We bought a new house two years ago. I have heated the last two winters with a Brunco add on furnace that is tied into the heat ducts. I enjoy cutting and burning wood but I hate this furnace. It eats wood like a demon and the house is never really warm. I heated my last house with a OWB and I swear it used less wood.
Next year I am going to have an insert in our upstairs fireplace. We have a 2700 sf ranch with a finished basement. The living room where the insert will be is 40 x 20 with cathedral ceilings and a bunch of floor to ceiling windows. It’s a big room and has the attached garage under it so it’s tough to heat and never really warm. My wife is always cold and loves the heat from a wood stove. I like to keep the house at least 72 all winter if not warmer. If I’m going to cut wood I want to be warm.
Now for my question to anyone who has experience with either of these inserts is, What one will I be happier with? I was set on a PE Summit but when we went to the stove shop my wife spotted the Neo 2.5. She likes the looks of the flush inserts. I would like to be able to heat the upstairs with the insert and maybe get some heat downstairs also. I don’t think I will be able to get the downstairs warm enough with any insert. I will have to decide if I keep using the wood furnace or Propane for the basement I’m afraid.
I also went up the road to the Blaze King dealer. I would love a Princess insert but my wife absolutely hates the looks of it. That would be my first choice but it’s the focal point of our home and if she doesn’t like it that’s that I guess. Any first hand experience or advice would be appreciated. I have heated with everything wood except an insert so I don’t really know what to expect. Ive never really had an efficient stove before either so I’m really looking forward to something I don’t have to feed complete logs every 8 hours.
I have searched and read till my head hurts. Any advice will be considered and appreciated. Thanks in advance for your time.
Next year I am going to have an insert in our upstairs fireplace. We have a 2700 sf ranch with a finished basement. The living room where the insert will be is 40 x 20 with cathedral ceilings and a bunch of floor to ceiling windows. It’s a big room and has the attached garage under it so it’s tough to heat and never really warm. My wife is always cold and loves the heat from a wood stove. I like to keep the house at least 72 all winter if not warmer. If I’m going to cut wood I want to be warm.
Now for my question to anyone who has experience with either of these inserts is, What one will I be happier with? I was set on a PE Summit but when we went to the stove shop my wife spotted the Neo 2.5. She likes the looks of the flush inserts. I would like to be able to heat the upstairs with the insert and maybe get some heat downstairs also. I don’t think I will be able to get the downstairs warm enough with any insert. I will have to decide if I keep using the wood furnace or Propane for the basement I’m afraid.
I also went up the road to the Blaze King dealer. I would love a Princess insert but my wife absolutely hates the looks of it. That would be my first choice but it’s the focal point of our home and if she doesn’t like it that’s that I guess. Any first hand experience or advice would be appreciated. I have heated with everything wood except an insert so I don’t really know what to expect. Ive never really had an efficient stove before either so I’m really looking forward to something I don’t have to feed complete logs every 8 hours.
I have searched and read till my head hurts. Any advice will be considered and appreciated. Thanks in advance for your time.