I'm looking at the following stove: (broken link removed to http://www.morsona.com/index.php/contemporary-morso-stove/morso-8150.html)
And I'm wondering what kind of operating temps I should expect the soapstone to get to. The guy at the store said you should be able to keep your hand on it, but that is a bit odd to me. I've got a Jotul downstairs that I wouldn't dream of touching when it is going. Is a soapstone stove going to put off enough heat? I'm only looking to supplement the living area (roughly 750 - 850 sq. ft.) with some heat, but I would like to notice it being relatively warm.
Any suggestions? Should I simply go for the 7642 cast iron model?
And I'm wondering what kind of operating temps I should expect the soapstone to get to. The guy at the store said you should be able to keep your hand on it, but that is a bit odd to me. I've got a Jotul downstairs that I wouldn't dream of touching when it is going. Is a soapstone stove going to put off enough heat? I'm only looking to supplement the living area (roughly 750 - 850 sq. ft.) with some heat, but I would like to notice it being relatively warm.
Any suggestions? Should I simply go for the 7642 cast iron model?