Ok, burners, I've got a conundrum for you. I've been looking to put a medium size wood stove in my basement to compliment my ZC insert in the living room, and have been doing some homework in eager anticipation. I really like the looks and reputation of the Jotul stoves in general, and my in-laws have a Vermont Castings Defiant that keeps most of their house toasty without much trouble. That said, I ran into this "wood stove guide" at http://stoveguide.net/desktop.asp that asserts due to the way cast iron stoves are cemented together, they break down, loose efficiency, and generally should be avoided.
Does this make any sense at all? I find it hard to believe that major wood stove companies with fantastic reputations would be in the positions they are if this were really a problem. What's fear-mongering, and what's reality?
Does this make any sense at all? I find it hard to believe that major wood stove companies with fantastic reputations would be in the positions they are if this were really a problem. What's fear-mongering, and what's reality?