I think the Progress would run you out of the house. The FV or IS would be much better fits, especially for your layout. I tried heating 2300 sq...
The difference in cat performance after running through a vinegar bath is AMAZING. The cat lights off like brand new - hyperactive again. Still,...
I notice a shiny substance washing out each time I do the bath, and for that reason I don't plan to do it more than one time per season. The...
OK next question: Was it top covered for at least the last 3 years? I found covering made a HUGE difference.
I've been digging out since late January. My wood stacks have almost 4 feet of compressed snow on them. What a winter!!!!
I'm guessing your oak had high moisture content. It's true that it really takes 3 full years (at least in North MA) to season Oak.
You are getting great advice on this thread. I recently sold my 1983 VC Resolute for $200 and I was thrilled. $500 is WAY too much unless it had...
I agree completely. No need to leave any ash at all - It's the hot coals that are needed.
For my Progress: I cut mostly 16" splits and random shorties up to 13" . The 16 inchers get used most of the time, but on the really cold 10...
I'd like to see that. My Progress is performing better now that I have an ashpan and I rake out the ash. Maintaining a 1/2" - 2" ash bed seems...
OK that makes sense - to rekindle a fire. I seem to remember my old VC Resolute manual saying a layer of ash was necessary to act as an...
sherwood: did WS tell you this? I have never seen it in writing in any of their manuals or literature.
Good questions. I do not believe they retested the stove for EPA- The screen is not really a "cat" but like sherwood said, it was meant to...
Sort of like a pre-cat-cat.
