Buck531 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Anyone have any experience with like a gas burner stove? I'm looking to add one in the basement (the chimney and everything is already there). I did a quick google earlier today and they're running roughly $1200 for a gas stove. Just looking to get some extra heat in the winter when I need it in the basement and when the damn power goes out for 2-3 days (f'n ice storms). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 With the way gas prices fluctuate and you cant tell what they will be from year to year, I would go with a wood burner with electric blower. Even if the power is out and the blower doesnt work it will still give off enough heat to stay plenty warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Wood burners are hard to beat. If you have a fair amount of property, or someone close by with wooded land, the cost of fuel is gona be hard to beat. I installed a set of blowers under the fireplace in my apartment, only had to run the furnace once this year so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted November 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 How much do you think I can get one for? i was on google yesterday and they were around $1200. Much more than I was expecting to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 You live in the same place I visited, right? You shouldn't have trouble heating the joint with a Woodburner. We had one at our first house and was the bomb diggity. Just keep the kids away from it, my brother and I were always melting things on top of it. http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/m/jmw474/images/IMG_0280.JPG Its a steel box with a door, cant be too expensive, $500~. See if Tinman can make you one. If you wanna go oldschool, you can put a skillet on top and cook on it. Oh, and you'll need a flue cleaning kit, do it at least once a year. It's fun, and an excuse to get on your roof. Its basicaly a big pipe cleaner on an extending rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 http://www.mytscstore.com/detail.asp?pcID=2&paID=1014&sonID=488 put in your zip code and it will give you prices. For the nicest one with a built in blower it is 579.xx for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 People sell those cast iron ones all the time, be prepared they are HEAVY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 A cast woodburner is ideal. Wood was our only source of heat at my last house, and we used to sleep with the windows open in the middle of winter. The downsides are the weight, duct work/chimeny if it is not already there, VERY DIRTY (dust and dirt on your carpet from wood), and often you will need to lay brick to satisfy insurance. For a quick add-on, a pellet stove is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Soapstone stove, Google it, that is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam1647545489 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Always go with a wood burner stove if you can. They will burn hotter then a gas stove and they are free to run. If you got some what of a small house and you keep a wood burner burning all night and day it will keep the furnace from kicking on so much thus lowering your heating bill as well. A good stove will heat the whole house.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 The steel boxes are really damn good it you have a celling fan in the room. If not, a cheapo box fan blowing on it will do wonders also. alot cheaper than a blower kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 A wood burner heating the hell out of the basement warms the floor of your 1st floor. Thus keeping you warm without drying out your snout and lungs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 You should check on ebay. I put in a wood stove a couple of years ago that a guy in New Albany sold me for $100. I did the hearth in brick and ran with a stainless through the attic. Lowes by campus sells the pipe you'll want. If you have questions I can help you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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