Jotul F602 CB Cast Iron Wood Stove Review Jotul’s claim to fame with the 602 is that it is the most popular wood stove ever built. With over 1,000,000 stove produced. That may be true and it is a really big bang for the buck. The Jotul F602 is built to heat a small space. … Continue reading
Jotul F500 Oslo Wood Stove Review
Jotul F500 Oslo Review The Oslo is offered in two door designs. The clean window or the more ornate window that has the cast webbing. They also offer the stove in three colors. Painted black cast iron, Blue Black Enamel, and Brown Majolica Enamel. The enamel colors are an additional cost. It is comparable in … Continue reading
Vermont Castings Wood Stoves Update
Vermont Castings is one of the oldest and once was the most well known wood stove manufacturers in the United States. Over the last 15 years or so they have been bought out and sold it seems like dozens of times. The customer service has been horrible, the lead times on new parts has been … Continue reading
Hearthstone Craftsbury vs. Vermont Castings Intrepid II
Question sent in from Ellen- Hi Stove Guy, Your website is a great resource for first-time buyers like me (and probably long-time owners, as well!). Thank you for compiling this information and for sharing your personal expertise. I am shopping for a wood stove for a small house. The main level is 800 sq. feet. … Continue reading
Small wood stove in moderate climate
Question from Diane- First, thank you. Your reviews are tremendously helpful. We live in Southern California, where people are not so well informed on wood stoves, even though many use them in areas not connected to the gas grid. So the resource you provide is most appreciated. Second, we have access to tons of wood, … Continue reading
Hearthstone Bristol DX Toubleshooting
Below is a question emailed in from Chris, italics are his questions. Bold are the Stove Guy’s answers. [CHRIS] I have recently had a Hearthstone Bristol DX heater installed (LP converted) and have noticed some issues that I am concerned about. I was wondering if you could shed some light as to just how I … Continue reading
Zone Heating with a Propane Stove vs. Forced Air
Zone Heating with a Propane stove. Guil wrote in with the question below: I have a Hearthstone propane stove, I don’t know which model. Is the use of propane significantly less than a gas furnace powering heat through overhead ducts (forced hot air)? Thanks, Guil D. Guil your question is a hard one to answer … Continue reading
Hearthstone Heritage Wood Stove Review
Hearthstone Heritage Wood Stove Review – The Hearthstone Heritage has been one of the best selling stoves in the Hearthstone soapstone lineup for a long time. It is their most popular model and has been as long as I have sold them. I have burned one quite often in my store as well as personally used … Continue reading
Hearthstone Sterling HT Gas Stove Review
Hearthstone Sterling HT Gas Stove Review –The sterling has been in the hearthstone lineup for a long time. It is tried a true technology, and simply works. It is a big heater, puts out tons of heat and does so fairly efficiently. If you are looking for a big gas/lp stove with not a lot of … Continue reading
Gas Stove BTU Turn Down Rate
Gas Stove BTU Turn Down Rate Definition – In a lot of my gas stove and fireplace articles I talk about the turn down rate. This rate is the difference in BTU ratings between the highest and lowest settings on the fireplace or stove. The bottom line benefit to this is the more range that … Continue reading