Dec 9, 2022 · The best stove for you is the one that suits your needs. If this is secondary heater, and you start and stop it a lot, I'd suggest a nice steel stove. Pacific Energy, Quadrafire, Lopi, …

Jun 15, 2021 · The stove must be installed safely. It needs to have the proper clearances of 36" from combustibles. Is that a solid masonry wall behind the stove or brick-like paneling? What …

Dec 31, 2023 · The stove is a franklin fireplace stove that was bought from sears and we use it with the doors open. Heats the room just fine and do not get that sooty smell when it rains …

Feb 14, 2014 · Maybe this is a dumb question. What if one was to put bricks on the top of their woodstove? Would that increase thermal mass and help the stove radiate heat...

Feb 6, 2025 · -stove is 6" from combustible wall behind (with double stovepipe) as per manual instructions -a floor pad or hearth underneath which is 4 ft wide and 4.5 ft deep which far …

Dec 24, 2023 · So when I said “connecting the flexible directly to the stove” I meant the straight adapter directly to to the stove. Or putting a 30 degree black pipe in between the stove and the …

Dec 13, 2010 · The stove I looked at had an air control on he front lower side. I asked if it was a cat stove and the owner did not know. If it has the air control on the front, that makes it the #8 …

Dec 30, 2016 · The stove's exhaust needs to be such that winds cause the lest back pressure as possible. That's my opinion based on some experience with my south located stove in my …

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Jan 1, 2013 · Hello everyone, Happy New Year. Great forum! I am completely new to wood stoves and had a question regarding a 1980's Kodiak Stove my wife and I recently purchased …