I'll be getting my first stove soon and was wondering how much wood I'll go through in a season. I plan on getting a Lopi Republic or PE Super27 and both stoves have a 2 cuft firebox. I live in central MA, although its not the Yukon it still gets chilly. My goal is to burn 24/7. I realize that a larger stove would be best but the before mentioned stoves are as big as I can go due to space limitations. Reading through plenty of user experiences it seems that overnight burns are doable.
The house is a 2-story, 1500sqft colonial. Its 110 years old but is fairly well insulated. It has blown in insulation in the walls and attic. The insulation was blown in about 30 years ago so I imagine some has settled. The attic has R38. Its got new double-pane windows and doors throughout. The first floor has a fairly open floor plan and the stove will go right in the middle of the house on an outside wall. A large staircase 15ft away will bring plenty of heat upstairs. Ideally the stove will be the main source of heat.
So....I know this is an unexact science but I'm wondering how much wood I can expect to go through in a season. For those of you with similar houses...what do you use? Any educated guesses? Thanks!
The house is a 2-story, 1500sqft colonial. Its 110 years old but is fairly well insulated. It has blown in insulation in the walls and attic. The insulation was blown in about 30 years ago so I imagine some has settled. The attic has R38. Its got new double-pane windows and doors throughout. The first floor has a fairly open floor plan and the stove will go right in the middle of the house on an outside wall. A large staircase 15ft away will bring plenty of heat upstairs. Ideally the stove will be the main source of heat.
So....I know this is an unexact science but I'm wondering how much wood I can expect to go through in a season. For those of you with similar houses...what do you use? Any educated guesses? Thanks!