WoodpileOCD said:OK, now your really pushing it. Especially for a newcomer.
I think he means for real. He wants some real heat.
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I think he means for real. He wants some real heat.
Welcome to the forum.
Thanks for posting the pics . . . looks like a pretty area where you're living.
Wood is good . . . seasoned wood is better . . . unfortunately most folks recommend getting the wood cut, split and stacked for a year prior . . . so while there is always a chance some standing dead wood in the forest will be ready to burn -- especially the branches -- I wouldn't count on it.
24 hour burn . . . hehheh . . . I'm willing to bet a fair number of us folks got into this thinking we would just burn nights and weekends . . . until we realized that when installed correctly and properly maintained (i.e. cleaning the chimney, disposing of the ashes properly, etc.) a stove can safely, efficiently AND cheaply heat our homes . . . and then we made the switch to burning 24/7 . . . in my own case I think it took a week . . . maybe a week and a half.
Thanks for posting the pics . . . looks like a pretty area where you're living.
Wood is good . . . seasoned wood is better . . . unfortunately most folks recommend getting the wood cut, split and stacked for a year prior . . . so while there is always a chance some standing dead wood in the forest will be ready to burn -- especially the branches -- I wouldn't count on it.
24 hour burn . . . hehheh . . . I'm willing to bet a fair number of us folks got into this thinking we would just burn nights and weekends . . . until we realized that when installed correctly and properly maintained (i.e. cleaning the chimney, disposing of the ashes properly, etc.) a stove can safely, efficiently AND cheaply heat our homes . . . and then we made the switch to burning 24/7 . . . in my own case I think it took a week . . . maybe a week and a half.
All I'm going to say is, a week from wednesday. Dec 7th. I hope it gets cold. This mid 60's crap has got to go. Sweating while splitting wood, getting bit by mesqitos, won't be outta oil by the time the woodstove arrives, and being made to go see twilight.
Now that's the last straw. How much can a man take?!Backwoods said:
I'll take the sweat and skeeters, thanks.
Hi,
I have to say that the Castine is a great little stove. We installed one about 4 or 5 years ago in our family room. It's about 15x16' and opens onto our kitchen (about 10x10'). The ceiling in the family room is vaulted, and has a fan up above to circulate the air. These rooms also open up somewhat to the rest of our house (about 2000) sq feet).
The stove is perfectly sized, in my view-- on cold winter days, when it's fired up, it can pretty much heat the bulk of the house. Sure, the upstairs bedrooms are cool, but we like them that way. During a few winter power blackouts, which we've had over the past few years, the stove does a decent job of making the house comfortable, tho the upstrairs does get quite chilly.
I would not call the Castine finicky in any way. Even its reputation for having a large glass window that gets dirty is undeserved in my opinion. Mostly the glass stays decently clean, tho if you're gonna burn green wood or light a fire on a warmish day when a good draft is elusive, you can easily get a build-up of soot on the glass.
If there's a disadvantage to the stove it's that even if you load it up at 11pm for an overnight burn, you will have an empty firebox by 7am and a stove that's only lukewarm to the touch. It seems to require more regular refilling than some other stoves.
But we love how it looks and cranks out the heat. There's something about Jotul stoves (maybe just knowing they come from Scandinavia) that I really dig. Many of our friends have complimented the stove and, as you can see from the photo (assuming I was able to get it to display here), it fits nicely into our former fireplace.
I hope you enjoy it!
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I have to say that the Castine is a great little stove. We installed one about 4 or 5 years ago in our family room. It's about 15x16' and opens onto our kitchen (about 10x10'). The ceiling in the family room is vaulted, and has a fan up above to circulate the air. These rooms also open up somewhat to the rest of our house (about 2000) sq feet).
The stove is perfectly sized, in my view-- on cold winter days, when it's fired up, it can pretty much heat the bulk of the house. Sure, the upstairs bedrooms are cool, but we like them that way. During a few winter power blackouts, which we've had over the past few years, the stove does a decent job of making the house comfortable, tho the upstrairs does get quite chilly.
I would not call the Castine finicky in any way. Even its reputation for having a large glass window that gets dirty is undeserved in my opinion. Mostly the glass stays decently clean, tho if you're gonna burn green wood or light a fire on a warmish day when a good draft is elusive, you can easily get a build-up of soot on the glass.
If there's a disadvantage to the stove it's that even if you load it up at 11pm for an overnight burn, you will have an empty firebox by 7am and a stove that's only lukewarm to the touch. It seems to require more regular refilling than some other stoves.
But we love how it looks and cranks out the heat. There's something about Jotul stoves (maybe just knowing they come from Scandinavia) that I really dig. Many of our friends have complimented the stove and, as you can see from the photo (assuming I was able to get it to display here), it fits nicely into our former fireplace.
I hope you enjoy it!
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Thats a beautiful picture, and welcome to the forum. Thanks for the info on your experiences with the castine. All the research I have done is telling me that I got the perfect stove for my application. The floor plan being mostly open concept, no upstairs, and not the best insullation going on, I expect it to work well. You say it will only be warm after about 8 hours, I guess we will see. That wont be too bad I guess, so long I can quickly start a fire when I get back from work, and the overnight hours...I wish I had time to sleep that long. I will post pictures soon on a new thread with the complete install from the floor up. Got less than a week to go
Good choice Backwoods....I love my Castine...not that I wouldn't have stepped up to the Oslo if I could have made the clearances work... but that is a small complaint. And I'll +1 on how finicky the stove is BUT (big BUT) only if you try to burn less than dry wood. In my experience, anything above 10% is a recipe for frustration. Don't get greedy and cram it as full as you can and you won't have to worry about it running away from you. When you find its "sweet" spot, you'll be loving it.
Nice woodshed too. One picky point and that it has no side ventilation....which is pretty crucial for seasoning wood. However, if you are just storing your already seasoned wood in it, it is perfect.
As far as overnight burns go, here's what happened last night, and it is very typical. We have a 1960's vintage very leaky brick ranch, single pane, double-hung windows, 10' ceiling in the main living area...you get the idea. We are not going to earn and Energy Star awards, if you follow me. There is probably 1,800 sq' on the main level (there is a large downstairs too). I had the stove running all last night, flat out at around 500 degrees from 6:00 to 10:30. I stoked it up again before bed, and cut the primary air all the way down. Outside temps were a low of about 26 last night. I had the central air/furnace off all night. This morning, I had a a very intense bed of coals, the stove temp was around 150 degrees, but when I opened the door wide and opened the air, the bed of coals came to life and threw off heat you could feel from 6' away. The temp in the main living area (Living room/dining room/kitchen combined) was 60 degrees. At that point I fired up the furnace, stoked the stove and by the time I left for work an hour and 1/2 later, the furnace was off and the room was 65 degrees and climbing quickly. I have no complaints.
Nice woodshed too. One picky point and that it has no side ventilation....which is pretty crucial for seasoning wood. However, if you are just storing your already seasoned wood in it, it is perfect.
As far as overnight burns go, here's what happened last night, and it is very typical. We have a 1960's vintage very leaky brick ranch, single pane, double-hung windows, 10' ceiling in the main living area...you get the idea. We are not going to earn and Energy Star awards, if you follow me. There is probably 1,800 sq' on the main level (there is a large downstairs too). I had the stove running all last night, flat out at around 500 degrees from 6:00 to 10:30. I stoked it up again before bed, and cut the primary air all the way down. Outside temps were a low of about 26 last night. I had the central air/furnace off all night. This morning, I had a a very intense bed of coals, the stove temp was around 150 degrees, but when I opened the door wide and opened the air, the bed of coals came to life and threw off heat you could feel from 6' away. The temp in the main living area (Living room/dining room/kitchen combined) was 60 degrees. At that point I fired up the furnace, stoked the stove and by the time I left for work an hour and 1/2 later, the furnace was off and the room was 65 degrees and climbing quickly. I have no complaints.
ploughboy said:
Thanks for your imput as well. I imagine that any woodstove burns roughly the same. And every house is built differently, therefore the stoves will differ just a tad. I'll go with it, see what happens and post here. Also the shed is strictly for the seasoned stuff. Next years is out back, off the ground and slightly top covered with rubber epdm, along the woodline.
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