Adirondackwoodburner said:Yeah, and I still ahvent found out if I can get one for my Olympic! I dont think I can unless its an after market deal
Adirondackwoodburner said:gotchya, thanks..neat design! unless your power goes out!
ControlFreak said:BrotherBart,
We were there exhibiting last year at HPBA, so that was us. We had a good number of people very excited about our product. I had one sales guy from a major stove company comment, "I've been wondering how long it would take someone to do this."
We're going back to HPBA this year, but not exhibiting so we can focus our time on meeting with key individuals and getting things kicked off. If all goes well, next fall you could see some existing stove models shipping with this, otherwise the following year for stoves with this designed in from the start. The closest thing to this is QuadraFire's ACC, but that's not really a proportional control system like this is. SmartStove is going to close the draft as the stove heats up, but it's also going to reopen the draft if the fire dies off. Some people have problems with an exterior chimney that cools off and kills the fire after they go to bed with the draft stopped down. This will solve that problem by sensing the loss of flame and reopening the draft immediately. Plus, it's modulating heat extraction combined with the draft control so that everything stays well balanced. A wood fire is a complex system that always establishes an equilibrium point. We keep that equilibrium point such that you get the best of everything: clean fire, the heat that you want, and hassle free. I'll start a new thread to begin a discussion about Intelligent Draft Control.
Dan
ControlFreak said:SmartStove is going to close the draft as the stove heats up, but it's also going to reopen the draft if the fire dies off. Some people have problems with an exterior chimney that cools off and kills the fire after they go to bed with the draft stopped down. This will solve that problem by sensing the loss of flame and reopening the draft immediately. I I'll start a new thread to begin a discussion about Intelligent Draft Control.
Dan
Todd said:I guess I'm spoiled. I get a good 8 hrs sleep every night and never have to worry about reloading in the middle of the night. Even the coldest nights below zero the house is still about 65-67. Furnace has only kicked on a couple times and it's been a cold winter so far, -20 yesterday.
Gunner said:That makes two of us. Never had to get up to feed the stove in the middle of the night, that would take all the fun out of woodburning :lol:Todd said:I guess I'm spoiled. I get a good 8 hrs sleep every night and never have to worry about reloading in the middle of the night. Even the coldest nights below zero the house is still about 65-67. Furnace has only kicked on a couple times and it's been a cold winter so far, -20 yesterday.
Herculoy12a said:I am new to the forum and new to posting so this will be short. I think it is all in the size of the firebox. A BIG, BIG, BIG fire box is the way to go. I recently bought a Hitzer 983 insert and I believe it is one of the largest fireboxes out there. If I pack it full-o-wood (large splits) and get it going, I have lots of coals to stoke after 12 hours.
BrotherBart said:I'm drooling on the keyboard now Herc. I had never heard of Hitzer and went to the site and took a look. My last stove was a 650 pound behemoth and I didn't know they were still made.
What is the tab for one of those muthas?
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