- Jan 26, 2009
- 4
Hi all. Wife and I are looking into replacing our 1976 Russo Glass view with something more efficient. I am not really familiar with what is out there for stoves now days so I was hoping someone could school me. Overall efficiency isn't that great a concern for us (I enjoy cutting wood) neither is having the most aesthetically appealing stove on the block.
Our current stove is in our walk in basement. I built a heat exchanger for it that carries hot air through a 10 inch duct up to the first floor. Keeps the finished basement at reasonable temp and heats the remaining 2000 square feet no problem. Before the heat exchanger the basement got way too hot. It's a newer open floor plan log home, superb insulation. At 0 degrees it takes a solid day to lose 10-15 degrees with no heat going (of course it also takes some time to get those degrees back!!). I'd like a stove that will burn all night, simply add logs in the AM. The Russo is ok, but will not make it all night. I also toyed with the idea of adding a wood boiler to the current heating system which is a Buderus with all radiant heat. Would be nice to put it to use. My father bought a a newer stove and it seems nice, so long as you have near kiln dried firewood. I don't have time for that type of babysitting. My russo will practically burn water and I don't want to deviate too far from that.
Open to suggestions. What do you all think?
Our current stove is in our walk in basement. I built a heat exchanger for it that carries hot air through a 10 inch duct up to the first floor. Keeps the finished basement at reasonable temp and heats the remaining 2000 square feet no problem. Before the heat exchanger the basement got way too hot. It's a newer open floor plan log home, superb insulation. At 0 degrees it takes a solid day to lose 10-15 degrees with no heat going (of course it also takes some time to get those degrees back!!). I'd like a stove that will burn all night, simply add logs in the AM. The Russo is ok, but will not make it all night. I also toyed with the idea of adding a wood boiler to the current heating system which is a Buderus with all radiant heat. Would be nice to put it to use. My father bought a a newer stove and it seems nice, so long as you have near kiln dried firewood. I don't have time for that type of babysitting. My russo will practically burn water and I don't want to deviate too far from that.
Open to suggestions. What do you all think?