In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

New stove company: Gray Stove Works' & their Mini 12 CT stove

Discussion in 'Modern EPA Stoves and Fireplaces' started by BrianK, Jan 7, 2014.

Page 2 of 4
  1. BrianK

    BrianK

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    3,108
    Likes Received:
    11,112
    Location:
    West central PA
    I think I just saw his name as one of the new forum members. Hopefully he will join the discussion. I think everything he is doing is excellent but I do have one concern, which I asked about in this thread:
    Pellet stove exhaust temps?

    I would like to see some probe thermometer temps right above his flue collar on that pellet vent pipe.

    I wrote to him about this:

    Here's his response:
    I'm still concerned about whether those IR surface temps are an accurate reflection of the temps inside the pellet vent pipes.
     
    BrianK, Jan 14, 2014
    #21 Top
  2. Lloyd Gray

    Lloyd Gray

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2014
    Messages:
    11
    Likes Received:
    27
    Location:
    Elk County PA
    Well hello there wood-burning gurus! I would like to tell you more about my little stove and what we're doing now so I can get some insight and opinions here but I better check with the webbies and moderators first. I tried to talk about it last year, but people thought we were spamming.
    -Lloyd
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jan 16, 2014
    Lloyd Gray, Jan 16, 2014
    #22 Top
    mike holton, milleo, fishingpol and 2 others like this.
  3. BrianK

    BrianK

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    3,108
    Likes Received:
    11,112
    Location:
    West central PA
    Welcome Lloyd, thanks for joining up! DexterDay is one of our mods and already recommended contacting you to see if you'd like to chat about your stoves (so I think everything is cool, see my PM too):

     
    BrianK, Jan 16, 2014
    #23 Top
  4. BrianK

    BrianK

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    3,108
    Likes Received:
    11,112
    Location:
    West central PA
    Do you mean this link?

    https://www.savvysurf.co.uk/categories/stoves

    Some cool little stoves there.
     
    BrianK, Jan 16, 2014
    #24 Top
  5. swags

    swags Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    4,455
    Likes Received:
    13,240
    Location:
    NE Ohio
    Loyd you are very welcome to talk about your stoves here. We support open conversation, helping each other and learning. I'm very curious myself and would possibly be interested in one in the future.
     
    Last edited: Jan 16, 2014
    swags, Jan 16, 2014
    #25 Top
    Lloyd Gray and DexterDay like this.
  6. Pallet Pete

    Pallet Pete Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2013
    Messages:
    13,474
    Likes Received:
    54,059
    Location:
    Ovid
    Agreed you are welcome to discuss your stoves here. Also please check your PMs Lloyd!
     
    Pallet Pete, Jan 16, 2014
    #26 Top
    Lloyd Gray and DexterDay like this.
  7. DexterDay

    DexterDay Administrator

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2013
    Messages:
    12,411
    Likes Received:
    31,632
    Location:
    Northeast Oh
    Welcome to the Forums!

    We look forward to learning more about your stove. I too am very interested in hearing more.
     
    DexterDay, Jan 16, 2014
    #27 Top
    Lloyd Gray and swags like this.
  8. Machria

    Machria

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2013
    Messages:
    2,426
    Likes Received:
    4,983
    Location:
    Long Island, NY
    Wow, you got a 3 banger! 3 moderators in a row. Who are you anyway, Big Brother? :D
     
    Machria, Jan 16, 2014
    #28 Top
    Chvymn99, Pallet Pete, swags and 2 others like this.
  9. swags

    swags Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    4,455
    Likes Received:
    13,240
    Location:
    NE Ohio
    I was thinking that too, should make him feel very welcome as we hope.
     
    swags, Jan 16, 2014
    #29 Top
    Lloyd Gray, Pallet Pete and BrianK like this.
  10. Lloyd Gray

    Lloyd Gray

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2014
    Messages:
    11
    Likes Received:
    27
    Location:
    Elk County PA
    Thanks guys, I'll post a summary for you this weekend - Lloyd
     
    Lloyd Gray, Jan 17, 2014
    #30 Top
    concretegrazer, DexterDay and Pallet Pete like this.
  11. Pallet Pete

    Pallet Pete Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2013
    Messages:
    13,474
    Likes Received:
    54,059
    Location:
    Ovid
    :popcorn:
     
    Pallet Pete, Jan 17, 2014
    #31 Top
  12. Machria

    Machria

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2013
    Messages:
    2,426
    Likes Received:
    4,983
    Location:
    Long Island, NY
    What's the largest "split" that can be put into the stove? Length and width? And, have you ever weighed how much hardwood (lets say Oak) you can stuff into it, and how long the burn time is?
     
    Machria, Jan 17, 2014
    #32 Top
    DexterDay likes this.
  13. jrcurto

    jrcurto

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2013
    Messages:
    144
    Likes Received:
    526
    Location:
    SW Connecticut
    That's cool. Would a pellet vent wall thimble work as well? After that the usual vent termination probably wouldn't fly but I am Very interested in this stove. I wonder if a short run of vent pipe up my masonry chimney at the open fireplace would work as a testing ground. Can always move that nugget to its permanent location when ready!
     
    jrcurto, Jan 17, 2014
    #33 Top
  14. BrianK

    BrianK

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    3,108
    Likes Received:
    11,112
    Location:
    West central PA
    Looking forward to it Lloyd, thanks.

    By the way, check your website, it looks like its down today.
     
    BrianK, Jan 17, 2014
    #34 Top
  15. Daryl

    Daryl

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    2,164
    Likes Received:
    4,239
    Yep. When I started researching stoves I stumbled upon DIYs that were made over in Europe by surfers that were camping out.
     
    Daryl, Jan 17, 2014
    #35 Top
  16. Daryl

    Daryl

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    2,164
    Likes Received:
    4,239
    Daryl, Jan 17, 2014
    #36 Top
  17. Machria

    Machria

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2013
    Messages:
    2,426
    Likes Received:
    4,983
    Location:
    Long Island, NY
    That's a UK based site. They don't SURF in the UK? What the heck??
     
    Machria, Jan 17, 2014
    #37 Top
  18. Daryl

    Daryl

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    2,164
    Likes Received:
    4,239
    You can surf anywhere!

     
    Daryl, Jan 17, 2014
    #38 Top
  19. Daryl

    Daryl

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    2,164
    Likes Received:
    4,239
    Sorry for the drift, Brian.
     
    Daryl, Jan 17, 2014
    #39 Top
  20. BrianK

    BrianK

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    3,108
    Likes Received:
    11,112
    Location:
    West central PA
    Uh ... I think drift is FHC's middle name. Thanks heavens I've never been guilty of taking a thread off topic here. :whistle::whistle::whistle:
     
    BrianK, Jan 17, 2014
    #40 Top
    Daryl likes this.
Page 2 of 4