Has anyone seen this? Forgive me if there are other posts about it, but I didn't find any. I always wish my draft was remotely controlled. You may want to skip the first two minutes of this video.
Remote control for air control
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fox9988
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fishingpol
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Air brought in through the bottom grate? I always thought that it was a no no, equal to opening the bottom ash pan on start up. I like the concept though.
KaptJaq
Minister of Fire
For coal the air needs to come from under the fire to keep it going. In the animation sequence of the video, as he moves the lever from wood to coal, it closes the top air and opens the bottom... When the lever is in the "start" position both vents are open.
KaptJaq
Treacherous
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Here is a thread from December on this:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/total-remote-control-woodstove.79183/
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/total-remote-control-woodstove.79183/
Got it! Precaud has one. I always saw Nestor Martin in his signature, but I didn't know what it was. He has two interesting stoves.
precaud
Minister of Fire
Update: It appears that they have given up on promoting the Nestor Martin brand for woodstoves in the US. It continues to be promoted as a premium brand almost everywhere else in the world.
The S33 cast iron stove from Nestor Martin's line (which has the same firebox and remote control setup as mine) is now being marketed in the USA under the old Efel brand:
http://www.efel-usa.com/
"Efel" is just a phonetic rendering of FL, for Foundries du Lion, which manufactures the units in Belgium. I don't know where they are coming in price-wise, but it appears the quality is the same... which is very good.
And they are also starting to use a couple of the same brand names they have been promoting in Europe for some simpler, less expensive stoves: Stanford and Harmony. These are made by FL but do not have the same internal design.
I don't understand the sense of this "multiple brand name" strategy - it's too scattered, it's hard enough to get even one accepted in the marketplace. They should just pick one, put all models under it, and run with it for the long term.
Gee... someday my X33 will be a collector's item...
The S33 cast iron stove from Nestor Martin's line (which has the same firebox and remote control setup as mine) is now being marketed in the USA under the old Efel brand:
http://www.efel-usa.com/
"Efel" is just a phonetic rendering of FL, for Foundries du Lion, which manufactures the units in Belgium. I don't know where they are coming in price-wise, but it appears the quality is the same... which is very good.
And they are also starting to use a couple of the same brand names they have been promoting in Europe for some simpler, less expensive stoves: Stanford and Harmony. These are made by FL but do not have the same internal design.
I don't understand the sense of this "multiple brand name" strategy - it's too scattered, it's hard enough to get even one accepted in the marketplace. They should just pick one, put all models under it, and run with it for the long term.
Gee... someday my X33 will be a collector's item...
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