ADKhunter, I sent you a "conversation" about the stove. wanted to make sure you got it...
ok thanks! Maybe a cat stove will work well for me as I am gone most of the day and the VC seems to burn hot an quick. Good for warming up fast but...
do you happen to know a sqft heating capacity for the Jotul 12 in our climate? I have only done quick searches but cant seem to find one...
are you using yours as an insert or a freestander? what is the sqfootage of your house? how about the layout? just trying to draw parallels to...
well what are the pros and cons of the cat? like comparing the Jotul 12 to the F600...
thanks for all of the info so far. I have looked up the stoves you listed and the Isle Royal or the F600 seem like nice stoves. I am really looking...
Yes looking for same or more heat, longer burn times and less reloading. In your opinion, would it be easier to get all a want if I spend the...
I am running an old Vigilant. It does put off heat but is a wood eater. Never good coals left hen I get home and with the 6" flue, the heat...
Here is my story... I currently have a Vermont Castings stove vented to a 6"stainless liner inside an old clay liner. The stove requires an 8" so...
its not the damper, it is the front door handle. as for a square portion, nope! not on the outside of the stove anyway. inside it is two side...
well looks like I am just using the leverage pipe and hoping not to break the handle of until this summer! I worked on it this evening, hitting it...
thanks for all of the replies. I will have to wait for a day when it is not running=) and then start lubing and hammering! Ill let you know how it...
It seals all of the way around and has always worked fine until first use this fall. over the summer my dehumidifier died and the vc is in the...
does it just slide out? like, take off the latch, wd a lot, maybe a little torch heat and then hit it with a mallet, but not too hard?
After 7 years use by me, this stove decides to almost lock up! the front door handle takes two hands for me to move it and I often slide a pipe...
No shared space. they were two separate flues when clay and are still separate, now the stove flue is Stainless Steel 6" wrapped in insulation....
almost forgot... my VC vigilant flue comes off of the back of the stove because it is in a converted fireplace. it then goes into a tee and up....
I have a Lopi and Jotul dealer near me, I will check out the rest. thanks for all of the choices! do any of them stand out as a value like burn...
It is 2 seperate flues in one block then stone chimeny. the unused fireplace is still 8X12 clay but the new 6" SS is in its own, insulated well...
Hi all my first post is a big question. I have a 2000sqft house that I heat primarily with wood. I have been heating this way for the 8 years of my...
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