This is my 5th winter with my Super 27. I've got 1300 sq ft.. I live in an old house, but since I got my stove, I've insulated some walls and replaced some windows. I've got good insulation in the attic.The previous 4 winters it's done pretty good. I live in Ky so our winters aren't usually too brutal. I'd say 90% of the season, my stove will heat the house with no supplement heat and I'll get 8 -10 hours out of it. So the other 10% of the time is when it's below 15 degrees or so and I'll get maybe 5 - 6 hours out of it. I've become obsessed with not wanting to hear that heat kick on. I had my 500 gallon propane tank filled 4 yrs ago and its still sitting on 60%.
This winter has been different. Many days below 10 degrees and wind chills below zero. They say the Super 27 will heat 1200 - 2000 sq feet. I would have thought since I only had 1300sq ft, it would be all I ever needed.
I'm thinking of upgrading to the Summit. I think if I had it, my heat would never kick on. I just don't want a stove too big where I'd have to build a lot of small fires. Wouldn't this add to creosote?
During the previous winters I couldn't justify buying another stove because 90% of the time this stove was fine. This winter I'm probably looking at 20% of the winter where the stove aint cuttn it. I'm cussin when I hear that heat kick on in the wee hours of the morning.
This winter has been different. Many days below 10 degrees and wind chills below zero. They say the Super 27 will heat 1200 - 2000 sq feet. I would have thought since I only had 1300sq ft, it would be all I ever needed.
I'm thinking of upgrading to the Summit. I think if I had it, my heat would never kick on. I just don't want a stove too big where I'd have to build a lot of small fires. Wouldn't this add to creosote?
During the previous winters I couldn't justify buying another stove because 90% of the time this stove was fine. This winter I'm probably looking at 20% of the winter where the stove aint cuttn it. I'm cussin when I hear that heat kick on in the wee hours of the morning.