Lakewood Wood Stove

[Squisher]

Don't judge. It's a shop, a place of creativity. Lol.

My old Lakewood went back into service today. Just in time too, the shop has been chilly!

Top down light up, for its first shop fire.

 

[Lake Girl]

Updated what I found so far on the Lakewood stoves ... No manuals yet but still have some unreturned emails. Found a pic of the Unicorn cat
https://www.hearth.com/talk/wiki/lakewood-stoves/?noRedirect=1

 

[Squisher]

I am wanting to consider some options for making this stove more efficient. I've been searching and looking around but if anyone has any threads or similar type stoves they want to point me towards, it would be much appreciated.

 

[begreen]

Does it have a baffle?

 

[Squisher]

Yes. I posted a pic of the inside on the first page. Albeit not that great of one. Here it is again. It has a warped simple metal plate as a baffle.

It's operating in my shop the same as it did in my house. Either heat or smoke out the stack. It will idle down and smoulder well. But man is it smokey.

 

[begreen]

Is there a damper on the flue? That won't stop the smoke but will keep heat resident for longer in the stove and pipe below the damper.

 

[Squisher]

I have no damper in the pipe, if that's what you mean? It seems like I can really turn it down well though with the air dampers on the door.

 

[Squisher]

I should add I'm happy with the heat output, just wanting to clean up and extend the burn times a bit if possible.

 

[begreen]

With our Jotul I get more heat by not smoldering (air all the way closed) but by having the air open a little and closing down the flue damper. Flue temp above the damper goes down and the stove temp comes up. But to clean up the burn it will take more than this.

 

[begreen]

I should add I'm happy with the heat output, just wanting to clean up and extend the burn times a bit if possible.

There are some success stories here with putting in a full, baffle and secondary rack below it.

 

[Squisher]

With our Jotul I get more heat by not smoldering (air all the way closed) but by having the air open a little and closing down the flue damper. Flue temp above the damper goes down and the stove temp comes up. But to clean up the burn it will take more than this.

Ok. Thanks that seems like a simple way to get more efficiency out of it.

 

[begreen]

Search on secondary in this forum for some threads on the topic. Here's one to get you started:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/secondary-air-conversion-of-old-stove.154832/

 

[Squisher]

Incredible that stove on that link. Thanks.

 

[begreen]

Yes, that's a pretty sweet and complete conversion.

 

[husky345 vermont resolute]

That's a sweet job .


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[robatnorfolk]

Updated what I found so far on the Lakewood stoves ... No manuals yet but still have some unreturned emails. Found a pic of the Unicorn cat
https://www.hearth.com/talk/wiki/lakewood-stoves/?noRedirect=1

This manual covers :
The- LAKEWOOD Cottager
The LAKEWOOD Unicorn
The LAKEWOOD Unicorn Catalytic
The LAKEWOOD Special I
The LAKEWOOD Special II
The LAKEWOOD Elan 2000
The LAKEWOOD Lodger
The LAKEWOOD Lodger I I
The LAKEWOOD 1500 Series

 

[Lake Girl]

This manual covers :
The- LAKEWOOD Cottager
The LAKEWOOD Unicorn
The LAKEWOOD Unicorn Catalytic
The LAKEWOOD Special I
The LAKEWOOD Special II
The LAKEWOOD Elan 2000
The LAKEWOOD Lodger
The LAKEWOOD Lodger I I
The LAKEWOOD 1500 Series

Thanks for the manual!

 

[Kytepc]

I live in Bobcaygeon where these stoves were made, I have friends that worked at the factory and was at the sale when they shut down.
All i can tell you is they were heavy and built well, as for parts, baffles etc go to a fab shop and have one made up as they made in the factory
you will still get years out of the stove. The name of the stove was represented by the animal on the door. The stove above is a elk, unicorn had a unicorn on the door

 

[Kytepc]

elan 1800 and a workhorse
I only know of one other workhorse. It was one of there large stoves always wanted.