hello all, I have been thinking about getting a wood stove since we had a long power outage. I did the research, with alot of help from this site. I finally made the purchase of a jotul f 400 castine. The date for install is dec 7th, and I had to start from scratch. We live in a mfg/mobile home and there are special requirements using wood stoves, so finding a stove was alittle tricky. Anyway, the stove I decided to go with had mixed reviews, but jotul has been around awhile, and alot of the bad reviews were probably caused by operator errors...we will see. In our spare time waiting on our install, we built a breathable woodshed. Can't wait for the install,
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Welcome to the forum, we all want pics during/after the install.
You already have a shed the real question is, do you have truely sesoned fuel ??
Enjoy staying warmer than before while watching the heating bills go down.
You already have a shed the real question is, do you have truely sesoned fuel ??
Enjoy staying warmer than before while watching the heating bills go down.
Congrats on the Stove. And welcome to the Forums...
Do you already have your wood C/S/S? Green "Wet" wood makes for a hard time with modern EPA stoves. They like dry "seasoned" wood. For more info on that, take a look in the "Wood Shed" Forum here. (I didn't know it took 3 yrs to season Oak before I came here/ Even other species should still have at least a yr or two after splitting and stacking)
Congratulations again. Wood heat is wonderful. Especially in the event of a power outage. Life saving (Literally) and good on the wallet!
Do you already have your wood C/S/S? Green "Wet" wood makes for a hard time with modern EPA stoves. They like dry "seasoned" wood. For more info on that, take a look in the "Wood Shed" Forum here. (I didn't know it took 3 yrs to season Oak before I came here/ Even other species should still have at least a yr or two after splitting and stacking)
Congratulations again. Wood heat is wonderful. Especially in the event of a power outage. Life saving (Literally) and good on the wallet!
Backwoods said:
Another Backwoods! Welcome to the forum.
No problems in MH so long as it is installed correctly. Like others, I too want to make a comment on the wood. I hope you have some already. Buying wood is not like buying oil because that wood has to be dried before you burn it. Wood sellers will always say it is okay but those are just words and usually not much fact. If you don't have good wood, your first year of wood burning can be a bit rough, so I'll advise that you should already have your wood cut, split and stacked....for the winter of 2012-2013 or beyond.
The Castine is a really nice stove. It can really put out the heat. My main concern with installing an F400 in a mobile would be a too short flue. This stove likes a decent draft. If possible, I recommend a flue at least 14-16ft straight up.
Thx for the welcome. Yes, wood I got today is seasoned, 2 cords ash & oak, from a friend who its getting older and switching to pellet, and 1 cord all oak, seasoned 1 year, should be ready by next year. Already looking in the woods while I drive, to start scrounging. I also live in the woods, plenty out storm damage wood around. Getting professional install, gentleman will be here shortly to take measurements, chimney length will be one of many questions. Thx all.
Are you going to use the Jotul as a supplemental heat source or Primary heat?
Also how many square feet is your home? Is the stove going to be centrally located? Or on an end of the house?
Sounds like you have a pretty good friend. Congrats again......
Also how many square feet is your home? Is the stove going to be centrally located? Or on an end of the house?
Sounds like you have a pretty good friend. Congrats again......
The woodstove will be centralized. Will definitely heat the living room, dining room, (open concept), as well as kitchen, only a retaining wall, but has a large opening in wall, (to pass plates through,ect) a short hallway, (planning on drawing cool air from far bedroom at the end of hall to be replaced with warm air), 1 other bedroom on the other side of the wall by living room, planning on putting just a register close to ceiling for heat to pass through. Hoping to heat entire house, farthest room is mine, don't mind if its a bit on the cooler side for sleeping. Oil furnace is main heat, but hopefully no more. Like the thought of self suffiency, and not answering to the oil man. Can I get an amen. Living space around 1300 square feet. Huge area where stove will sit.
Thanks.got the measurements taken and everything looks good. I bought the stove at kc stoves and fireplaces in alburtis,pa. They are knowledgeable, and professional, best of all, their installers are certified. I'll give them breathing room, but will watch and take pictures as well for ya'll. After install and small burns for curing, the full burns (weather permitting) will come next and I'm sure the question will start flowing.
1,300 sq ft + central location + open floor plan + good woodstove + Dry wood = A great way to heat the whole house. I'll give that Amen!! Oh. Plus having this Forum. Great start.
To even out the heat, take a table or box fan at the far end of the cool hallway and put it on the floor, pointing toward the stove. Run the fan on low speed and I think that will be all you need.
Heres a question........ I know about having too hot a fire, planning on getting a pipe thermometer during install, and not hot enough increases the licklihood of creosote buildup, my question is, when the e is cooling down, say in the middle of the night, does the creosote risk go up? How much wood do the experts here think I'll go through if I'm burning say 16 hours a day through the winter? A quesstimate for me is around 1 1/2 cords. 1300 square feet, house ok insulation qualities. Thx
Backwoods said:
Creo forms when wood is out gassing, which is the earlier part of the burn. In general when in coal stage no creo is formed.
Only 16 hours a day? why not 24/7? You may not be planning on burning 24/7 but I'd be willing to bet you will.
I am in North East PA burn 24/7 as main form of heat. 1850 square feet good insulation but some crappy windows. I go through about 4 cord a year. Mostly Oak.
Welcome Backwoods!
I'm a newbie myself and just wanted to let you know you've found the most informative site out there regarding wood stoves (it has taught me everything!), not to mention it has the friendliest folk ever...... but I do need to warn you.... once you get that Jotul hooked up you'll find yourself just sitting there watching the fire, with a grin on your face, knowing absolutely that you've made the smartest purchase of your life!
Congrats!
I'm a newbie myself and just wanted to let you know you've found the most informative site out there regarding wood stoves (it has taught me everything!), not to mention it has the friendliest folk ever...... but I do need to warn you.... once you get that Jotul hooked up you'll find yourself just sitting there watching the fire, with a grin on your face, knowing absolutely that you've made the smartest purchase of your life!
Congrats!
I'm down with burning 24/7. Different story for the ol' lady. It'll take alittle time for her to "okay" running when we are at work. Don't get me wrong, shes as woodswoman as they get, (peakbagging, and tent camping in -5 deg nights, roll a quad like its going outta style, and pull up a muskie in under 1000 casts), but gotta get through a couple "safe" nights first. :coolsmirk:
I'm already doing that, even though the stove ain't here yet. I actually set up the brochure on the floor and stared. Can almost feel the heat.shortmillie" date="132228 6961 said:
New stove before Christmas, Good deal 
You'll hear "dry wood" preached here all the time. It's the #1 key to good wood burning.
Get 2 to 3 years ahed so your wood has time to season properly.
It will be even more fun when you see how much your heat bill drop.
Don't forget pictures like one of your wood shed, to get started with.
You'll hear "dry wood" preached here all the time. It's the #1 key to good wood burning.
Get 2 to 3 years ahed so your wood has time to season properly.
It will be even more fun when you see how much your heat bill drop.
Don't forget pictures like one of your wood shed, to get started with.
Backwoods said:
You are gonna burn three cord the first year dinking around with the stove trying to get it down how to burn it. Then you will burn three cord every year after that because you will get over that 16 hour thing real fast and go to heating the joint with the stove around the clock. ;-)
BlankBlankBlank
Minister of Fire
Ditto on pics of the wood store, plus show us some pics of the space where the stove will go. Also, would love to see pics of the outside of your home to see where the chimney will come through your roof. And any other pics you have. Basically, we need to see a ton of pics.
Oh, by the way, welcome Backwoods.
Oh, by the way, welcome Backwoods.
WoodpileOCD
Minister of Fire
Did anyone mention that we want pics. Until it gets delivered just set the brochure of the stove in the install location and take a picture of the picture and post it. At least it'll silence the picture hounds for a little while. :coolsmirk:
Welcome, you've come to the right place.
Welcome, you've come to the right place.
BlankBlankBlank
Minister of Fire
WoodpileOCD said:
Ditto on the pics. When I first came to Hearth.com, I really didn't get all the calls for pics. Now that I'm officially addicted to Hearth.com, I realize that I don't have time to read the super long narratives. But I have time to salivate over some pics of installs, tractors, winches, chainsaws, wood, wood stores, trailers, trucks, wood, chainsaws, chainsaw grinders, splitting mauls, hydro splitters, wood, installs, tractors, etc. It's almost another kind of porn, I think. LOL
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