A wood burning stove is a wonderful addition to a home. It should provide many years reliable service, make an excellent focal point in a room, and provide much welcomed warmth on cold winter days. However, it is essential that you get the right advice, and make the right decisions when buying a wood burning stove.
Required Heat Output – When you buy a wood burner stove, you should know the required heat output that is right for your room. A stove which is too small will fail to heat a room, where one that is too big will overheat a room, both situations far from ideal!
Required heat outputs can vary to a large extent, below are a few examples of quite how much this variance can be, using a set formula.
Room Size (very large lounge) – w. 30ft – h. 8ft – l. 40ft
New Build – 9.1Kw
Uninsulated – 27.8Kw
Room Size (large lounge) – w. 25ft – h. 8ft – l. 20ft
New Build –
Uninsulated –
Room Size (medium sized lounge) – w. 18ft – h. 7ft – l. 12ft
New Build – 1.4Kw
Uninsulated – 4.4Kw
