I bought a house with a Temco pre-fab fireplace last summer. I’ve been using the fireplace for most of the winter so far but I have tons of issues with it! I grew up using wood stoves as a main heat source and I’d like to replace the Temco with a wood stove to get more heat output and less issues. So, I’m looking for any suggestions on a good quality wood stove – I’ve been looking at Harmon and Quadrafire brands specifically but I’m open to any suggestions.
My home is about 3000 square feet; the wood stove will be in my finished basement near an a wall with the chimney going up through a chase on the outside of the house – (typical colonial style w/ vinyl siding). I want to be able to heat my basement and main floor at a minimum; I don’t know how well I’d be able to get heat up to the top floor (bedrooms).
The Temco is just a huge firewood hog and it has some serious negative pressure issues – I can’t even light a fire until I get the flue heated up using newspaper and whatnot and it fills my game room w/ smoke. I attached a pic of the Temco for reference. I know I’m going to have to replace the chimney which will be added cost but I really want to get rid of this fireplace!
Some of my requirements from the stove I want are high heat output, high efficiency, long burn times, easy ash removal, and I’d really like a top loading feature.
Thanks!!
My home is about 3000 square feet; the wood stove will be in my finished basement near an a wall with the chimney going up through a chase on the outside of the house – (typical colonial style w/ vinyl siding). I want to be able to heat my basement and main floor at a minimum; I don’t know how well I’d be able to get heat up to the top floor (bedrooms).
The Temco is just a huge firewood hog and it has some serious negative pressure issues – I can’t even light a fire until I get the flue heated up using newspaper and whatnot and it fills my game room w/ smoke. I attached a pic of the Temco for reference. I know I’m going to have to replace the chimney which will be added cost but I really want to get rid of this fireplace!
Some of my requirements from the stove I want are high heat output, high efficiency, long burn times, easy ash removal, and I’d really like a top loading feature.
Thanks!!