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How do you regulate the heat? Seems to me you would wake up to a house in Montana that was 40 degrees until you get the stove heating up again.
If you want more heat, put more wood in. If you don't want that much heat, put less wood in. It's not rocket science. Leave the draft open enough to get complete combustion. After the wood has burned down to nothing but coals, you can damp it down.
Our wood stove doesn't have a fan and doesn't need a fan...the stove heats the house just fine without one.
The heat distribution fans on a coal/wood stove are not required for them to operate but can work fantastic especially for the larger units where they will cook you out the room if you can't move the heat. Some of them are even have collar on the top so you can duct the heat. Even the duct will still work with gravity, the fan just provides some assistance.
Our wood stove doesn't have a fan and doesn't need a fan...the stove heats the house just fine without one.
As others have mentioned, having a window to view the fire is fantastic. I'd be very sad to have a wood stove without being able to see inside. Watching the fire is one of the best things about having a wood stove.
For now this will have to go have other projects going on. But yes being able to see the fire is really nice our next one will have a window!
Ignore the stove. They are immortal. The thing to be concerned about is the flue. If you can't do it yourself, have it cleaned and inspected. Flue fires burn down houses all the time.
Around the stove the big concern is combustibles in front of the door. You will have live coals rolling out of the stove from time to time. There should be nothing combustible within 18" of the door. You can buy fireproof mats or hearth extensions if you need to.
The stove you linked is what is known as a "boxwood heater." It is designed to burn scrap wood, and attain a quick, hot fire. As long as there are no holes rusted through, it will be fine.
Here is a link to minimum clearances around wood stoves. If it's too close to combustibles, you may want to add a heat shield.
True dat. You also want to have some sort of tongs to pick up larger burning embers and put them back into the stove. Better to have them and not need them, than to need them and not have them!
I like the "telescoping" type tongs, bunch of scissor joints so that they extend away from you as the jaws close.
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