I'm looking into choosing a stove for my primary heat source. (paying for it is another matter) I'm most likely going Cast Iron (though I may want to go Soapstone if it helps my cause/concerns)
My home is about 1800 Square feet (average insulation) with about 800 of that square footage down a long hallway (upstairs)with its own heat source in a room above the garage (pellet stove) So the main home that the wood stove would be heating is about 1000 SF with the stove being in a 600 SF room (400SF upstairs before the hallway)
So in Maine, with a room size of 600 SF (where we spend most of our time) and a total heating area of 1000-1300 SF (sharing the hallway heating with the pellet stove), what size stove should I be looking at?
I was interested in the Alderlea T4(56000 BTU), but I keep reading posts about how that stove is too small for Cold climes... so I started looking at the T5 (72000 BTU)
I'm also looking at Jotul Castine (55000 BTU) and the Oslo (70000 BTU) But I'd be concerned that I would get cooked out of the room with the stove.
I also hear that soapstone can make the heat more "gentle" and allow for a bigger stove to not be so oppressive. (Looking at Hearthstone Heritage or Phoenix and still trying to convince my wife to fall in love with one of the Woodstock stoves)
Does this question really depend on the stove or is there a blanket answer of "You need XXXXX BTU for your home"
Thanks,
My home is about 1800 Square feet (average insulation) with about 800 of that square footage down a long hallway (upstairs)with its own heat source in a room above the garage (pellet stove) So the main home that the wood stove would be heating is about 1000 SF with the stove being in a 600 SF room (400SF upstairs before the hallway)
So in Maine, with a room size of 600 SF (where we spend most of our time) and a total heating area of 1000-1300 SF (sharing the hallway heating with the pellet stove), what size stove should I be looking at?
I was interested in the Alderlea T4(56000 BTU), but I keep reading posts about how that stove is too small for Cold climes... so I started looking at the T5 (72000 BTU)
I'm also looking at Jotul Castine (55000 BTU) and the Oslo (70000 BTU) But I'd be concerned that I would get cooked out of the room with the stove.
I also hear that soapstone can make the heat more "gentle" and allow for a bigger stove to not be so oppressive. (Looking at Hearthstone Heritage or Phoenix and still trying to convince my wife to fall in love with one of the Woodstock stoves)
Does this question really depend on the stove or is there a blanket answer of "You need XXXXX BTU for your home"
Thanks,