Speaking of masonry heaters . . . whatever happened with that large masonry heater/stove that Woodstock had kicking around their shop? Did they ever move ahead on that . . . or was that just a proto-type?
Help me select a fireplace for my new house...
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Are you interested in a stove or in an EPA-approved zero clearance fireplace? The latter is an efficient wood heater often with optional ducting to move hot air to other parts of the house and the outside can be finished to your liking. E. g.: (broken link removed)
Depending on the model you will probably pay a bit more (albeit much less than for the Tuliviki) but you get the look and feel of a fireplace.
Depending on the model you will probably pay a bit more (albeit much less than for the Tuliviki) but you get the look and feel of a fireplace.
Maybe they realized it wasn't feasible without a dealer/distributor/contractor network... you can't just ship one of those monsters to a homeowner.
Just asking...did you take a good look at the Woodstock Progress Hybrid? It is a beautiful soapstone stove, very efficient, wonderful fire viewing, lovely soft heat, great company support.
Have you done a heat-load analysis? Do you really need such a big stove in a new construction with hopefully good insulation and built airtight?
When do you actually want to install the stove? If you can wait until the spring you may have better luck finding a deal.
Inquire about adding an outside air kit to the stove and at your elevation the chimney should be taller than the minimum. The Equinox also needs an 8" flue which will be more costly.
Yes, the heat loss analysis is calculated to be 55,293 BTUs. Looked at the next size down (Mansfield), but felt it was better to over size and build a smaller fire if needed...seen that axiom quoted many times on this forum. Dealers tell me price increases always occur the end of Feb to the first of Mar so don't want to wait too long to buy. Not installing until mid summer actually. The $3999 price was good only through the end of Dec...so they say. The delta in the flue size cost seems small in the whole scheme of things, but maybe I'm missing something.
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Looked hard at the PH but just can't get past the catalytic aspect...but it is a great looking stove.
The Equinox is a beautiful stone heater. It should do the job. Be sure the chimney is tall enough. Thin air needs much more stack depending on the altitude.
Good advice...its amazing how many folks up here "at altitude" don't think about that.
Hard to say as this varies with the store. The big box stores start putting stoves on sale in late January thru February. But you might have to wait until summer for a smaller company to be thinking about clearing inventory.
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