Wood stove w/ window for tiny house (375 s.f.)

[Sprinter]

oops. Thanks. I see a mod fixed it.

 

[phaywood]

I also have an Englander 17-VL. I purchased it last winter and heated our 1000sf without any problem. I was consistently getting 2.5 hour burns and occasionally longer if I really stacked carefully. My only complaint is in order to clean my flue, I had to disconnect the stove and move it. Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see a way to get a brush up through the stove... Mine came with a little blower which works very well although it is very loud- too loud to use if you're going to sit by the stove. We rarely use the blower unless I need to cool the stove down quickly (if I wasn't paying attention). Overall, I'm very pleased with the stove and I'd definitely buy it again.

 

[gouache23]

Am I reading the specs correctly? Englander 17-VL only 7" clearance, unit to corner. Whereas Morso 1410 is 14"?

 

[begreen]

Yes, the little Morso is a more radiant design.

 

[gouache23]

14" is not going to work! That stove will be sitting in the middle of my living room!

 

[Sprinter]

Am I reading the specs correctly? Englander 17-VL only 7" clearance, unit to corner. Whereas Morso 1410 is 14"?

Or 6" to the corner with a double wall pipe, as I read it.

 

[gouache23]

Or 6" to the corner with a double wall pipe, as I read it.

Yes indeed. But still 14" for Morso ...... ?

 

[gouache23]

If I go with an Englander, how do I find someone to install it (safely)?

 

[begreen]

Get a qualified installer to do it. Here are a few links that you can type your zip code into to locate a local company.

www.csia.org
(broken link removed to http://www.nficertified.org/pages_consumers/consumers-1.cfm)
www.ncsg.org

 

[Squirrel]

I'm heating 750 sq ft with a Morso 1410, fairly well insulated, in central Ontario. I think it would be too much for 375 sq ft !

 

[gouache23]

Hmm. Maybe I just go with a Little Cod or Sardine and wait the 6-9 months for delivery .... ?

 

[mellow]

That would give you some time for the wood to season.

 

[Swedishchef]

No matter what stove you purchase, your wood will need to be properly seasoned. Start cutting/splitting and stacking now for next winter (or buy some now for next winter). Just food for thought! I learned the hard way during my first season of burning...

Andrew

 

[gouache23]

Wow thanks I had no idea! Should I cover the wood?

 

[macattack_ga]

http://www.graystove.com/
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[Sprinter]

Wow thanks I had no idea! Should I cover the wood?

Wood supply will be your biggest problem. Wood that is purchased now will almost certainly not be dry enough to burn, no matter what the supplier tells you. Depending on species, it can take from a year to three years to season properly after being cut split and stacked.

I would try to find some light softwood that seasons quickly for next year and some hardwood for subsequent years. You need a moisture meter to test the wood. You split the piece expose a fresh face, then apply the meter's pins to that.

Best to cover the wood fully under a shelter, but most just cover the top to keep the rain out while leaving air flow through the stack.

 

[spirilis]

graystoveworks.com

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Link doesn't work, looks like it's http://www.graystove.com/ now ... That looks like a decent little stove! 14x14", 8000 BTU/hr, uses pellet vent for a flue (would have to send it vertical though since it's a woodstove, can't just vent out the side) Perfect shoulder-season burner for some of us I bet (echoing Dick Hill's advice about having a small stove and a large stove for efficiency), and it has non-catalytic burn tech. They have a stand premade for it so it sits up high.

 

[gouache23]

@Sprinter - I had no idea it takes that long to prepare the wood. Thanks so much for the info!