Lay it on me. Best overall insert and why? Currently looking at the Buck 91. I would like a wood burning insert with adjustable fans. (Up, Down, Left, Right) and variable speeds. 18p0 sq ft house. Budget around 5k.

This is in a home in Melbourne, Australia. Aequator brand from the logo. Anyone know anything more about this stove? Is it worth keeping/restoring? Thanks!

Fires are starting later, but it's still cold enough to have them at night. I can't remember the last time I kept using my insert so late in the season.

I am going to buy a wood fireplace insert medium size to put into an existing fireplace. Looking a Lopi brand. Have option to buy floor model from last year without a cat or newer model with a catalyst. I have a BlazeKing Princess in the basement for when it gets really cold. The insert will be more to just heat up a family room and kitchen 2,000 sqft. Not a big fan at catalyst as they have to be replaced every so often. Any thoughts pro or cons going with insert without a cat?

Disappointed with this company. I saw a pretty good deal on a Drolet Deco II for ~$1050 and finally pulled the trigger and bought it (I've been looking and comparing stoves for months and months)

Woke up to an email this morning stating that the order was cancelled because they're "out of stock" and low and behold went back to their website where the stove is available at a new price of $1299. It's not out of stock, they just don't want to honor the price they had it listed for. Won't be using them EVER and recommend nobody else does either. They claim to be the cheapest place to get stoves, but their new price is $100 more than Home Depot so F them I'll be supporting the big box and buying it there instead of the "small family business"

Dishonest, shady practice IMO. It's not like I'm buying a $14,000 pair of diamond Cartier earnings for $14 because of a typo here!

Hello, we are building a first-floor addition on our home and part of that addition includes a den that leads into the master suite, and you enter this den from double wide opening that leads into the kitchen/dining/living space (open concept). In this picture, I was thinking the back corner next to the door for the room labeled "Den".

My question is, since the den is about 16x12, should I be looking for a smaller stove to mostly warm that space and the adjacent bedroom, or should I try to get something that may generate enough heat to carry into the rest of the first floor since it's a fairly open floorplan?

I just don't have much experience with the heat output of a wood stove and how it can carry throughout a home.

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I’m about to pour a slab on a home and will be putting a wood stove in living room. Most stoves seem to recommend piping in outside air so I am thinking about putting a pipe in concrete coming up behind stove and also penetrating up where a wall is so I can duct up wall to outside and have air flow for stove.
I could just come out of wall but I think it would be more discreet in slab. Has anyone done this or similar in a crawl space? How did it work out ? Is outside air better (I’m thinking about air pressure and burn rate)?

Can anyone give me any info good/bad on this stove please. It has a screen that allows for the door to be open if desired but I know nothing about it. Was in a barn and wondering if it’s a keeper. Thanks

Hello! Can anyone tell me what Schrader model this is?

I have ton of wood on my land that had to come down cause they were either dead or the power company cut down 40-50 trees to upgrade their power lines.

Most of it is red oak. Between what they cut down and I cut down, it’s about 70 mature trees.

I dont even have a woodstove.

I would like to sell this stuff at the end of the driveway or to friends at what the buyer would say is “a really good price”. But I dont have a clue what wood is worth. I just know how to fell it and chop it up from growing up in the woods.

I’d like to recoup something from all my labor and expenses I’ve had over the last year from these trees. But I don’t want to rip anyone off or let it go “at a steal”.

Anyone have any advice? Recommendations on how size up, price or sell this?

Thanks!

Good afternoon, I am looking to join the wood burning circle after getting slaughtered on propane last winter.

Heating a 65×26 ~1700SF single new construction ranch on a same sized unfinished insulated basment. 8ft walls.

Due to the nature of the house the woodstove will go in the dead center of the basment.

Called the only two places within an hour of me and got the following:

Place 1: gotta go big, and turn it down. green mountain 80/ blaze king 40 Reason: we've done this for 30 years, this is what you'll need.

Place 2: step down and run hotter BK princess/ Ashford or Sorraco 30. Reasoning: if you finish the basment in the future it will be way too hot.

I'm leaning more towards the princess.

Any input is appreciated!

I'm looking for a 5kw wood stove in the UK that is Defra approved and efficient.

Budget is around the £500 - £600 mark which I believe should be sufficient but I'm willing to budge on that. I like contemporary modern design but not too fussed.

Typically looking to burn recycled briquettes, kiln dried wood and maybe occasionally coal.

Does anyone have any recommendations ?

Also, is there any specific type of tiles for the fireplace behind the strive that I should be aware of, or will any tile do the job?

I woke up this morning and my entire living room smelled of coal. I haven't burned anything for atleast 4-5 days idk whatbit could be. Any advice?

Hi r/woodstoving community,

I recently purchased a home in the East Bay area of California. The home has a Quaker Stove Co. Inc. "Quaker Large Moravian Parlor Stove" installed in the living room. I am looking to sell it to someone or to an antique store in the greater Bay Area. I would appreciate any advice on how to grade the condition of the stove. (Maybe there's a website that could tell me how to grade my stove?) Additionally, is there an antique store in the US or in the Bay Area that I could call and talk to about grading/selling my stove? Could someone tell me a ballpark value for this stove? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

The information plate on the back of the stove has some heat damage on it (see the last photo in this post). Does anyone have suggestions on how to remove the heat damage from the information plate so that the text is more readable?

Below I have transcribed the text as best as I can:

"

Quaker Stove Co., INC.

LANSDALE, PA. 19446

QUAKER LARGE MORAVIAN PARLOR STOVE

MODEL 303 DATE TESTED 2/19/19?0

FUEL APPROVED WOOD LABEL SER NO. ?39

[Diamond shape Logo?]

Arnold Green Testing Laboratories, Inc.

Natick, Massachusetts. 01760 00?

CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLES

SIDE 36" REAR 36" REAR FLUE 30"

TEST STANDARD(s) UL1482

"

Looking at a 2010 Jotul F3 that has some enamel damage. What experience have you had with touching up chips and were you happy with the results?

Noticed fire coming out of the crack for the first time last night, it’s on the back of the firebox and I think it’s connected to the bottom draft. Just wanted to know if it was safe to leave it and still use it or should it be fixed asap? Thank you so much!!

Sweep said my stove does not have a baffle to prevent flames from entering the pipe. I’ve lived here for 25 years and have never been told by a chimney sweep that my stove was unsafe. I had my entire pipe system replaced a few years ago and was never told about the requirement for a baffle. is the new sweep, correct, or trying to sell me a stove?

So this wood stove was a selling point of this house … only for it to become a concern after inspections.

Seller doesn’t know make or model; from my research I believe it to be a Buck Stove 26000. I found a manual for it which says 7” minimum clearance to mortar on combustible wall (no air gap). We have 2.5” clearance from the back corner of the stove to the brick, and 8” from the pipe to the wall. Not sure what our local code is, but I am highly skeptical this would meet it.

Now I’m just trying to figure out the best way to proceed with the stove and purchase of the house. I am concerned about our ability to get the house insured — and obviously concerned about actually using this stove, too. I don’t plan on using it in its current state.

Do you think I could find a smaller stove that would fit this same spot (likely with an elbow in the pipe) and meet proper clearance, or am I looking at a total re-do? Will insurance want to inspect it ASAP or will I have some time to rectify it?

I am now in the post-inspection negotiation phase. Seller doesn’t seem to see the issue because they have used the stove since 1985 “and it’s never been a problem.” I am a bit confused on how to proceed — so anything you can tell me would be a huge help. Thank you!

hey we have town inspection for new harman p43 tomorrow at 3pm

anyone know if i leave receipt from vendor/install printout could my wife could let inspector in and facilitate?

or do i have to be home as purchaser or signing off on inspection??

Located in Maine… storm damage brought a few trees down and I split them for firewood earlier this month. Wife and I just bought a house with a wood stove. Going to order more seasoned wood for next winter, just curious for anyone else in the northeast if 6 months is long enough for wood to season? Not sure if I should order enough wood to cover us this year and just plan to burn this pile next year? Still a couple large trees that I need to process so the pile here will be 2x bigger.

I’m about the sign on the dotted line for my first wood stove. Done hours of research and understand Heathstone to be a reputable manufacturer with good products. It is one that my local fireplace installer carries. I landed on the Green Mountain 60 but now I am seeing the reputation of the Green Mountain stoves to have draft problems. This will be installed in the basement and go up and out the basement wall. It will have exterior piping up above the roof of our ranch home. Probably looking at 20 foot of chimney piping so plenty long to get a good draft normally. There will also be a 30 degree elbow in addition to the 90 degree elbow. I’m concerned with these elbows that I’ll have draft issues with the Green Mountain 60 since it has a reputation of bad draft.

My main question - should I just get a different hearthstone product like shelburne? Will there actually be a draft difference between a shelburne and a green mountain 60?

Thanks in advance. Trying to learn everything I can before this big purchase!

Hi, I have a Lange cast iron enamel stove. It’s about 24 in wide by 18 deep by 36in tall. I find that it’s much more practical to load the wood vertically - standing up then the usual horizontal way (for example in fireplaces everybody puts the wood in horizontal). Any reason why I shouldn’t put wood vertically ?