Woodstock Fireview help

Good question, I too cut up the last 9 cords into 18" lengths and now realize that I won't be getting a new stove for a couple of years. Seems 16" wood is a much more common wood length.

I as well have a question concerning the fireview which I have plans to purchase in the near future. I currently have a hearthstone starlet, so all my wood is cut to the appropriate length of the fireview, but I was wondering what the width of the door is and what size diameter log can fit through it, for it is considerably smaller than a front loader. Thanks.

Side door is 8"x10". My splits are 14-18". You can squeeze 19-20" but they will be right up against the loading door. I have no problem loading, I start with the largest split in back and fill in from there. You can fill the firebox with 4 good sized 6" splits and it will burn for 12 hrs.

Todd said:

Side door is 8"x10". My splits are 14-18". You can squeeze 19-20" but they will be right up against the loading door. I have no problem loading, I start with the largest split in back and fill in from there. You can fill the firebox with 4 good sized 6" splits and it will burn for 12 hrs.

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Not sure how long you are willing to wait on a stove, but a representative from woodstock confirmed that a larger stove is on the drawing board. He would not give specifics of size, efficiency rating etc etc, but he did say that a larger stove is coming soon. This works for me because I do not have a stove yet and I'm moving this summer.

Actually 8 1/8 width and the 10" that Todd gave is the smallest part. The top of the door is not straight across but goes up to around 12" in height.

As for the larger stove from Woodstock, don't hold your breath. I talked to someone on the know a year ago and was told they are definitely looking at it but have no definite date nor commitment yet.

We do put in 19" logs and I think 19 1/2" is perhaps the maximum we've squeezed in. But the logs on the bottom need to be the 16" maximum and the longer ones on top.

EasyEd said:

Todd said:

Side door is 8"x10". My splits are 14-18". You can squeeze 19-20" but they will be right up against the loading door. I have no problem loading, I start with the largest split in back and fill in from there. You can fill the firebox with 4 good sized 6" splits and it will burn for 12 hrs.

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Not sure how long you are willing to wait on a stove, but a representative from woodstock confirmed that a larger stove is on the drawing board. He would not give specifics of size, efficiency rating etc etc, but he did say that a larger stove is coming soon. This works for me because I do not have a stove yet and I'm moving this summer.

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I hope your right and soon means next season. I'll start saving for it now. I knew they would have to come around when their #1 competitor (Hearthstone) is two sizes up on them now that they came out with the Equinox.

The inside firebox is 14.5 H, 13 W and 20 L. the front and back of the stove have the small angle in it so any piece longer than 18 need to fit in the middle, they will not go all the way to the front or the back because of the angle. 19" wood will work ok, but I try to keep the lenght to 18" or less. I did stuff a piece in there that I had cut with the saw, like 7.5 inches by 9 inches. That chunk took a while to burn.

It would be great if they came out with a larger stove, but then I would have to consider upgrading and I have not had this one for a full season. Woodstock is a great company to deal with.

Unless Woodstock is trying to spring the larger stove on us I'm not sure if it's going to be ready by next season. Again, the rep was very vague in saying that it takes years for a new product to go from design and testing to someone's house. They have been doing a pretty good job of keeping the information close hold, maybe we'll see it next season.

I hope your right and soon means next season. I'll start saving for it now. I knew they would have to come around when their #1 competitor (Hearthstone) is two sizes up on them now that they came out with the Equinox.[/quote]

Forgot to mention that the rep also said that they are considering a hybrid type stove, not sure how that will function but we'll see. Knowing the reputation that woodstock has for quality and longevity, I'm sure they will not just put a product out just to compete in a certain segment of the market.

I wonder if it will be an everburn/cat hybrid. I'm going to call tomorrow and see if I can get anything out of them.

Todd said:

I wonder if it will be an everburn/cat hybrid. I'm going to call tomorrow and see if I can get anything out of them.

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Given their stated commitment to catalytic technology, I would guess it will definitely be a cat stove. Given the fact that they are a small shop that MUST have good quality and low risk, I doubt you will see any risky hybrid designs come out of their shop. A company like Woodstock has to be perfect, since a large scale recall or defect could seriously hurt them financially.

My guess is a larger catalytic (and catalytic only) stove. Something like a scaled-up Keystone, since it has the ash pan in its design and is more contemporary than the Fireview.

The only thing I like about the keystone is the top flue exit. They can keep their ash pan.

Actually, they should just scale up the fireview and reduce the rear clearance requirement somehow. Ooh, wouldn't that be sumthin?

Highbeam said:

The only thing I like about the keystone is the top flue exit. They can keep their ash pan.

Actually, they should just scale up the fireview and reduce the rear clearance requirement somehow. Ooh, wouldn't that be sumthin?

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If it's the Woodstock i'm thinking of isn't the front clearance only 8" because the front doesn't open? That might make it work on the same hearth and still give the added rear clearance.

Also, I need the loading door on the other side like on the Heritage since were making requests.

I like my Heritage but a friend looked at and bought a Fireview on my suggestion and he loves it.

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The only thing I like about the keystone is the top flue exit. They can keep their ash pan.

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Have you actually seen the ash pan setup on the Keystone, or are you just ash pan adverse?

I'm curious because I wouldn't buy a stove without one.

I saw the ash pan on their site and how it works. This thread actually brought me to the site to check them out again. The ash pan for that keystone is another dainty one. Seriously, I fill a standard galvanized pail (12 quarts?) with ash from my 2.3 CF heritage. How many times would you need to fiddle with that silly ash pan to get the same volume? Also, I am ashpan adverse. It is a huge waste of space and money on my heritage adding complexity to an otherwise simple stove.

Yes Tarm, I was thinking the same thing about the hearth pad. The fireview has a benefit of a non-operable front door which is actually a good thing and so the front clearance is small but the rear clearance is huge so the stove ends up way on the front edge of a standard 48" deep hearth. The required rear clearance is much more than would be required due to the rear flue, indicating that there must be something hot on the back. They could fix that rear heat issue and fit the larger fireview on the same hearth.

I wish the side door was on the left too. Woodstock has been doing it on the right for a long long time on several models of stove so I think that we're stuck with it. Good news is that you shouldn't need to load as often.

I have an email in to WS asking about a larger stove.