Wood Burning Stove

[Sir Henry]

I bought a chimney kit for my new garage and am wondering what kind of stove I should get. I’ll be installing a ceiling vent in the middle of the 1,500 sf building. Any ideas or suggestions?

[BigAl52]

Ive done the wood stove thing before. Wood Pellet-stove would be my choice. No stackin and carrying in wood logs. Been there done that along with hauling it and cutting it. Just like Hatch does. Bags of wood pellets seem alot easier to me. Wife’s son has one and loves it

[Mags]

I 2nd the pellet stove.

[edit] I forgot you have all that propane. That might be better. Then you wouldn't have to store and lug bags of pellets around.

[Hatchdog]

I’ve had both wood and pellet stoves. Nice feature of a pellet stove is it can be run off a thermostat and as long as you keep pellets in the hopper it is automatic. If you’re thinking about running a wood stove for the times you are in the shop that’s a lot of cubic feet to get up to temp. If you’re just wanting to keep the building at a min temp I think the pellet is the way to go. Of course as mentioned, with your propane supply maybe that’s best for you.

I had the pellet stove while I was still going to work everyday and for that time it was great. Now that I’m retired I sure enjoy my wood stove but having it right here in the living room makes it easy to keep burning. My stove is a Quadra Fire brand which was built right here in the area. (Colville) I forgot Quadra Fire has been bought out and moved. My son has a Lopi and he is happy with his.

[Sir Henry]

Thanks all. Even though I have 3,200 gallons of propane on the premises it’s more than 200 yards away and I would need to get another tank.

My neighbor in Seattle had a wood burning stove for the shop and I loved feeding it, poking at it and tending it. I also had a wood burning kitchen cook stove in my outdoor kitchen and loved it.

Out West they have presto logs. No one knows what I’m talking about here and think about those wax/wood logs that are expensive and don’t heat much.

I’ve gathered about a cord of wood that has fallen over county roads. They just throw them in the ditch and people like me gather them.

I’m thinking of a Fisher Momma Bear stove.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335192753109?m ... media=COPY

[daytime dave]

My neighbor in Seattle had a wood burning stove for the shop and I loved feeding it, poking at it and tending it. I also had a wood burning kitchen cook stove in my outdoor kitchen and loved it.


I’m thinking of a Fisher Momma Bear stove.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335192753109?m ... media=COPY

Gene, I too enjoy tending the fire. That stove looks pretty neat. We recently had a wood burning stove installed at camp.
You may want one with a window if you like to look at it too.

[Vaquero]

I like tending to a fire also, we have this old Ashley heater. I need to put some new fire brick in it before the cold gets here.
As soon as it starts to cool off some I'll be cutting wood. Last Fall they clear cut a few acres right down the road from the house. All the butt cuts and scraps are in a huge pile. I talked with the owner earlier this Spring and he gave me permission to cut all I want.

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[Mags]

Thanks all. Even though I have 3,200 gallons of propane on the premises it’s more than 200 yards away and I would need to get another tank.
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200 yds is not that far to run a line from an existing tank. You could trench and lay the line yourself and hire a pro to do the hook up.

[daytime dave]

We stayed at a hunting camp once in the scouts. I think it had an Ashley like that. I had never seen anything like it, nor since, until your photograph.

[Sir Henry]

Thanks all. Even though I have 3,200 gallons of propane on the premises it’s more than 200 yards away and I would need to get another tank.
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200 yds is not that far to run a line from an existing tank. You could trench and lay the line yourself and hire a pro to do the hook up.

It wouldn’t be practical to bury it that far as I would have to cross a road and three buried power/utility lines. It’s not a simple straight line either.