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Wood Stove Reviews and Buying Guide:If you are considering buying a wood burning stove, then you are right in line with thousands of others who are switching over to a more economical and environmentally friendly heating source for your house. Wood stoves are becoming more popular today with the higher cost of fuel to heat homes and the fact that wood burning stoves have become more efficient through research and technology. Wood stoves are commonly made from cast iron, welded steel, soapstone, or porcelain. Wood burning stoves are an excellent alternative to fireplaces and have many benefits and added features you can't find with contemporary fireplaces. Wood stoves come are available in many sizes and shapes and can be installed indoors or outdoors. Even the antique wood stoves are selling well with their stylish good looks and low cost to run them.
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Best Wood Stove Overall:The Fireview Soapstone Wood Stove ($2500) has remained a top selling and top rated stove for almost 3 decade. The Soapstone wood stove is efficient and powerful and produces heat up to 55,000 BTU's per hour. You can easily heat up to 1600 square feet and the large firebox gives you a burn time of 10-12 hours. The double soapstone wall construction gives you steady, radiant heat and the front glass is remains clean and clear through the "Airwash" technology. This side loading wood stove will definitely keep your family warm during the coldest winter months and ensure a hot fire even if the power is out. A runner-up award goes to the Lopi Liberty Wood Stove ($1800) - the largest Lopi makes and the cleanest burning large stove ever approved by the EPA (2.6 grams of emissions per hour). The Liberty will take 24" logs and you can get burn times up to 12 ours with an adjustable airflow that features a single control. Heat out is up to 74,300 BTUs and heating capacity is between 1500-2500 square feet. The Lopi Liberty is approved by HUD for mobile home installation as well. Owners say the Lopi wood stove lights quickly and easily and heats homes efficiently, even those with cathedral ceilings. Others say the stove is "aesthetically pleasing" and it can burn all-day or all-night with no problems. A few owners mention that the air intake and damper controls are a bit tricky to learn, but once you've read the manual and played with them for a while, the stove works wonders on cold nights. As a finishing comment, we had heard that Vermont Castings wood stoves were top rated until we read reviews on their catalytic stoves to find many negative comments. Supposedly they have set out to fix any issues and perhaps we will include them in our next update.
Top Value Wood Stove:The Jotul F 118 CB Black Bear ($1500) is Jotul's most popular stove ever and combines a simple design with solid fuel combustion technology. The new Crossflow non-catalytic secondary combustion system and the classic Jotul front to back burn give you maxmimum efficiency and burn time. These Norwegian made wood stoves come with a solid 5 year limited warranty and heat output of 55,000 BTU. Heating capacity is up to 1600 square feet and the Jotul wood stove accepts log length of 24". With a burn time of up to 8 hours, you and your family will surely enjoy the warmth from this wood burning stove. Consumer reviews on Hearth.com were very positive towards Jotul and many of their models get top ratings from experts as well. Check out their website at Jotul.us.
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($1200-$1700) is an excellent budget wood stove with a small size single door wood stove supported by a pedestal. It features a firebox size of 1.7 cubic feet, efficient convection heating, log sizes up to 18 inches, and you can even cook on the heated cast aluminum surface. The pedestal style offers a quick solution to emptying your ash pan with ease. Perfect for almost any room in the house with efficient heating. A blower is sold separately for about $180. Certainly not designed to heat an entire house, owners say this is the ideal wood stove for smaller homes or larger family rooms or living rooms. Amazon.com carries the Napoleon and a variety of other stoves -- be sure to check out their prices and selection of