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Butcher

Butcher

Minister of Fire
Nov 2, 2011
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N. central Ia.
Friend of mine turned me on to this site. Long story made even longer, Oct. 7th I finally tore out the old Sears & Roebuck Ben Franklin type stove in the basement. Was a real comfort to heat a small family type room down there and really nice in case of power outages in the dead of winter. We live in north central Iowa in the middle of nowhere so it can get danged cold here believe it or not. Well anyhow, I took a big leap and installed a Jotul F500oslo $$$. The amount of heat this 455lbs. of cast iron puts out is phenominal. I figured if I'm gonna go to all the trouble to cut wood I might as well heat this whole house. By the way, I enjoy cutting wood and have access to all the free wood I can find the energy to cut. I'm new to this airtight woodstove operating so I have a ton of questions for anyone who is willing to listen. I wont bother with none tonight as I got chicken noodle soup cookin on the stove and it's been a long day.
Thanks fer listenin and Iffn I get to be a pest, just let me know.
 
Welcome. First thing to do is to search on your stove model using the search field in the upper left. Lots of folk have the Rockland and love it. You'll find out soon that EPA stoves are not air tight. They admit a certain amount of air, even with the control closed, to assure the fire doesn't totally smolder. You are correct about this being a heat machine. I think you are going to really love it.
 
Welcome. You anywhere neat Audubon? I pheasant hunted out there last year.


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Welcome to the forums :)


Trust me, we'll let ya know ;-P
 
Welcome. Great stove you have there. As others will surely tell you, it's all about the wood. Not sure what your burning habits were with the old stove but the new one likes dry seasoned wood.
Good Luck
 
Welcome aboard Butcher! If you want to learn as much as possible about heating with wood and talk about your stove, you've come to the right place. Here we can obsess about our stoves and no one will try to send us to therapy. I'm new to wood burning also and these guys have been a great help. I just purchased a Jotul Oslo earlier this year. I love the stove and am partial to them. Like you said they are a serious heating machine.
 
Thanks much for the warm welcome. Pun intended.
I'm kinda old school when it comes to burning wood. Fireplace or what amounts to a shelled out refridgerator carcass like what I had. Back in the late 70's and early 80's I usta work for a small company here in my home town that built Woodland stoves. As a matter of fact I still have a small 1 sittin out back of the barn that I was thinking about refurbashing and doing something with. It's seen over 40 years of wood burnt in it so I was really reluctant to put it in the house. Back in the day they where the top of the line in my neck of the woods.
Well anyhow, thanks again for the welcome.
 
Butcher,

Welcome to hearth.com and the insiders group (the Oslo group)! Sounds like you are doing well with the stove - just remember these new EPA stoves like wood with less than 20% moisture.

Burn on, Butcher, burn on!

PS Add your stove make/model in your signature.
 
I think you will find that burning in a modern stove requires a bit of re-education, no matter how long you've been burning. They don't burn like the old fellows. Read the manual, read posted threads on the C550 and ask questions when it doesn't make sense.
 
glad to see ya made it butcher.
jeez, i have'nt been on here for awhile.
 
Welcome Butcher !!! You have certainly come to the right place. 2 things you must do now is cut some wood, and spend some time here learning that new stove of yours. This is one of the most informative forum's I have been on. Great group of peeps here. Stay warm, enjoy, oh and 1 rule here is it didn't happen if there aint any pictures so snap a few and post them up.

Shawn
 
Welcome aboard Butcher, where no questions go unanswered, and everyone is willing to give free adivce. Love it here!!
 
Welcome. Enjoy your time here! Everyone is great and helpful.
 
Butcher, first, welcome to the Hearth.
Ok, so you find a place that calls itself the Hearth and think maybe you'll become a pest?
Ho, Ho, Ho, ain't gonna happen here. :lol:
Ask any question you want, and somebody on here will have the answer. You're not the first, nor will you be the last.
Jake and Shari and a bunch of others will find this thread. They have your stove. N/M, I see Shari's already been here.
One mantra you'll find is all about DRY wood. You can burn if it's not, but your life will be much better if it is.
Maybe you already know this, but most newcomers to the site don't.
Yeah, the other mantra is about the pics. We don't really believe it happened unless we see pics. Or, we're just voyeurs....... :lol:
 
Welcome to the big show, Butcher. Ya got a fine stove and a good attitude. A bit of learning how that stove works and you should get a warm and fuzzy feeling. Stick around, ask some Q's and have fun and above all else, be safe.
 
Welcome to the forum . . . and to the Fellowship of the Oslo Burners . . . of course there are two things you have to do if you haven't done so already . . . 1) Post a pic of the Oslo and 2) Tell us what color your stove is.
 
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