Try our stove output calculator for a rough guide on what size multi fuel or log burner you need for your room.
What size wood burning stove for the size of room.
At wood burner warehouse we always recommend you consult a registered hetas installer.
What size wood burner do i need.
This equates to all night burns for whole house or room heating.
However we strongly recommend that a site survey is undertaken by an experienced stove installer before you make your purchase.
Using our calculator you can take into account how well insulated your house is.
Quick answer to discover what size wood burning stove you need measure your room and divide by 14 so length x width x height in metres divided by 14.
Too small and it won t do what you need and you ll have to run it too hard too big and it won t run at it s best plus you may overheat.
The drolet pyropak 22 in.
Wood stove is designed for spaces up to 1 000 square feet and you can t beat the price on this classic unit.
Divide by 25 if your room is new build super insulated.
Enter the room sizes in the boxes specified and then click the calculate button.
If you plan to heat an entire floor or a 1 2 bedroom home choose a medium stove.
On the other hand a smaller wood stove will perform just fine if you have a smaller home or just want to heat a few rooms.
It can heat up to 2 400 square feet plus the firebox is lined with bricks and can hold a log up to 22 inches.
So if your living room measures 7m long by 4m wide with a height of 2 5m then it s 70 cu.
To get the right answer simply measure the length width and height of your room and multiply the three figures together.
If your room needs a wood burner between 10 15 kw then you need a large wood burning stove.
You then divide the answer 70 by 14 and this means you will require a 5kw stove.
It s important that your stove is sized correctly for the size of your room.
However an efficient 3 cubic foot firebox in a wood stove also puts out nearly 100 000 btus when it is burning wide open.
This wood stove is 22 6 x 27 3 x 21 8.
This gives an approximate output for use as an initial guide in selecting an appliance based on an outside temperature of 1 c.
Divide by 10 if your room is particularly poorly insulated.
The room dimensions are in meters.
If your room needs a wood burner between 7 9 kw then you need a medium wood burning stove.