HPB Expo 2015

[John Ackerly]

I thought the guys from UMD might exhibit there to get some interest but I don't see MF Fire on the list.

MF Fire didn't go. They are still developing the stove and some new ideas and have lots of grant applications in the hopper.

 

[webby3650]

Glad to hear they got that enamel issue fixed.

So nothing else really good? Did you stop by the Skamol booth?

I did. They are interested in the combustion packages I made for my VC's out of their product.

 

[mellow]

Was there any new stove automation companies showing this year?

 

[webby3650]

Was there any new stove automation companies showing this year?

I didn't spend much time looking through small booths. We have a pretty tight schedule with reps, meetings, and all the booths of manufacturers that we carry.

 

[BKVP]

Very good news. They should be popular colors. I love the blue-black finish on the Jotuls.

The blue black is a painted finish, not an enamel finish...FYI

 

[begreen]

OK, thanks for that info Chris. Was the one I saw last year at HPBA with the rejected blue-black color an enameled finish without the majolica glaze or painted?

 

[webby3650]

The blue black is a painted finish, not an enamel finish...FYI

The Blue Black from Jotul is also painted, it's an enamel paint that's baked from what I understand. It's way more durable than porcelain enamel!

 

[begreen]

If the enamel has to be baked, that sounds like the Jotul finish, not paint. My understanding for the Jotul and Hearthstones with this finish is that it is porcelain enamel, without the majolica clear coat final finish baked on. Whichever it is, I like it and it is tough.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/blue-black-enamel-finishes.55398/
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/jotul-enamel-finish.4302/

 

[BKVP]

OK, thanks for that info Chris. Was the one I saw last year at HPBA with the rejected blue-black color an enameled finish without the majolica glaze or painted?

It was a crappy, lousy, horrible enamel finish...by the way it looked like crap!

 

[BKVP]

The Blue Black from Jotul is also painted, it's an enamel paint that's baked from what I understand. It's way more durable than porcelain enamel!

Our blue black is NOT baked on.

 

[begreen]

Thanks for the clarification, I'll have to find one in shop to check it out.

 

[webby3650]

Our blue black is NOT baked on.

Well it's a very nice finish, looks like a baked enamel to me, good job!

 

[BKVP]

Well it's a very nice finish, looks like a baked enamel to me, good job!

After it's burned...it will be baked!

 

[Ashful]

The blue black is a painted finish, not an enamel finish...FYI

What is "Midnight Semi Gloss Enamel," per your product brochure?