Rookie thinking of Cape Cod
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Here in Indiana, you couldn't get someone out to inspect an install for nothin. They would say to just check with your insurance, and then they send a guy out that is clueless most of the time.
To save money and experiment for the first season, turn the kitchen ceiling fan on in reverse (blows upward), low speed. Then put a table or box fan in the living room, placed on the floor, pointing toward the woodstove. Run it on low speed. It will blow the cooler air down low, toward the woodstove. The denser cool air will be replaced with lighter warm air from the stove room. Running this way you should notice at least a 5F increase in the LR temp after about 15-30 minutes running.
Pulled the trigger on the Cape Cod today. Two to three weeks for delivery. Looking forward burning wood, being warm and giving less money to my electric co-op.
lumbering on
Feeling the Heat
Congratulations!
How's your wood supply?
My first year was very frustrating due to poor quality wood.
How's your wood supply?
My first year was very frustrating due to poor quality wood.
That stove is a looker and from what webby says, a performer as well. Congrats!
If you live in my area, I know a guy that has some pretty dry wood....
I had a lot of downed oak (2 cord) and cut probably 2 additional cord of black locust and walnut around June 1. The oak is plenty dry. I'm hoping to get into the heavily wooded area soon and get the numerous downed black locust trees bucked up. I'm probably behind a bit, but should be able to go easy this winter and be ready to go by next.
I'm in central Indiana BTW Woody Stover. Might be interested in talking to your guy.
I'm in central Indiana BTW Woody Stover. Might be interested in talking to your guy.
The Maine Stove Guy
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Congrats!! The Cape Cod Rocks, you'll be impressed with the performance.
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That's a really nice stove.. I'll never forget walking in the stove shop by me and seeing that big boy just glaring at me with that big glass door.. a big stove, but,,,, a really nice looking stove as well...not just a big black box... I'm sure your going to love burning wood in your Cape Cod! Keep us posted 
teutonicking
Feeling the Heat
I think it would be a lot cheaper (and more effective) to buy a $30 desk fan and blow cool air into the stove room than it would be to buy a blower for the stove.
A fan works, but it's no replacement for a blower. I have had lots of stoves that don't have a blower, and a few with a blower, the blower generally makes a pretty big difference.
Depends on the stove and the stove placement. For our house which convects naturally pretty well, the blower was just gilding the lily. We could definitely do without it. I would try it without the blower first. It's an expensive accessory. Best to see if you need it first. If you do, add it on.
aansorge
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I had that same blower on a Country S210 stove years ago... That fan will really move some heated air on high. Nice thing is that type of fan over a squirrel cage is really quiet especially on a low speed .. The Cape Cod video shows some big time heat coming off of the stove once the fan is on testing with IR heat gun... I'd get the fan,,, it's also a nice way to cool the stove if it should run away during the learning curve.. In fact in the video they were saying to get the full potential of the stove you should get the blower.. I'd use it to push some initial heat around and then maybe turn it off if it wasn't needed..
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