I know there are a decent amount of you that are Fireview owners. Now that I was screwed out of a really cheap Mansfield I would like to here from some of you about the stove. My main concern is size. The Mansfield would have been completely over-sized for the area, but I was ok with that.
Quick back story again:
Old stone farmhouse.
Total Square footage of my house is a bit less than 2,200 sq ft.
A bit drafty. (could be better, could be a lot worse, though)
This will be my third stove. The other two stoves are located at the other two ends of the house.
Some questions:
I have seen a lot of posts about Fireviews heating a lot more than their estimated square footage (900-1,600 sq ft from manufacturer with some post claiming the stove heats 2,000 - 2,500 sq ft). Obviously floor plan, wood, climate, and house tightness matters, but what can I expect from a Fireview?
Why does the Fireview have a lower square footage rating than the Hearthstone Heritage even though they have the same BTU rating?
Is the heat output anything like the Heritage?
Are overnight burns easy to achieve?
How much fiddling is done to get the stove at a steady temp? Can you easily lock in temps?
My neighbor has an older non-cat Fireview. How different is a new Fireview versus an older model?
Also note, in the floorplans, the third stove is going in a room with heavy drapes over all the windows and the main door. Again, thank you for any information that you may have.
Quick back story again:
Old stone farmhouse.
Total Square footage of my house is a bit less than 2,200 sq ft.
A bit drafty. (could be better, could be a lot worse, though)
This will be my third stove. The other two stoves are located at the other two ends of the house.
Some questions:
I have seen a lot of posts about Fireviews heating a lot more than their estimated square footage (900-1,600 sq ft from manufacturer with some post claiming the stove heats 2,000 - 2,500 sq ft). Obviously floor plan, wood, climate, and house tightness matters, but what can I expect from a Fireview?
Why does the Fireview have a lower square footage rating than the Hearthstone Heritage even though they have the same BTU rating?
Is the heat output anything like the Heritage?
Are overnight burns easy to achieve?
How much fiddling is done to get the stove at a steady temp? Can you easily lock in temps?
My neighbor has an older non-cat Fireview. How different is a new Fireview versus an older model?
Also note, in the floorplans, the third stove is going in a room with heavy drapes over all the windows and the main door. Again, thank you for any information that you may have.