looks nice, should be very warm! some of these new fireplaces that are comin out are great. Really efficient and very warm! i checked out some pellet stoves a year or two ago, really warm, this one youre getting must be nice. we have an electric switch fireplace with the glass front, fake logs. Its nice. Works in power outages (thank god) and requires no mainenance or worry

 

Just installed a Lopi Yankee Bay in Sept. Have been using it continuously for the past 2.5 weeks or so. Works so much better than expected. Have a 1800sq. ft. colonial, and I haven't been able to turn the stove on the second heat setting without heating the house to 75+ (and there's 6 settings total!).

Pellet stoves are so much easier and more efficient than regular wood. Wood stoves... you can't regulate the heat, and they're a PITA to clean.

The install here went fine. Few hours and it was up an running. Only issue was I had to tear out the fireplace insert and install a ZC can (sheet metal 'box' that the stove sits in).

You'll love it when it gets installed, and you'll never regret it. Trust me.

 

My wood stove is 69.3% efficient and I can regulate the heat quite well. There are some even more efficient. Mine goes from "burn you out of the room hot" to as low as "hot with a tee-shirt on" and burn most of the night. If I had it upstairs I probably would never have to turn my furnace on. Wood stoves have come a long way over the years. Cleaning? All we have to do is shovel some ash out once a month and wipe the glass door every few days.
Pellet stoves are great too especially if you don't want to mess with cutting wood and they are a little more efficient. Where I'm from wood is free if you want to take the time to cut it. To each his own though. Enjoy your stove WMR!

 

Thanks all, I'll let you know how it turns out and post some pictures when it's done.
Thanks Stealth, I was sold on the house when I saw the ceiling! When I stepped out from under the kitchen ceiling and looked up at the knotty pine and open beams, I said "Oh, I like this!" We made an offer on the house the next day!!

Attention Larry227---I didn't think of this last night when you said you would like for some of your heat to make it up the stairs...Our neighbor has a wood stove in their basement and they use it to heat their whole house (3 stories). They cut a hole in the ceiling above the stove and installed a grate so there wasn't a big hole in the floor/ceiling. As heat naturally rises it comes up through the grating and they have ceiling fans in the living room to keep the air circulating. It seems to work very well, their house is always toasty when I go over there. Just an idea for you!!

 

Thanks for the tip WMR. I've thought about that but we have beautiful 3/4" oak flooring upstairs and I can't bring myself to cut a hole in it even if I went with a fancy grate. Also in the equation is some oddball suspended ceiling downstairs that looks like it all slides together and interlocks. I have no idea how I would get it apart without tearing it up to access the floor above.

 

I can understand not wanting to cut up a nice hardwood floor. The suspended ceiling would require a bit of ingenuity too...well, I gave it my best shot!!

 

Thanks for trying. I have a feeling anyways that as soon as winter really hits it won't seem so bad that it puts out a lot of heat. It hasn't really gotten cold yet, only down to -7*c tonight.

 

We're supposed to have that here by next week so you'll probably be a bit colder. And they're saying snow tonight and tomorrow...I am so not ready for winter!! I wish we had the pellet stove right now!!