Sure sounds like wet wood. I load to the secondary bars. The ash should be very fine and white. You need to raise the fire box temps and slowly turn the air down. I remove ash every 2-3 weeks when it gets up to the door sill.
Enviro Wood Stoves
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NoGoodAtScreenNames
Feeling the Heat
Uh oh. I was reading the thread on EPA 2020 certified stoves and didn’t see any Enviros. The Enviro website only lists gas and pellet stoves. Maybe this is only temporary as they rework their wood line. Or it’s a permanent shift...
So far Sherwood has decided to drop out of the woodstove market. Sad news, Enviros were good stoves.
NoGoodAtScreenNames
Feeling the Heat
Darn. I love my Kodiak 1700 wood insert. We are moving and will be installing new stove in new house. Went straight to Wnviro website to look at a kodiak 1700 freestander. No more wood stoves! Crazy. Really too bad. Now what do I get?
lml999
Minister of Fire
Wow, that's a surprise. I'd probably go with a BK or similar if I had to buy another stove...something that gives a longer overnight burn...
In the meantime, my Enviro 1200 just keeps going...
In the meantime, my Enviro 1200 just keeps going...
lml999
Minister of Fire
We took our 1200 insert with us when we moved...fireplaces were almost identical in dimensions. Can you take yours?
NoGoodAtScreenNames
Feeling the Heat
You will be fine with stove options but your screen name will be totally screwed up now. Don’t ask me for help with picking a new one.
Ha ha ha
Yeah totally my name won’t work anymore. Darn it!!Well I’ll just keep using the name. I’ve been away from the forum for a long time.
lml999 no I can’t take it with us. Good idea though. It’s the Center piece of our living room here.
And the new house has room for 3.0 cu ft free stander. I would’ve even gone with an Enviro 2100. Oh well.
I like the idea of catcstove maybe princess? But I’m also used to non cat stove and like the idea of warm flue temps all the time vs BK low temp at end of flue.
Maybe I need to start a thread for our build.
lml999
Minister of Fire
We sold our old house to a builder. He didn't care what we left/took...house was bulldozed a month after closing.
We were fortunate...the stove fit right into the new fireplace....
Yeah, I was bummed to see that Enviro is getting out of the wood stove market. We've been really happy with our insert. There aren't a ton of N/S large-ish cast iron jacketed wood inserts. Hopefully all of us still burning Enviros will get a few more decades out of our stoves. Fingers crossed!
If those stove works for your space, and if you decide on noncat vs cat, check out the PE T6. We were going to take down some walls to try to fit a T6 free stander, but the project just got too complicated/expensive, and so we went with an insert.
I've said it many times, burned many stoves and sold a lot of stoves, the least expensive of the ones I've owned is my favorite the Kodiak 1700- She's about 12 seasons old, still original and going strong, only burn 1.5-2.5 cords a year. Its just easy to start, easy to burn.
My prettiest by far, my Oslo F500 Blue black, still my favorite enamel color too...
My prettiest by far, my Oslo F500 Blue black, still my favorite enamel color too...
Yup I miss my kodiak 1700,not terribly pleased with the osburn.it heats well but has some issues
Marty, what don't you like? I think its a pretty good stove for the money. Yeah, thought it was a heat beast too..
If I buy another wood stove, probably will be the Jotul Carrabassett, but I haven't seen a V2 one yet. We haven't been able to get many Jotuls this year..
If I buy another wood stove, probably will be the Jotul Carrabassett, but I haven't seen a V2 one yet. We haven't been able to get many Jotuls this year..
I loved the kodiak .its the osburn I'm not too crazy about.i have some issues with the door handle seizing up weekly .I have to thread it in all the way and put anti seize on it weekly or the door wont close.if I loosen the door handle up 1 turn the door is not closed tight enough.dont get me wrong it's a great burner and nice looking as well .
DuaeGuttae
Minister of Fire
@stovelark, what touch-up paint would be best for the Enviro Kodiak insert, please? We installed one last year, and it's in good shape, though the air control knob is losing its paint. We love the insert and plan to use it for many years to come. I'd just like to have a can on hand that would be suitable for small touch-ups. Thanks for any information you can offer.
I think I’m leaning towards a non cat to be honest. But I’d like it to be fairly large wood box. 3.0 would be ideal. PE T6 looks great.
However I do like the look and performance specs of a BK Princess.
Having not used a cat stove before , is it possible to have it burn occasionally like a non cat stove? I mean can I have it burn for a shorter period and burn nice and hot with lots of flames ?
Our new house is a pretty tight modern build. Any things to consider with that ( other than OAK? ). It’s going into the living room that has 12 foot ceiling.
However I do like the look and performance specs of a BK Princess.
Having not used a cat stove before , is it possible to have it burn occasionally like a non cat stove? I mean can I have it burn for a shorter period and burn nice and hot with lots of flames ?
Our new house is a pretty tight modern build. Any things to consider with that ( other than OAK? ). It’s going into the living room that has 12 foot ceiling.
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