Has anyone had good luck with wood stoves for heating purposes? I have been looking into getting one for my four season porch and have heard good things about QuadraFire and have been looking at their wood stoves here: http://www.quadrafire.com/browse/stoves/wood-stoves.aspx Any experience with these?
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Jessica, correct me if I'm wrong, but you want to put the stove in your porch, right? This would be a second heat source but only for that room.
The idea is good and the new pellet models are much cleaner and more efficient than days of yore. Don't know about that company, but to be safe it might make sense that you ask to see recent installations that they have done and ask the homeowners for their feedback.
Crucial is their installation as well. Did they do it right? Homeowners can vouch for that and make sure you advise your insurance company if you proceed. It's a change in risk for your property and if something bad were to ever happen you would not want to have your claim denied.
It is not really a good idea to add a normal wood burning stove to an existing furnace, but they make wood/oil combination furnaces designed specifically for this purpose. In most cases you would simply be able to switch furnaces and upgrade your chimney for about the same price as a wood stove and chimney. You should be able to "trade in" your existing furnace for the wood/oil furnace, lowering the cost
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Well, I think Fisher wood stoves are excellent stoves. Not made anymore, don't think they were certified, but they are workhorses. Papabear can be loaded 2x a day, takes decent sized logs, and you can cook on it too. Not fancy like the ones you buy today, these stoves are made to throw some heat & last several lifetimes.