The stars are right.
After much research and inner debate and understanding from the wife, I'm buying a Woodstock Fireview next weekend. Part of me wants to make the Hearthstone work . . . I've always rated it a B+, but a Woodstock sale, a tax credit that I'm paying for anyway since my wife and I are luckily and happily employed, a stove room renovation project, and Woodstock's customer service - an experience that has been great so far and I don't even own the stove yet - all intersected.
I've been pretty happy with the Hearthstone Homestead, but I need the longer burn times of the cat and a bit more heat. Last season, I was a zealot and went to bed late and got up early to feed the stove to keep it going in January. I wasn't as happy to do that this year. Adding a damper would help some, I'm sure . . . in fact I'm adding a damper to the Fireview in case overdraft . . . my stack is over 25 feet straight up!
The Fireview firebox size is only 10% larger, but I expect that the Fireview will store more heat . . . 485 lbs vs. 360 lbs and a double layer of stone (almost 2") vs. single layer (1.25"). Although the wood of a 2.2 box will put out practically the same heat as the wood of a 2.0 box, I figure I can add more wood during the day burn to boost up the stone's stored heat when I'll need it in January.
I'll start looking for a buyer for my Homestead after I disconnect it this weekend. Sad to see it go. Very attractice stove with a large view of the fire, but I think the Woodstock will work better for my needs and set up.
As I said, the stars are right.
After much research and inner debate and understanding from the wife, I'm buying a Woodstock Fireview next weekend. Part of me wants to make the Hearthstone work . . . I've always rated it a B+, but a Woodstock sale, a tax credit that I'm paying for anyway since my wife and I are luckily and happily employed, a stove room renovation project, and Woodstock's customer service - an experience that has been great so far and I don't even own the stove yet - all intersected.
I've been pretty happy with the Hearthstone Homestead, but I need the longer burn times of the cat and a bit more heat. Last season, I was a zealot and went to bed late and got up early to feed the stove to keep it going in January. I wasn't as happy to do that this year. Adding a damper would help some, I'm sure . . . in fact I'm adding a damper to the Fireview in case overdraft . . . my stack is over 25 feet straight up!
The Fireview firebox size is only 10% larger, but I expect that the Fireview will store more heat . . . 485 lbs vs. 360 lbs and a double layer of stone (almost 2") vs. single layer (1.25"). Although the wood of a 2.2 box will put out practically the same heat as the wood of a 2.0 box, I figure I can add more wood during the day burn to boost up the stone's stored heat when I'll need it in January.
I'll start looking for a buyer for my Homestead after I disconnect it this weekend. Sad to see it go. Very attractice stove with a large view of the fire, but I think the Woodstock will work better for my needs and set up.
As I said, the stars are right.
And you know that the Fireview has been well tested under this roof!
