Hi all:
I joined this forum nearly 11 years ago which led me to buy a Lopi 1750. In 11 winters of burning, that 2.2 CF firebox has been excellent. It drafts poorly on cold starts but I blame that on an exterior masonry chimney on a short one-story run. Never needed a thing - not even new door gasket. The black metal got splotchy over time and the fan started to make some noise....but that's it.
Now I'm building a house - or at least going to be building a house - and it's time to plan a new wood burner. My wife and I are desiring to move to a free-standing wood burning stove for ambiance, warmth, and emergency heat. The house will be brand-new construction and ~3,800 square feet. Not looking to heat the whole house. The stove will be sitting in a ~1,200 sq/ft great room (i.e. kitchen/dining/great room open concept) on the first floor and will have exposed pipe running up into the ceiling whereby the chimney will continue to run INSIDE the building envelope until it exits the roof. ~25-30' total chimney length, straight except for a single 30 degree bend. The stove will be in a center-space with no immediate walls to either side, wide open in front, and as close as possible to the wall behind it.
Since this is going to be a more modern build, we are looking for a more modern designed freestanding stove and I'm looking for something that offers a ~2.5-3.0 CF firebox. I'll probably burn ~2-2.5 cords a year. Here's what we've seen so far that we liked:
- Quad discovery 2 with the under-stove wood storage and option to either inset tile or paint the sides - or just leave it black. Attractive, simple, and my understanding is MOST quads are fantastic stoves that tend to light and burn easy. This is attractive to me as my Lopi for 11 years has been a pain to get started, often needing the door to stay open for 5-10 minutes, because it doesn't start with a good draft. I like this doesn't require a fan - less to break, less sound/noise, and doesn't require electricity to give off good heat.
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- Pacific Energy Neo 2.5 LE with the porcelain enamel side options (like the ivory). I like this also has a 5" clearance to combustibles for the backside assuming a double wall pipe. Very attractive, a bit more than the Quad in pictures at least to me, but requiring a fan is not ideal.
Any recommendations or considerations between the two? Any other similar modern looking stoves in this "sweet spot" of size, look, etc.
Thanks for your time and thoughts,
Joe
I joined this forum nearly 11 years ago which led me to buy a Lopi 1750. In 11 winters of burning, that 2.2 CF firebox has been excellent. It drafts poorly on cold starts but I blame that on an exterior masonry chimney on a short one-story run. Never needed a thing - not even new door gasket. The black metal got splotchy over time and the fan started to make some noise....but that's it.
Now I'm building a house - or at least going to be building a house - and it's time to plan a new wood burner. My wife and I are desiring to move to a free-standing wood burning stove for ambiance, warmth, and emergency heat. The house will be brand-new construction and ~3,800 square feet. Not looking to heat the whole house. The stove will be sitting in a ~1,200 sq/ft great room (i.e. kitchen/dining/great room open concept) on the first floor and will have exposed pipe running up into the ceiling whereby the chimney will continue to run INSIDE the building envelope until it exits the roof. ~25-30' total chimney length, straight except for a single 30 degree bend. The stove will be in a center-space with no immediate walls to either side, wide open in front, and as close as possible to the wall behind it.
Since this is going to be a more modern build, we are looking for a more modern designed freestanding stove and I'm looking for something that offers a ~2.5-3.0 CF firebox. I'll probably burn ~2-2.5 cords a year. Here's what we've seen so far that we liked:
- Quad discovery 2 with the under-stove wood storage and option to either inset tile or paint the sides - or just leave it black. Attractive, simple, and my understanding is MOST quads are fantastic stoves that tend to light and burn easy. This is attractive to me as my Lopi for 11 years has been a pain to get started, often needing the door to stay open for 5-10 minutes, because it doesn't start with a good draft. I like this doesn't require a fan - less to break, less sound/noise, and doesn't require electricity to give off good heat.
(broken link removed)
- Pacific Energy Neo 2.5 LE with the porcelain enamel side options (like the ivory). I like this also has a 5" clearance to combustibles for the backside assuming a double wall pipe. Very attractive, a bit more than the Quad in pictures at least to me, but requiring a fan is not ideal.
Any recommendations or considerations between the two? Any other similar modern looking stoves in this "sweet spot" of size, look, etc.
Thanks for your time and thoughts,
Joe
