Hearthstone Phoenix Installed

i had a pheonix for almost 10 years. had a similar install as well. i loved the look and watching the fire. just wasnt quite enough for us and i wanted a longer burn. please let me know if you have any direct questions about it.

one thing- (may sound like a broken record) for any decent amount of heat your wood MUST be good and dry. made a huge difference for us. get it going and shut down the primary air, and let her go!

enjoy it.

BruceNorEast said:

It took about a year, much of that spent absorbing wisdom from all of the good people who took the time to post their thoughts on this great site; our first stove is finally installed

I started the break in fires right after the installers left on Wednesday, and last night we got to try it out: Outside temps were 38F and falling, the inside air temp from across the room from the stove was reading 78F, but it felt much hotter from the radiant heat (like sitting in the sweltering summer sun). I only had the stove top pushing 350F and it was too much for us this early in the season.

I let the fire burn down to coals and went to bed. six and a half hours later the outside temp was 26F, the inside air temp was 69F and the stove top was about 100F (using a cheap laser pointer infrared/non-contact thermometer).

Thanks again to everyone who answered my questions, and (even more importantly) everyone who shared their experiences and knowledge with us all!

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Very nice looking install. Good luck and happy burning.

Well done, looks wonderful!

Looks real nice, you up in northern New England? We didn't get quite that cold down south here.

Nice set up, looks familiar.

BruceNorEast said:

Thanks guys!

Daksy, yes! Watching the secondaries sure beats what they put on television

Shoot-Straight, I appreciate that! The salespeople didn't know much more than what's in the brochure, good to have experienced backup! Being in Maryland, your weather isn't likely to be worse than mine. I understand wanting longer burn times, but while it was going did it not throw enough heat for you?

Thanks Tenn Dave and Isipwater, we're pretty happy with the way it turned out so far.

Weatherguy, "you up in northern New England? We didn't get quite that cold down south here" in the Monadnock region - just a bit of elevation, adds a little more bite to the chill ...windshields had a hard frost the next morning. The worst of it is the incessant winter winds, I've been planting trees to help mitigate it.

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sorry i just revisted this thread- yes, it didnt putr out quite enough for us. we have a 2300 sq house, new construction, but very leaky. my contractor sucked. we are also "little house on the prairie" and get pummelled by the strong nw winter winds. to top it off we have catherdral ceielings in the stove room and bedroom and the chimney is on the outside wall and is a huge heat loss.

i guess i was ok with the heat output. i didnt mind the heat coming on somedays to help out, but i simply wanted more heat over a longer period. my new BK hasnt quite lived up to the bill yet, i am hoping i will work the bugs out soon. there is a learning curve with each stove. anything i can do to cut yours down, let me know.

it doesnt run nearly as hot as a metal or cast stove. i think the hottest i ever got my center stone was about 400-425. it would start there, then cruise at 300 for a while then gradually decline. overall there was nothing wrong with the stove. i sold it to a guy in PA who was putting it in a historic house he was renovating. it was simply stunning to look at. also, im sure you have noticed that it takes quite a while to warm it up, and for the heat to radiate to other objects in the home.