Small stove for a screened in porch

[TexasGal]

Hello new friends, I hope you will share info and experience with me!
I'm looking for a small wood burning stove to put on a screened porch in East Texas. About 8' x 15' with an 8' ceiling. The house is plenty warm, I just want a stove for ambience and rustic appeal.
What do you all suggest? I've seen photos of a Pipsqueak, looks really cute! Do I need it vented like an indoor stove?
I'm a total beginner, please advise.
Thank you much,
TexasGal

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Welcome to the forum!

You will definitely want to vent any stove through a chimney. The chimney is the engine that allows the stove to draw air. I noticed that the pipsqueak is not ul rated or EPA certified. This would cause me concern.

 

[jetsam]

Installing an unrated stove in a house is a big deal. The required clearances might be bigger than the room is (and it still might not be safe even if clearances are honored).

Look for something that is rated for residential use.

 

[TexasGal]

Welcome to the forum!

You will definitely want to vent any stove through a chimney. The chimney is the engine that allows the stove to draw air. I noticed that the pipsqueak is not ul rated or EPA certified. This would cause me concern.

Thank you! This is exactly the kind of thing I know nothing about.

 

[TexasGal]

Installing an unrated stove in a house is a big deal. The required clearances might be bigger than the room is (and it still might not be safe even if clearances are honored).

Look for something that is rated for residential use.

Ok, that makes total sense. Do you have a recommendation? I want something small, able to put a tea pot on. There's lots of wood at hand so wood burning. Many of the ones I've read about larger than what I need. Thank you so much for your advice.

 

[dougand3]

Marine stoves, like the Sardine and Little Cod, are rustic. But don't think they are residential rated. Also, if you want fireview "Glass", they usually don't have.one.
Just basic & functional, but would work in tight clearances is the Englander 17-VL. Big fireview. A real wood stove for a house. And about 1/3 the cost of tiny boat stoves.

 

[jetsam]

When you're budgeting, bear in mind also that installing the flue can easily cost more than the stove, maybe a lot more.

I don't know anything about tiny stoves and have no advice there (other than make sure it's UL rated and has published clearances to combustibles).

The idea of a tiny second stove to make tea on does sound cozy, though I am not sure I'd be crazy about the practicalities of that- particularly the time elapsed from wanting tea to having hot water, or sitting next to a 500 degree stove on a 80 degree day. (Though on an 80 degree day, I'd be making sun tea anyway, and that takes way longer than getting wood and heating up a stove.)

 

[begreen]

Ok, that makes total sense. Do you have a recommendation? I want something small, able to put a tea pot on. There's lots of wood at hand so wood burning. Many of the ones I've read about larger than what I need. Thank you so much for your advice.

Jotul F3CB would work.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

This is an 8x15 room. Any stove will cook you out of there quick. I think I'd look at propane. I looked at a couple other mini stoves and they weren't certified. Maybe somebody will know of one.

 

[jetsam]

This is an 8x15 room. Any stove will cook you out of there quick. I think I'd look at propane. I looked at a couple other mini stoves and they weren't certified. Maybe somebody will know of one.

It's a screened porch, so the stove will be radiant heat but it won't heat the room much.

 

[Squirrely]

I'd recommend the EPA approved Morso Squirrel #1410. It has a small 15"x15" footprint and lots of charm.

 

[Squirrel1410]

Second the squirrel. Haven't set mine up yet, bet did a lot of research and found zero bad reviews. Everyone loves them, and the glass stays clean from what I have read.

 

[dougand3]

Go ahead and hijack thread - might as well get some use out of it. OP didn't come back with any feedback.

 

[jetsam]

I thought it was strange that we got 2 new members with 'squirrel' in their username to endorse a stove with squirrel in its name.

Not saying anything good or bad about that stove; I've never seen one. It does look nice and compact.

 

[Squirrel1410]

I thought it was strange that we got 2 new members with 'squirrel' in their username to endorse a stove with squirrel in its name.

Not saying anything good or bad about that stove; I've never seen one. It does look nice and compact.

I'm not really endorsing it, as it's sitting in my living room yet to be connected - just sharing what I've read about it over the last month, and read before buying it.

 

[Squirrely]

I thought it was strange that we got 2 new members with 'squirrel' in their username to endorse a stove with squirrel in its name.

Not saying anything good or bad about that stove; I've never seen one. It does look nice and compact.

That's purely a synchronicity.

The Squirrel is indeed quite compact at only 15 inches square which would make it perfect for a screened in porch, a small cabin, or a tiny home. We've used ours for a couple of months now and are totally pleased with it. I can't think of any other stove which would be better for our uses. It's simple, robust, and has oodles of old fashioned cast iron charm.

Greg

 

[begreen]

Must get Jotul so you can have Moose and Squirrel

 

[Squirrely]

Very clever!