Woodsotve...I know everyone is asking questions right now.

[oz in SC V2.0]

We have a Fisher here at the house in SC.It is BIG...I think it is a papa bear but not sure.

Anyway we will be heating with wood at our place in NC and bought a small boxwood style stove a few years back for there but it is not installed and I have been thinking if we could somehow get the fisher up there it might be better...

The Fisher has 8'' stove pipe but they make adapters so we could swap the stoves over.

Thoughts?

Is it worth the hassle?

This is what we have up there in NC:


This is what we have here:

[Ross]

I have a smaller Fisher. It does what I want but it's more of a wood disposal system than a good stove. I'd have it over your other stove for the main heat though. Code is likely different or maybe not but you can only drop your flue one inch with adapters,

[oz in SC V2.0]

I am thinking we may need to bite the bullet and buy a 'real woodstove'...

The Fisher works fine down here on the rare occasions it is lit but you are right it is more a wood burner that makes heat rather than an efficient wood burning stove.

With the tax credit we could buy a new stove that is more efficient.

[Ross]

Hey on warm/cool days it'll dry out the basement put a warm glow on the upstairs floor and make the wife smile. If the power goes out it'll keep a pot of stew and coffee hot and that makes me smile. Its like a friend who borrows 20 bucks and doesn't pay you back but thats OK cause he helps alot!

[oz in SC V2.0]

Originally Posted by Ross

Hey on warm/cool days it'll dry out the basement put a warm glow on the upstairs floor and make the wife smile. If the power goes out it'll keep a pot of stew and coffee hot and that makes me smile. Its like a friend who borrows 20 bucks and doesn't pay you back but thats OK cause he helps alot!

LOL....

[raymilosh]

I used a Momma Bear Fisher stove to heat my house and have used older cast iron versions of the box stove to heat a a neighbor's cabin.

The Fisher did eat ALOT of wood but it did heat the house. It also drafted poorly, even when i put the chimney out the top. Smoke was constantly wisping into the hosue through the open door despite all my efforts to prevent it.

The box stove is also a bit of a wood hog and is not sealed, so it can leak smoke into the house if you close the damper too much.

As you have already considered, i would recommend you get yourself a good woodstove. They are SO worth it. You only have to buy a good woodstove once. It will save you wood, effort and time for the rest of your life.

I read and read on line and spoke with people about thier favorite types of stoves and about brand names with good reputations. Then I kept my eye out on Craigslist and on EBay until i was successful at getting what i wanted.
I still have my cheap woodstoves hanging around and lend them out to people to get them started burning wood...then they get a better stove and give me my old one back.
Wanna borrow a woodstove? I have 3 to loan, none of which is worth having, compared to a good one.

When deciding what you want...
Your options include ash basin, airtight, catalytic, percentage efficiency, length/height/width of firebox, radiant versus convection heat, child safe, cooking/baking space, quick to heat and cool vs slow to heat and cool, appearance, overall dimensions, clearance from combustible surfaces, capable of usng it for heating domestic water (water jacket), window in the firebox door or not.

There are probably several mfgrs and models that fit your needs...figure out what you want, then go looking. It's out there.

Maybe you could post on here the answers to all the above questions to get recommendations on what type would be best for you.