Reviews of wood stoves: Franco Belge, Godin or Supra?
published: 10/02/08, 11:27
Hello,
We want to install a woodstove in our main room that makes 40 m2 (to lighten our electricity bill, it will be a backup heater); this room is open on a staircase that goes up two floors. Everyone advises us not to go beyond 8 KW. We have a constraint on the measurements of the stove because it has to fit a little bit into our existing open fireplace to avoid taking up too much space in the room.
We have "selected" several stoves, but do not know how to compare them and therefore choose.
It's about :
- the Monaco model from Franco Belge: Power 8,5 KW, all cast iron stove, heating volume 320 m3, fireplace in vermicuite, clean glass system, double combustion, burns wood as well as other fuels (?), keeps a long time after the extinction of the fire, 90 Kg, 900 euros.
- Godin Regency model: 6 power, 5 Kw, 150 heating volume to 400 m3, manual regulation, external cast iron / steel body cladding, double combustion, long-lasting fire, green flame, 150 Kg, approx. 800 euros.
- the SUPRA 3350 HF model: all cast iron stove, nominal power 8000 W, maximum power 16000 W, heating volume 320 m3, double combustion, long-life fire, clean glass system, green flame, class E, 150 Kg, 520 euros.
We look forward to your advice.
We want to install a woodstove in our main room that makes 40 m2 (to lighten our electricity bill, it will be a backup heater); this room is open on a staircase that goes up two floors. Everyone advises us not to go beyond 8 KW. We have a constraint on the measurements of the stove because it has to fit a little bit into our existing open fireplace to avoid taking up too much space in the room.
We have "selected" several stoves, but do not know how to compare them and therefore choose.
It's about :
- the Monaco model from Franco Belge: Power 8,5 KW, all cast iron stove, heating volume 320 m3, fireplace in vermicuite, clean glass system, double combustion, burns wood as well as other fuels (?), keeps a long time after the extinction of the fire, 90 Kg, 900 euros.
- Godin Regency model: 6 power, 5 Kw, 150 heating volume to 400 m3, manual regulation, external cast iron / steel body cladding, double combustion, long-lasting fire, green flame, 150 Kg, approx. 800 euros.
- the SUPRA 3350 HF model: all cast iron stove, nominal power 8000 W, maximum power 16000 W, heating volume 320 m3, double combustion, long-life fire, clean glass system, green flame, class E, 150 Kg, 520 euros.
We look forward to your advice.