Every winter I start longing for another wood burning stove. I bought my pellet stove 4 years ago. The year after, prices went WAY up on pellets. I'm now burning about $800 pellets/year. The convenience is nice though. However, an add-on wood furnace would heat my entire home and eliminate most of my gas bill. So, once again, I'm looking at wood burners.
It looks like the best bang for the buck is the New Englander 28-3500. HD has them listed at $1650. Lowes has what looks to be the identical stove under the name Summers Heat for $1510. I particularly like the glass window for checking the fire. The only drawback I see to these is that it has a manual damper control.
Next best appears to be something like the PSG Caddy, which has an automatic damper control. It also has a glass window. But price jumps up to $2358.
I have also seen the Yukon Super Jack. Price for it would be >$3000.
I spend most of my day in the basement where the stove would be. That's where my desk is. So I don't really see the manual draft control that big of a deal on the New Englander.
Either one would be plumbed into my exhisting central heating system. I would likely just leave the fan running at all times.
The chimney would have to go outside the basement wall, through a thimble, and out the roof.
Any input would be appreciated.
It looks like the best bang for the buck is the New Englander 28-3500. HD has them listed at $1650. Lowes has what looks to be the identical stove under the name Summers Heat for $1510. I particularly like the glass window for checking the fire. The only drawback I see to these is that it has a manual damper control.
Next best appears to be something like the PSG Caddy, which has an automatic damper control. It also has a glass window. But price jumps up to $2358.
I have also seen the Yukon Super Jack. Price for it would be >$3000.
I spend most of my day in the basement where the stove would be. That's where my desk is. So I don't really see the manual draft control that big of a deal on the New Englander.
Either one would be plumbed into my exhisting central heating system. I would likely just leave the fan running at all times.
The chimney would have to go outside the basement wall, through a thimble, and out the roof.
Any input would be appreciated.