Need Wood Stove Advice
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lampmfg
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I'm sorry I must not have seen you post 27. It is correct that you need duct work and I'm pretty sure that it would be hard improvise with your current system. I'll ask my dad and see what he says.
Thanks for the product compliments and good luck with your search!!
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Thanks for your replies, V1Rotate and Garrett. And thanks to everyone who responded, you gave me a lot to think about and I fell much more confident about our decision after running down all the alternate paths.
The Plant Manager and I went stove shopping, yesterday, and it looks like she wants to get 2 stoves - both Jotuls. A medium size one (F118CB) for downstairs and a little one (F602CB) for upstairs in the living room. Needless to say, I was shocked and very happy that she came to this conclusion. It won't be cheap, but it should pay for itself with 2 years of reduce heating oil. Supplying the wood will be my task, of course, but I have always enjoyed the work in the woods. My new fitness program!
The Plant Manager and I went stove shopping, yesterday, and it looks like she wants to get 2 stoves - both Jotuls. A medium size one (F118CB) for downstairs and a little one (F602CB) for upstairs in the living room. Needless to say, I was shocked and very happy that she came to this conclusion. It won't be cheap, but it should pay for itself with 2 years of reduce heating oil. Supplying the wood will be my task, of course, but I have always enjoyed the work in the woods. My new fitness program!
KennyG
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One other "pre-emptive" thing to think about. Consider how you are getting the wood in and out of the house. An easy to carry, closed bottom container is a good idea. You will find the "Plant Manager" will change her mood quickly if she sees a trail of wood chips, bark and mud to the stove. (Been there, done that)
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Out of curiosity (I have a Napoleon stove, too) what is the problem(s) with yours? I'd like to see if I have the same issues.
Scooby074
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Here's what i got wrong with mine now:
Baffels are shot. On second set. Will have to replace. Not Warranty.
Most firebrick is cracked.
Need to replace door seal.
Hard to regulate,( when door seal was good)
Paint.
Size recommendations from Napoleon are WAY too generous, so my stove is undersized, even though my house is within Napoleons specs.
Firebox is too small to get a 8hr burn.
Ill admit I run mine pretty hard, but that is because i have to in order to get even close to what Napoleon claims.
I tried to call Napoleon and got nowhere.
They are just plainly inferior to the better stoves. It's partly my fault, I bought a cheap stove. I'll never do that again.
Whats wrong with yours, Moss?
Baffels are shot. On second set. Will have to replace. Not Warranty.
Most firebrick is cracked.
Need to replace door seal.
Hard to regulate,( when door seal was good)
Paint.
Size recommendations from Napoleon are WAY too generous, so my stove is undersized, even though my house is within Napoleons specs.
Firebox is too small to get a 8hr burn.
Ill admit I run mine pretty hard, but that is because i have to in order to get even close to what Napoleon claims.
I tried to call Napoleon and got nowhere.
They are just plainly inferior to the better stoves. It's partly my fault, I bought a cheap stove. I'll never do that again.
Whats wrong with yours, Moss?
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One other "pre-emptive" thing to think about. Consider how you are getting the wood in and out of the house. An easy to carry, closed bottom container is a good idea. You will find the "Plant Manager" will change her mood quickly if she sees a trail of wood chips, bark and mud to the stove. (Been there, done that)
We've already had this discussion (several times!), and that's why i was surprised that she wanted the little one (F 602 CB) upstairs, as she had always vetoed the idea for just the reason you have stated. I will say that the little stove will only be used as a space heater. It's burn time is something like 5 hrs. It will only take up to 16" length wood. So the volume of wood that I (and I do mean me) will have to bring in will be very small, so keeping it neat should be a doable proposition.
The medium stove (F 118 CB) going downstairs will take up to 24" wood, which means I will have to change my chainsaw habbits in the near future and finally get a hydraulic splitter, as I can't even begin to imagine splitting 24" lengths of elm with the maul and wedges.
dmccarty
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We have an Osburn stove that we ordered over the Internet. We looked at a local store but they were very expensive and I think just for looks not real heating. I thought we were going to get a soap stone stove but at the last minute the wifey decides she does not like the look of them.
The Osburn we have has a "bay" window on the front of the stove which is nice. We use the stove to heat our entire 2500 sf house. We have 10' tall ceilings and lots of windows so I am impressed the stove heats as well as it does. If the outside temperature has a low in the mid 30s and highes in the 50's we can easily get the living room up in the low 80s with the rest of the house being in the low 70s. If the temperatures drop into the teen and 20's then the house will be in the upper 70s.
Our stove takes 18" logs and the burn time is 4-6 hours. At six hours you should be able to throw in a set of logs and have them start up. Most of the time. I try to load the stove every four hours when it is cold outside since that is the best way to maximize heat production.
We have combustion air that is supplied by a 6" PVC pipe that terminates behind the stove. With the stove burning you can feel a huge amount of air being sucked into the house by the fire. Having outside air is pretty important.
I wonder if you can use a bigger stove in the basement and duct the heat to the rest of the house. I saw you did not want to put in floor registers but I would think your basement would be very hot with a large stove. My grandfather had a basement stove and he used registers to get the heat to the upstairs which worked for them. They did not have wood floors though.
Later,
Dan
The Osburn we have has a "bay" window on the front of the stove which is nice. We use the stove to heat our entire 2500 sf house. We have 10' tall ceilings and lots of windows so I am impressed the stove heats as well as it does. If the outside temperature has a low in the mid 30s and highes in the 50's we can easily get the living room up in the low 80s with the rest of the house being in the low 70s. If the temperatures drop into the teen and 20's then the house will be in the upper 70s.
Our stove takes 18" logs and the burn time is 4-6 hours. At six hours you should be able to throw in a set of logs and have them start up. Most of the time. I try to load the stove every four hours when it is cold outside since that is the best way to maximize heat production.
We have combustion air that is supplied by a 6" PVC pipe that terminates behind the stove. With the stove burning you can feel a huge amount of air being sucked into the house by the fire. Having outside air is pretty important.
I wonder if you can use a bigger stove in the basement and duct the heat to the rest of the house. I saw you did not want to put in floor registers but I would think your basement would be very hot with a large stove. My grandfather had a basement stove and he used registers to get the heat to the upstairs which worked for them. They did not have wood floors though.
Later,
Dan
KennyG
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Mccarty, it sounds like you've got the Osburn 2200. I've got the 1800 (16" logs) in my basement because anything bigger would drive me out. It's not a very big stove, but it will surprise you how much wood you can put through it. Because of it's size, a 5 hour burn is about all you can get, but I usually have enough hot coals in the morning to maintain the draft and easily start the fire again with kindling. I have an outside air intake, duct connected to the stove itself, which I think most of the Osburn models can do.
For anyone that can handle the price, I would recommend considering the Osburn bay window models, just because they look so good when burning. Seeing the comments about some quality problems of stoves above, I have run my Osburn for two years and, last week I cleaned the ashes out, cleaned the glass and wiped the dust off and it looks like it's never been used.
For anyone that can handle the price, I would recommend considering the Osburn bay window models, just because they look so good when burning. Seeing the comments about some quality problems of stoves above, I have run my Osburn for two years and, last week I cleaned the ashes out, cleaned the glass and wiped the dust off and it looks like it's never been used.
Scooby074
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Ill third the Osburn 2200.
My father has one, and it's been as good as mentioned. The bay window is nice.
My father has one, and it's been as good as mentioned. The bay window is nice.