Looking for advice...

Yeah firebox is 3.2 cf. But it is an extremely controllable stove in the spring time when daytime temperatures are in the 40s and night times are the 20s. I can go about 18 hours without reload in the house be plenty warm. Obviously I loaded night and then open it back up around three or four in the afternoon

 

I'd try two small 8" fans, one just into the kitchen, close to one of the bedroom hallway entrances, the other just outside the stove room entrance, angled down the stairs into the stove room. Run both fans on low. Try it with the present stove, and see what happens. You'll be able to run the AS lower than the T5, and in VA you may be running the stove low most of the time.

 

And running the stove (AS) on low is ok correct? I mean made to run that way if you want /need, with no negative issues (creosote etc)? I've got to get the buck copy some rehab before i try it (see post "old stove").

Looking at the woodstock website, one of the bulletpoints for the fireview states "Protects against power outages - no electricity required". Are they just stating the somewhat obvious for most wood stoves...? The siteDoes the AS require power to run correctly?

Also, do you have to hook up an outside air kit to the AS? Not sure how doable it is in my location...

 

I found that loading east-west I had to deal with logs rolling out the door; having a burning log roll out the door is not fun. So I started cutting short and loading north-south. If one had a side loader, then it wouldn't be an issue but just wanted to mention the log rolling issue on front loaders.

 

If you have a crawspace, you might in the future put a duct with fan to circulate from one end of the house to the room the stove is in. If you currently have forced air system, use the blower to circulate air around.

 

By the way, the Madison made by the same company as the 30NC smokes on me; smoke alarm is currently disabled because I set it off constantly. It could be that I need to add three more feet to the chimney but I will have to rent a scissor lift in order to get it higher.

 

Yes, I knock mine at times when loading and cringe when I do. They are rather fragile things.

 

They are cheap, 15 to 20 dollars. Mine has different scales for wood type; which I recommend as softer wood are different than the harder woods; so I have a setting for pine and a setting for oak etc.

 

Hey, you are in my part of the woods. Welcome to FHC; you won't find a nicer bunch of folks.

 

One thing that might help you to get heat into the bedrooms is they make a small fan that fits in the corner of the doorway; that can help pull the cooler air out of the bedrooms to get circulation. Normally you want to move the cool air because it is denser and therefore you are moving more air mass.

 

Maybe, I like it when the house is a toasty 82 F.

 

They sure don't need to be that expensive. Englander it's making quite a bit off of their customers.

Eckie , regarding the moisture meter, do you have a smart phone with a head phone jack? If so, the Ryobi phoneworx moisture meter it's a great one for $20-25.

 

This is the one I have; less than 12 on fleabay:

Digital LCD Wood Moisture Meter Detector Tester Wood Firewood Paper Cardboard | eBay

 

When we bought this place, there was that indoor/outdoor type carpet in the stove room. In front of the hearth on the carpet was a big burnt/singed spot where a whole split had fallen out.

Tight crawlspace under the main part of the house, but the stove room is an old porch or something they closed in, on ground level concrete. So no piping on crawlspace. But my ductwork is in ceiling (and air handler) so don't know if something could be rigged. Im not a tinker-er or rigger, so beyond my skill level.

Lawd if my house was 82 I'd have a heat stroke. Especially if that meant the missus wasnt wrapped up and was dressed appropriately for 82 haha.

I do, but i was pressed hard for Christmas ideas last week, so i sent this one as a dift idea, mainly cause it looked good on some reviews and i thought it could be found easy...

 

Stole this from another thread...seems appropriate.

 

Once it's in cat range, and (assuming) you're burning good dry wood, creosote shouldn't be an issue.

I don't have an AS, but from what I've seen, no it does not require electricity.
Not sure that any of the WS stoves require electricity.

I don't think an OAK is required on any of the stoves, but I believe all have the option/capability to hook up an OAK.

Would certainly agree that an escaping log is bad news.


The AS is a side loader, so logs rolling out should never be an issue.
Assuming E/W loading, as would seem appropriate for the stove.

The IS has removable andirons, and while I have burnt my arm on them a couple of times during loading .

I/we have never had a log come close to rolling out, and we always load E/W

 

I don't know why, but i am drawn towards the AS. I have read where people were talking about a woodstock spring sale. Cant remeber what site i read that on...does anyone here have experience with that sale, specifically what kind of deals we're talking? Woodstock has a sale running now, $ off stoves and shipping. Wondering how this compares to the spring sale...

 

Woodstock's sales happen regularly and usually have mark downs on their stoves and sometimes free shipping. When you live 2400 miles away those sales are well worth the wait.

 

Yeah i asked my wife if she's ever wanted to go to NH haha. I like to see something I'm paying thst much for if at all possible.

 

From what I've heard and read, it's worth the trip.