Bigger Stove - Smaller Stove

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bcnu

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I know this topic gets tossed around quite a lot - but maybe you all can shed some additional light. I'm thinking about fires in early Fall and Spring when the outside temps usually range between 32-60 in my area, Portland Oregon.

How small of a fire can you burn and still have a bigger stove produce viable heat? Rhoemas, in another thread, gave, what seemed like a good example, between number of splits and heat output his stove. And would there be a difference, in that equation, between a soapstone and a cast iron stove rated at the same number of BTU's?
 
Hi -

I'm new to good cast iron EPA type stoves but do heat 24/7 with my VC. I use up small stuff2-3" and smaller, and softish wood like Sassafras and conifers. Small hot fires. Bank with a couple of medium splits and let it go out when it's done during the night. It's working well. Keeps the place 62-72F and that works for me.

ATB,
Mike P
 
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