Wood Stoves

[user 7704]

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/t...HkWe9sdNnmn0bzV_oLlhW9o7tsokEEXBoCV_QQAvD_BwE

 

[user 7704]

The last one is The cast iron I like, but reviews are saying smoke.

The middle one is ugly but has good reviews for the price.

The first one has really good reviews, but costs a little more

 

[user 6493]

hunt around and find a used King,,,they can be had for as little as $100 or as much as 5 or $600
new is not always better,what you want is efficient ,,,I have a King this one cost me $125.00 I should get 5 to 10 years out of it,,,,,,,,,,,,it has dropped to mid teens here 2 days in a row,I was up to tend the fire 2 times when I got up the house was at a toasty 74 degrees

 

[user 7704]

Thanks GG. I've talked to some locals today and they said small businesses just don't carry them anymore.

One lead is to call the log home place and see who they recommend to people building log homes.

 

[GaRp58]

The last one is The cast iron I like, but reviews are saying smoke.
The middle one is ugly but has good reviews for the price.
The first one has really good reviews, but costs a little more

My cast iron holds heat for almost an hour after the fire is gone out, My sheet steel one heats up faster but cools off also faster. BOTH have been lined with fire stones so to store heat and last longer...Pay more the first time or pay more while you have to buy again...Buy a cheap one for practice and then have time to save your money for different model, larger one or of a different material. The smoke problem us usually from wrong assembly, faulty materials or something small like that. Smoking is curable with several materials. GP

 

[user 7704]

Found some floor models at Northern Tool. The Cast Iron is $100 cheaper on line than in store. Going to go look tomorrow. Maybe talk them down. It has the look I like best, but don't like the smoke aspect.

 

[GaRp58]

Dress real poor, only take cash and nothing larger than a $ 5.00 bill to look even poorer and talk them down. Park around the corner, get a dolly and let them believe you have to push it all the way home since you do not own a car...GP

 

[user 7704]

Dress real poor, only take cash and nothing larger than a $ 5.00 bill to look even poorer and talk them down. Park around the corner, get a dolly and let them believe you have to push it all the way home since you do not own a car...GP

Lol that's close to my real scenario

 

[JackDW]

It is very common for a stove of any kind to smoke when you first "fire it up". This is the oil and chemicals burning off. It will go away after a couple hot fires. I would try to burn it a couple times outdoors before moving it in, to burn off as much as this as possible. If you do install it directly in the house, open some windows before lighting the fires. Maybe even have a fan in the window to draw out the smoke and smell. It will clear out fairly quickly. This is very common with a number of wood/coal burning stoves.

 

[user 7704]

It is very common for a stove of any kind to smoke when you first "fire it up". This is the oil and chemicals burning off. It will go away after a couple hot fires. I would try to burn it a couple times outdoors before moving it in, to burn off as much as this as possible. If you do install it directly in the house, open some windows before lighting the fires. Maybe even have a fan in the window to draw out the smoke and smell. It will clear out fairly quickly. This is very common with a number of wood/coal burning stoves.

Thanks.

 

[user 7704]

Thanks everyone. I've gotten good info. I believe I'll take the Ashley cast iron. It's small like I want. I wish it had a glass door so I can see inside, but it's not worth $200 for a window.

 

[Dani]

Our wood stove in the bedroom has been burning 24/7 for the last few days now. . . . but we do heat the entire house with wood. And if in the bedroom, I am in a short sleeve shirt

 

[user 7704]

My son in law said that since it weighs 175 lbs, he could move it out in summer if he wants. He's stronger than I am.

 

[user 7704]

The tricky part is having room for the amount of pipe needed to have an upward draft. Not too many inches to play with.

 

[Brent S]

The tricky part is having room for the amount of pipe needed to have an upward draft. Not too many inches to play with.

I put a wood stove in my prefab fireplace for a while and had no problems with it venting properly. The top of the stove just needs to be low enough to get the flu pipe into the fireplace flu without too sharp a bend. I don’t want anything greater than a 45deg bend, no 90’s. With a good vent you reduce the chance of the stove smoking on the startup.

 

[user 7704]

I put a wood stove in my prefab fireplace for a while and had no problems with it venting properly. The top of the stove just needs to be low enough to get the flu pipe into the fireplace flu without too sharp a bend. I don’t want anything greater than a 45deg bend, no 90’s. With a good vent you reduce the chance of the stove smoking on the startup.

Thanks

 

[Mountain trapper]

Robin, I'd go with the cast iron stove. The sheet metal one is less than an 1/8" thick. It wouldn't take long for it to burn through.
The cast iron stove that I put in my cabin smoked at first too. Turns out my stove didn't have a door gasket. I bought a length of door gasket material at the hardware store and some high temp glue. I glued the gasket around the inside of the door and the smoke problem was solved. The down side of the cast iron stove is that it will only hold heat for about 3 hours.
The stove that I put in the house is made from 1/4" to 3/8" steel plate and is lined with fire brick, and weighed about 500 pounds. This stove is much more efficient and will hold hot coals over night.
I think my cast iron stove was around $250. The stove for the house was over $4500 and has nickel legs and door with a glass window.

 

[user 7704]

Robin, I'd go with the cast iron stove. The sheet metal one is less than an 1/8" thick. It wouldn't take long for it to burn through.
The cast iron stove that I put in my cabin smoked at first too. Turns out my stove didn't have a door gasket. I bought a length of door gasket material at the hardware store and some high temp glue. I glued the gasket around the inside of the door and the smoke problem was solved. The down side of the cast iron stove is that it will only hold heat for about 3 hours.
The stove that I put in the house is made from 1/4" to 3/8" steel plate and is lined with fire brick, and weighed about 500 pounds. This stove is much more efficient and will hold hot coals over night.
I think my cast iron stove was around $250. The stove for the house was over $4500 and has nickel legs and door with a glass window.

Thanks AD. I'm going today to see the floor model and measure . The pipe placement is going to be tight.

This small model has a decorative side design so that if I decide to turn it sideways it will look nice.

I dont even have to dismantle the gas logs. Just remove the pipe and cap the flue. I wouldn't do that , but I like options.

My husband is squealing like a pig, but I don't bitch about how much he spends on alcohol .

 

[GaRp58]

The tricky part is having room for the amount of pipe needed to have an upward draft. Not too many inches to play with.

I've seen a few people in Hungary who have take the original pipe up about 3 ft. then moved to a larger pipe. I think they wanted the gases to expand and rise faster. The big problem if a chimney is too high or does not get hot enough, it will cause a problem with the drawing up and out of the gases since the air pressure above it is too heavy to let the hot gases out and causes the smoke to stay in the stove/house.

 

[GaRp58]

Turns out my stove didn't have a door gasket. I bought a length of door gasket material at the hardware store and some high temp glue. I glued the gasket around the inside of the door and the smoke problem was solved.

Whew, glad someone's experiences verified my statement that most smoking is not a big problem and could be easily solved! GP

 

[Brent S]

I’ve seen the stove pictured at the top of her post. I’m pretty sure the steel is about 1/4 to 3/8” thick, which is pretty good. I’m using cast iron here, right now in fact, but would have no problem with using a thick steel one.

 

[user 7704]

Two inches too tall so I special ordered a smaller unit which should work fine. Also, it saves me about $150 or so. It's for emergencies . I very happy. Had to go to different store to get correct size pipes etc. Stove should be in first of next month.

 

[Brent S]

Two inches too tall so I special ordered a smaller unit which should work fine. Also, it saves me about $150 or so. It's for emergencies . I very happy. Had to go to different store to get correct size pipes etc. Stove should be in first of next month.

I remember my first wood stove. I wasn’t using an existing flue from a fireplace so had to triple wall pipe it thru the attic and above the roof line. The pipes cost Way more than the stove did! Sure wish I still had that stove today though. Darned beautiful upright cast iron unit with lots of decorative pieces and a great glass pane front. Bought it at a yard sale for 100 bucks, deal of a lifetime.

 

[Jeff0278]

I had a wood fireplace and converted it to gas logs.

I'm thinking about converting to a stove or insert. Which do you suggest? It looks like inserts are twice as much as stoves.

Please give me your input. I live in woods, so wood is plentiful. Plus, in Tennessee, it wouldnt be needed daily.

First off I would not have converted to gas.
I have heated a 2000sft on this stove
https://jotul.com/us/products/wood-stoves/jotul-f-3-cb
I burned around 5 cords a winter, these stoves are Awesome. I would load it up at night again in the morning and when I I got home and at night, it never went out all winter, they work!!

 

[user 7704]

I didn't convert for heat. I just did it for easy on and off flames. My son loves having a "fire" for a few minutes when he first get up and we have to go out to open coop and get paper.

Instant on/instant off.

 

[GaRp58]

Yes, gas saves a lot of work. Turn it on, put some wood on top, let start burning, 10 min. gas then turn it off again. Quick, clean, easy and not newspaper ashes floating around and stopping up the chimney either. GP

 

[user 7704]

Yes, gas saves a lot of work. Turn it on, put some wood on top, let start burning, 10 min. gas then turn it off again. Quick, clean, easy and not newspaper ashes floating around and stopping up the chimney either. GP

Can't put wood on top of gas logs.

 

[GaRp58]

Sorry, gas logs gotta come out of you wanna burn some wood, pinecones or packed paper logs.

 

[user 7704]

That's what I said.

 

[GaRp58]

Thats what I read,,,,didn't know you had 'em.
LOL