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  1. rickj

    Stove interior: vermiculite versus steel?

    If the proper way is to first have a layer of ashes and have the logs and fire on top of that, do I understand correctly that a woodburner should NOT allow air to flow from the bottom into the fire chamber? I ask because I’m looking into a stove where you can choose between A. bottom plate...
  2. L

    Which paint to use on metal hearth pad?

    Hi, I'm new on here so hope I'm using this very helpful forum appropriately... I had to custom order a corner steel (12 gauge) hearth pad for a wood stove I'm having installed later this week. I'd like to paint it a flat black, but don't know which paint is best to use. This stove doesn't...
  3. S

    Replacement baffle

    First post here, getting ready to start burning wood and I noticed my baffle is starting to look rough. I have an Earthstove 2800HT and found they stopped making the baffle in 2016 and can’t find a replacement one. The only information I’ve found is that’s it’s 3/8’s thick. My question is...
  4. Chill in Northern VT

    Stove Noises

    Hi All: So my new US steel woodstove is burning great. I love being able to heat up the house so much quicker. However now that I’m on about my 10th burn, when I get up to temp (380-400) I’m getting a “tink, tink, tink” noise that sounds like it is coming from The stove (not the flue pipe)...
  5. N

    New to Woodstoves - looking for advice!

    Hello! We are hoping to install a woodstove and are looking for some advice on what to get. We have a roughly 3,000 sq. foot home, and are hoping to use a wood stove as supplemental heat for about 1,800 ft. of it. The area is an addition consisting of a large open concept kitchen/living...
  6. D

    Steel to soapstone?

    Hello all, New here but I've been reading threads from you folks for a while. Wanted to get some experienced advice on a possible stove transition. My wife and I are in a pretty new, well insulated 2 story 3200 sq ft home, heating with a NC30 Englander. It does the job nicely overall (6-8h...
  7. S

    Help identify my maul

    Hey just wondering if someone could help identify my maul. Picked it up used seems like old steel but the guy didn’t know what it was. It’s heavy and tears up wood but wondering if anyone knew what it was.