What brands should I consider? End-loader for ICF house.

[waterbird]

Hello, I could use some help picking wood stove brands to look at for a new ICF house build. I'm looking for:

Freestanding, close-clearance on back and sides
Glass front
Left-side loading
Stovepipe comes out the top
Exterior air intake
Manual damper for adjusting the burn (or is this no longer legal?)

This will be primary heat for a 2-story 2500sqft ICF house.
I don't want to chop my wood tiny, and I want to have good hot coals in the morning to restart without getting up in the night to feed the stove. :D

The current concept:

I want to side-load from the mud room to keep bark and ash out of the living room (did that for 10 years). The stove pipe will bend near the living room ceiling and go out into a masonry chimney. I can imagine issues with this and welcome input.

What I'm not sure is: What brands should I be looking at? I've heard good about Vermont Castings, but I know there are options.

Thanks in advance!

 

[begreen]

The floor layout is badly cropped. Can you post again with the full layout including stairwell? Has a heat loss calc been done on the house?

ICF homes often need little heat. If this building also has very high efficiency windows, the BTU demand can be very low, especially during shoulder seasons. In this case a high efficiency heat pump may be all that's needed. My sister's place is tight and super insulated. She heats it with the greenhouse and a little supplemental until it gets around 25 outside.

 

[EbS-P]

Woodstock??

 

[Highbeam]

Why a masonry chimney? With a high performance house. I would recommend you not build a new masonry chimney.

VC has a poor reputation though their stoves look pretty.

Sideload is pretty rare. I’d be looking at Woodstocks if that’s really a requirement.

 

[begreen]

The Jotul F500 v3 is a left-side loader. I am trying to determine if this would be too much stove for the house, Need previous questions answered first.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

I've heard good about Vermont Castings, but I know there are options.

Thanks in advance!

This thread may be worth a read.

Thread '2023/24 VC Temperature discussion thread'

Oct 14, 2023

I think this needs its own thread.. General discussion of stove temperature performance

@arnermd needs place to show the fancy graphs he makes..

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