Hey I just read ur comment here and am looking to install in my Rv wanted to see if u can text me any tips how to install best way out the roof of camper or what any info u have please send thanks so much
Hey guy Ive been using a wood stove for about a decade that smoke coming out the door at startup is remedied First you need some fat lighter/fatwood (it should smell like pinesol)which is just sappy pine wood secondly you need twigs Place the twigs in a pile inside the stove using a cigarette lighter Light the the piece of fat lighter And place it in the pile of twigs And let It burn when the twigs ignite and smoke starts coming out the door close the door for a few seconds it will start a draw and draw the smoke out the pipe now open the door and place larger wood in around the burning twigs and beside the burning twigs note none of your wood should be over 3 inches thick or long enough that it could burn and have a flame in the chimney pipe For that stove I'd recommend 12 to 13 in. Long logs also you want to keep your logs placed close to the door it helps keep fire out of the chimney pipe... Hope this helps
I purchased the larger version of this stove to install in my hunting cabin. Your method of venting through the roof seems very effective, safe and economical. Exactly what I need. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a good little stove. That mold/mildew in the wood can be treated with TSP (trisodium phosphate), and it's not strong as bleach. You just mix the powder with water and spray it with your garden sprayer. Let it sit till it's dry and all that mold/mildew should be gone. We used to use it back when I was a painter; we would kill mildew with before painting. It's a whole lot easier to use than bleach.
Thanks Ronray. This was green southern pine I put up from the sawmill and the mold just went crazy. I sprayed bleach on it and it helped a little and even scrubbed my batten strips to no avail. It seems like it is embedded in the wood. Would the TSP be stronger than the bleach? Thanks for the info. Have a Blessed Day Friend!
I love the little woodstove. I’ve seen them in magazines but it’s really cool to see it in action. You’ll have to show us around the shop when you get it done. Have a blessed week my friend
I have this exact stove installed in my little house and I do not have that problem of smoke pouring out when lighting it!!! Preheat your flue first and then start your fire then barely leave your door cracked to eliminate the problem!!!
you can use it in your house. just make sure you do the burn in time to cure the paint so fumes go away. then you're all set for indoor use. i put some fire brick in mine to help retain more heat.
Something to consider... .... Ive done a little research, it suggested that the bottom draft vents are for getting a fire going and the top draft vents are for maintaining the fire . Just like cracking the door, we tend to think that more draft holes open should supply M0RE oxygen volume, but what we need is increased oxygen velocity. Intake through fewer/smaller draft hole should increase velocity dependent upon how well the flue pipe draws.Utilizing smaller hole down low is equivalent to puckering up and blowing on hot holes compared to huffing on them. It might be worth a try.
Positive draft through any space obtained from removing the top gasket will over come any propensity for smoke to leak out in the same manner that smoke didn't leak out with the door cracked. Why do you have both the top & bottom drafts fully open ? What is the purpose of each ??
This stove is not recommended for inside a living space but that will be left up to the buyer in the end. I would say it is critical to pay attention to clearance to flammable objects and walls because this stove gets really hot! Thank you for subbing and have a Blessed Day Friend!
I like that stand you built for it! The pipe on top with the perforated holes looks pretty cool too! I think you're right about keeping that seal on the top of the door. It's a little bit of a hassle to watch it get started with the door cracked, but it beats having a crack in the door with that seal gone. Looks like you got a great setup there!
Love the family photo! You guys are the cutest :) I bought the Guide Gear stove and the accessory kit to heat my 800 sq' apartment if the grid goes down, a Minnesota winter with no heat, we'll freeze to death. The apartment has a air conditioning unit in the wall. I figured if the grid goes down, I could pop-out the a/c box and put the wood burning stove ventilation pipes out the hole that's already in the wall. But, not sure exactly of all the insulation items I would need. You're building an entire workspace shop, hoping you can give me some advice. The tip to use the Rutledge high temp 600 degree silicone and the storm collars are great tips. What else would I need to fill the hole and run the pipe through it, plywood, rubber seals around the edges, a couple of elbow pipes, handles so I can remove it and pop the a/c unit back in during the summer?
An double wall or triple wall pipe would work good or an insulated wall thimble through a piece of hardy board would work too. Sounds like you about got it figured out! God Bless!
Definitely need to invest in the cast iron grate that goes in the stove and raises the wood a little. I'm on my second stove and used it a lot. The bottom gets weak after a season of good use. Now that I put that grate in my second stove is 2 seasons old with no issues... ✌️
Thanks for visiting the channel. The only negative I have seen is creosote will run down the pipe some because of how the pipes are joined together. Other than that it is a great little stove! Have a Blessed Day Friend! Justin
When you start the fire leave the door wide open until it gets going good DON'T remove your seal if you do you want be able to control your fire.it will make it burn to hot and burn out your stove sooner
This stove seems to be used a lot in tiny homes, RVs, Bus and Van builds its used a lot for small spaces. The one down fall of this stove and other tent/camp type stoves is a lot of them including this one on this video are dipped in a galvanized coating which has zinc and can make you very sick breathing the fumes from the stove it will give you a metal sickness or metal poisoning unless you pre burn the stove out side before installing. You really need to give these stoves a very good burning to burn that coating off. build a fire and throw the box in to the fire if you have to but burn it good to get the coating off. Once you burned the coating off clean the stove well then spray paint it with a high heat paint this will make the stove much safer in a small area specially in a Van Bus Rv Im not saying not to use the camp stove but it shouldn't be used until the coating is burnt off the galvanized dipped coating is only on the stove to keep it from rusting thats its purpose so seeing rust is not a bad thing rust means you burned all the coating off. Just clean and spray paint with high temp spray paint to keep from rusting and looking good....
Thanks for watching. This is good info and true. It is important to burn it off. I used my stove outside a couple times before installing in my shop. Have a Blessed Day Friend. Justin
@@homegrowncountryhomeplace Glad to hear you burned the stove off first. From what Ive read this a great little stove. And once you burn the coating off. Its nicer then most tiny stove because you can fit a regular size logs in it. The Cubic Mini is expensive and you have to feed it every couple of hours because you can only get approx 5 inch long logs inside the Cubic. Anyways I have heard this is a very good stove.... Best Wishes
We have this stove and just turned our duck house into a sauna. Wondering what roof vent flashing and storm collar you used. Can you post a link to it?
DuraVentModel # 3PVL-F4.2 PelletVent 3 in. Adjustable Roof Flashing and DuraVent PelletVent 3 in. Storm Collar Model# 3PVL-SC bought from Home Depot. Thank you for watching and hope this helps friend. Have a Blessed Day and Good Duck Hunting!
Thank you. That is very helpful. I had those two items in my cart and we’re not sure about them. I am going to add these two items for the interior ceiling. www.homedepot.com/p/DuraVent-PelletVent-Ceiling-Support-Fire-Stop-3PVL-FS/100679689 www.homedepot.com/p/DuraVent-PelletVent-3-in-Reduction-Collar-3PVL-RC/205544656
Excellent review! I’m looking to get one and install it for cooking purposes since I live in an area where the power goes out pretty often- but where I’m looking to put it in is on the side of my house closer to my neighbors- how much smoke comes off of it / how clean does it burn? Don’t want too much to blow in my neighbors way.
Thanks for watching. Initially when you first start the stove it will smoke a bit. But as long as you start with dry smaller wood, it will burn hotter and less smoke. Once coal bed is established, hardly any smoke. Have a Blessed Day Friend! Justin
@@homegrowncountryhomeplace And i saw a video how to install a baffle under the chimney/collar to make it burn more efficient, like most "real" stoves have.
i wana get one for my basement. older house, that once had a Stove or furnace at one point in the basement bc the Old Chimney vents still there., anyway its just concrete floor & 10ft tall concrete walls all bare concrete. would this work out if i just stick the Pipe into the old chimney i got ? just wondering because its gets damn cold in the winters in central cape breton island and want something that i can use too keep warm bc i run 3 electric panel tyle of heaters upstairs but nothing downstairs & our floors get some cold.
I wouldn't suggest this stove for cold climates. Sounds like you need a regular sized wood stove that will produce enough heat for your basement. This works alright for my small shop in MS but not efficient enough for a big area. Have a Blessed Day Friend! Justin
This pipe isn't insulated and your right, it would be better if it was insulated. This is small pipe that the stove comes with and is designed as a camp stove, so use inside of a work shop has to be done with extreme caution. Thanks for watching and have a Blessed Day Friend! Justin
@ Homegrown Country Homestead, I just bought a house with a 2 car garage which has 3200 cubic feet of space empty < 20' X 20' X 8' tall. I live in Detroit where in the winter the temp routinely dips below zero how warm does that stove keep your garage with outside temps near freezing? I'm a pensioned, mechanic. & still working on my own vehicles along with my friends' cars/trucks wanting to keep warm in the winter. When I was a kid, my dad used a diesel fuel oil-burning stove to keep his garage above freezing, but that was a long time ago & you could get away with a lot more than today... will that wood burner be able to heat that much of an area or should I look into something else?
Hello Jerry, I would look into a little bigger stove for that size and because of your cold climate. It would help but I believe you would be feeding it wood a lot to try to keep it warm. A bigger capacity stove or a barrel stove might be a better option. Thanks for watching and have a Blessed Day Friend! Justin
It would as long as safety and attention to detail. These get pretty hot so anything close to it could become a fire hazard. Have a Blessed Day Friend. Justin
Only if installed in a safe manor. I don't recommend it if it is to be lived in. Safety would be a concern while I was sleeping or away from it. It gets really hot and with use, cresote will drain down pipes because of pipe design. Hope this helps. Have a Blessed Day. Justin
Unfortunately my wood siding has cracks between the boards. Batten syrips have not been installed. So thete is no way of accurately knowing the temp change. I can say it helpa a lot when I am in there working. Have a Blessed Day Friend. Justin
It has a little down one side.They designed it wrong on how you connect the pipe to the top of the stove. Should have been with the flared end of the pipe facing up instead of down. Maybe some sealant around the pipe would stop this but it would make it hard to disconnect the pipes in the future. Hope this helps. Have a Blessed Day Friend!
Mine is leaking out of each joint, then collecting on top of stove. I know the wood is not totally seasoned and moist so that's probably a lot of the problem. I'm gonna try some high temp caulk. Did you have this problem?
I did and it could be the wood like you said but also because of the pipes flare being down instead of up. High temp silicone may work or some stove gasket cement. That is my only complaint with it. It's in my shop so it's not to bad but an eye sore never less. Have a Blessed Day Friend. Justin
@@homegrowncountryhomeplace Thank you my friend, gonna go get some rt now, otherwise like you said, great lil stove, wonder why they designed the pipe backwards, who knows, I guess the whole world is backwards these days! I'm Jay by the way and stop by if ya get time, might have a few you may enjoy, hawk vs snake is kinda cool. Bless you Justin.
Honestly, it all comes down to being safe. These were not designed to be put indoors, only in a camping situation. These stoves get really hot and the pipe does too. Under close supervision and the right installation, I feel comfortable with it in my workshop but wouldn't be able to say for safety reasons. This would be a judgement call buy the buyer, but safety is very important! They make a cubic mini stove that people have used in tiny homes and rvs that you might consider. I think they are pretty expensive but you can't put a price on safety. Hope this helps.Thanks for watching and have a Blessed Day Friend!
I only have used it during the day in my shop. It has a small fire box so I add wood to it every 2 to 3 hours. A lot of the wood is scrap wood from my woodworking. Firewood would last longer. Hope this helps. Have a Blessed Day Friend! Justin
No insulation. The main reason it is outdoors is because of the design. It is an un insulated setup so caution must be taken in the way you use it. I wouldn't use it in a living enviroment. But my workshop it is fine with the right precautions. Have a Blessed Day Friend. Justin
I bought that junk stove. It had a bent door and instead of just sending me a door, they made me return the whole heavy stove. I told them to just keep it! garbage!
