Realistic Expectation

[Bill]

When shopping for a stove, I new I wanted a better one than I had. Yes they all give off heat, I guess some just do it better than others. I started out going to the stores and asking questions. I read all the web forum questions that pertained to wood stoves. Then I narrowed my search down to a few stoves and then searched this forum and rate my stove.

What was really confusing was someone who rates a stove not to satisfied, dealer not to satisfied, and manufacturer not to satisfied, but than a comment if I had do to it over again I would buy the same stove. I think you have to be very careful about other peoples experiences with identical stoves. There are many variables and your experience may vary. What is real nice is for someone to say that's a very quality stove, I don't own one, but many burners rate them very high. This is an unbiased opinion. I don't want someone to tell me to buy one because they did and they never make mistakes and they always win at the casino also.

I often hear fellow burners wanting to heat an entire home with one stove. I think that's a big task for one heat source in one room. I have my stove in the middle of my home. The living room is warm, 19 foot ceiling and the loft and bedroom is very warm. But the kitchen is cool and the bathroom is very cool. I can't see how heat can bend around corners. I always felt if your cold move your chair closer to the fire. If your warm back up.

Years ago I had a central wood burner that could burn 30 to 36 inch logs 8 inches in diameter. It had a squirrel cage, thermostat, and draft fan, all hooked to a forced air furnace. Heated every room in the house and the basement. But this is what it was designed for. Not to watch the fire, it was just an ugly square box. I think some of the expectations of one stove is not doable in all situations.

I like to use my wood stove as the main heat source, but I still have the furnace to help out if the fire goes out, Or I am gone all day. I appreciate a stove that has overnight burns and one that has a lively ornamental fire. The stove I have now has fairly dull fires unless I burn some real old soft wood, few or little secondary flames.

I purchased a Morso 3610, have not picked it up yet, but will this week and install it. If I like it I will say so if not I'll say so also. Looks like a nice stove, but already I have that funny little feeling in my stomach that the dealer may be a putz. Could be wrong, but time will tell.

Well I just wanted to share my experience and thanks for the help in deciding.

 

[babalu87]

I can heat my entire home to a more than comfortable level in any weather we have had over the past two seasons. That has included nights near zero with high winds.
Much depends on the size of the stove in comparison to the home, insulation is another factor as are windows and the way they face. One aspect that is often over looked is the homes design. My house is a 2 story cape and the upstairs stays about 5 degrees cooler than the first floor making it perfect for sleeping. A fan or two placed in the right spot is often all that is needed to heat most homes unless it has a sprawling floor plan, those can be difficult to heat with one stove.
This has been discussed here many times but it bears repeating, moving COLD air into the room with the stove is more important than moving the HOT air around. Hot air will find the cool places but most times the COLD air needs some help in the way of air movement.

 

[senorFrog]

There are a lot of tools here to help you through the purchasing process. The more info, the better. Even though it can be overwhelming.

There are site specifics that can never be fully expressed or understood in an internet post. When you have what you think is your final decision post some photos & details of proposed install. I'm sure you'll get a lot of useful advice from the regulars. I know I did. Realize that somethings you may not be able to fix, and may just have to live with. E.g. chimney location, etc.

Good luck. Morso was one of the stoves I looked at and seems to have a good reputation.

 

[elkimmeg]

Not a morso owner, But I have inspected a few. All owners seem pleased with their choice and they do a good job heating.

I also agree Morso is a well built stove. You should get years of usage out of your choicce Sorry to hear about your concerns
about the retailer. fortunately for you, the product you purchased is top quality Good luck

 

[HarryBack]

and as far as wood stoves is concerned, once you buy the unit, you are most likely done with the dealer for some time, as long as the stove passes inspection. Usually very little issues with wood stoves amd warrantee work.