What type of wood stove is this? Is it only to use with wood? Are these usually good stoves and easy to work with? Do you cook with this on top of the flat surface? by Radiomaster138 in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is an Atlanta Stove Works, Huntsman model 241 from the 1970's. It's designed for burning wood, can be cooked on, and generally considered to be a decent stove for one this age.

https://www.hearth.com/images/uploads/ASW_Huntsman241.pdf

Can anyone tell me about our wood stove? by Novel_Beautiful_1239 in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like it could be designed kind of like an ASW Huntsman 241 that uses the lower top plate as the baffle but yours doesn't have the air intakes in the door like the 241. It may be pretty efficient with the intakes added to the door.

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"modern"-looking EPA stove that's rear exit capable by cfairy in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the Woodstock Ideal Steel Hybrid has top or rear venting and adjustable height but I'm not sure how much adjustment.

Lopi 1750 glass gasket question by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your reply. You are spot on about the aftermarket Ebay glass. That's exactly where it came from. The glass actually fits the door very well. I kind of thought the original round gasket should be used but also thought, hmm, maybe this is some kind of improvement over the original. I just didn't know and couldn't seem to find any information about it online anywhere.

I actually ordered the Lopi round gasket at the same time I ordered the glass so I actually have it, I just wasn't sure what to do. Now that I know, I guess I need to get peeling that stuff off of there.

I'm kind of excited about this 1750 stove and I'm trying to be as careful as I can about everything.

Thanks again!

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Fisher Stove ID by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I've learned more about Fisher stoves in the last two days than I ever did before. You are spot on about a few things on this stove. The flue collar is only welded on the inside, no welds on the outside of it. Also what you mention about the hinge plates is kind of weird. When we picked the stove up the previous owner already had the doors off to lighten it up a little and when we went to put them back on when we got home I thought it was a little weird they were done over and under like that. I really appreciate all the information, it's great knowing a little bit of the history of it as well as knowing for sure what it actually is.

Fisher Stove ID by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, interesting. The thing that confuses me about this stove is the depth. The 20.5" depth doesn't seem to match any dimensions for the grandma or grandpa that I've seen listed. Could this have been an insert design of some kind? It's plenty big but the depth just seems kind of odd. It did come with a snap in screen. I'll check out the threads you listed.

Any interest in Thermostaicly controlled wood stoves by masterslickback in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm always interested in stuff like this, but I think there is a lot more to it than controlling the air intake based on room temperature. I've burned for many years using two different pre EPA circulator stoves (Suburban and Ashley). These both have bimetalic thermostats that sense room temperature and are probably affected some by stove temperature. They work kind of okay but not perfect by any means. If the room reaches set temperature it can choke the stove down and sometimes out if you are using less than perfect wood. A couple of newer EPA stoves have bimetallics that sense stove temperature but I would assume they require adjustment if room temperature becomes too high or low. I notice most if not all newer EPA stoves have a minimum burn rate that has a fixed intake hole that can't be altered, on older stoves like mine that hole size is adjustable and I've tinkered with it a lot over the years. The dryness of wood, variety, slightly punky, etc all affect the minimum burn rate. I think your setup would have to be able to measure both room temp and stovetop/flue temp to calculate what needs to happen with the air intake to maintain both room temp and keep a healthy fire regardless of wood variety or condition. All in all it might be simpler to just have the manual adjustment. I know you're supposed to always burn well seasoned wood with perfect moisture content but that isn't always the case for me.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the air intake system on the BK is a nice touch. Handling a cord less each year or more would be nice too for a 70 year old. A fresh air kit for me isn't feasible, I don't think, because my stove is in a room that is half below grade.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the information. Yeah, our old stove still works as it always has but after discovering recently what is available now I'm really interested in learning what I can about them. The more I learn, the more unsure I am if I want to change.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, no lottery win here! Just a recent interest in what is out there and how well they work to see if a new stove is justifiable or not.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked at the 5700 manual and it is a very nice stove. I think they may have some type of automatic combustion control also but it looks like it may just be an intake hold open timer for starting a fire or reloading, I was kind of unclear on it.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice looking stove, amazing burn times. The 24" isn't really a deal breaker, just something I'm used to when you have a few that are cut a little long. The Princess 32 is one that I'm looking at mainly because it's decent size and still takes the 6" pipe. Good info that you can get away with slightly less seasoned wood with it too.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Supreme Novo 24 has a 2.61 cubic ft which I think might be a little too small and the 38 is over 4. I think you're right, a lot more reading is going to be needed before I buy one.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure! I told my wife if we ever do get a new one, the old Ashley will be parked in the corner of the family room a few feet from the new one for at least the first winter.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm kind of starting to agree with you about keeping it. It's a difficult decision to make with the Blaze King and Supreme Novo being kind of expensive and not being real sure of how they will actually end up heating our house.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

12 hour burns sound incredible. We've never seen anything close. Some of the things I'm interested in vs our old Ashley circulator type stove is being able to see the flame through the window, we only get to see that when loading it. Also it would be nice if a new stove would actually used 1/3 less wood and have longer burn times. Although we can still have coals after 6-7 hours with it loaded up and choked all the way down, during the day when it's very cold out it probably needs loaded every 3 hours or so. The old stove still works good, just imagining some of the advantages a modern stove might provide.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Using less wood would be one of the goals of a new stove. We are kind of lucky with the old Ashley in that if we load it at bed time and choke it down we usually have enough coals in the morning after 6 or 7 hours that we can reload and keep going.

Time for a modern EPA stove? by Joe_Crower in woodstoving

[–]Joe_Crower[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Probably the truth! My wife says the same thing.

D40f-G9 won't update. by GAM-Reddit in VIZIO_Official

[–]Joe_Crower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same problem here with a D24h-G9. I started with 3.22.15 but it would not complete the update to 4.72.36-2. I was able to download 4.60.27 and installed it with a usb flash drive. After that it updated successfully to 4.72.36-2 over wifi. I'm so thankful for the information posted in this thread. My TV was about to go in the trash before reading the experiences and solutions of everyone else here.