Pedestal or legs? Which do you prefer?
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soupy1957 said:
Yeah, my wife's loving the warmth from the stove. She's from NYC and always tells me how much warmer it was there. What, like 5 degrees average? I'll take the extra cold vs. living in da hood yo and getting my punk @$$ mugged or shot ; ) She did spend 2 years in Boston while we were dating and has since admitted that it's warmer here than in Boston and that the snow doesn't linger as long here either. I try to get the house toasty for her before she comes home from work. When she gets down to short sleeves, I know that me and the Englander are doing our jobs.
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John_M
Minister of Fire
Sure, now, if god believed legs were best, she would not have created, or even allowed the existance of Danish Modern design. Pedestal all the way for me. Legs make stoves look bowlegged (I feel really important when I make absolute statements). Gots to go eat now so I will not see the flames, insults and condemnations coming my way. >:-(
However, I do believe ash drawers are close to useless. One of these days I should look into the cavity of my Spectrum just to see what is in there. ;-) John_M
However, I do believe ash drawers are close to useless. One of these days I should look into the cavity of my Spectrum just to see what is in there. ;-) John_M
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
No choice . . . the stove I wanted came with legs . . . and a functional pan for the ash to boot. Legs and ash . . . does it get any better? 
Oh yeah, almost forgot to add . . . if I had a choice . . . legs . . . definitely legs.
Oh yeah, almost forgot to add . . . if I had a choice . . . legs . . . definitely legs.
Quote from John_M.....
[/quote](I feel really important when I make absolute statements). Gots to go eat now so I will not see the flames, insults and condemnations coming my way. >:-( [/quote]
No condemnations from me my friend. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder etc. etc. That's why I asked the question "Which do you prefer" rather than making an absolute statement like "Pedestals are ugly and I know you all agree!!" ; ) Lol!!
: ) AL
[/quote](I feel really important when I make absolute statements). Gots to go eat now so I will not see the flames, insults and condemnations coming my way. >:-( [/quote]
No condemnations from me my friend. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder etc. etc. That's why I asked the question "Which do you prefer" rather than making an absolute statement like "Pedestals are ugly and I know you all agree!!" ; ) Lol!!
: ) AL
snowtime
Minister of Fire
I notice no one uses the space under their stove. We start all our garden plants from our own seed. The problem is some peppers etc need lots of warn temps to get started. We put flats under the stove and they start really fast. If we get a dip intemp where I have to run the stove really hot we will just slide the flats out a way until the stove cools down a bit. This is an advantage of legs and a stove with ember only clearances underneath.
Mrs. Krabappel
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soupy1957
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Mrs. Krabappel
Minister of Fire
soupy1957 said:Kathleen: and the women of Rhode Island, are a breed apart! Tough bunch
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GatorDL55
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The question I have is - what to do with the pedestal that came off my 30? Is there a market for these that I could sell it? Sounds like most people use the legs anyway.
Thoughts? I'll take this moment to plug myself - $100 for a brand new pedestal for an Englander 30 if anyone wants it...
Thoughts? I'll take this moment to plug myself - $100 for a brand new pedestal for an Englander 30 if anyone wants it...
Nonprophet
Minister of Fire
GatorDL55 said:
I'm sure you could sell it on feeBay......
Oh, and one more vote for legs--we don't need no stinkin' pedestals..........
NP
fossil said:
That's interesting, I love the ash drawer on the little CFM. It's much bigger (at least compared to firebox) than the one on Englander.
I have pedestals on both of my stoves, but the Englander is in the basement so looks aren't that important.
Matt
MyFyrByrd
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I was considering purchasing a pedestal for my stove because it would raise it an extra 5 inches more than the legs. This might help in loading the stove. plus you could see more of the nice flames dancing around rather than looking down on a short stove.
MyFyrByrd
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Lopi answer. Pedestals looks better on plate stoves. Soapstone and cast looks better on legs . Come to think of it I never seen a soapstone or cast stove with a pedestal base.
MyFyrByrd
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Brother Bart ,I just read your profile bio. I love the part about craigslist, I can't stop laughing my a#*!*ss off!
You ought to be a comedian. Seriously!
You ought to be a comedian. Seriously!
ok now
double checked my flashcard.
Thats one more vote for the pedestal.
Hides my OAK and it's much easier to clean around the stove than under it.
rn
double checked my flashcard.
Thats one more vote for the pedestal.
Hides my OAK and it's much easier to clean around the stove than under it.
rn
summit
Minister of Fire
MyFyrByrd said:
Jotul used to make the cast iron "alpha" which has a pedestal base. It was cast, but the design looked more like a steel unit, however.
For the record, my Summit has a pedestal base. I like the look of the pedestal on most steel units. You also don't get dust bunnies and woodchips lying around under the stove with a pedestal like you do w/ legs.
loon
Minister of Fire
i built the hearth with rock from around the house and there is no way i could own a pedastal...
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