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[woodmaster40]

Woodmaster 5500 for your sq footage and application in Virginia. I run a Woodmaster 4400 in CT and I'm very happy with it. One suggestion don't skimp on the lines, make sure you install with quality insulated lines. If you can't, I would wait until you can before installing it.

http://www.woodmaster.com/woodfurnaces_5500.php

[ford tech]

I think you would be happy with the central 6048, it will burn very large pieces of wood and I have had no trouble keeping the fire from going out. It is a very simple design that works good .

[Belknap]

I am running a empyre pro 400 in NH heating 8000 sq ft..  I am currently in my second season and very happy with the performance.  I use about 15 cords a year.

[timothy4140]

Slimjim, just wanted to let you know, i found a P&M dealer bout an hour south of me, great guys... Looked at a 3440 this afternoon. he feels very confident it will do well in my application. got to say it - P&M at the top of the list...hope to decide in the next week...

[slimjim]

Glad I could help!

[Bud Man]

Welcome to the site, Timothy. We're always glad to see new people here.

In my opinion, if going with the P&M get the 3848. I have a 2840 and really like it but wish I would have gotten the 3044. The 2840 struggles when it gets really cold. In this case, bigger is better. But, that's just my opinion.

[yotehunter66]

Welcome.

[racnruss]

Welcome Timothy.

Nature's Comfort hasn't been mentioned yet. A member named brownitsdown has a new Nature's Comfort 400G and he is heating quite a bit of square footage in Iowa with it.  I talked to him on the phone today and he is very pleased with it.

I own P&M gasser right now and happy with it.  Moving to country this summer and replacing with a conventional boiler.  I'm not sold yet on the BL series due to less water = less btu storage.  They try to sell you on the fire brick replacing water for quick recovery and Im sure there is some truth to that but that's not going to help you at 4 am when wood runs low and not enough water btu storage to get to 8 am.

This is not meant to start the whole big water vs. less water (quick recovery) debate.  That's been beat enough.

[Jwood]

My Bl has never once struggled or dropped below 175 at any point this winter! If its sized correctly you won't have a problem.

[Bud Man]

Jwood is right, if sized correctly, whatever brand, you shouldn't have problems. I knew I was going to be at the upper limits of my boiler but thought it was better to work it hard than to let a larger one idle. Hindsite is telling me I should have went bigger. I am not blaming my 2840, I'm blaming myself.

[atvalaska]

that's what/why I got mine , go smaller burn/run it hot = works longer ,all things being =