Got my new CAT today, seems like they are making their way through the list.
Good to hear they got them in! When I called they said they had 800 landing in Feb so it looks like they are there. The welder will be seeing...
I have an Absolute Steel in a 1600sf ranch and the max I load it is 3x a day when it is well below 0. If my house was built more vertical opposed...
A lot of the supply chain for New England comes from Canada and has for many many years. it is easier and quicker to truck certain items from...
I called about the CATs today and they said they were not in yet, which was different than I was told before Christmas (pending welding of...
The smoke smell in my Woodstock was due to being at the min. height but having a few bends, 5 ft added to the top fixed the problem (and made the...
I am reading/hearing different times that CATs last for the Ideal/Absolute Steel (3 years) vs the Fireview (5 years) I wonder if the restricted...
Good points! We are reading the little house on the prairie series as a family and I am happy be able to turn on our other hear source rather...
I called before Xmas and apparently they have not started welding the flanges on because the welder is working on stoves. I think they must be...
Mine too, the struggle seems to be in the shoulder seasons.
I have never used a non-cat stove but for me, I almost always get 12 hours out of my AS. Sometimes I need to do 3 fires if it is double digits...
Now that we have entered continuous burning season, I am pretty sure I need a new CAT. I can get it going but only when I lower the air slowly...
I was not aware of their issues but was there yesterday to buy a new CAT for my AS and they said they just got 200 in BUT have they have only one...
My understanding it the opposite, due to the AS being their cleanest burning stove, it lets in the least amount of air to create more smolder that...
I have never been able to get 24 hours in my AS BUT I do not have a great draft. I Added 5 feet in height which made a huge difference. I am...
Good points! About in line with that I thought given your Kwh is higher than mine ($0.19) and your market rate green wood is more too ($325). I...
Do you know at what cost per cord your mini split beats firewood? Mine is about $300/cord average for the winter (I dont have good enough...
I have had good luck this year with top downs, Building the wood up until it the outer sides are higher than the middle, putting one piece of news...
Thanks One thing to consider is having them in an optimal area for heat is the opposite of what you want for AC. My setup is optimal for heat...
Thanks for the responses everyone, kept a flame going on the fire last night and had good results! I needed to move around my top covers for the...
