as a heat source inside. So I'm a little ignorant to how much heat to expect. My intentions are to eventually heat my entire second and third floor by wood stove, leaving the basement as is. With the stove located in the living room it takes away seating space and we would be seated relatively close to the stove. If I try to burn enough wood to heat the entire house, will I burn myself and guests out of the living room? At this point I have two stoves in mind and both are buck the 21 or 74. Each stove is capable of heating the sq ft. I think the 74 would heat the space easier with more of a idle and the 21 running at max. With either one close too seats can I stand the heat? Thank you in advance for your reply.
After our arctic blast we had I want a would stove as back up heat and hopefully switch to primary after learning how to run it correctly. I have a cape cod style 1800 sq ft home with a unfinished basement. I have two locations that are large enough to safely install a freestanding wood stove. One is the dining room which is at this point we will call plan B.
The other is in the living room and where my concern starts. I have never burned wood before as a heat source inside. So I'm a little ignorant to how much heat to expect. My intentions are to eventually heat my entire second and third floor by wood stove, leaving the basement as is. With the stove located in the living room it takes away seating space and we would be seated relatively close to the stove. If I try to burn enough wood to heat the entire house, will I burn myself and guests out of the living room? At this point I have two stoves in mind and both are buck the 21 or 74. Each stove is capable of heating the sq ft. I think the 74 would heat the space easier with more of a idle and the 21 running at max. With either one close too seats can I stand the heat? Thank you in advance for your reply.