r/woodstoving

Hopefully tonight is my last burn for the season. It was nice to take the humidity out of the house while adding warmth.

I threw in a few pieces that have been seasoning for next winter to check how they are.

Is this something that is commonly done? The wood I tested was black locust and crabapple (and they smelled great)

Long burn year, even for up north!

Bought a house and this came with. I'd love to use it, but I'm having issues with smoke and getting it up to temp (I don't know what I'm doing). Can anyone help or point me in the right direction?

Edit: fixed a typo

Vases crafted from hornbeam wood. I didn’t want to stick to a single mold, so I made each one a different design. Don't they look absolutely lovely? 🤗

As the title suggests, my husband and I bought a house and we were exploring the basement…it’s huge and twisty and full of hidden nooks. The house was built in 1850, not suggesting that’s the age of this stove, just trying to give context. I originally posted what I found out was a cast iron match holder. Which then made a whole lot of sense seeing this wood stove. We’d like to know how old it truly is, and what the value might be. Unfortunately it’s so large and heavy, it will probably never leave the basement…

I shut down my woodstove 8 days ago for the summer, cleaned it thoroughly and the area all around it and I put the tools in the wood box outside in storage for the summer and this is what is happening today. I may have jumped the gun a bit.

Just picked up this beautiful old Kent (NZ made) wood stove. I noticed the crap in the exhaust after getting it home and unloading it this morning, id say it was probably dislodged by the long drive home on the trailer. It's very light and crumbly, I'm guessing it's insulation?

And the power is out

Is this a good place for the thermometer? This stove is made for coal but I need burning wood in it. It's a pain to keep calm since it wants to either smoke if I close the lower air feed or rage if I leave it even a little open.

It’s still cold in the Catskills

Ran into a Nordic Eric Jr HH the other day vented with SLP out the back and 90’d into the firebox damper opening and the venting dead ended into the clay flue. Combustible insulation was stuffed around the vent in the small cavity.

I can’t find the manual online anywhere and the owner does not have one. We inspected firebox construction clearances and the entire flue and it is in pretty good shape actually. We’re hoping we can just run a new insulated SS liner from top to bottom and tie into new double wall stove pipe connected to the unit. We would also have to extend the flue tile at the chase cap before installing the vent cap as it is flush with the crown (they currently have sheet metal installed to extend the flue).

Is this a good thought process going forward? I’m trying to think through this as an unlisted product because I cannot find a manual anywhere. There is a rating plate on the back and currently it meets all clearances other than ember pad in front of the unit.

I was cleaning my roof and noticed back foamy stuff had been dropping out of my chimney, called a local company for an inspection, which obviously I failed. I don't doubt their findings and the tech seemed legit.

I am trying to check to see if the cost to address the issues is in the right ball park. I attached pictures from the inspection. I am in the Everett WA area.

Chimney - PCR Treatment - $899.00

Chimney - Deep Clean - $499.00

ROUND Spark Arrester Rain Cap - $480.00

Shown installed I have now removed it to storage. Circa 1952 “The Majestic Company, Huntington, Indiana.” What’s it worth maybe?

Hello folks,

I've got an old (120+ years) cabin that I'm fixing up. Love this old stove and used it a good amount when I was working out here during the winter. Ive finally gotten around to pulling the faceplate off to see what the surrounding firebox looks like at the chimney/wood stove, and found it's completely open on the sides of the stove. Not sealed at top of chimney and not insulated surrounding the faceplate, stove etc. Plenty of clearance everywhere, including space between smoke/flue pipe and inside walls of the old chimney, it seems.

However, I'd like to seal it up to block the drafts that will come in down the chimney. I'm thinking rockwool between face of stone and back of faceplate or maybe even at the top of the firebox surrounding the flue pipe all the way to the chimney inside wall. Is this safe and best practice? Should I look into fabbing a metal block off plate for top of firebox instead?

One last question as well - some of the old paint is flaking in places from years of neglect on both the stove and faceplate/blower motor housing. Okay to scrub that rust off and hit with high-heat rattle can? Or is that a bad idea for something as hot as the exterior of a wood stove? Surely at least the faceplate would be okay to get spray paint update?

See pics for clarifications... I have a video showing the view up the chimney from inside but I don't suppose that's necessary to include.

Thanks in advance!