steppinthrax
Active Member
I'm planning to put one in the basement. We have an existing fireplace that really puts out little heat. I've been up on the roof and know I have a 12 x 12" square flu with around a 30' length. I will need to put in a liner. I've been looking at wood stoves and pellet stoves. I have some woods on my property, but not a lot. I have dropped several trees this season and chopped the wood.
I see the pellet stoves, I like the idea that they use a much smaller flue (3" only) which would make the re-line kit cheaper. I could use rigid double walled liner. My wife would be operating the stove a lot in the winter and I like the concept that you simply drop in pellets and it just runs by itself more/less. But my understanding is the cost to operate is much more due to the pellet fuel.
I see wood stoves, the issue is going through my woods and cutting down old trees, chopping wood. At some point I'm not going to have any more trees to cut. But I imagine there are a lot of "free wood" in various areas (side the road etc). But I heard the newer wood stoves burn wood so efficiently that you are not filling it up every few mins like a fireplace? Not sure.
We are talking a 1000 sq foot basement, partially finished.
What do you guys think? Based in this area Calvert county.
I see the pellet stoves, I like the idea that they use a much smaller flue (3" only) which would make the re-line kit cheaper. I could use rigid double walled liner. My wife would be operating the stove a lot in the winter and I like the concept that you simply drop in pellets and it just runs by itself more/less. But my understanding is the cost to operate is much more due to the pellet fuel.
I see wood stoves, the issue is going through my woods and cutting down old trees, chopping wood. At some point I'm not going to have any more trees to cut. But I imagine there are a lot of "free wood" in various areas (side the road etc). But I heard the newer wood stoves burn wood so efficiently that you are not filling it up every few mins like a fireplace? Not sure.
We are talking a 1000 sq foot basement, partially finished.
What do you guys think? Based in this area Calvert county.