[almostthere]

Ok so I won't make this post too long---dh and I have agreed that we will get a wood stove. It may not be until next winter, but I am hoping he will change his mind and get it in sooner. Anyway, the one he has picked out is called "Wonderwood". It can be seen at http://www.usstove.com/ ....we will be able to buy it locally and much cheaper...but the same stove. He is trained in HVAC so intalling it won't be an issue. We would like to use this as a back up and gradully use it for the whole winter, as our stock pile of wood allows. Our current heater is 3 yrs old, gas, and does a decent job. Its not the heater, its the problem of the house not being insulated well. We should fix that problem by the end of this comming summer. Using a wood stove will help us save a great deal of $$$, as we have access to timber on a friends' lot. So, thoughts on this type of heater? Horror stories? Thanks in advance!!

 

[almostthere]

I too would prefer one that looks nice but for now its more a matter of performance. We found an Ashley in the paper and that got me started looking for "box" type heaters. Still looking tho, hoping to make a decision soon.

 

[almostthere]

This doesn't look like a job I would want to do all by myself, LOL!! i'm so glad dh is trained in this kind of stuff. Keeping cleaned of cresote is good advice. The last thing I want to do is burn the house down. We had another power outage last night for about an hour and it gets cold in here real fast.

 

[almostthere]

Getting wood won't be an issue. I'm glad to hear something good about this stove, as my dh really likes it. We found it at one of those rural supply stores. We don't have a chimney---we will have to vnt out the roof and build from scratch. The stove board isnt all that expensive either. He wanted to vent out the window-but was afraid it wouldn't be up to code. He doesnt want to remove the window-just build an insert. Well I say no chimney but we do have one-its just in use right now...with the current heater, but we don't have room for both and he doesnt want to get rid of the gas heater. We will be taking the wood stove when we sell, hopefully within the next year.