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    Floor protection for Aspen C3

    Hello! Have scoured the forum and hoping to get confirmation before I install my new Aspen C3. It will be going on top of laminate flooring, topped with a layer of 1/4" hardie board topped by a single sheet of 22ga brushed stainless steel, 36 wide, 42 long. Given the ember protection and...
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    Building a 1000 sqft house elevation about 5,800' long winters with temps below -30 F (-34 C) what stove would you use?

    Hello! Fairly new to wood stoves and looking for recommendations. We are building a 1000 sqft house (9' ceilings), dry climate, elevation about 5,800', long winters with temps below -30 F (-34 C). So far I've been reading about Morso stoves, also Vermont Castings Aspen C3, Hearthstone...
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    Aspen C3 in a Canvas Tent?

    We are trying to pick a wood burning stove for use in our canvas wall tent in SW Wisconsin. The tent is 14' x16' and 7.5' tall at the center (5' at the side walls) and has a cedar deck floor (we will put tile under the stove). We really want something affordable (under $2,000) that can hold a...
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    preparing old fireplace for small stove

    Hello everyone, happy new year. We are preparing our old fireplace to put a Vermont castings Aspen C3 in it and run the stovepipe up through what remains of the masonry chimney. The fireplace had been bricked up and today we opened it up and found many more bricks than we expected. Was a pain...
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    Did I buy the wrong stove?

    The situation: I live in North MS in a 1500sq.ft. ranch style home. We are on our first season with the Vermont Castings Aspen C3. We bought the stove with the intention of supplementing our 3ton heat pump central unit when the temps get below freezing. We really like the stove. It looks...
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    Vermont Castings Aspen C3 Misses the Mark

    Installed my brand new VC Aspen C3 last month and I’m not impressed. Let me start by saying the advertised burn time of 10 hours is false advertising. Packing the firebox full at night will get you 4–6 hours. I would love to know where they came up with 10 hours. Getting a fire started is...