Celebrity Elm Purchase

[nate379]

Yup same.

With any luck, Jesse will get a good hot blaze going, and insert himself into the stove.
Amazing how such a pc of chit, could be as he has been and still be so arrogant.
His 15 minutes are up. Even got his arse wooped on a 3way bike build off against the Tutals(spelling).
Jr stomped Jesse after Jesse as usual, *(not a fan of Jr either), spouted the usual arrogant spew from his skank kissing and prolly canker sore covered lips.
Jesse oh Jesse just go away already.

I've never seen one of his shows on tv though I know quite well who he is. Me and Steve even had a few words about it. My thoughts were, since I've never actually met him face to face, I wouldn't judge him by what I see on tv. I don't believe half what I see and most of what I read. Who knows how much goes on in the celebrity world for the sake of keeping the name alive be it good or bad. With all that said he probably is a really a good fabricator and if I were in Steve's shoes I would be very happy someone with obvious commercial influence took notice of my product. If it actually makes it onto the tube than all the better.

 

[geoxman]

I have always liked the look of those stoves and the owner was really helpful when I was adding secondary tubes to my furnace. Do you have any pictures of your Elm?

 

[oldspark]

Loaded mine with Oak and had all night burns easy for 30 years, keep the house warm with some crappy windows and air leaks I have since fixed, really looking forward to hooking it up in the shop and see how it burns there.

Which model did you have? Can't remember the actual MN but mine you had to load E-W, had rods to hold logs back and it was wider than it was deep. Guy at work here has on that you load N-S and has a smaller door but the over stove dimensions are larger. The guy that has mine now barely gets 2 hrs out it lololl but he runs it pretty much wide open full throttle.
I thought about the context of my stove evolution. I went from the Nashua to the Magnolia. Really like the EPA technology, burns time OK, but we were cold. Just not enough stove for what I was asking it to do. Moved on to the Elm and got most of the heat back and long clean burn times. I wonder if I looked at a 24hr time frame if the house is actually warmer without the ups and downs. Bet it is even though the Nashua could make the basement over 80 and the Elm can't or hasn't yet.

I thought we had the same model but I guess we did not, I think mine was the N 24, the biggest one they had at the time and it took a 24 inch log and was longer than it was wide, not sure if I still have the add but they blew up a stick of dynamite in my model, if the add was in a old Mother Earth News I should have it.

 

[oldspark]

I want to add that if I would have known about the Elm stoves when I bought my Summit I would have looked into them. The only thing I am missing is the brute force of the Nashua.

 

[wkpoor]

I recognize that N24 number and that is what the other guy has. I would have preferred that model cause it could take longer splits and you can really fill it up. On mine the back inner wall sloped towards the front making it hard to stack alot in there and then I personally don't like something having to stick up in front of the wood to keep it off the glass. They make those models, IMO, to help give it a fireplace look at the expense of some functionality. As far as all steel stoves go I do think it was pretty attractive.
Someone wanted a pic of my Elm so here it is. Pics was taken right after a new load was put in 10hrs after the last one.

 

[joecool85]

You can still buy Elm stoves? I thought they stopped production in the 80s or something.

 

[wkpoor]

You can still buy Elm stoves? I thought they stopped production in the 80s or something.

They did.
Go to the Vermont Elm web site just by googling vermontelm.

 

[joecool85]

You can still buy Elm stoves? I thought they stopped production in the 80s or something.

They did.
Go to the Vermont Elm web site just by googling vermontelm.

Ok...so the stove Jesse bought isn't a new one then? It sounded to me in the original post that there were new stoves being made.

 

[firefighterjake]

I've always thought the Elm stoves looked like really, really fancy 55-gallon oil drum stoves with a window.

 

[joecool85]

I've always thought the Elm stoves looked like really, really fancy 55-gallon oil drum stoves with a window.

Me too, I like it. If they were still made and had one that fit my house I'd buy it.

 

[wkpoor]

I've always thought the Elm stoves looked like really, really fancy 55-gallon oil drum stoves with a window.

So you think they look worse than a Blaze King?
I'll say they are a love it or hate it kind of thing. I personally love the round look. So whether you doll up a barrel or a box whats the difference.

 

[wkpoor]

I've always thought the Elm stoves looked like really, really fancy 55-gallon oil drum stoves with a window.

Me too, I like it. If they were still made and had one that fit my house I'd buy it.

OK here is the deal. You can still get them and they come in a variety of sizes from 12"-38" clean air or wildfire, rear or top exhaust, cat or secondary or both and all kinds of deco and even soapstone if you so desire. Yes even the Elm can have a little rock on top to go with some shiny on the front.

 

[joecool85]

I've always thought the Elm stoves looked like really, really fancy 55-gallon oil drum stoves with a window.

Me too, I like it. If they were still made and had one that fit my house I'd buy it.

OK here is the deal. You can still get them and they come in a variety of sizes from 12"-38" clean air or wildfire, rear or top exhaust, cat or secondary or both and all kinds of deco and even soapstone if you so desire. Yes even the Elm can have a little rock on top to go with some shiny on the front.

Where would I find out what stoves are available? How good are the clearance ratings? If we end up doing an addition onto our livingroom we'd be able to upgrade from the 17-VL since we'd have more space for a larger hearth etc. I'm thinking something in the 2.5 cubic ft size or so and it needs to be EPA approved.

 

[wkpoor]

I've always thought the Elm stoves looked like really, really fancy 55-gallon oil drum stoves with a window.

Me too, I like it. If they were still made and had one that fit my house I'd buy it.

OK here is the deal. You can still get them and they come in a variety of sizes from 12"-38" clean air or wildfire, rear or top exhaust, cat or secondary or both and all kinds of deco and even soapstone if you so desire. Yes even the Elm can have a little rock on top to go with some shiny on the front.

Where would I find out what stoves are available? How good are the clearance ratings? If we end up doing an addition onto our livingroom we'd be able to upgrade from the 17-VL since we'd have more space for a larger hearth etc. I'm thinking something in the 2.5 cubic ft size or so and it needs to be EPA approved.

Well I guess the Elm is out for you. It has EPA technology and burns long and clean but there is no tag. If there was a tag then it would be a one size fits all like so many other stoves on the market. Finding out is a easy as going to the Vermont Elm web site were you will find the contact info.

 

[joecool85]

I've always thought the Elm stoves looked like really, really fancy 55-gallon oil drum stoves with a window.

Me too, I like it. If they were still made and had one that fit my house I'd buy it.

OK here is the deal. You can still get them and they come in a variety of sizes from 12"-38" clean air or wildfire, rear or top exhaust, cat or secondary or both and all kinds of deco and even soapstone if you so desire. Yes even the Elm can have a little rock on top to go with some shiny on the front.

Where would I find out what stoves are available? How good are the clearance ratings? If we end up doing an addition onto our livingroom we'd be able to upgrade from the 17-VL since we'd have more space for a larger hearth etc. I'm thinking something in the 2.5 cubic ft size or so and it needs to be EPA approved.

Well I guess the Elm is out for you. It has EPA technology and burns long and clean but there is no tag. If there was a tag then it would be a one size fits all like so many other stoves on the market. Finding out is a easy as going to the Vermont Elm web site were you will find the contact info.

I contacted Stephen via email and he sent me a pricelist with specs on the stoves available. 18", 24" and 30" stoves in Clean Air and Wild Fire configurations. Looks like I'd be in for $1,300 - $1,700 depending on options. Not a horrible price for such a neat stove that is hand made locally here in New England, and even though it's not EPA approved, it is a clean burner. I might have to think about it.

**edit**
Here's the link to the owner's manual and price lists: (broken link removed to http://www.vermontironstove.com/pdf_docs.html)

**edit 2**
I should also note that I found out even though they aren't EPA listed, they are UL listed so insurance companies should be happy.

 

[joecool85]

I recognize that N24 number and that is what the other guy has. I would have preferred that model cause it could take longer splits and you can really fill it up. On mine the back inner wall sloped towards the front making it hard to stack alot in there and then I personally don't like something having to stick up in front of the wood to keep it off the glass. They make those models, IMO, to help give it a fireplace look at the expense of some functionality. As far as all steel stoves go I do think it was pretty attractive.
Someone wanted a pic of my Elm so here it is. Pics was taken right after a new load was put in 10hrs after the last one.

How long do you get for burn times? Is 10 hours the max? Is that with hardwood or softwood? I'm seriously considering an 18" Clean Air now that I've talked with Stephen...

 

[wkpoor]

I'm laughing to myself cause I don't know if I even got a manual but I do know they are on the website along with the price list recently. I have the 30" and I get 10hrs + on partial loads of mixed hardwoods. I have yet to see what it will do with a full load of oak cause I don't have any dry. Most of my dry wood this year is soft maple and Sassafras that I mix in with so so Ash. After 10hrs and even into the 12hr mark I'm at 200 degrees. Relight coals will be there for several more hrs just because of volume. But remember that burns time will vary by a number of factors.