New ESW nc13 in van in driveway!!!!!

Got my new 13 today. The thread about Farm and Fleet sale payed off.
Lowes price matched with no problem $549
Working on the install now, quick switch. Sooooooooo happy with the deal, can't wait to start heating with it. :cheese:

SlyFerret said:

Awesome!! How much do you have to do to get it installed?

-SF

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It was a switch out. I knew in advance that my current clearances would be very tight but the manual is hard to understand???
The install got delayed due lack of backs to carry it in, just finished now and doing a small break in fire 200-250* then let it die and crank her up tomorrow.

I did a corner install but not a true 45*. I will need the heat shields because one corner is 13.5" and the other is 11". The way I read it with the HS I can get to 8.5". The pipe is a solid 18" away from the back wall and 24" away from the side wall. Straight up chimney.

HOLY CRAP BATMAN. I overdid it a little on the break-in hit 400 on nothing for fuel!! Compared to my other stove this is like comparing a Yugo to a Porsche. Very responsive air intake beautiful secondaries. The smell was not offensive but strong. I have to choke her out for now till tomorrow when nobody is home and the furnace can be shut off and windows open. WOW WOW WOW.

Little up date for ya. I've been burning half loads just trying to get a feel for her. After all day yesterday of burning at midnight last night I popped in 1 5-6" round, 1 3-4" round and 1 medium-large split. I could fit 2 maybe 3, medium to small splits more, but didn't. This morning at 0700 I had enought coals to easily start her back up but the top was only 200*. So not sure when she stopped heating the room but it was 69* in the stove room with two fans running and about 18* outside. Now mind that the house was down to 59* at 600pm because I had windows open and a fan blowing out of the house all day while burning the sink off. So all the floors and walls and household items were cold and needed brought back up to temp plus the house is not woodstove friendly .

For me waking up to hot coals, especially enough to not need kindling is awsome. After reading all the great posts here and a quick chat with ESW I feel like I've owned this stove for years. The learning curve I think will be shortened a-lot from all the knowledge picked up here.
Thanks all of you for helping me pick out the right stove and how to operate it correctly and safely. I'm ready now to fill her up and see how long she'll go with my set up.