Thoughts on a Napoleon 1900

[dunlap805]

I have a 1,100 sq ft home (two story), not including a 600 sq ft unfinished basement. I am thinking about putting a Napoleon 1900 in my unfinished basement to heat my home. The basement is concrete floor with the walls being the solid stone foundation of the home.

Do you believe that this stove would do a good job at heating my home? (Given the size of my home, the placement of my stove, and details about the stove that I am sure you all know more about than me)

 

[realstihl]

If the basement walls aren't insulated, your going to need big stove. Those walls will be a heat sponge.

 

[begreen]

The 1900 is a good heater as long as it has good draft. I agree with realstihl. Fully one third of the heat the stove creates will be sucked out of the uninsulated walls and floor of the basement. That means one cord of wood burned out of three will be heating outdoors. Proper insulation of basement walls really makes a difference.

 

[revdocjim]

We use the Napoleon 1400 for our home and find it to be a good stove. We use the OAK even though the house is poorly insulated and we have a very tall chimney (about 9 meters from top of stove to the cap) so our draft is great! As for your home, like others have said, so much depends on how well your house will hold and distribute the heat. What are the airflow patterns and structural factors that will help or hinder getting all that heat to the rest of your house?