Late to the party, but here are some of my experiences with a Woodstock Absolute Steel hybrid stove A. I can usually engage the cat after 15-20...
23 months. I check the cat often and vacuum it every so often. This October was the first time I've cleaned the cat with the vinegar solution. I...
It's not--we installed the chimney system when we installed the stove 2 years ago. It's a Supervent system from Menards.
Oh I lurk a lot!
Did you decide on your stove yet? We were considering the Survival and we went with the Absolute Steel instead (our space is larger and we live in...
Aftermarket cats are available for the Absolute Steel? Who knew!
Good to know! I never burn smoldering fires, so I thought that was a horrible looking chimney.
Update: we cleaned the chimney today, cleaned the cat once again with distilled water and vinegar, cleaned all the internal workings of the stove...
Woodstock is out of stock on the cats--but the good news is that it's under warranty still, so if the chimney cleaning doesn't fix the issue, I...
No, afraid not
On renters: Yes, I know--I never want to rent my house again! On the outside air kit: we installed it with the original installation of the stove...
Yep, washed it w/vinegar and distilled water 2 days ago; dry wood (><17% on moisture meter); letting it reach correct temperatures.
Thanks! How would I know if it's ruined? It looked fine when I pulled it out and cleaned it yesterday.
Sorry I missed this response from last year! Just in case someone stumbles across this thread and wonders, yes, we've heated primarily w/wood for...
Hi- We installed a Woodstock Absolute Steel back in Dec 2018 when we moved into a house without a woodstove. It worked great the first winter...
We also recently bought a smallish house with only electric baseboard heat--but up in the UP of MI, where -20F temperatures are common. After our...
