Woodstove decision/heating

[Jaison]

Making this post for a family member -
He is currently wanting to upgrade his stove to heat his home better and is looking towards the BK Ashford 30.2. We are wondering if this will enough to heat his home - here are details.

He currently has a Jotul v1 Oslo f500, but burn times are not long enough for him and not enough heat output.

The freestanding stove is in the center of the house with vaulted ceiling ~22-23 feet high In the 300sqft living room, everywhere else is about 8 feet high, and above the stove is the 3/4 story living area. Total living area is about 2060 sqft. Home is well insulated and has two ceiling fans above the stove where the 3/4 upstairs living area is.

 

[stovelark]

Well seeing how the stove is in an area that is equivalent to 900-1000 sqft (stove ratings are typically on 8ft ceilings.., so you have to adjust for volume of area too), so total area that is being asked to heat is around 2600-2700sqft. Not many stoves can take care of that, probably none in this blast of cold we have been seeing. If he wants to upgrade to the BK, that is a pretty stove too. In this weather, the stove ratings I would cut in half, that's how cold its been. We have been inundated with calls that "my stove, my fireplace, my furnace is not heating like normal." Good luck with your search.

 

[Jaison]

Well seeing how the stove is in an area that is equivalent to 900-1000 sqft (stove ratings are typically on 8ft ceilings.., so you have to adjust for volume of area too), so total area that is being asked to heat is around 2600-2700sqft. Not many stoves can take care of that, probably none in this blast of cold we have been seeing. If he wants to upgrade to the BK, that is a pretty stove too. In this weather, the stove ratings I would cut in half, that's how cold its been. We have been inundated with calls that "my stove, my fireplace, my furnace is not heating like normal." Good luck with your search.

Thanks for the response. While he is looking at the Ashford because of the long burn times, any stove that has good heat output and rated for decent burn times (at least 10 hours) will do. He just wants to know his options and if he should go catalytic stove or not. I brought up the PE Summit, and Lopi liberty.

 

[stovelark]

I agree with you, the summit and liberty would be great choices, but if winter is normal for them in NC, that might be too much stove. Its hard to cover all desires, and stay within comfort too. If it does get too hot inside, I guess you can always "burp" the house, have windows open for a while.

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

You can make a little fire in the big burner. Can't make a small stove burn more than it's capacity. Any of the mentioned stove's should work. The cat preference is pretty much a preference. Cat has to be replaced after so many hours. Non-cat no replacement but the Ashford probably has the edge on amount of heat and burn time. Just my .02