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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Sept 27, 2010 15:29:56 GMT -4
Here is the first couple steps completed. The Hearth board is in, and and stove positioned.  |
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Post by capecmom on Sept 27, 2010 19:10:34 GMT -4
Beautiful stove Wayne-what are you doing for a back board? Or do you need one?
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Sept 27, 2010 20:39:53 GMT -4
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Post by pcrowder on Sept 27, 2010 22:04:55 GMT -4
GORGEOUS! by the way - are those HOCKEY PUCKS under the legs???  |
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Post by azlonerider on Sept 27, 2010 22:14:16 GMT -4
Wonderful!! OK, now I'm wanting one of those in spite of the difficulty of getting wood in this area.
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Nov 4, 2010 8:46:53 GMT -4
Well we have had a few nights in the low 20s, and one of them was windy to boot. The stove kept this 105 year old house plenty warm and toasty, even the second floor was very comfortable, much better than previous years depending on the oil. We can now wear shorts year round inside. The stove will get a full 12 hour burn time, and is so easy to regulate. We are very very happy.  |
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Post by capecmom on Nov 4, 2010 10:04:17 GMT -4
I almost have dh convinced to get a jotul. We had looked at them before but at the time were leaning towards an insert. Now I think we are going for the wood stove itself instead. I told him about yours so I am guiding him to these posts. |
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Nov 4, 2010 17:58:43 GMT -4
Julie,
Check out their website, they have hook ups so that you can run the wood stove through your fireplace chimney without it being an actual insert. You will not be sorry with Jotul. I thought my old All-Nighter was a great stove, this Jotul just blows me away at how much better it is, plus it is more efficient. Our house is just a tad over 2,000 sq ft and this model the F-500 Oslo does a marvelous job, and they make an even bigger one than this. I would guarantee that your house is tighter than ours, and would be easy to heat with the same one we have.
It is so nice not worrying about being warm and the cost of it, and wood heat is so cozy, you can get a cook plate for this model too, so if you guys get another ice storm and lose your power, you won't even miss a beat.
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Post by leatherneckpa on Nov 4, 2010 18:39:53 GMT -4
Wayne, that's a beautiful stove. I'm showing that to my wife in the hopes she will forget about her pellet stove idea. I keep telling her, if you lose power you don't have any heat from a pellet stove. But she's got the whole "convenience" mindset going.
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Post by rAcErRicK on Nov 4, 2010 19:04:52 GMT -4
GORGEOUS! by the way - are those HOCKEY PUCKS under the legs??? Sure looks like them Pat !  Wayne must have missed your post.  |
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Nov 4, 2010 19:45:47 GMT -4
Mike, Pellet stoves are nice, and they are somewhat convenient, BUT, you are still at the mercy of the people selling the pellets, I like the independence of a woodstove, if you have a chainsaw, you can always have heat, no matter what. I had free heat for the first 10 years in NH because I went out in the woods and cut dead wood and carried it out on my back. Both types throw great heat, but in worst case scenario, the wood stove wins. Plus I have all that land up there that is covered with hardwoods, we will never have to pay for heat ever again, we have 15 cords or so already on the ground and stacked from just the first 120' of road, we have another 120' to go, then the house site and then the orchard, yeah, we will have plenty of wood.  Pat and Rick, those are not hockey pucks, hahahaha, they were casters that the installation guys put under the legs so they could slide the stove around during installation to get perfect center. They forgot to take them out before making the final clamping of the pipe, after the fact, I just said leave them there, that way when we move and take the stove with us, I will have them to adjust the stove in the new house. At 445 lbs, you need all the help you can get moving it. |
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Nov 4, 2010 19:50:37 GMT -4
Wayne, that's a beautiful stove. I'm showing that to my wife in the hopes she will forget about her pellet stove idea. I keep telling her, if you lose power you don't have any heat from a pellet stove. But she's got the whole "convenience" mindset going. Mike, If you decide to go this way, check out Bierly in Milheim, we checked all over the state and even in NH while we were there, he had the best prices, since all the others were so close I am assuming Bierly takes a lower mark up, he beat the next nearest guy by over $400 on the total package. |
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Post by capecmom on Nov 5, 2010 10:38:00 GMT -4
I think the Oslo model was the one that dh was eyeing also. I like the fact that it is front OR side loading. He also saw that it comes with shorter legs if so ordered so that you can tuck it back into the fireplace opening better. We have been hemming and hawing over this because we didn't want to alter our hearth stone. When we built the house dh went to the stone company and searched through their discarded pile. He found a beautiful piece of black granite left over from a counter top installation. We installed that as our hearth. According to regs here it is not wide enough to count as our hearth with a wood stove on it-so either we would have to rip it up or put a pad down like you did covering it. We also have a mantle that scrolls down both sides of the fireplace so we were wondering if we would have to get heat shields. I guess we'll have to have the wood stove installer out so that he can look at it and give us his two cents.
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Nov 5, 2010 13:15:49 GMT -4
Julie, I think you would be ok without the back heat shield, the bottom heat shield comes standard anyway. The clearances on the Olso are very good compared to other brands. The hearth mat we got wasn't all that expensive, I think it was like $450, one piece and you can take it out anytime and have no damage to what is underneath. You are right though, the installation guy will offer his two cents, but as long as you are up on the specs, which you are, he won't be able to sell you something you don't need. It is so nice being warm and no burning a drop of oil.
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Post by leatherneckpa on Nov 5, 2010 18:27:34 GMT -4
DW told me last night that we can have a wood stove instead of pellet, as long as it was this one. I like the idea of being able to bake in it too, so I'm seriously considering it. I can't find anything online that gives the price of a Jotul. Anybody have a ballpark? I'm partial to Vermont Castings Soapstone stoves myself, but boy are they dear! |
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