OK - I am getting ready to pull the trigger on a new EPA stove and it will be the 30nc but due to the rave reviews. I am starting to wonder if it is too much stove? I subscribe to the theory that deciding on the size needed and then going one bigger is best but I am a bit worried this may be just to much?
I know until it is in and burnning there is little in the way to tell exactly how either stove will perform but still here looking for opinions/suggestions?
Home: 1600sq' two story that I have heated completely with my VC Defient this winter without any trouble. 70+ easily on the main floor and 68+ up stairs. House was built in 2000 but is not real tight and can be a bit drafty on windy days.
I have been good with the VC but would like the better stove for the "more heat/less wood" and my insurance company wants me to upgrade.
***For those who use the 30 for primary heat - how much space are you heating and can I burn smaller, hot fires during shoulder season or am I just going to cook for a month on bothe ends of the burn season? My biggest concern with the 30 is shoulder season and too much heat? Will the stove perform if I am not filling it and really cranking out the BTU's during shoulder season?
***For those with the 13 - how much space are you heating and what are my realistic expectations with the "little brother" stove regarding overnight burns and area heated?
I have plenty of wood that is CSS'd now for next year(5 cord of dead ash) so quality of fuel will not be a problem. Cost is not an issue either - I would like to save the 200.00 or so but will not compromise that Vs. a toasty house.
Thanks for any help
I know until it is in and burnning there is little in the way to tell exactly how either stove will perform but still here looking for opinions/suggestions?
Home: 1600sq' two story that I have heated completely with my VC Defient this winter without any trouble. 70+ easily on the main floor and 68+ up stairs. House was built in 2000 but is not real tight and can be a bit drafty on windy days.
I have been good with the VC but would like the better stove for the "more heat/less wood" and my insurance company wants me to upgrade.
***For those who use the 30 for primary heat - how much space are you heating and can I burn smaller, hot fires during shoulder season or am I just going to cook for a month on bothe ends of the burn season? My biggest concern with the 30 is shoulder season and too much heat? Will the stove perform if I am not filling it and really cranking out the BTU's during shoulder season?
***For those with the 13 - how much space are you heating and what are my realistic expectations with the "little brother" stove regarding overnight burns and area heated?
I have plenty of wood that is CSS'd now for next year(5 cord of dead ash) so quality of fuel will not be a problem. Cost is not an issue either - I would like to save the 200.00 or so but will not compromise that Vs. a toasty house.
Thanks for any help