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  1. K

    Woodstove required clearance question

    I have an Avalon 1250 that I am going to install in the corner of my living room. We recently put in wood floors in the living room and left a space for the size and shape hearth I thought would be required based on my understanding (at the time) of the clearances in the manual and NFPA 211...
  2. Barrie WETT Inspector

    Identify a Wood Stove

    Hello, Can anyone identify this particular Wood Stove. Appreciate your time :) Not sure if image will be visible. Here is link http://wett-inspection.com/Old-Wood-Stove.JPG
  3. P

    What type of stove is this?

    Hey everyone, new to the forum here. Just bought my first house. Found this in the garage, would like to use it to heat my shop but don't really know anything about it. What type of stove is this and how do I set it up
  4. F

    Building out space for a replacement Stove... Advice?

    I bought a very old house, ca. 1710 recently, and one feature it has is a wood stove. I recently went to light a fire in it, and the whole thing began smoking out of every seam. We used this opportunity to replace it- it was ugly and disgusting as far as wood stoves go, and there had been some...
  5. J

    Help - New House with Fisher Stove - Questions for first time user

    Hi all! I'm in NC awaiting this winter storm and need help with my wood stove! Short story: can I use this stove safely if our power goes out? Fire bricks are badly cracked and I've never used this before Long story: we just bought a house a few months ago and I've never used a wood stove...
  6. Ssteger20

    Wood Stove ID Help!?!

    Hello everyone, I am brand new to this forum page and looking forward to learning more about classic wood burning stoves. That being said, I am hoping someone can give me some information on a wood stove I am going to buy today to heat my pole barn. It seems to be similar to the classic Fisher...
  7. B

    Is this a jøtul 118?

    Hello and thank you all in advance for your time and assistance. I was hoping someone could tell me what type of stove this is and an approximate. value. I believe it to be a jøtul 118 missing it's legs. It was in our 1927 home when we bought it 10 years ago and was sitting on top of two large...
  8. T

    Superior CF 3860 Removal for Wood Stove

    Hello, all. First post here. Read through lots of posts and was seeking info regarding converting a Superior CF 3860 ZC fireplace to a wood stove. I know you need particulars, so here they come:Superior CF 3860 by tjated posted Nov 19, 2016 at 7:14 PM Current fireplace is in garden level living...
  9. C

    Identifying Glacier Bay Wood burning stove

    I rent a house in California that is close to 100 years old and it has a Glacier Bay Wood burning stove. I don't know what the make or model or even a clue when this type of stove was made. The county now has an ordinance that you can only burn wood on certain days and the fireplaces and...
  10. T

    Ash pan door handle on Heartstone Craftsbury Wood Stove Broken

    Anyone had any issues with their ash pan handle door? We have replaced it already on our barely new stove once. It just broke off in my hand again yesterday!! UGH Anyone else had issues with this part? Tony
  11. A

    Can you help me identify this stove?

    While cleaning out the garage, my sister found on old iron stove, apparently my brother-in-laws grandparents had this stove in their living room when he was a child, he does not know how long it had been there before he was born. It has a little metal tag that, as far as we can read it, says...
  12. M

    Attaching Legs to Nordic - Erik Wood Stove

    Hello, I just purchased a Nordic Brand Erik Model wood stove from someone on Ebay. Brand New but Old. The only thing missing are the bolts or screws to attach the legs to the bottom of the stove. Whats odd is the hole on the leg is MUCH larger than the screw or peg that the leg lines up with...
  13. R

    Lopi Leyden advice

    I am looking for advice from others that know more than I do, I have a lopi Leyden bought in 2008 that needs the combustor replaced the cost for the combustor is $400. 1- is it worth spending this much money to repair stove? 2 - should I buy a new Englander nc30 for $900 instead of spending...
  14. P

    Nashua Wood Stove: What model is it?

    I am going to look at a stove on craigslist, but I want to know as much about the stove as possible before I go. It's obvious from the attached picture that it is a Nashua, but I can't figure out what model it is. All the info I can find is for the nfp-1 and nfp-2 wood stoves, which are the ones...
  15. Barrie WETT Inspector

    Wood Stove in Garage

    A potential client has sent me a picture of his home made metal frame which he is using to support a Napoleon Wood stove in his garage. Distance from floor is 18 inches and metal frame will be anchored into concrete. I am a WETT certified inspector and would not want to pass something that...
  16. Z

    How to evaluate used wood stoves

    I'm new to this forum, I hope this question hasn't been asked a hundred times - I did a quick search and didn't see it. I've been renting a home with a Woodstock Soapstone Stove and loving it - I'm building my own house now and looking at stoves. My budget is tight so I've been looking at used...
  17. D

    wood stove intallation

    Looking for weight dispersing iron pucks/coasters for the feet of my wood stove. Cant seem to find any online. don't know if I am using the wrong terminology. Please point me in the right direction or send a link to some I can purchase.
  18. earthbelowus

    Can I just cover up Prefab Majestic ZC Fireplace with heat shield, then put wood stove in front?

    HI all, We just moved in to our new house, and we're ready to convert our zero clearance wood burning fireplace insert to a nice radiant soapstone wood stove. I'd really like to avoid removing the insert, because from what I can find online, that's a HUGE project that could involve ripping...
  19. J

    Selling 1980's Russo Stove, how to price?

    Hello! I'm a newbie and I apologize if this is the wrong place for this question. Basically, we inherited a Russo #2-CW that seems to be from the 1980's (based on internet research). We can't use it in our new home because our renters insurance won't cover it. It's in good condition with all of...
  20. T

    Building new full log home need advice on heating with wood.

    Hi all, We are building a log home in northern WI. Basement, 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3000sq ft approx. We want to avoid forced air if at all possible. Also, need to consider the possibility of power outages during heating season. Would a wood stove in basement, with vents in floors and ceilings...
  21. Tdm90

    Wood stove inside fireplace

    Hey forum,I've pretty much read everything I could find about putting a freestanding stove inside a fireplace, so I just want to post everything I'm planning on doing to make sure everything is correct (or wrong). This is my first time posting. So first off, I live just outside philadelphia...
  22. Blaze King Princess Classic

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  23. P

    Burning Paper Logs

    Hello! I was wondering if their is a demand for an automated device that creates paper logs to be burned for heat in wood burning stoves/furnaces. The idea I have is that their is plenty of junk mail that gets sent to our houses. Instead of throwing it away my device would shred, compress...
  24. C

    Wood stove for a School Bus!

    Hi everyone, I have always loved wood burning stoves and have been doing tons of research about them in the past few months. This forum has been a really great resource. My girlfriend and I are turning a school bus into a full time residence in Upstate NY and we have decided to heat (hopefully...
  25. trevarthan

    Just a fire burning for 16 minutes...

  26. J

    Madison Wood Stove (new to wood stoves)

    Hey, so I've been reading a lot of great wood stove info on this forum for a few weeks now and between this site and other research I finally bought a wood burning stove. I bought a Madison non-catalytic Wood Stove from Lowes for a great deal and I read good reviews. It's supposed to heat up to...
  27. T

    Burn Time assessment

    Almost every wood stove I see advertised describes it's 'burn time,' however, I just read on the Jotul site that very few stoves actually maintain a burning log for more than 3 hours. Makes sense, considering there's only so much burnable fuel inside a log to start with. Is the projected...
  28. trevarthan

    How to build a fire in a wood stove

  29. M

    Cost of free standing stove and installation

    Hello! I am interested in purchasing a free standing wood stove for supplemental heating for our 1800 sqft. colonial style 2 story, 3 bedroom house. I had an installer come out today who quoted me for $8,500 for a Regency F2400 plus the price of the class a chimney installation. I can't do an...
  30. P

    Installing Wood stove into fireplace with an existing stainless steel liner

    Hello, The masonry fireplace in our home already has the required stainless steel liner, needed for a wood stove or insert. Our home is roughly 1300 square feet, and the living room where the stove would be is small. So we are looking for a small stove that will fit nicely within our fireplace...
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