Glad to hear Burndatwood got no smoke with the air lever closed. And now we know the secret ingredient that helps Machria - I've heard good...
I had a top loader (VC Resolute) using the same chimney. Never had a smoke spillage issue. Machria - what is your flue height/stove pipe setup ?...
Machria I am aware the red line shows the path with bypass closed (cat engaged) and it actually represents 6+ right angle turns. The red line was...
Woodstock obviously agreed. They even enlarged the opening between the firebox and the smoke path above the fireback on newer stoves and older...
Same here - I rarely hit 475 on my stove, even with small dry splits loaded to the top on a very hot coal bed. funny how some users get some...
Burndatawood: I am pretty sure I have experienced exactly what you are referring to. Under the condition of a strong flame with the door open...
Just 209 days left until the next burning season! :D
I'm pretty handy but that's not something I'd want to tackle. Masonry structures, too easy to mess up and cause cracks.
You could do a heck of a lot worse than putting in a WS stove. Guess the trick is to find out if the linel is structural on yours.
I won't even try to guess what that fix would have cost for most stoves. WS is amazing. I remember trying to get simple parts for my VC Resolute...
capetownkg: What is the height of your lintel? Is there a specific stove you want to install?
Those stoves are built tuff, and when they break the fixes are not too bad. WS is really good about sending out parts quickly.
WS has tested the Keystone/Palladian with a 6" outlet, which would be my choice. The front hearth clearance increases from 8" to 10" with the 6"...
I'm gonna find out soon, I put a deposit on a refurbished Palladian, which is the same size as the Keystone. Still need to work out the flue...
Wish I had my old FV to see exactly what's going on there. It's obviously the screen that protects the cat but I can't understand how the support...
I can say for sure that one time my screen clogged solid and I had just loaded well seasoned but uncovered rain dampened wood. Another time I...
Most people buy a stove for their house. Around here we buy a house for our stove! :thumbs:
That's very attractive pricing, even for a preproduction run. I wonder how much weight the stove gains when all the optional soapstone liners area...
That's what I keep hearing about the WS ashpans! They actually work really well.
Yea, my whole family thinks I'm a kook. At least I have lot's of kook company around here! :D
