The handle is brass and it doesn’t match the stainless door handle.
Yikes. That sounds a bit goofy. Maybe they can provide a different bypass handle in the future? It seems pretty strange to have two completely different handles.
The handle is brass and it doesn’t match the stainless door handle.
Waulie said:The handle is brass and it doesn’t match the stainless door handle.
Yikes. That sounds a bit goofy. Maybe they can provide a different bypass handle in the future? It seems pretty strange to have two completely different handles.
I don’t think it’s that big of a deal, you can always paint it if you don’t like it.
Todd said:I don't think it's that big of a deal, you can always paint it if you don't like it.
BeGreen said:Have to agree with the comments on the brass parts. That was the first thing that jarred my eyes when I saw dpgoalie's pictures. It looks like an afterthought and is incongruous with the fit and finish of the stove. The metal should match the other components or be black.
Backwoods Savage said:At the Woodstock Open House we saw the top lifter and almost everyone loved it then! My wife even tried to buy one. I thought it did look great too and I think folks will come to like it but only time will tell on that. I also much prefer it to the lifter that is on the Fireview and just dangled down in front.
Waulie said:Thanks for the close ups.
Well, I have to say that while not a deal breaker or a huge deal, I do find that handle to be shockingly ugly. Painting it may in fact be like putting lipstick on a pig. It has to change. Head-scratching indeed...
Two questions for you:
1. Your performance so far seems great. What size/type/height flue are you hooked up to?
2. How did you manage to get your stove so quick? I still haven't heard a peep from them. Are you a squeeky wheel? ;-)
Thanks!
Stump_Branch said:Backwoods Savage said:At the Woodstock Open House we saw the top lifter and almost everyone loved it then! My wife even tried to buy one. I thought it did look great too and I think folks will come to like it but only time will tell on that. I also much prefer it to the lifter that is on the Fireview and just dangled down in front.
I always wondered about the top lift handle. Cant open when theres fire, why have it? To me it looks like an earring dangling there, stove jewlery. I just took it off and minus the tab still there (needed to lift) looks good i think.
Now why go through the nice coil handle, yet the dampner is just a cast tab, and the bypass looks as if it came off an arcade machine circa 1987. At least the fireviews controls are hidden...still the progess looks very nice.
Can you see the cat at all? Tell if its glowing? Does the inconel screen glow?
Backwoods Savage said:Stump_Branch said:Backwoods Savage said:At the Woodstock Open House we saw the top lifter and almost everyone loved it then! My wife even tried to buy one. I thought it did look great too and I think folks will come to like it but only time will tell on that. I also much prefer it to the lifter that is on the Fireview and just dangled down in front.
I always wondered about the top lift handle. Cant open when theres fire, why have it? To me it looks like an earring dangling there, stove jewlery. I just took it off and minus the tab still there (needed to lift) looks good i think.
Now why go through the nice coil handle, yet the dampner is just a cast tab, and the bypass looks as if it came off an arcade machine circa 1987. At least the fireviews controls are hidden...still the progess looks very nice.
Can you see the cat at all? Tell if its glowing? Does the inconel screen glow?
My wife just looked at the latest pictures and she agrees with me that it does look good. At least we like it but understand that others do not. I have no doubt they will consider changing it if too many are not liking it. I would also ask everyone who says they don't like it to ask their wives. It might be interesting to see if they do or don't like it....without your persuading otherwise!
As for opening the top lid when there is a fire, absolutely not! You would get a big face full of smoke because that is where the smoke goes before exiting into the flue. Why have it? You can open the top lid to clean the cat. That is how it is done with the Fireview and the Progress. No, you won't see the cat in the Progress; you'll see the secondaries.
Anyway, I'll be talking to Woodstock about that handle for sure.
As for opening the top lid when there is a fire, absolutely not!
I have a 27 foot, 6 inch Supaflu. I’m so glad I went with it as opposed to stainless for sooo many reasons.
Waulie said:I have a 27 foot, 6 inch Supaflu. I’m so glad I went with it as opposed to stainless for sooo many reasons.
Nice! I bet your draft could suck start a leaf blower.
BeGreen said:Thanks for the close ups dp. It looks like 1/2" brass hex stock that has been drilled and tapped. If so, it would be easy to replace with stainless or nickel hex or round bar stock.
http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=354&step=4&showunits=inches&id=12&top_cat=1
dpgoalie said:BeGreen said:Thanks for the close ups dp. It looks like 1/2" brass hex stock that has been drilled and tapped. If so, it would be easy to replace with stainless or nickel hex or round bar stock.
http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=354&step=4&showunits=inches&id=12&top_cat=1
I actually thought of putting a stainless hex one on the stove, but it would still look industrial compared to the door handle.... It will eventually come to me....I will sit back and take it all in before I make any changes.
BrowningBAR said:dpgoalie said:BeGreen said:Thanks for the close ups dp. It looks like 1/2" brass hex stock that has been drilled and tapped. If so, it would be easy to replace with stainless or nickel hex or round bar stock.
http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=354&step=4&showunits=inches&id=12&top_cat=1
I actually thought of putting a stainless hex one on the stove, but it would still look industrial compared to the door handle.... It will eventually come to me....I will sit back and take it all in before I make any changes.
I bet if you order one and tell them to "You know that gold thing that sticks out like a sore thumb? Yeah, paint that black for me, okay?" I bet they'd do it. Hell, you can get the cast iron custom painted if you request it. Why not the front handle?
HollowHill said:BrowningBAR said:dpgoalie said:BeGreen said:Thanks for the close ups dp. It looks like 1/2" brass hex stock that has been drilled and tapped. If so, it would be easy to replace with stainless or nickel hex or round bar stock.
http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=354&step=4&showunits=inches&id=12&top_cat=1
I actually thought of putting a stainless hex one on the stove, but it would still look industrial compared to the door handle.... It will eventually come to me....I will sit back and take it all in before I make any changes.
I bet if you order one and tell them to "You know that gold thing that sticks out like a sore thumb? Yeah, paint that black for me, okay?" I bet they'd do it. Hell, you can get the cast iron custom painted if you request it. Why not the front handle?
Excellent suggestion, BBAR. Will try that tomorrow. Thanks.
BrowningBAR said:HollowHill said:BrowningBAR said:dpgoalie said:BeGreen said:Thanks for the close ups dp. It looks like 1/2" brass hex stock that has been drilled and tapped. If so, it would be easy to replace with stainless or nickel hex or round bar stock.
http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=354&step=4&showunits=inches&id=12&top_cat=1
I actually thought of putting a stainless hex one on the stove, but it would still look industrial compared to the door handle.... It will eventually come to me....I will sit back and take it all in before I make any changes.
I bet if you order one and tell them to "You know that gold thing that sticks out like a sore thumb? Yeah, paint that black for me, okay?" I bet they'd do it. Hell, you can get the cast iron custom painted if you request it. Why not the front handle?
Excellent suggestion, BBAR. Will try that tomorrow. Thanks.
You might want to phrase it a little differently than how I stated it... :lol:
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