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[Wallace]

What are you going to do when winter comes. Haha
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Use the big stove. 😆

 

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[Caper]

Use the big stove. 😆

Almost November. Didn’t need a fire yet.
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[Smitty335]

What are you going to do when winter comes. Haha
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Burn more wood?

 

[Caper]

Burn more wood?

You’ve already burned more wood than me.
Haha

 

[Smitty335]

You’ve already burned more wood than me.
Haha

We've had a 30* & 19* night already, the outside temp was 44*, the inside home temp was 68* when I got home. So I built a fire in our small stove, it only hold 16" wood, inside temp is now 72*. Big stove will hold 22" wood easily. Beats burning propane and is better heat.

 

[Caper]

We've had a 30* & 19* night already, the outside temp was 44*, the inside home temp was 68* when I got home. So I built a fire in our small stove, it only hold 16" wood, inside temp is now 72*. Big stove will hold 22" wood easily. Beats burning propane and is better heat.

Can’t beat wood heat. We bought a new stove for the camp. Very efficient. I put a couple pieces in around 8:00 at night and there were still coals in the morning. Enough to start a fire. It was made in Virginia. Englander, My garage one is made in Quebec.
both efi.
Im sure we’ll have a few fires in Alberta.
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[SaltwaterSlick]

Can't wait for it to get cold enough for a fire here! We put in a Jotul wood burning stove last year... really enjoyed it. Sucker heats the whole house nicely and will burn all night with enough coals next morning I can just throw the wood on it, open the damper a bit and get it rolling good then shut it down... fire will last a looong time...

 

[Caper]

Can't wait for it to get cold enough for a fire here! We put in a Jotul wood burning stove last year... really enjoyed it. Sucker heats the whole house nicely and will burn all night with enough coals next morning I can just throw the wood on it, open the damper a bit and get it rolling good then shut it down... fire will last a looong time...

That’s what I sold last year and bought a new Drulet. I’ll see if I can find a picture of both. It’s in my garage.New to old.
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[Caper]

That’s what I sold last year and bought a new Drulet. I’ll see if I can find a picture of both. It’s in my garage.New to old.
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It looked like an Easter Island head.
Haha
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[SaltwaterSlick]

Yep, same model looks like except ours has the fancy front door...

 

[Caper]

Yep, same model looks like except ours has the fancy front door...View attachment 360229

The Jotul is the Easter island head. It was old still put out all kinds of heat, just burned fast. Easily 5/8 plate. The first guy that called took it for his equipment garage. Probably cooked them out
Haha
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[SaltwaterSlick]

This is the new V2 model with the catalytic element in the top of it... According to the thermometer in the element that is read on the right side of the stove, when it's ginnin' up good, that catalytic element is at 1800F!! Glows a pretty whitish pink and zero smoke out the stack/chimney!! I was amazed! With a full load of 20-22" logs, burn time is close to 12 hours...

 

[GovtMule]

When I was growing up we had a Buck stove that almost heated the whole house. When mom and dad got older they moved it out and added a propane fireplace insert. For years the Buck was out in the garage covered up. I asked dad a few weeks ago something about it, thinking it was still covered up out there. He said, “mom gave that away years ago”. Needless to say I was very disappointed…when we renovate their house my plan was to put it back in and use it. Guess I’ll have to find a replacement now! Nothing like good old fire heat.

 

[Caper]

This is the new V2 model with the catalytic element in the top of it... According to the thermometer in the element that is read on the right side of the stove, when it's ginnin' up good, that catalytic element is at 1800F!! Glows a pretty whitish pink and zero smoke out the stack/chimney!! I was amazed! With a full load of 20-22" logs, burn time is close to 12 hours...

It’s very pretty. 😊 And you can’t beat the effeminacy of a new stove. Aren’t they built in Norway or something. Did you get that after the snow and cold a couple years ago in Texas.
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[Caper]

When I was growing up we had a Buck stove that almost heated the whole house. When mom and dad got older they moved it out and added a propane fireplace insert. For years the Buck was out in the garage covered up. I asked dad a few weeks ago something about it, thinking it was still covered up out there. He said, “mom gave that away years ago”. Needless to say I was very disappointed…when we renovate their house my plan was to put it back in and use it. Guess I’ll have to find a replacement now! Nothing like good old fire heat.

My stove is the only heat at my camp. Two stories. We go down in February when it’s-25 plus, F, and it will cook you out if your not careful.
Like you said, nothing beats wood heat.
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[SaltwaterSlick]

Yes, that is EXACTLY why I got it. My home is all electric... Had we lost power, I'd have had no way to keep warm or cook... We have very dependable power, but I did not want to have to face that problem... In Summer, if we lose power, I have a couple generators to keep my freezers and such going. I can add a couple fans in the bedroom to sleep if need be for that. We bought this farm back in '15 and so far, (Knock on wood), we've not lost power for more than 15-30 minutes over the whole time... I've now got that stove and 2 1/2 cords of cut, split and stacked oak firewood ready to go...

 

[Smitty335]

When I was growing up we had a Buck stove that almost heated the whole house. When mom and dad got older they moved it out and added a propane fireplace insert. For years the Buck was out in the garage covered up. I asked dad a few weeks ago something about it, thinking it was still covered up out there. He said, “mom gave that away years ago”. Needless to say I was very disappointed…when we renovate their house my plan was to put it back in and use it. Guess I’ll have to find a replacement now! Nothing like good old fire heat.

MGF's are making stoves that burn very clean without the catalytic inserts and that what I would be looking at. Both my stoves have the catalytic inserts, never again!

 

[GovtMule]

MGF's are making stoves that burn very clean without the catalytic inserts and that what I would be looking at. Both my stoves have the catalytic inserts, never again!

Ours was definitely old school. But so dang warm and cool. Can’t believe Mom just gave it away. Can’t have nothing nice!

 

[Caper]

Yes, that is EXACTLY why I got it. My home is all electric... Had we lost power, I'd have had no way to keep warm or cook... We have very dependable power, but I did not want to have to face that problem... In Summer, if we lose power, I have a couple generators to keep my freezers and such going. I can add a couple fans in the bedroom to sleep if need be for that. We bought this farm back in '15 and so far, (Knock on wood), we've not lost power for more than 15-30 minutes over the whole time... I've now got that stove and 2 1/2 cords of cut, split and stacked oak firewood ready to go...

I had a 4,000 watt gen but just bought a 11,500 watt one that will run everything in my house, plus a 92 year old neighbors fridge and freezer. My wood is mostly rock maple. Some oak. Once it gets cold, my stove pretty well stays going until spring. Hopefully this year no snow. Haha. It’s 65 degrees here this morning at 9:15. It could stay like this all winter. 😂
Rain tonight
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[Caper]

MGF's are making stoves that burn very clean without the catalytic inserts and that what I would be looking at. Both my stoves have the catalytic inserts, never again!

Mine burns hot. And long. I love it.
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