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gibbonfd2

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Jul 19, 2017
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Nebraska
Ok all I have been reading the forum for sometime now. It has really been a big help. The wife and I bought a house on my parents farm. We close at the end of July. I bought a used stove from a gentleman here locally. It is a century heat FW3000. It would make you laugh if I told you what I paid for it. I had to put new brick in it, also it was missing the ash tray which I am building now. I gave it a sanding and some fresh paint. I wish I would have taken some before pictures.
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Any ways I don't have a picture of where I am planning on putting the stove in the house but I will do my best to explain it. In the dining room center of the house there is what looks like a breakfast nook. It is 58" wide and the stub wall is 36". The north wall has a window in it about 28" from the back wall. I am wondering if placing the stove in this area will affect my heating of the house. Or if I can get my clearance. Will the window effect the stove? The windows in the house are 2 years old. I will get some pictures when possible hopefully sooner rather then later. Thanks for all your thoughts guys means a lot.


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Welcome to the forums. A few pics of the proposed stove location (and other possible locations) will help get the ball rolling. Sounds like a busy summer. New house. New stove install. Hope the weather decides to cool off while you move. Enjoy!
 
Isn't it satisfying to get a stove and fix it up yourself? :)
Stoves need something to move air around, so the built in blower is a really nice feature. If you do any work on the hearth back wall, you won't regret installing a receptacle behind the stove with a conveniently located switch to control it.

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Not to bad of buy for $45 plus some stove pipe. I enjoy working on this kind of stuff. I am not sure when I will be able to get back out to the house so I took some time today and sketched this up hoping it helps a bit. I would like to take the stub wall out but I will have to see if it is load bearing or not. New wood stove new houseNew wood stove new house


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Ok I was able to get into the house the other day. The owners are still packing to move so sorry for their boxs in the picture but this is where I want to put the stove. You can see the stub wall in the first picture. What are your guys thoughts on placing it in this hole?


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Looks great! You're going to want some air blowing on the stove. The heat might have a tough job getting out of that nook.