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Go with the summit, or if you want something more dressed up the Alderlea t6. I know it's more $ but you WILL be happy.
Be also aware that for getting the warm air up the cold air needs a way to get down, too.
Married in calabogie, awesome been there, get more insulation in your house best investment ever.Nice to see all the Canucks coming out of the woodwork on this one. And great to see a 'local' on here, Pembroke here, and just got married in Calabogie in July.
I agree with Swedish, no matter what you will never regret buying the bigger stove... though come Jan-Feb you may regret a smaller stove I know I do.
I have an 1100sqf Bungalow and my Regency i2400 at 2.3cf Upstairs is just barely enough and only after I blew in r50 in my attic. I have a freestanding in the basement so that helps but doesn't sounds like you want two. House is older, what I wouldn't give for R25 in my walls though. I've just got the old style Rock Wool like R8-R10.
Sound like I am being pushed toward the larger stove. Does anyone think having the larger stove would be any kind of problem, if not fired to full potential?
Also thanks for the heads up on the cold air needing to get back to the lower level. I pictured the warm air from the stove rising up the staircase, but hadn't considered the colder air needing to return.
My furnace will have an ECM fan, which is capable of turning at VERY low speeds. What about letting it run? That should constantly circulate air, without creating a drafty feeling.
My furnace will have an ECM fan, which is capable of turning at VERY low speeds. What about letting it run? That should constantly circulate air, without creating a drafty feeling.
Married in calabogie, awesome been there, get more insulation in your house best investment ever.
Sound like I am being pushed toward the larger stove. Does anyone think having the larger stove would be any kind of problem, if not fired to full potential?
Also thanks for the heads up on the cold air needing to get back to the lower level. I pictured the warm air from the stove rising up the staircase, but hadn't considered the colder air needing to return.
My furnace will have an ECM fan, which is capable of turning at VERY low speeds. What about letting it run? That should constantly circulate air, without creating a drafty feeling.
did not have a Pacific Energy stove. However, the physics of secondary burn do not change with the name plate on the stove box. If you close the air intake far enough, the stove will drop out of secondary burn and make creosote and pollution instead of a huge pulse of hot fast heat.
Yes, heat loss calcs are important here. As far as stove size, there are two schools of thought on this one. It's question of whether one wants a stove sized for the majority of heating days with an occasional boost from the primary heating system on coldest nights, or if one wants a stove sized for the extremes and is ok with a bit more fire management on the milder days. We faced the same question. Both the Spectrum or the Summit would heat our house well. What tipped the scales was Tom coming up with an offer for the T6 that I couldn't refuse, but based on my next door neighbor's experience with his Spectrum in a slightly smaller, but uninsulated house I have no doubt that the Spectrum would heat our 2000 sq ft old house well. Amazingly, according to Tom's tests, it has roughly the same burn times as the larger Summit.
Thanks for the link to the insulation calculator. That is helpful. Here is what I input for this situation. Does the results sound about right to you? $5238/yr is a very nice savings.
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Sound like I am being pushed toward the larger stove. Does anyone think having the larger stove would be any kind of problem, if not fired to full potential?
Ah, but there are other gains, especially if AC is used in the summer. But also for a quieter house, increased home value, and the calculator is based on current energy costs. Do you think they'll be higher 10 yrs from now? I do.It is helpful. So is reading the chart properly That savings was based on 10 years. So I figure to double the insulation should cost at least another $5000 compared to R20 (especially when paying someone else to install it), so you're not really saving anything in the long term.
I was also basing my thoughts on the fact that he wanted to NOT run his furnace unless absolutely necessary. :D
Andrew
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