New stove?

[Cliniford]

Looking for a wood stove for my place. 1100sqft, will be used as secondary heat only as we heat with propane. Any good ideas for an inexspensive but fair quality stove. Any help appreciated as I am not sure what to look for. The only stove I use is in the shop and it is huge, can fit about a wheelbarrow worth of wood in it, far to big for the house.

 

[iCreek]

First welcome to AS, the search option is very useful, the advanced for really getting back into the archives. Are you wanting an indoor or outdoor furnance? There are many like myself that have outdoor stoves (OWB), keeps the mess outside, but like all things has pro/cons including, cost, installation, wood consumption, etc. etc. Provide us some more details, house size, current setup, budget and I am sure others will chime in.

 

[MotorSeven]

If you are capable of cutting your own wood, i would save some $ on the propane & get some exercise as a bonus. As far a stoves go i am a big fan of the Hearthstone soapstone stoves. I just got to see a Jotul in action at a Christmas party the other night & was impressed. These aren't cheap, but can be had on Craigslist for around a grand used But they can heat the whole house. There are alot of happy Fisher stove owners out there & they are very reasonable used.

RD

 

[Richard_]

insert or free standing ? Pacific Energy makes great stoves , I have the Pacific model insert , my house is 1280 sq. ft . , and it works great

 

[ericjeeper]

I would buy a used stove

No sense in investing a whole bunch of money for secondary heat. Now once you start burning you will refer to the propane as your secondary, backup heat. LOL

 

[KindlingKing]

All good advice above. If you are looking for a free-standing stove for indoors, you can't go wrong with an Avalon or a Lopi. They are made by the same manufacturer (Travis industries) in Washington so you should be able to find plenty of dealers. Both are great stoves. I have the Olympic. It is the biggest of the woodstoves they make and it heats my 1300 square foot home nicely. Get the biggest stove you can if you want to be able to burn all night and still have coals in the morning. Makes life real easy once you transition to wood heat as your primary source (trust me, you will). Look up Travis Industries, Lopi, or Avalon on the web. They have a great set of websites. Plan on spending a good $3,000 for a stove and pipe.

Best of luck with your decision.

 

[Moss Man]

I have always purchased second hand stoves and had great luck with all of them. People get all hot and ***ny about burning wood and then for various reasons decide to stop, then years later they decide to sell the stove to make space. That is where you step in, check the local newspaper , the local swap and trade magazines and even craigslist if need be. Some of the soves mentioned by the other guys are excellent choices, the Hearthstone Soapstone would be a good choice.

 

[Cliniford]

Thanks for the info guys, I think I will be watching the classifieds for something to come up.

 

[darren_nh]

I have a dutchwest medium size stove with a glass front. Very nice and seemed reasonable to me compared to most other stoves.

 

[ALICIA21]

Looking for a wood stove for my place. 1100sqft, will be used as secondary heat only as we heat with propane. Any good ideas for an inexspensive but fair quality stove. Any help appreciated as I am not sure what to look for. The only stove I use is in the shop and it is huge, can fit about a wheelbarrow worth of wood in it, far to big for the house.

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[danrclem]

There are alot of happy Fisher stove owners out there & they are very reasonable used. RD

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I've got a Fisher that I bought new in the 1980's and it's done a very good job for me. There are a lot of used Buck stoves out there that would work for you too.

Beware! I started out with the idea of being a part time burner like you but things changed quickly. I haven't burned a drop of propane this year. I love wood heat and hate giving money to the propane dealers.

 

[Rickochet]

Napoleon 1900

We heat 2,000 up along with a full basement and bought a Napoleon 1900 and have been very happy with it. The burn times are 12 hours with a full load. I am very impressed with the ease of ash dumping using the ash door and ash box. For less than 2 grand you can get a unit with a glass door, variable speed blower and a tremendous warranty. This unit has been very user friendly and highly recommend it!

 

[nitro]

find a used one . i know its the wrong season. but they're out there save the money for other things ....happy holidays y'all

 

[woodguy105]

All good advice above. If you are looking for a free-standing stove for indoors, you can't go wrong with an Avalon or a Lopi. They are made by the same manufacturer (Travis industries) in Washington so you should be able to find plenty of dealers. Both are great stoves. I have the Olympic. It is the biggest of the woodstoves they make and it heats my 1300 square foot home nicely. Get the biggest stove you can if you want to be able to burn all night and still have coals in the morning. Makes life real easy once you transition to wood heat as your primary source (trust me, you will). Look up Travis Industries, Lopi, or Avalon on the web. They have a great set of websites. Plan on spending a good $3,000 for a stove and pipe.

Best of luck with your decision.

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I've been running a LOPI answer for about 8 years...awesome stove.

New or used, it's worth spending the $$ on a good stove and a good chimney set up. Preferably straight pipe inside if possible(IMO) you'll not regret a good stove set up. It'll pay for itself quickly, make cold weather more enjoyable and bum out your propane dealer! Good Luck!