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We've been trying the new woodstove the past few nights trying to figure out how to run it properly. It's a far cry from the fireplace or the kitchen woodstove. It's an airtight, non-catalytic, with an air adjustment lever.
It takes quite a while to get it going well, though when it starts drawing well it really throws some heat. It really hasn't been terribly cold yet it was down to about 28 last night here. The stove kept the whole house at around 68 degrees with no help from the oil furnace. It also is very miserly on wood too. I only brought in two carriers full of wood all afternon and evening and still had some left this morning! To us that's great, after bailing load after load into a fireplace for many years. The stove is covered in soapstone and really re-radiates the heat for a long time. So far so good!
this is my second season using wood stove not an expert or anything, i find out air adjustment lever even set it at max. still not enough air flow, i end up leave the ash door open a little bit when first start fire.
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Originally Posted by Maineah
We've been trying the new woodstove the past few nights trying to figure out how to run it properly. It's a far cry from the fireplace or the kitchen woodstove. It's an airtight, non-catalytic, with an air adjustment lever.
It takes quite a while to get it going well, though when it starts drawing well it really throws some heat. It really hasn't been terribly cold yet it was down to about 28 last night here. The stove kept the whole house at around 68 degrees with no help from the oil furnace. It also is very miserly on wood too. I only brought in two carriers full of wood all afternon and evening and still had some left this morning! To us that's great, after bailing load after load into a fireplace for many years. The stove is covered in soapstone and really re-radiates the heat for a long time. So far so good!
Yep, we really cranked up our new pellet stove last night. First "hard" freeze of the season, and not much above your temp, Maineah. We do have a wood stove but as it's connected to the same flue as our oil furnace, we don't use it, and never have. Which is why we got the pellet stove!
Also looking to try the new propane heater. I figure by January, we'll have both going - and the oil burner OFF. I expect oil prices to rise again after the election. Maybe they won't, but I'm sitting on a full 275-gal tank, and trying to not use it till I really need to...and hoping for a nice Indian summer soon!
In the most perfect of all worlds, I'd have just the soapstone wood stove!
I can't wait to be back in woodstove country again!!
Something I've been wondering for awhile... when I was a kid, I used to have sleepovers with a family who heated rocks on the stove, then put them in their beds. I think they were soapstones. This is a silly question, but where does one get soapstones?? Do you just have to know what they look like & go find some outdoors? Are they sold someplace? I've always loved the idea.
Nor'Eastah, what kind of propane heater and why pick the one you have.
sorry Maineah, don't mean to hijact the tread, just a quick one.
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Yep, we really cranked up our new pellet stove last night. First "hard" freeze of the season, and not much above your temp, Maineah. We do have a wood stove but as it's connected to the same flue as our oil furnace, we don't use it, and never have. Which is why we got the pellet stove!
Also looking to try the new propane heater. I figure by January, we'll have both going - and the oil burner OFF. I expect oil prices to rise again after the election. Maybe they won't, but I'm sitting on a full 275-gal tank, and trying to not use it till I really need to...and hoping for a nice Indian summer soon!
In the most perfect of all worlds, I'd have just the soapstone wood stove!
I can't wait to be back in woodstove country again!!
Something I've been wondering for awhile... when I was a kid, I used to have sleepovers with a family who heated rocks on the stove, then put them in their beds. I think they were soapstones. This is a silly question, but where does one get soapstones?? Do you just have to know what they look like & go find some outdoors? Are they sold someplace? I've always loved the idea.
Nor'Eastah, what kind of propane heater and why pick the one you have.
Hi boon, we bought a Monitor. Why? Because it was so highly recommended on this forum! I'd like to experiment with different types of heat, which I never did before...I would just put oil in the tank, then more oil, etc.
But I think when we move up to Maine, given that heating is so very important up there (heck, it's pretty important here in RI!), it would be wise to have 3-4 different types of heat, in case one fails. Also, a couple of those should not require electricity, in case the power goes out.
So that's all we've done so far. We also have smaller, portable propane heaters made by Mr. Heater, called the Big Buddy. We like those a lot, when it isn't too cold out, or when I'm out in a small place like the garage, and need some heat! I highly recommend those!
thanks Nor'Eastah,
when we move to Maine wood stove would be our primary source of heating, but would like other source on heating as a back up(a small system) when we away or just too lazy that day. i am very happy with set up here in VA but what i learn from this forum the heat pump will not work in Maine.
we used Mr Heater during construction, it is lound and not recommended for enclose area.
boon.
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Hi boon, we bought a Monitor. Why? Because it was so highly recommended on this forum! I'd like to experiment with different types of heat, which I never did before...I would just put oil in the tank, then more oil, etc.
But I think when we move up to Maine, given that heating is so very important up there (heck, it's pretty important here in RI!), it would be wise to have 3-4 different types of heat, in case one fails. Also, a couple of those should not require electricity, in case the power goes out.
So that's all we've done so far. We also have smaller, portable propane heaters made by Mr. Heater, called the Big Buddy. We like those a lot, when it isn't too cold out, or when I'm out in a small place like the garage, and need some heat! I highly recommend those!
You can sometimes find soapstones in antique shops. Bricks work too. Make sure you wrap either ones in a towel.A large oval stone from a beach or a gravel pit works really well because you won't stub your toe on a corner.
(Why do Mainers know this stuff anyway?)
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I'd like to experiment with different types of heat, which I never did before...I would just put oil in the tank, then more oil, etc. 
