offgassing

[Charles2]

When first fired, do some brands/types of woodstoves offgas less than others?

 

[webby3650]

Yes. Steel stoves are the worst, then cast iron, then soapstone. Soapstone stoves have very little smell when fired up for the first time because they have very little iron and run cooler by nature. Double wall pipe also helps, it will smoke much less than single wall pipe.

 

[Woody Stover]

Yes. Steel stoves are the worst, then cast iron, then soapstone. Soapstone stoves have very little smell when fired up for the first time because they have very little iron and run cooler by nature.

Maybe the Hearthstones you saw were different, but my Fireview and Keystone were pretty stinky for a while just from the paint on the cast frame, door and rear cast section where the bypass and draft controls are.

 

[Charles2]

Yes. Steel stoves are the worst, then cast iron, then soapstone. Soapstone stoves have very little smell when fired up for the first time because they have very little iron and run cooler by nature. Double wall pipe also helps, it will smoke much less than single wall pipe.

I'm not aware of a lot of soapstone woodstoves. Is there a list of them somewhere, and are they EPA certified?

 

[bholler]

There are quite a few soapstone stoves out there woodstock and hearthstone are the most common i think. Off gassing usually is not that big of a deal just start a fire before it gets to cold so you can open the windows and turn on some fans.

 

[webby3650]

Maybe the Hearthstones you saw were different, but my Fireview and Keystone were pretty stinky for a while just from the paint on the cast frame, door and rear cast section where the bypass and draft controls are.

Compared to a steel stove?

 

[webby3650]

Like was mentioned, this smell isn't a big deal. I sure wouldn't base my decision on it, it goes away in a very short time.

 

[Charles2]

There are quite a few soapstone stoves out there woodstock and hearthstone are the most common i think.

Does Woodstock make any non-cat soapstone stoves?

 

[begreen]

Painted stoves will off gas the most as the paint bakes in. That usually means that soapstone and enameled stoves will offgas less.

 

[webby3650]

Does Woodstock make any non-cat soapstone stoves?

No, only cat stoves. They've got it figured out!

 

[Woody Stover]

Compared to a steel stove?

I don't know, but it was acrid. Burning my nose and throat...