Overthinking our options

[bowfam]

Hello. I'm hoping you can help stop my wife's and my crazy cycle of second guessing.
We're buying a newer 2400sqft manufactured home. Propane is the only current heat source. We have no interest in paying those heating bills (live at 7000 ft and it is COLD). Plus, we'll have acres of juniper just begging to be burned. All that to say, we're trying to decide what stove to put in.

We don't anticipate living in this home for more than 3-5 years, so we're reluctant to invest in a dream stove. At the same time, we we will heat almost exclusively with wood, so we want something dependable and very efficient, without breaking the bank. Here's what we're considering- please weigh in or throw out a new idea:

- BK Princess: we have the insert in our current home and are devastated to leave it. Cons: at $5k installed, it 's more gran we're eager to spend, and we 're hesitant to put such a fantastic stove in a temporary home that won't appreciate much. Huge footprint and not super attractive.
- Osburn 2000- don't know too much about it, assume it would be good. Not too pretty, but more affordable.
- PE Fusion- kind of cool looking, cheaper than Princess but more than Osburn.
-Hearthstone Shelburne- nice looking, still decently expensive. Might as well get the a Princess?
- an Avalon? A Regency?
- Woodstock Ideal Steel- awesome on many levels, logistically complicated

Can you help us sort it out?

 

[begreen]

One thing that may determine the stove is the chimney height. Many stoves require extra chimney height to compensate for the thinner air at high altitudes. I would select a pretty easy breathing stove if the chimney height is going to be under 20 ft..

 

[Grisu]

For a budget heater I would look at the Englander Madison or a Drolet Myriad/Baltic etc and see if they work in your situation. You may need an outside air to aid draft in a newer, hopefully rather airtight home. And listen to the advice of BeGreen: At that altitude the chimney needs to be taller and should go up straight. For a stove that drafts well: PE stoves are usually good in that regard.

 

[bowfam]

Thank you the suggestions, be green and grisu. We'll make sure to check with our installer about the. Chimney requirements for up here. And I'll look into the Englander and Drolet.

 

[Jags]

And at 2400 sqft you may want to look into the Englander 30. It is a big stove at 3.5 cuft. And you are gonna need a big stove.

 

[ddahlgren]

Plan on burning something other than your wood if not cut and split.. Bio bricks cut up pallets whatever unless juniper will season in 3 months and cutting it today.

 

[Jeffm1]

Hello. I'm hoping you can help stop my wife's and my crazy cycle of second guessing.
We're buying a newer 2400sqft manufactured home. Propane is the only current heat source. We have no interest in paying those heating bills (live at 7000 ft and it is COLD). Plus, we'll have acres of juniper just begging to be burned. All that to say, we're trying to decide what stove to put in.

We don't anticipate living in this home for more than 3-5 years, so we're reluctant to invest in a dream stove. At the same time, we we will heat almost exclusively with wood, so we want something dependable and very efficient, without breaking the bank. Here's what we're considering- please weigh in or throw out a new idea:

- BK Princess: we have the insert in our current home and are devastated to leave it. Cons: at $5k installed, it 's more gran we're eager to spend, and we 're hesitant to put such a fantastic stove in a temporary home that won't appreciate much. Huge footprint and not super attractive.
- Osburn 2000- don't know too much about it, assume it would be good. Not too pretty, but more affordable.
- PE Fusion- kind of cool looking, cheaper than Princess but more than Osburn.
-Hearthstone Shelburne- nice looking, still decently expensive. Might as well get the a Princess?
- an Avalon? A Regency?
- Woodstock Ideal Steel- awesome on many levels, logistically complicated

Can you help us sort it out?

Don't forget Quadrafire. Dealer here in Flagstaff.

 

[begreen]

I suggest the PE Summit. The reasons being a) you need a large stove and b) you are going to need an easy breathing stove to work on the shorter chimney at 7000 sq ft.. For sure only consider taking the chimney straight up and put some extra chimney length on top with proper bracing. The Fusion is a 2.1 cu ft stove and a decent heater, but a bit undersized for 2400 sq ft unless this home has an extra insulation wrap and 2 x 6 construction.

 

[Highbeam]

I suggest the PE Summit. The reasons being a) you need a large stove and b) you are going to need an easy breathing stove to work on the shorter chimney at 7000 sq ft.. For sure only consider taking the chimney straight up and put some extra chimney length on top with proper bracing. The Fusion is a 2.1 cu ft stove and a decent heater, but a bit undersized for 2400 sq ft unless this home has an extra insulation wrap and 2 x 6 construction.

Agreed, after you knock out the cat stoves, the pe products are very desirable. Though the nc30 I use in the shop is really lacking nothing and is very cheap to buy, made in merica.