T-4 v. T-5

[Wolfen]

Hello everybody. Already purchased a T-4. Wondering if we will be underpowered this winter. Kansas plains, (really cold, sometimes down to double digits, horrific wind). Live in an updated (more or less) old farmhouse. Downstairs has approximately 750 sq. feet, (two major rooms, a front living room and a back parlor about the same size, where the stove is). Upstairs has about the same. We are on Propane until now, and this will be primary when we can. We keep the house low (like 58-60 as we are both cold weather people). I understand the issues of using 18" wood in this stove, but will this be feasible enough for our needs? I am assuming some heat will find it's way upstairs, albeit, not much, but we sleep with blankets mostly. Ceiling fans downstairs/upstairs assist to circulate. Any comments or suggestions, other than it's too late?

 

[Grisu]

Welcome to the forum.

The stove may be enough during the day when you can feed it dry wood about every 3 to 4 hours. The problem with such a small stove is that it won't give you the burn times of the larger T5 meaning some time in the middle of the night the stove will go cold and the furnace has to come one. How much propane did you use during a cold month like January? Knowing that will allow you to estimate how much heat you will need from the stove.

 

[jeff_t]

Is it too late to trade up?

 

[Wolfen]

Welcome to the forum.

The stove may be enough during the day when you can feed it dry wood about every 3 to 4 hours. The problem with such a small stove is that it won't give you the burn times of the larger T5 meaning some time in the middle of the night the stove will go cold and the furnace has to come one. How much propane did you use during a cold month like January? Knowing that will allow you to estimate how much heat you will need from the stove.

 

[Wolfen]

Not a whole lot. Like I said, we keep it cool in the house. We were torn between the 4 v 5 as in driving us out with heat. New to it all. Guess this winter will tell, eh? Thanks for the info.

 

[Rickb]

You will be surprised once you get that stove running how much you start to like it at 75 or so in the house. I still like it cold in my bedroom with blankets but its nice coming inside when its cold outside to a warm fire.