Selecting the Right Size Woodstove: Area Heated & Burn Time

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Selecting the Right Size Woodstove: Area Heated & Burn Time - What Real-World Data Shows

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This video addresses some factors to consider when selecting an appropriately sized wood stove or wood burning fireplace insert for your heating needs. Typical unit sizes, clearances to combustibles, area heated, burn time, and wood consumption are addressed via real-world data and experience with the various wood burning units with which we have experience.
It's nearly impossible to make a tried and true recommendation, as every home and every situation is different, but some key factors to consider include:
-Home insulation quality/air tightness
-Room size
-Air circulation in the home
-Heated volume (more than heated area)
-Desired burn time (overnight or not)
Following are links to some other helpful videos on the channel for folks interested in wood heating:
10 Things to Consider Before Buying a Woodstove:
• 10 Things to Consider ...
Wood Stove Combustion Technology:
• Wood Stove Combustion ...
Hybrid Wood Stoves aren't Created Equal:
• Hybrid Wood Stoves are...
Here are links to the webpages with more information about the specific wood burning units discussed in the video:
Woodstock Soapstone Ideal Steel Woodstove:
www.woodstove....
Regency i2450 Wood Insert:
www.regency-fi...
Regency i1500 Wood Insert:
www.regency-fi...
I have no affiliation with Woodstock Soapstone or Regency, and do not work in the hearth / wood heating industry. This video is meant to share my observations and opinions on wood stove sizing based on real-world experience using different woodstoves.

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@trustbuster23 5 ай бұрын

Good info. I have a big, powerful wood stove that was probably the right size for the house when it had single pane windows, but it is now a bit too big to run in the shoulder seasons after we replaced all the windows with high-efficiency ones. It is fine as long as the temp is 32 or below, but it can't easily keep the house comfortable when it is 45 degrees outside. However, for a source of heat that doesn't require power, I like the fact that it can keep the house perfectly comfortable when it is -20F outside. That is a long way of saying that you probably want a wood stove with enough zip to be your primary heat source in any weather you are likely to experience. And any stove you have to feed at 3am is going to make you very, very unhappy if it is going to be your primary heat source. We once had some old over-seasoned wood to use up, and it burned so quickly you had to feed the stove every 3-4 hours. That definitely got old fast.

@ProductiveRecreation 5 ай бұрын

If it’s 45-50F and sunny during the day my Woodstock Ideal Steel is too much, and I usually do 24 hour burn cycles on it. In the very early/late shoulder season I can just light up the little Regency insert at night and feed it until bed time to take the edge off. It’s nice having the split between two units. The Woodstock takes forever to heat up with the soapstone firebox liner, the little Regency is hot fast. With both units together and getting up in the night, I was able to keep the house from going below 64F when the wind chill was -40F.

@davidmerola3311 6 ай бұрын

Great video. I had been waiting for you to put out a new one about your woodstove experience. I’ve got the Regency 2450 and found your previous videos about that unit to be very helpful. Thanks for posting

@wobdeehomestead1464 4 ай бұрын

Good info! I miss my little Woodstock Keystone I had in my previous home. That little 1.4 cu ft firebox could do 12 hour hot reloads consistently and heated my 2000 sq ft pretty well. I wish they would come down in price I’d buy another.

@dogood63 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the informative video. I have never had a wood stove. I want to put one in a house I plan to start building in a couple of months. I am wondering how often one needs to clean all of the ashes out o a large wood stove that burns consistently through the winter months? I am also wondering if one has to let the fire go out in order to clean out the wood stove?

@ProductiveRecreation 5 ай бұрын

My large wood stove has a grated ash system with an ash pan. I rake ash through the grate every time I load the stove. I empty the ash pan every other day. The stove has live coals in it when I empty the ash pan. I never clean all the ashes out of the firebox during the burn season as some ash helps insulate the coals so they last longer. Without the ash pan I’d have to shovel it out, and I would do that less frequently. For that you can rake all the live coals to one side of the firebox, or just keep wood burning on one side of the firebox and let the other side go to ash and then shovel out that side. If uncomfortable with that, let the whole stove go out. Don’t skimp on the hearth! The US only requires 16” of hearth in front of a stove. Canada requires 18”. Have more than 16”, especially if your door swings open in an arc greater than 16” from the face of the stove! If you haven’t already, check out my other video on 10 things to consider before buying a stove.

@dogood63 5 ай бұрын

@@ProductiveRecreation Thank you SO much for the valuable info. OK, now I know that I know much less than I thought I did, LOL. I just subscribed to your channel and will watch your other videos. Thanks again.

@ProductiveRecreation 5 ай бұрын

@@dogood63 You’re welcome! Happy to help. You can always ask more questions; sometimes it helps me get ideas for new content 🙂.