Hi..My home is 3 bedrm ,with a den ,full bath and ahalf, kitchen ,living rm,dinning rm 1254sq ft . I half-finished the attic with a bdrm (no heat or air up there)and no insulation in any walls but new better eff. windows,...(((air currents will circulate around the inside of the house in a circle from den where woodstove is thru one bdrm w half bath then down a hall where 2bdrms and full bath are to living rm dinning rm +kit back to den)))I know this because if u run a high powered fan in the Living rm pointing down the hallway u can feel the air all threw the house and back into the den . Thats how I cooled down the house w fan and AC thermostat set at 75 during record 102 degrees summer we had LOL..It was built in 1956 located in Richmond Va.
I am looking at the Regency woodstove line ...The dealer told me I should buy the smaller F1100 model which is rated at 55K btu for 600-1200 sq ft with a 1.4cu.ft firebox but I like the med size F2400 because it has a larger firebox (2.3) which seems easier to put wood in and during a fire, the rateing on it is 75K btu for 1000-2200 sq ft...He says the F2400 would run too hot and I would have to damper it down too much ???.
I have been using for 6 years a much older welded steel woodstove that has a much bigger firebox than the F2400 and I got it running very hot(85-90 degree living rm ,kit and den temps, 65-70 hallway bdrms) but it is very ineffient and used alot of wood thats why Im looking to get rid of it....I dont run a woodstove 24/7 because the winters arent that bad in Va but when I do Id like to have a long over night run,, really dont know if I would be making a big mistake getting the F2400....BTW I am having a 6" s.s 316t liner w insulation (Forever Flex) installed to match 6"stove flue, I have uncracked 8" tile flue now ..Thank U for any input.
Sorry for long post....mario
I am looking at the Regency woodstove line ...The dealer told me I should buy the smaller F1100 model which is rated at 55K btu for 600-1200 sq ft with a 1.4cu.ft firebox but I like the med size F2400 because it has a larger firebox (2.3) which seems easier to put wood in and during a fire, the rateing on it is 75K btu for 1000-2200 sq ft...He says the F2400 would run too hot and I would have to damper it down too much ???.
I have been using for 6 years a much older welded steel woodstove that has a much bigger firebox than the F2400 and I got it running very hot(85-90 degree living rm ,kit and den temps, 65-70 hallway bdrms) but it is very ineffient and used alot of wood thats why Im looking to get rid of it....I dont run a woodstove 24/7 because the winters arent that bad in Va but when I do Id like to have a long over night run,, really dont know if I would be making a big mistake getting the F2400....BTW I am having a 6" s.s 316t liner w insulation (Forever Flex) installed to match 6"stove flue, I have uncracked 8" tile flue now ..Thank U for any input.
Sorry for long post....mario