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Beer Belly
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would help to know what square footage you're trying to heat, and location of stove inside the home.
Huntindog1
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If you decide thats the right size for you, its your standard type non-cat EPA certified stove with secondary burn up in the top of the stove. We can help you on this board on how to operate it.
Its a little different than than your grandpa's old fashioned stove but once you get the hang if it its easy to operate these newer type stoves.
You have to have good dry wood and it makes things alot easier, if you buy sub par wood its a pain to operate.
Its a little different than than your grandpa's old fashioned stove but once you get the hang if it its easy to operate these newer type stoves.
You have to have good dry wood and it makes things alot easier, if you buy sub par wood its a pain to operate.
Have you checked out the stove reviews here? https://www.hearth.com/talk/link-forums/stove-reviews.35/
Generally, Regency stoves are well regarded. The 2400 may be too big if you decide to only heat your porch area as in your other thread. In terms of ease-of-use: EPA stoves are all very much the same. It takes good, dry wood and some practice to learn the proper way of using the air control. What can be different is East-to-West or North-to-South load with the latter usually preferred. If you buy it new having a good dealer/installer can be worth as much as the stove itself.
Generally, Regency stoves are well regarded. The 2400 may be too big if you decide to only heat your porch area as in your other thread. In terms of ease-of-use: EPA stoves are all very much the same. It takes good, dry wood and some practice to learn the proper way of using the air control. What can be different is East-to-West or North-to-South load with the latter usually preferred. If you buy it new having a good dealer/installer can be worth as much as the stove itself.
Huntindog1
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I have a regency F1100, It is the smaller version of the F2400. I am very happy with it. It puts out a lot of heat for it's size. I do wish at times during those very cold nights, that I had the larger model.
Thanks, Im sure we will have tons of questions. My grandpa passed away before I was able to play with matches lol... so I really dont know a thing about this, although my husband does a bit, but Im sure there will be plenty of questions. We want to have a fire to see, but to be honest I hate the heat... so Im sure we will be opening some windows.
Its not insulated good at all.. just a porch. Its maybe 300 sf. and half windows... and large windows at that. also there are 2 doors going out of there, plus one door to go into the house. the side thats not windows is our garage on the other side. so its almost truly outside lol.
pattydog,
I sorta regret putting our wood stove on our porch....it "helps" with the heating bill but not to the extent I would like it to.
If there's any way possible to get it into the house....
....but no matter where you put it...it'll be delightful on a cold day to sit in front of it, enjoy watching the flames and
have a cup of favorite brew!
I sorta regret putting our wood stove on our porch....it "helps" with the heating bill but not to the extent I would like it to.
If there's any way possible to get it into the house....
....but no matter where you put it...it'll be delightful on a cold day to sit in front of it, enjoy watching the flames and
have a cup of favorite brew!
The sad thing is, there really isnt anyplace to put it inside. But we are ok with it chilly lol.. we just want it on the porch because its sooooooo drafty out there.. and this way when it does snow, its a nice place to warm up without getting the house all yucky inside lol. Our porch is set up like a room, table chairs and we are getting a sort of love seat type thing so we can really hang out. And its a smaller type house, so im sure if we open the door to the kitchen the heat will come in.
I AM SO EXCITED!
One other hint: look around on this site for info on "circulating the heat"....we were getting cooked out of the porch and the house
was COLD. A little research and the heat circulates inside now. This site is packed with great info and lots of folks that want
to help.
Enjoy your burner!
One other hint: look around on this site for info on "circulating the heat"....we were getting cooked out of the porch and the house
was COLD. A little research and the heat circulates inside now. This site is packed with great info and lots of folks that want
to help.
Enjoy your burner!
Thanks, Ill look that up.
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