Recommended Wood Stoves

Hi There, The weather here in Manitoba can really get sharp changes  and could reach -40 here in the provinces. I'm planning to buy a wood burning stove for my vacation house near the mountain side. The one I have is an old traditional one but sometimes a challenge to light up. Has anyone tried wood burning stoves and does it really uses huge amount of electricity? I've seen some reviews like (thewiredshopper.com/best-wood-stoves-to-buy) and looks like the Pleasant Hearth is a good choice. Any advise?

Why would a wood stove use any electricity?  My Pacific Energy Summit stove seems to do well for us.

Hi Mitch;
Are you referring to pellet stoves?  I see Pleasant hearth has them, as well as standard wood burners.

If it were my vacation house . I would just build a Rocket Mass Heater for it.

It is hard to say because some stoves do have electricity to run forced drafts, but he may mean pellet stoves too. (I am not sure).

Myself, I have a pellet stove and really, really like it. I live in Maine so I think I have heated with everything: propane, oil, firewood, coal, electric, pellets...and that was what I used last year! (that is not a joke)

My pellet stove is my preferred choice now. It takes electricity, but not a lot. I mean like an almost uncalculatable amount. I have a friend who lives off-grid and powers his pellet stove with batteries.

My pellet stove has two fans. One is an induction draft fan for the firebox, and the other is a blower for the room. Both can be set independently so that heat output matches the heating need.