Am even more excited now that I've had the stove running a little this weekend. There is zero comparison between my traditional fireplace and having an insert as many have already told me. This thing kicks off five times amount heat and I haven't fully loaded it up yet. The splits I throw in last so much longer than with my prior traditional FP. I've felt the heat on the 2nd floor and into the other rooms and it jumped the thermostat in the other room at least 3-4 degrees in a pretty short amount of time. But the best part about it all was my wife comments. She commented several times about feel of the heat, that it was a different feel, heat like she never felt before and she really couldn't explain it. I felt the same exact way but had a leg up on her because I have often heard from so many folks on here about heat from a stove is the best heat and wouldn't want to heat any other way, now I know why!! It felt great to hear that coming from my wife! It made all that hard work and all that money spent well worth it and gave me even more desire to get out and hoard on!! On Saturday morning we had a family safety meeting. Went over calling 911, emergency exits on 2nd floor, emergency meeting location outside, locations of our 3 fire extinguishers, and changed out all our fire/co detectors batteries with new. So far we are just really happy, am still learning the stove and learning the ropes with burning firewood but am just extremely happy and very pleased!
Great to hear. Yeah, so am I. Started about 12 years ago. The heat is constant, as long as there's wood in the stove/insert. That's the thing I like and noticed. Very nice install. Enjoy.
That's awesome, glad to hear she's liking the stove!! Once you get the stove dialed in, and learn the traits of the appliance, it will be even more gooder!! Every stove has its own method, also the geographic location plays a part, as does fuel, moisture content, altitude, etc. You'll get it all figured out soon. The time is coming where we'll all be enjoying our stoves!
Great stuff there ReelFaster It definitely beats a traditional fireplace, and yeah, the heat is way more comforting.
Happy for you ReelFaster .. My wife is same way!! Soon you will enjoy some extra $$ from your hard work from lower heating costs. Then she will really ..
ReelFaster Don't be surprised to see your indoor temps go up to 80 once in awhile. It is nothing like the heat of summer but more like being wrapped up in a nice blanket. Best heat in the world. Great install and good idea going over safety plans with the family.
So glad y'all are enjoying the new Drolet insert. We have the Drolet Blackcomb stove. She will really like watching the heating bill come down. We haven't turned on the electric furnace for 4 yrs. Saving $$$$...looks great and great idea on safety plan, something I need to do...
Thanks so much fella's I really appreciate it!! You guys hit the nail on the head with words to describe the heat as comforting and wrapped up in a nice blanket!! Lucky for me my wife walks on the frugal side so one of the main factors getting her on board with all this was saving $$ on our bills a little, so we are looking forward to that!!
Outstanding report, RF! Awaiting more updates on learning the ropes. Is your wife going to be taking up those responsibilities as well?
Initially I didn't think so but she is really into it (at least for now) and loving the kinda heat it gives off. So I can see her throwing a few logs on it when the flames are low and just some hot coals going. She was asking a TON of questions last night and I was trying to explain as much as I know all to her. It's so new to us and definitely something to get use to. A blazing hot fire/stove is sitting right in front of you hot as can be. Stove got pretty darn hot last night so I grabbed my 7yr old daughter and my 4yr son, grabbed both their hands and put it out close to the stove a couple of inches and they could feel the INTENSE heat coming from it, they both straightened up a got a little scared. But I just wanted them to realize when this thing is blazing do not mess around near it, respect it. The room its in is small and it's a room we mostly play in so we need to be extra careful and just use a little caution and common sense! Then there is my baby girl 8months old, not crawling on all fours just yet but getting close, she does kinda an army crawl!!
That is the same thing I did when our grandkids came for a visit. I sat on the floor in front of the stove and opened the door so they could see the flames and feel the heat. They never messed with the stove after a proper introduction. Young kids can learn just fine if we take the time to teach them. Good job teaching yours
Ah ha! A frugal wife is a great thing. My wife is also frugal. So frugal, today she is drying laundry...in the stove room. It works great as the laundry dries relatively fast, it raises the humidity in the house (which is good in winter) and saves a bunch of dollars vs the electric dryer. Oh yes, we love the heat of a wood stove. We tried going without one when we got married but missed the wood heat right away. Was always cold in winter. Rare to be cold in our house now. Even today it is 79 degrees and we're loving it. As for safety and kids, it usually is not a worry. I grew up with wood heat as did my brothers and sisters. I do not remember any bad burns even with company. It takes very little to teach a child to not get close; that is, if the children have been brought up right and respect authority and do what they shoud do and not simply go against what parents say. That is one of the biggest things wrong with this country, but I'll save the rant for now.
If our home got to 80's...i would be fit to be tied. 70-72 is where we try to keep it n im still sittin around in shorts n t -shirt...usually i have good luck keepin it that way...bedroom about 62. Thats good sleepin temps for us. JMO....
Did the same thing with my two year old - she gets it. Won't get close to the hearth without being on daddy's lap. After coming home this afternoon and starting a fire, she was running around dragging her toy puppy, checked herself about a foot from the hearth (raised hearth, 16" + to stove front) and looked down at the toy dog, shook her head and said "no, no no no!" Guess she wants to keep the plastic pooch safe, too.
