which new stove would you buy

[fred bergman]

need a new stove for the living room don't know which one to buy ...........

 

[zogger]

Probably help to narrow it down some. Is this in addition to another main heat source, or is this going to be the main heat source ? How important is pretty compared to functional going to be? Estimated maximum budget? Approximate total square footage to be heated?

Stuff like that.

 

[Tjcole50]

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[1ruralmailman]

i am going with the woodstock ideal steel next fall.

 

[Tjcole50]

Another good choice and I actually like the way those ideal steels look

 

[Armstrong]

What size is your house and especially what size is your living room? I clean chimneys in Northern Vermont so I have seen and critiqued quite a few. I am pretty fond of Jotuls but there are some other good setups out there. A lot of factors to consider so please lay out the whole scenario. existing chimney size, size of the wood you want to handle, hearth footprint, etc.

 

[brenndatomu]

Until OP chimes in with some more details, I vote for this one!

 

[Armstrong]

I'm psyched that i got to see a picture of my idol. Love that Red Green!

 

[fred bergman]

fireplace in living room, no liner, 2000 sf 2 story, city gas furance

 

[sunfish]

I'd buy another Jotul.

 

[Armstrong]

Generally city gas is in expensive so it sounds like this is more of an ambient setup. The Jotul #3 was originally created for fireplaces, so is generally a good size, but you can go up or down a size depending on your aesthetic preference and adjust your burning style to acomodate. generally smaller stove working harder will keep the creosote down but either way, get a liner installed to simplify your life. I have seen many stubbed into the fireplace smoke shelf resulting in a creosote mess.

 

[fred bergman]

was thinking on cutting into the fireplace up into the brick chimney and adding a stove pipe for a wood stove

 

[Armstrong]

If you are putting the stove on an existing flue there is a guideline for the volume ratio(cross section of chimney vs cross section of stove outlet). Exterior chimneys the flue size needs to be 2 to 1 or smaller, Interior chimneys 3 to 1. Almost all new stoves come with a 6" round outlet(28 sq inch)

 

[slowp]

I'd buy a wood stove that has good dealer support and is sold locally, and works well.

 

[Armstrong]

I like Jotuls because they have few moving parts(especially compared to Vermont Castings) so dealer support shouldn't be much of an issue.

 

[unclemoustache]

Until OP chimes in with some more details, I vote for this one!

That would go really well with this one:

 

[MechanicMatt]

You guys are gonna make me play with the plasma cutter tomorrow night.