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  1. Fordskidoo

    Installing Chimney Pipe with Foundation Overhang Questions.

    Looking for thoughts on this. I have a Regency insert in my family room fireplace and love it, but it only heats up that room on the side of the house. I want to put a wood stove in my basement. House is a ranch, front of house has oil tank/ limited room to put a stove and I don’t want chimney...
  2. H

    Chemical condensation on our windows... Kind of worried

    Hi there! This is my first post on the forum, glad to have discoverd it! So we moved into a rental house, our living room has an insert wood stove. It's an old Deville. After having some work with gasket tape it's still a bit leaky from the door, but it gives of good heath now. A blessing to...
  3. stoveliker

    Window outside plastic residue

    So, I had a friend over who warmed the soles of his feet at the fire. Unfortunately he touched the window with his socks. So now I have a spot of an inch by an inch with the brown imprint of the weaving of his socks... Presumably it was some non-natural fiber as it seems to have melted on. It's...
  4. M

    King Pellet Stove 5500m Window

    I've had my stove about 5 years now, and whenever I run it, the glass always gets dirty very quickly. Anyone know how to fix this? I think I may just have my settings a bit off, but if I can get the right settings without having to guess and check for a month, that'd be Ideal. Thanks
  5. CodyR4

    Installing through the wall.

    Hi, I have decided to install my wood stove through the wall due to fear of asbestos being in my ceiling, my house is old af. So a couple questions I will provide pictures, does my stove already have a heat shield? Can I go through the wall DIRECTLY beside the window? If my wood stove does have...
  6. E

    Where should I put the wood stove? Chimney is near a window!

    Hi guys, I am going to purchase and install a wood stove. My issue is not knowing "where" exactly to locate it. I live in an old (small) house, the kitchen is large and has a brick chimney. This chimney seems to start in the cellar (right over the cellar door as soon as you walk down into the...