I guess I'll fess up to being an ex-pat canuck. Last place I lived was Hull Quebec. As for your questions, I've solved them already.
Regarding the Heartland Oval stove, my neighbor has one and it is very pretty and has that "old timey" look to it. But it does NOT hold a fire well and is mean to use for baking or maintaining a uniform oven temp. I bought the Pioneer Maid stove from the Amish. For you it is made in Aylmer, Ontario and the advertisement for "Suppertime Stoves" in Countryside, is the stove I am talking about, but they are a downstream seller that imports them from Aylmer.
The Pioneer Maid is firebrick lined, air tight, huge firebox, easy, easy, easy to control, holds even oven temperatures, holds a fire all night, and is the best stove I have ever used, seen, heard of, can imagine. I love mine and would pay even more to have another if it went AWOL.
The Pioneer Maid requires an 8" chimney but I had previously installed a 6" chimney in my home. Prior to getting the stove I used a Franklin to heat and it required an 8" chimney. To marry the two I went to my favorite sheet metal shop, took the Franklin with me so they could get it right, and had them make up a conversion cone that fit both. In sum it necked down from 8 to 6, plus it converted from oval on the Franklin to round at the chimney pipe. Cost a few bucks, but not much. The change in diameter resulted in absolutely no draw problems and everything works just fine. With the Pioneer Maid, there is an adapter available to neck it down from 8 to 6. Likewise draws just fine, no problems.
Also, since we are talking about wood fired heat in a wood (combustible) home be sure to plan a fire proof installation. I cut up a sheet of 5/8" sheetrock into 1 1/2 wide stips. Nailed two layers over each stud after the wall was sheet rocked and covered those strips with 5/8 s.r., then taped and topped. Did the same on the floor and made the air cavity continuous from the front of the stove on the floor to the top of the wall. The outermost layer is 1 1/2 in short of the ceiling letting air flow from bottom to top as it heats. The top layer of rock can get pretty warm, but the under layer stays cool no matter how hot your stove. And that includes one chimney fire (oops).
Enjoy your project,
bearkiller
Regarding the Heartland Oval stove, my neighbor has one and it is very pretty and has that "old timey" look to it. But it does NOT hold a fire well and is mean to use for baking or maintaining a uniform oven temp. I bought the Pioneer Maid stove from the Amish. For you it is made in Aylmer, Ontario and the advertisement for "Suppertime Stoves" in Countryside, is the stove I am talking about, but they are a downstream seller that imports them from Aylmer.
The Pioneer Maid is firebrick lined, air tight, huge firebox, easy, easy, easy to control, holds even oven temperatures, holds a fire all night, and is the best stove I have ever used, seen, heard of, can imagine. I love mine and would pay even more to have another if it went AWOL.
The Pioneer Maid requires an 8" chimney but I had previously installed a 6" chimney in my home. Prior to getting the stove I used a Franklin to heat and it required an 8" chimney. To marry the two I went to my favorite sheet metal shop, took the Franklin with me so they could get it right, and had them make up a conversion cone that fit both. In sum it necked down from 8 to 6, plus it converted from oval on the Franklin to round at the chimney pipe. Cost a few bucks, but not much. The change in diameter resulted in absolutely no draw problems and everything works just fine. With the Pioneer Maid, there is an adapter available to neck it down from 8 to 6. Likewise draws just fine, no problems.
Also, since we are talking about wood fired heat in a wood (combustible) home be sure to plan a fire proof installation. I cut up a sheet of 5/8" sheetrock into 1 1/2 wide stips. Nailed two layers over each stud after the wall was sheet rocked and covered those strips with 5/8 s.r., then taped and topped. Did the same on the floor and made the air cavity continuous from the front of the stove on the floor to the top of the wall. The outermost layer is 1 1/2 in short of the ceiling letting air flow from bottom to top as it heats. The top layer of rock can get pretty warm, but the under layer stays cool no matter how hot your stove. And that includes one chimney fire (oops).
Enjoy your project,
bearkiller
