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    Wood stove size

    I have a new construction house with a 1500sqft basement. The main area in the basement is 30x35 and there are two other rooms that make up the rest of the space(room doors can be left open)Basement walls are 8ft 6”. We have a stair well that goes upstairs that can be left open and I plan to...
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    Replacing wood stove -- sizing

    I am preparing to replace a 1980s era wood stove (original to the house) and am having difficulty comparing heat output ratings from different manufactures. The current stove is a Federal Airtight (Dutchwest India LTD) model FA264CCL which is appropriately sized to the house. The house itself...
  3. M

    New Stove Decision Time

    I have an OLD Warm Morning that I have been using for 17 years and which was used when I bought it. My stove is in the basement, and I have a 3000 square foot house including a finished 500 foot 3rd floor attic. Bedrooms are on 2nd floor. We don't like to roast and prefer a cool house (~65F or...
  4. S

    Replacing old Scandia, new Stove Setup Questions

    So I bought my house and it has a Scandia 310C in it. Apparently it used to work but I've tried to fire it up 3-4 times with no luck this year. I had a new stainless steel 8" liner put in over the summer as well. I've tried sealing the stove up with cement but it still leaks smoke. So after some...
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