our new wood stove

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blue water massey

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Got our new wood stove today.
Gotta keep the homestead and wife warm.
I've paid less for most of my cars n trucks oe even my tractors.
But it sure puts out lots of heat.
Made locally by an Amish company.
Hope it will burn a long time as our old one only lasted about 5-6 hours with a full load of wood
So far been burning for 4 hrs with half as much wood as the old one
just gotta figure out all of the controls and it's quirks

 

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Nancy Howell

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Wow! Is that nice! I want one.

 

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Hank ABAB

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Me too!

 

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Mike (WA)

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Looks like a beautiful stove.

Don't want to be a nay-sayer, but it looks like your stove is way to close to the walls. If walls get too hot to hold your hand on them, its too hot. I had the same situation, and as it was explained to me, continued heat of the wood structure will lower its combustion point over time, with disastrous results. I had brick lining the alcove, but the expert said the brick would conduct the heat right through to the wall.

Luckily, there is a pretty easy solution. Get sheet copper for the wall wherever the stove is within 12" of the wall. Install so that the copper sheet is held at least 1 inch away from the wall. The effect defies reason- the copper will conduct the heat away such that it will barely be warm to the touch, and the wall behind will be cool. Prior to the copper, the brick would get so hot you couldn't even touch it, much less hold your hand on it.

 

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Deere Scotty

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Very Nice! Where is it made, & by whom?

 

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howdy1960

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• Feb 9, 2015

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We had the 1/4 thick bricks on cement board with a 1 1/2 inch clearance to wall.

 

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Hank ABAB

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Looks like it comes from here:
here.

 

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TomH in PA

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Ours is the same way. Make sure there's a gap at the bottom and top of the panel so air can circulate behind it, that's what dissipates the heat.

 

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Traditional Farmer

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Nice stove,I have a Fisher Papa Bear I bought new in 1977 its still going strong.

 

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Wile E

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Make sure your insurance company knows that you have a wood burner. I just got a call today from my agent and they are going to send over an inspector to check mine. I hope it all goes well.

 

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blue water massey

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• Feb 9, 2015

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It's a Margin Gem Flame View
this one is made in Dryton Ont Can
but I think they are made in the USA as well

 

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blue water massey

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• Feb 9, 2015

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the walls around this were designed witha woodstove in mind
but you bring up a valid point

the way this stove is designed the sides and back stay cold
after 8 hrs burning with a flue temp of over 400f you can put your hand directly onto the sides or back of it and they feel cold not even warm to the touch
my last stove there in the same spot for 6 yrs which was smaller the walls were hot enough you didn't want to put your hands on the wall for very long as they got very warm

 

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blue water massey

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• Feb 9, 2015

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pic of the old stove
it was a Vermont Casting
bough it used 6 yrs ago
served us well but could only get 5-6 hrs burn time
when choked right down

 

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blue water massey

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• Feb 9, 2015

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yes they sell them there as well
when I went searching for a store to get mine through there are a lot of US stores that handle them
We purchased ours direct from the Canadian distibutor saved us over 600 bucks from actull quotes from other stores
only thing is you have to order them and it takes 6 to 8 weeks for delivery as they are custom made per
each customers options and color

 

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blue water massey

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• Feb 9, 2015

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per my insurance guy who recomended this stove to us and he knows we have always had one that won't be a problem
but a lot of insurance companies wont cover you if you have a wood stove

 

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notjustair

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• Feb 9, 2015

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I like that a lot. We bought a new Vermont Castings stove this year for the living room. We were almost in the same boat as you, since that is the model the wife wanted. I told her no. We will get the biggest one they have that is made to heat the whole house. I only have to load it twice a day and it runs continuously. I do have to be careful - the downstairs of the house was 86 the other day. Wife loves that - if she gets too used to that I am going to have to find more hedge trees. Ours is red. I wasn't sure how I would like that but it is a pretty stove. It better be for the money they got.

 

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T Whalen

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Speaking of insurance companies I am installing a Hopsco energy outdoor woodstove which is a forced air furnace. I haven't even finished the installation yet and My agent caught wind of what I was up to and told Me that a forced air furnace was illegal. My response was "What about all the forced air indoor wood stoves in the neighborhood" and She replied that an indoor woodstove is just fine. So I continue with the questions and ask Her " well the stove is thirty-five feet from the house from the SW corner and the winds in My area prevail from the NW all winter so We wont even have smoke in the house Would We still have a problem with coverage since the stove is enclosed in a metal building with a concrete floor and cement board walls and ceiling?" She replied that "yes" We would still have a problem with it and I asked Her " what if I replace this forced air unit with a boiler stove?" And the reply ------- That would be just fine. Well I guess they have never seen a boiler explode. Time for a new Insurance company.

 

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C. Amick

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• Feb 9, 2015

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I've been to Franklin, WV before. Pretty rural area.

 

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ShadetreeRet

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• Feb 9, 2015

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That's a stove and a half! Beautiful. Interesting about the sides and back staying cool, that is a plus.

 

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JayinNY

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Is that a stack temperature gage you have on the chimney pipe? If so it's way too low you're supposed to have it higher on the chimney pipe, not right above the stove.,looks like a nice stove!
I think I forgot to put the phone sideways for the picture.

 

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blue water massey

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• Feb 9, 2015

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yes it is a flue pipe temp gage.
if you look close you will see one at the stove top as well as one above the warmer but that one is black n silver and and sort of blends in there.
problem I'm going to have to sort out later is that those thermometers are supposed to be placed 18 inch from the top of the stove.
18 inches places it right in the middle of the warmers bottom self so it will have to be set at the 17 inch mark.
as well as the stoves factory nickel plated flue is made of 1/8" aluminium so the magnet wont stick
I'll probably take the top temp gage an secure it with a screw as it has that capability but as I have a full warranty on this stove and the bottom flue is a design feature I'll wait till the warrenty expires

 

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JayinNY

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• Feb 9, 2015

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Lol, now I see the other gauge hiding up there! Sorry.,

 

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Hank ABAB

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• Feb 11, 2015

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So it must have a "CSA Approved" sticker on it somewhere then?

I don't see that ("CSA Approved") mentioned on their website.

I thought that this was what the Insurance Companies looked for, but I could be wrong.

Its a very nice stove!