mooseracing
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This cold snap has put me over the edge, it's time for my Napoleon 1400 to start looking for a new home. The stove was put in by a PO in '09, I've been using it since '10. It just doesn't put out enough heat for my old house that is 1700sq ft, nor get an overnight burn once we get below freezing. The other big gripe is if I do try to heat the house right now on high, I end up with an 8" high bed of coals that takes 4hrs to burn down, and then the house is cold again.
So I am going for a bigger heater. I plan to add onto the house as well. I am looking at ones designed for 2500sqft and up but they must be a 6" flue, outside air kit, and at least 3 cubic foot firebox. Most of those have stated 10-12 hour burn times, which I would expect heat for at least 6-8hrs.
I have a broken leg right now so I haven't looked at any of the new ones in person yet. But so far I am looking at:
Lopi Cape Cod
Lopi Liberty
Quadrafire 5700?
BK Princess - low end of my scale, small firebox
I like the idea of larger wood as well. Right now with 16" lengths I can barely get 2 layers of wood in the Napoleon. Are there any dealers online of the Lopi's, I seem to have issues tracking prices down.
I like the style of the Cape Cod, the grates in the bottom have me intrigued if they are just for ash or if there is air flow. If I could get my coals burnt in the Napoleon without losing so much heat in the house I could probably deal with it for a few more years. I just can't get enough heat output from it though.
Other stoves I should look at?
So I am going for a bigger heater. I plan to add onto the house as well. I am looking at ones designed for 2500sqft and up but they must be a 6" flue, outside air kit, and at least 3 cubic foot firebox. Most of those have stated 10-12 hour burn times, which I would expect heat for at least 6-8hrs.
I have a broken leg right now so I haven't looked at any of the new ones in person yet. But so far I am looking at:
Lopi Cape Cod
Lopi Liberty
Quadrafire 5700?
BK Princess - low end of my scale, small firebox
I like the idea of larger wood as well. Right now with 16" lengths I can barely get 2 layers of wood in the Napoleon. Are there any dealers online of the Lopi's, I seem to have issues tracking prices down.
I like the style of the Cape Cod, the grates in the bottom have me intrigued if they are just for ash or if there is air flow. If I could get my coals burnt in the Napoleon without losing so much heat in the house I could probably deal with it for a few more years. I just can't get enough heat output from it though.
Other stoves I should look at?