Pete M

stopped by the local-ish fireplace store today and they didn't have the little stove on property :( oh well.

they live in a forest so trees are plentiful... buuuut they also like said trees so it'll likely be more bought than dropped. :) (plus they are pushing 70 and I just don't see my dad slicing-n-dicing up a sweet gum each year) The sunroom is horribly insulated (single pane windows with no real attic) and freaking cold 20 hrs a day from nov-march so this stove would be bring up the temp of that room plus the kitchen (which gets cold because the window and double doors to the sunroom need to be open all the time to keep it tolerable). this one is the current frontrunner (though this project won't be happening til next summer at the earliest so there's plenty of time for new discoveries). smaller in size, but not tiny. and with a window and a place to warm their tea. http://www.vermontcastings.com/Products/Aspen-Non-Catalytic-Wood-Burning-Stove.aspx

just make sure it's not in a location where the gears/diff would spray oil at it as they turn.

gotta call him 7-time now :D

yeah, I dream of getting one of the new mirrorless cameras. :drool:

the sun room has a peaked ceiling (sorta since it has a flat spot with a tiny crawl space at the peak), but the kitchen right next to it does not so I was thinking a simple bathroom style fan plus some insulated 3" ducting could jump the heat over the kitchen (through the attic) and into the living room (also a peaked ceiling). the thermostat is even further away down the hallway towards the bedrooms. it's a looooog ranch house. way different than the house I grew up in (small 2 story w/basement).

the current software does have a mobile version. :thumbsup:

yup. that's why the fireplace in the living room will remain a propane burner. instant ambiance :D this is more or less for adding heat to the far end of the house for 2 months of the year (the house has only a heat-pump). I've even thought about including an exhaust fan to the ceiling and piping the heat to other rooms in the house. :yes: who knows if it'll ever happen. Pop also talks about adding in a stone wall behind it and some faux exposed beams on the ceiling and such. but I like to research, so it's all fun to me. :)

neat! getting harder to find some of the good stuff these days.

very nice! and there is a dealer relatively nearby so dad can go window shop. :yes:

my pop was thinking a wood stove would be a fun way to heat his sun room (a 300 sqft bonus room that the previous owners added to the end of the house that has 3 walls of single pane windows but only a small duct feeding it and ironically very little sunshine in it). he asked me to do some research and so far I've not found an ideal match. a pellet stove would be easier in the end, but there's no fun in that and so far I' haven't found a stove that does both. stoves with an interior large enough to handle something bigger than twigs say they heat 1500+ sqft. too big? stoves better sized to the room have a tiny burn box, but maybe that's a good thing since it's a tiny room? Is it worth the tradeoff of having to chop the wood into splinters? this project won't happen until next fall so I've got time to research. thoughts?

:waving: welcome home

they all have a tick. nothing to worry about. might just be a loose rocker. welcome to the addiction! :waving:

I've been known to take a pic or 2 :D

new one by me. :hmm: but then things with an extra 'i' in front of them always seem to confound me

don't buy from around the rust belt. buy from out west or down south and then never let it touch winter. you'll have a truck for life :thumbsup:

welcome to the addiction! :waving:

welcome to the club! :waving:

that was my first thought too.

be patient. inspiration will hit soon enough. :D

:rotf: on to the rubicon!

I think there are a couple writeups on boosters in the DIY forum. link is in my sig.

Some guys have swapped in the double booster and everything was fine. others have paired it with an XJ prop valve to pare down the rear power. still others have gone with an adjustible inline prop valve for the rear to dial it to perfection.

a relay kit is like 10 bucks on ebay. :thumbsup: I would give them a full 12 volts first and then decide if I still need an upgrade.

It'd be nice to have a link we can show people so they can understand exactly that. :thumbsup: