Before taking a chance on installing it in the shed--and it WOULD just be auxiliary, emergency, fun, luxury heat, since I'm not out there all the time to stoke it, and neither of us can cut enough wood for full time use--I called our insurance company.
No go. Any woodstove in anything they insure has to have the UL approved label for safety. I'd read that you could use these in outbuildings, barns, and such, and hoped my shed would qualify, but nope. So I guess we're looking at a new one...eventually. So far the electric heaters are working fine, without too much (any?) additional on our electric bill, so we'll see.
I DO like having the heat on a timer, so it warms up before I go out...the other day it was only 47 degrees, but that was a lot better than the 28 it was outside! 54 degrees this morning in the shed, but warmed quickly once I turned it up...
Guess this one will go back on Craigslist for someone who doesn't have to deal with insurance or plans to put it in a barn or workshop!
