another wood stove thread

[tglass]

not much need for heat in florida

seriously guys, wife wants it mostly for decoration.. but if the 'stuff' hit the fan one day and we had to fry an egg on it or huddle around it in an EMERGENCY.. she wants soemthing you could actually burn wood in.. not a tin mock up that loks good in the corner.

I'll check northern.. otherwise i think HF is fitting the bill so far.

soundguy

Have you thought about fuel ? A pellet stove or fire place insert might be something to look at.

 

[WilliamBos]

Have you thought about fuel ? A pellet stove or fire place insert might be something to look at.

Assuming he even has a fireplace. By the sounds of his post, he does not want to use a generator to keep warm.

 

[tcreeley]

With the cheap stoves it can be hard to regulate how fast they burn- a lot of heat for 2-3 hours, then its cold. You could put a damper in the stove pipe- help a bit. Look for an "air tight" stove. In college I used a tin stove that glowed cherry every night and we still were cold (dangerous too).
I had a franklin once- fireplace type of stove- cheap and smoked when the door was open to put wood in. - Cast iron, 1/4 " steel, sheet metal steel with fire brick, soapstone are the usual materials.
Good luck.
Many stoves smoke when the door is opened- ask about it - because many stoves don't smoke.
Good luck

 

[Soundguy]

no fireplace.. homeowners wouldn't allow for it..

i'd only pop for a pellet stove if I was really using it..

 

[valley]

If homeowners won't allow a fireplace can you put in a chimney?

 

[Soundguy]

actually yes.. just can't have a fireplace..

to be more specific, can't have an embeded, built in place standard mortar and fire brick, wood burning fire place. gas or standalone enclosed / encased ( heat-a-lator ) type heat device/stove was actually allowable... ( with proper floor treatment, space to wall..e tc..etc..etc.. )

 

[MotorSeven]

actually yes.. just can't have a fireplace..

to be more specific, can't have an embeded, built in place standard mortar and fire brick, wood burning fire place. gas or standalone enclosed / encased ( heat-a-lator ) type heat device/stove was actually allowable... ( with proper floor treatment, space to wall..e tc..etc..etc.. )

Oh, man...I thought you lived in a rural "HOA free" area.....my condolences:tractor:

 

[Soundguy]

POA = PITA

rural.. but still has a poa...

 

[KennyG]

I'm probably going to screw up your budget here, but if the real purpose of this stove is "ambience", you really want one with a glass door. Your wife will like it much more because it's essentially a fireplace with a door on it.

There are various ones available, but I bought the Osburn because of it's "bay window" design. For heating a house, there may be better stoves, but this one looks great.

Wood stoves : 1800 stove

 

[Soundguy]

yeah.. that's nothing like what I'm looking for.. which is the rustic old style looking pot bellied or cast iron box stove..

soundguy