IMO the BK info should end up as part of a different thread. I enjoy reading about how the IS is performing for everyone in its first year, it's...
I put in about 3 or 4 medium sized splits around 6:30, got it up to about 400 stove top temp, and set her at notch #5. She'll cruise until about...
It's great to share this information and modify how we're using this stove. Your post prompted me to try notch #2 today. I loaded her around 7 am,...
As an owner of both stoves, I'll tackle the length question. I like 16" in the IS for the N-S burns, and 20" in the PH. To fill the firebox in the...
Two times a beta tester. You're the envy of many a FHC member. Did you son and crew see their future exertions in the crystal ball too? You'll be...
What does the swami see in your future.... [ATTACH] ....
The guys who installed my liner (recommended by Woodstock) put up a cap but no screen. When I asked they said screens inevitably collect ash and...
Yeah, lousy insulation and wood that's not ideally seasoned. Couple that with a 3,000 sq ft space and it's a formula for feeding the stoves...
I've gone through about five cord so far here in late January. Am I likely to get better at working the stoves in year two and beyond, and use...
Five plus cords here in my first year burning with the two stoves in our home. Getting an idea of what we'll need each year to get through.
Saw the same thing a few weeks ago, but not quite as many. The bulk of them were on top of the cat.
Yup, still getting long burn times even with the deep bed of coals. Our kids roasted marshmallows yesterdays on our coal bed to make smores and...
If I hadn't bought the Woodstocks, I probably would have gone with a Jotul F 600. I like the look and the size is impressive. I know, non-cat, but...
I've run it at 5 a good number of nights, and set it at 6 last night after hitting 600 degrees on the stove top thermo. The temp plateaued for a...
I haven't been able to tell where it's coming from yet. It's not always there either. I have to give a call to Woodstock.
Don't forget the one big variable in comparing stoves - same operator! :) We did get "the works" package deal on the IS. We wanted to customize...
We're running both the Progress Hybrid and the Ideal Steel. Both with chimneys at 30+ feet and in Vermont, so we have the cold temps you're...
We are at the opposite ends of the spectrum as far as heating needs are concerned. One stove is running at 500* stove top temp tonight, the other...
It's taking some chutzpah to review this stove, given the amount of information that's out there already on this site, but I'll try to give an...
Hi Coach - I've been using the cook top quite a bit. My wife is a pretty good cook, but doesn't enjoy doing it as much as I do. Yesterday I used...
