Gentlemen,
We just moved into our home this July. We have a Hearthstone Homestead in the partially finished basement. I've never had a woodstove before so I am learning the ropes. I have been told by many people how well this should heat the house. Right now I have about 3 inches of coals and a steady burn. The baby is hot...on the inside. Its not really throwing much heat into the room. I've got a thermometer on the flue pipe coming off the back of the stove and I can seem to get it above 300. I don't know if my expectations are off, if I am doing something wrong or if the thermometer is broken...the room is warmer for sure but it seems to me it should be TOASTY.
We just moved into our home this July. We have a Hearthstone Homestead in the partially finished basement. I've never had a woodstove before so I am learning the ropes. I have been told by many people how well this should heat the house. Right now I have about 3 inches of coals and a steady burn. The baby is hot...on the inside. Its not really throwing much heat into the room. I've got a thermometer on the flue pipe coming off the back of the stove and I can seem to get it above 300. I don't know if my expectations are off, if I am doing something wrong or if the thermometer is broken...the room is warmer for sure but it seems to me it should be TOASTY.