Well it's in and done.
And boy is this thing a beast. I keep trying to remind myself that this is wood stove--load it, set it, watch it and forget it--and it doesn't eat logs like the old fireplace!
It certainly has plenty of potential to runaway. Last night it got up to 650 without breaking a sweat! But I was sweating big time! Won't do that again.
The blowers are quiet, the heat output is excellent. I went whole hog with the install--exterior chimney, full stainless and 1" insulation down the big clay liners. The installers usually don't do a back off plate with full stainless, but I insisted based on what I've learned here. I also have a rutland thermometer on the top of the box behind the face plate that I can view. It doesn't drop noticably when the blowers come on.
I left the fans in the heatilator box hooked up and they run but don't put off any heat until 3 or 4 hours into burn time.
THANKS EVERYONE FOR WHAT I'VE LEARNED HERE! THIS PLACE ROCKS!
p.s. I'm a couple of inches short on hearth depth. Sometime in the not to distant future I'll put a row of tile on the floor.
And boy is this thing a beast. I keep trying to remind myself that this is wood stove--load it, set it, watch it and forget it--and it doesn't eat logs like the old fireplace!
It certainly has plenty of potential to runaway. Last night it got up to 650 without breaking a sweat! But I was sweating big time! Won't do that again.
The blowers are quiet, the heat output is excellent. I went whole hog with the install--exterior chimney, full stainless and 1" insulation down the big clay liners. The installers usually don't do a back off plate with full stainless, but I insisted based on what I've learned here. I also have a rutland thermometer on the top of the box behind the face plate that I can view. It doesn't drop noticably when the blowers come on.
I left the fans in the heatilator box hooked up and they run but don't put off any heat until 3 or 4 hours into burn time.
THANKS EVERYONE FOR WHAT I'VE LEARNED HERE! THIS PLACE ROCKS!
p.s. I'm a couple of inches short on hearth depth. Sometime in the not to distant future I'll put a row of tile on the floor.
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