I did, however, bork my computer all to hell, which is why I've been gone. =)
My stove is wonderful! I have pictures! That I can't post because this computer doesn't have an SD card reader and I don't have the right cables to hook up my camera, BUT I DO HAVE THEM.
My only problem is that it's freaking tiny. Which, I knew that, and I needed a small stove, but... DANG. The manual says not to let coals build more than 1" below the lip of the door, which is like... maybe half an inch? I have no idea how you could even hope to burn 24/7 or even just all day and not having more coals than that. Yesterday was my first full 24 hours of burning and I've got more ASH than that. It's also so narrow that you have to be REALLY CAREFUL when you open the door or add more wood not to let embers fall out- I started holding my coal shovel up against the lip to catch anything. I started raking them towards the back and sides and putting the splits on top of that, which worked fine as far as keeping the fire going. I would definitely recommend going more than the minimum amount of front protection or putting down a hearth board. Basically they could've put a side loading door and not hurt my feelings any. And an ash pan. =P They're also delusional if they think that it will accept 16" logs. Maybe ONE 16" log, set diagonally. Most of my wood is thankfully on the shorter side, or I'd be in a pickle.
I can't get this stove above 350 to save my life and even that was with a stove chok-full of hot coals and two splits in full flames. It heats the main living room up fine, but the bedrooms are cold. It would be tricky for any stove, since I live in a trailer and it's all shotgun style with the stove in the middle. I'm playing with fans to see how best to move the heat down the hallways. My wood is nice and try, it's not overly smoky, I don't hear any pops or sizzles, and it catches faster than anything.
Also it'd be nice if there was a flue damper. You can choke down the air supply from the OAK but that's it. Lot of heat just going up my flue!
I have yet to get this stove to stay lit overnight. I just don't know if it's possible with how little it is and how shallow a coal bed you can build up. Any ideas?
All in all, I am very pleased with it. It looks great, the view is wonderful, and it's practically foolproof. It's not big enough for you to overfire it. The secondaries just go gangbusters easy as pie and all I have to do is do a small paper fire to warm the flue up, build the little log cabin style to start my fire, and then off she goes. The only real complaints I have are the problems with the coals and not being able to get an overnight. Basically about five more inches in depth or maybe 2 or 3 inches deeper from the stove door to the bottom of the firebox, so you wouldn't have to worry about setting your foot on fire whenever you open the door would fix it. I suppose I could cut all my wood to about 8" long, but... no. =P
As soon as I get my real computer back from the shop I'll have pictures up, promise!
~Rose
My stove is wonderful! I have pictures! That I can't post because this computer doesn't have an SD card reader and I don't have the right cables to hook up my camera, BUT I DO HAVE THEM.
My only problem is that it's freaking tiny. Which, I knew that, and I needed a small stove, but... DANG. The manual says not to let coals build more than 1" below the lip of the door, which is like... maybe half an inch? I have no idea how you could even hope to burn 24/7 or even just all day and not having more coals than that. Yesterday was my first full 24 hours of burning and I've got more ASH than that. It's also so narrow that you have to be REALLY CAREFUL when you open the door or add more wood not to let embers fall out- I started holding my coal shovel up against the lip to catch anything. I started raking them towards the back and sides and putting the splits on top of that, which worked fine as far as keeping the fire going. I would definitely recommend going more than the minimum amount of front protection or putting down a hearth board. Basically they could've put a side loading door and not hurt my feelings any. And an ash pan. =P They're also delusional if they think that it will accept 16" logs. Maybe ONE 16" log, set diagonally. Most of my wood is thankfully on the shorter side, or I'd be in a pickle.
I can't get this stove above 350 to save my life and even that was with a stove chok-full of hot coals and two splits in full flames. It heats the main living room up fine, but the bedrooms are cold. It would be tricky for any stove, since I live in a trailer and it's all shotgun style with the stove in the middle. I'm playing with fans to see how best to move the heat down the hallways. My wood is nice and try, it's not overly smoky, I don't hear any pops or sizzles, and it catches faster than anything.
Also it'd be nice if there was a flue damper. You can choke down the air supply from the OAK but that's it. Lot of heat just going up my flue!
I have yet to get this stove to stay lit overnight. I just don't know if it's possible with how little it is and how shallow a coal bed you can build up. Any ideas?
All in all, I am very pleased with it. It looks great, the view is wonderful, and it's practically foolproof. It's not big enough for you to overfire it. The secondaries just go gangbusters easy as pie and all I have to do is do a small paper fire to warm the flue up, build the little log cabin style to start my fire, and then off she goes. The only real complaints I have are the problems with the coals and not being able to get an overnight. Basically about five more inches in depth or maybe 2 or 3 inches deeper from the stove door to the bottom of the firebox, so you wouldn't have to worry about setting your foot on fire whenever you open the door would fix it. I suppose I could cut all my wood to about 8" long, but... no. =P
As soon as I get my real computer back from the shop I'll have pictures up, promise!
~Rose
