Joe, my basement is exactly that, well built and insultated. But my basement was only 2/3s as the other 1/3rd is a garage under for my...
I have a similar home 1600sq ft, we built in 1979, moved in 1980. I've got a Woodstock Soapstine Fireview in the main kitchen/living room side of...
I love that we get to take pics like that showing the bright orange heat from the CAT even though the there is no flames on the wood itself!
Keeping one in reserve is a smart move. I think you'll be impressed with the ceramic.
Is it a circular unit? If so I had one of those in my Small Dutch West (made in Korea) and it worked like a charm, and lasted years.
I used ceramic round cats in my Dutch West, 1985 for at least 15 years. I think I would get upset that they would fall apart about 5 or y years...
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Nothing beats dry wood, a great draft and a working cat!
One of my "oldhippie" photographs, enjoying great and warmth, excellent early 70s music. Due to the great help I've been given here. I forgot I...
I'll stick with kindling and matches. :)
Highbeam you're correct, the ceramics do last longer, at least in the Fireview I have. I bought one in 2018 when they were out of stock at...
In 1985, I bought a Korean stove (forgot the brand name) that had a ceramic catalytic converter in it. It was a small stove I ran in my basement....
I've never put a cat in my kitchen stove. But I do use the 50/50 process on my Absolute Steel and I now have a steel cat in my Fireview. But this...
Super cool picture!
Nice looking stove! and Home!
I really don't have anything to add to what has all be said above. It hit 32'F this morning Oct. 25th, so I was thinking I might get the AS...
I'm back. I've been out already this morning, just looking around my property, enjoying the cooler early Fall weather, even though I don't think...
2800 sq. ft. is a lot of space. But if it wasn't originally set up for woodstove heating, perhaps the biggest stove isn't needed. You need to...
