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  1. S

    Smoke fills house

    My partner and I had a new Hearthstone Castleton model stove installed in March 2025. The installation is at an elevation of about 1000 feet off State Highway 11 in Pickens County, South Carolina. We followed the break-in instructions and then in December began using the stove on cold days...
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  2. magillil

    I'm green, but my wood isn't

    Hello! I got my first wood insert, a Neo 2.5, three days ago. So far, I haven't been able to get a good fire going. I am using small, tree branches from my yard trees, which are aged way longer than 6 months - more like 3 years or more. I don't have many split logs and don't know if they might...
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