Seeing as how Hearth.com is sponsered by Jotul, im sure I will hear all about this one.
I have Jotul Rockand insert. I knew buying a flush face would result in less radiant heat, but the wife liked it. I hear that a lot on here. Although I must say I like it too. When I open my door to reload, I get a blast of heat not felt with the door closed. In the manual, it says the glass has a IR coating. I am sure this is to keep the firebox hotter. However, I feel to begin with that the firebox is too hot anyway. If I use well seasoned wood, it cruises at 650° with the air all the way down, which im sure has a lot to do with the secondary air intake. (this I also feel lets in too much air). I am not new to wood stoves, but I am to EPA wood stoves.
So here is my question. What do you think about replacing the glass with a ceramic which does not have the IR coating? This would allow more radiant heat into the room. Some people will say that Jotul designed it this way for a reason. I agree, but I would also say it is designed for general conditions and not tailored to how you might operate your stove. Anyways, I would love to hear everyones suggestions.
I am always thinking of ways to improve upon something, I suppose it is the engineer in me.
I have Jotul Rockand insert. I knew buying a flush face would result in less radiant heat, but the wife liked it. I hear that a lot on here. Although I must say I like it too. When I open my door to reload, I get a blast of heat not felt with the door closed. In the manual, it says the glass has a IR coating. I am sure this is to keep the firebox hotter. However, I feel to begin with that the firebox is too hot anyway. If I use well seasoned wood, it cruises at 650° with the air all the way down, which im sure has a lot to do with the secondary air intake. (this I also feel lets in too much air). I am not new to wood stoves, but I am to EPA wood stoves.
So here is my question. What do you think about replacing the glass with a ceramic which does not have the IR coating? This would allow more radiant heat into the room. Some people will say that Jotul designed it this way for a reason. I agree, but I would also say it is designed for general conditions and not tailored to how you might operate your stove. Anyways, I would love to hear everyones suggestions.
I am always thinking of ways to improve upon something, I suppose it is the engineer in me.
