As a chimney sweep who services and repairs stoves. I work on more hearthstones than any other brand followed by Vermont casting and they are by far some of the hardest ones to service. If I was to buy a stove for myself or recommend one to my customers, it would be hands-down the Pacific energy brand. They are highly efficient, easy to service, the glass never turns black and rarely have any problems out of them.
@@beebob1279 The secondary burn system on the hearthstone is a absolute nightmare to take apart if you have to. Say for example, if you have an extremely tall chimney that's not serviceable from the top without a lift and the best way to clean it is from the bottom they're the worst stove to have in this situation. If you have a wood stove with the pipe going directly into a thimble, it's not that big a deal. I have a customer with a hearthstone insert installed in a fireplace with a 35-ft chimney and 12 12 roof pitch, it cost her $800 to have it serviced because of the stove. If it was a Pacific energy. I can pop the secondary burn out in about 10 seconds and clean it from the bottom and it would have just cost her $125.
@@sheltonmcmillian677 Gottcha. I have an Osburn that's 25 years old. It runs very well. I clean it every 1 1/2 cords as required by Osburn. I like the insert. My only issue with an insert as you would know is if the power goes out we have no heat. Thanks for the information, much appreciated.
I've owned a Vermont Castings Encore woodburning stove for 25 trouble free years and I approve this Video including the Pink shorts. Why people would leave a negative comment about the color of a grown man's shorts is beyond me.
The only thing I can think about, is, it doesn,t look like it,s wood burning season, looks more like summer vacation time, Cheers from North Pôle Canada
Because pink is a feminine color, I've never supported men wearing pink, before you say the only response everyone always repeats; "are you not secure with your manhood" well if you or anyone feels that way why not go ahead and wear panties and a bra, why not a dress or spandex leggings, how about a bikini and top if your so secure in your manhood, see how stupid that saying is, has nothing to do with manhood, its the appearance of feminism period, jeezzz
Yeah, you got this right .. “the pink shorts”... not attractive at all to most women. Specially when more and more m an claim to be something they’re not💃🏽💅🏻💃🏼💅🏻💃💅🏻😂😂😂
Had a Hearthstone Soapstone for over 30 yrs. A little expensive but burns 3 logs at a time and keeps the stove warm even after the embers go out. Still radiates heat from the soapstone. Best ever decision we made to get this stove over a cast iron stove, which cools down quickly!
I absolutely love my 1995 Vermont Castings stove, top feed, 12 hour burns, large ash tray...I start this stove first week of November and it runs nonstop until second week of April.
Totally agree.. 15 years old at the time I bought mine in 2000 for $500. It has been the only source of heat for us for the past 20 years. It''s butllet proof for reliability and convenience. No ash mess, no sore back trying to feed it. Top loading and ash pan is the only way to go imo. Where I am you can still get them in great shape for $500- $700. an amazing bargain. Avoid the porcelain coloured ones as they tend to chip.
Jerry, is your Vermont Castings with the catalytic burner? I tend to not like catalysts because they sometimes need to be replaced and cost too much to replace. Is your porcelain? We're most always home, and tend the stove, and we too burn nothing but wood for heat here in Michigan.
We installed a Hearthstone Soapstone stove 20 years ago just like the one you show, same color. Very pricey but best thing we ever did for this house. They installed the pipe up the fireplace flue and the stove sits on the hearth with the firebox of the fireplace closed in with black steel sheets, so it's rear-vented. We don't use our heatpump (has been dead for 2 years anyway) at all, have an open plan cottage style cabin we live in full time in the mountains at 2000 ft elevation. Soapstone is not only efficient, but it's also beautiful.
I agree, I have a Heritage and I love it. Perfect for my home and heats the house nicely but not overly so. I know a steel stove would have cooked me out of house and home. I've had a few times where even this stove has required windows to be opened! Best investment I ever made. And it is beautiful as you noted.
We love our Hearthstone Heritage! The longest burn time, heats our entire home, never any issues and stays gorgeous with almost no care! We just dust and don’t set random things on it! We love the side door for adding new wood or stoking the fire. We’re several years in and it is as beautiful as the day it was installed. If we ever move, we’ll be taking our Hearthstone Heritage with us, or buying another Hearthstone Heritage for any future home.
When we moved to Northern California, on the way from Los Angeles we stopped at a wood stove store in Benicia, California were we found our new wood stove. It is an Osburn Model 2200 with the Space Shuttle glass, three glass panes one long front and two 30 degree smaller side panes. This Osburn stove has held up very well for 12 years and I think the view of the fire is unmatched.
Bought a hearthstone in 1986, still going today. If you want it to, it will heat you out of the house. Not sure if they’re as good today, but this stove paid for itself a thousand times over.
Great video and great Job! Just please stop saying how cast iron retains the heat. Cast iron is useful as a stove metal because it gives up its heat rapidly to the space and will cool very fast. If it retained its heat it wouldn't heat the space or house.
You should say the top 5 stoves you sell. There are many other brands out there just as good or better like Blaze King, Lopi, PE, Jotul, Woodstock to name a few.
Trevor - awesome and honking video! I live in Portugal (Europe) where it gets very damp and humid in the winter. We are looking for either a pellet burner or wood burner. Your videos are incredibly informative and are helping us to make up our minds - I just wish your shop was closer as we would definitely buy from you. You're an excellent knowledgeable salesman.
I bought the heritage 6 years ago. It didn’t come with the side load but I did get the blower.they take a couple hours to get up to temperature but put out enough to heat my upstairs in -20 winters. I have it on the first floor in my living room.
We put a Hearthstone Heritage soapstone stove in a house just before I switched jobs and we had to move. Heartbreaking! It was an amazing and expensive stove.
This was a 'honkin' good video. Lots of great information. Moving to our Homestead soon and building a home and looking to buying the best...thank you so much 😊
My Kuma stove is great. The most important thing to us was it had to be made in the USA. 👍number two was it had to be a high efficency 👍and three, it had to warm the whole house. The Kuma stove meets all lf the above. Look at these and this could be the stove for you.
YO! Bought a WOODSTOCK Cast iron and soapstone Woodstock with an ashtray system ( let's you empty ashes while fire is burning) 10+ years ago. Heats my 1800 Sq ft house. Paid for itself in 3 years, including a Farmboss STILHL and a 38 ton logsplitter. BEST MONEY I EVER SPENT! TCB BRIAN
Had 4 Vermont Castings stoves for primary heat over 30 years from the original Vigilant to 3 #2550 Encores on new home installs. Tried the "new and improved" Flexburn Encore . Two new Flexburn Encores BOTH were uncontrollable; the air control in both was defective. They overfired; had to throw the burning logs outside in the snow. The two new Encores were returned ;a dealer refunding the price. VC HQ was AWOL. The VC stoves are pretty. Great for entertainment or weekend fires, not for serious 24/7 wood stove heat. Our two Jotuls operate perfectly. Or also Woodstock, PE, or BK for user reliability and safety and customer support.
i have a Heritage Hearthstone woodstove that I have had for 13yrs, living in New Brunswick Canada. I was sold on the soapstone and thought it would hold heat. I build a fire in the evening and load wood in it before I go to bed, but when I wake up in the middle of the night, it is burnt out and the stone is cold. Also had issues with the latch on the front door and could not get any support being there were no dealers in my area
My 2 cents. I have some experience with woodstoves over the last 25 years. The Hearthstone Heritage is the best. The soapstone is beautiful and buffers the heat output over time. Vermont castings make very pretty stoves that don't work very well. The one i had would puff smoke a lot. I have seen video's of other VC stoves doing the same.
I have the Country stove.. I have the striker 160..probably why the changed their name to striker.. Mine is about 20 yrs old, still works like a charm.
Just my thoughts, but I don't like how the floor of the stoves you show are only an inch or so from the bottom of the door, and is something I looked at when going to purchase a new stove since we rely exclusively on wood and we were sick of fighting ash/embers falling out after a day because it fills up. The other thing is efficiency has nothing to do with burn times. Efficiency is just how much of the heat you produce burning that can potentially be turned into usable heat. Being able to control the burn is what counts. As you said, that's a whole different video, but afterburner stoves need to be burnt a LOT hotter to be "clean", and from my experience they go through wood much quicker. We went with a Blaze King and couldn't be happier, there's six inches from the bottom of the door the the bottom of the burn chamber, it heats are home very well, and will burn for 20 hours on low heat setting with a full load. It's much more controllable then an afterburner system and in my opinion one of the best.
Been using a Blaze King model King for 18 winters running 27/7 and 6 months a year. Extremely efficient with very long burn times...i wouldn't consider anything else.
I installed a Jotul 400 in one house I built for myself, and then sold the house, bought another house and put another Jotul (500) in it. I'm no expert, but I suspect it's a better stove than any you reviewed here. As someone else mentioned, it heats a whole 2200 s.f. house.
I didn't see anything I would buy. I will stick with my Ashley style woodheater with the grates for ashes to fall through to the pan so the fire doesn't have to go out to clean out the ashes. The other feature I like on this style is the top lifts up for a large cooking area if I don't want to use the wood cookstove.
As the owner of Cen-Tex Fireplace Solutions and in the hearth industry for over 20 years I have to say this list is apparently only the manufacturers they sell because in NO way Vermont Castings a top 5 stove. I would put any Jotul, Lopi, or Hearthstove above any VC. We used to be a Vermont Castings authorized dealer but dropped them in 2015 due to their quality going down. Now I will say since Hearth and Home Tech. Just purchased VC I would like to think they will turn the company around. We do like Monessens vent free gas logs which is also a HHT company but as of right now (12/2022) Vermont Castings is a middle of the road stove at best.
Nicely done man, great explanation in a short period of time.. This was extremely helpful in differentiation between top brands. Thank you for the information, very helpful.. Cheers
I need a wood stove that burns one log for three days, produces enough BTU to heat a 4,000 square foot house and leaves no ash. And, also, as well, can be used as a cook stove and caffeine free coffee, also, as well. How much would that cost?
Hi Embers, I have read that the newer catalytic stoves dont show flame unless on high. I am talking specifically about the Blaze King Ashford 30. I am close to buying this, but negative about seeing flame.
Trev- good videos as always. I have been talking to stove retailers in Long Island ny and they have no clue about tax credit and don’t carry the wide variety you do.
We can’t get Vermont in Europe, they used to sell here 20 years or so ago. I don’t know the other makes, as they aren’t in Europe either. Talking from experience, the stove manufacturer’s I like the most (in Europe) are Jotul, and then Morso
Blaze king. Ask anyone that has owned at least 4 stoves, used them as the primary heat source and has burned for 50 years. Longest burn, thermostatically controlled-no electricity. 0.8G/H particulates.
I grew up in a house that was heated with coal stoves. Welded many cast iron POS stoves because they always crack in time. Steel is the only way to go for a stove. Forget the glass doors, ash pans and the pretty trinkets along with that secondary burn crap. I was luck enough to find a 1981 Earth Stove in an old 3 story house that was used very little for $300. Being a welder, I cut the pedestal off and put on some 18" legs with a full heat shield and blower on back and a full heat shield on bottom. I also added a full 4" fresh air supply made from truck muffler pipe. I heat my whole house with the stove all winter long and never turn on the heat pump. My stove is an air tight model with intake damper and smoke damper for total burn control. My stove can kick the ass off anything you show here. BTW, those 700 cfm blowers are way too noisy. 200 is about all you need with ball bearing motor and a good ceiling fan in the room where the stove is for heat distribution. Quiet is the word.
The thing is you love them when they deliver and min maintenance, last for years like my Vermont defiance , I now hove the intrepid years of service from both , expensive but not after 20 years for one defiance , 12 intrepid both still going .
Most Wood Stoves now are square because they're cheaper to Mfg. A really efficient stove is like the old "Oreley's" stove which were made from 16" Dia. Pipe. Round stoves need no firebrick (to keep from cracking) & actually get Hot enough to cook on. Mine was incredibly clean burning.
Hi. What’s the best convection stove. I’m thinking about putting it in a large fire place opening. Roughly 55 X55 is the opening. How do stoves work in openings like that. I did look at inserts but we’re afraid it will look out of proportion being the opening is large
Is it true that when Vermont Castings switched owners in 2014 that their quality went way down hill? Also, wondering about thier customer service, I hear it's not so good. I've also heard that they don't like to come good on thier warranties??
@@embersliving , It is smaller than the selection you showed, but my house is 1300 square feet. The little Morso will keep the entire house t-shirt and shorts warm even when it is below freezing out. Of course the selection of stoves is all a process, evaluating the space, location, foot print, budget and features. For me the Morso was the right choice. Cheers.
@@embersliving So what is the difference between wood stoves for cooking and wood stoves for heat? I have seen really big historic wood stoves that people use as their main oven clearly there is a difference in how heat is circulated but is that the only difference? I would be very interested in a video on the history of what innovations lead to cast iron and steal being the most common types of wood burning stove, what drove the invention of the wood stove, and what all it was used for.
QUESTION ⁉️ Is it possible to boil water and possibly cook in a Dutch oven on top of the ironstrike 230? I've been looking for review videos but can't seem to find any that pertain to that.
those cylinder type stoves are really popular here in Denmark and perhaps Germany and Norway too and we use them without major problems (definitely depends on quality and the brand of the stove)
@@TubeMeisterJCcylinder type stoves give off a lot of heat and many people depend on them for heating every day during the winter season and really the only downside to these stoves is that if you keep putting the logs into the stove upright so they lean on the back vermiculite plate then the plates will get worn way faster than if you cut smaller pieces and only put them in the bottom of the stove
Reason a lot of company’s change name or owners etc, is because then any implied warranties are gone. Lifetime warranty is no more. Builder for 42 years here, a lot of window companies did this.
We bought a house with an insert that's only about 12x12-in opening. What in the #($+-$ are you supposed to put in this thing? I e only had inserts with openings large enough for full logs.
I fail to see how this is a biased commercial because there are MANY wood stoves out there much better, more efficient, easier to maintain and designed more for the only source of heat in very inclement weather where it is weeks and months on end below below zero with unheard of wind chills. Now this separates the stoves from the wood stoves....Blaze King is the first to come to mind with many others that qualify....paired with a catalytic converter which is required in many areas is what I have used for many years.....it has never failed and after 15 years is still in excellent condition!!! Jotul and Woodstock brands are better than the ones you listed as well...but do not take my word for it I only have trusted my life to a real wood stove....
Old (pre 2014)VC great, new ones not so good. Check reviews. Soapstone by far the best. Look great and not skin peeling when red hot like CI or steel. Just my 2 cents.
Dreaming if owning the greenmoutain 60, but my pacfic energy Adela is working for now.. hopefully I can justify it one of these days. great video fella!
I am deciding between these two. Why do you want to replace your PE Alderlea with Green Mountain 60? I am reading more complaints about Hearthstone vs PE stoves, so curious for certain. What issues are you having with your Alderlea?
@@ritasenergyherbs3650 Since I posted this I replaced my PE with a drolet. the PE really struggled up here in Canada in the deep of winter to keep my house warm(was just too small of a stove)
Have you actually used a Hearthstone for any length of time? The ones I've seen in people's homes tend to start looking pretty nasty after a couple years. The soapstone does not age well, easily gets unremovable stains and sometimes even cracks. It's a lot more practical to replace a cracked firebrick than a big slab of soapstone. I'm also curious about your claim about long burn times. I know soapstone retains heat longer than cast iron but I'm not so sure about extending burn times. That would seem to be a result of firebox size and air-intake system, and of course whether it is a cat stove or not. But I really don't think soapstone itself is going to extend burn times. But I could be wrong. I'm currently using an old Napoleon (living room), Nectre Baker's Oven (workshop), and a Jotul (cabin). I'm pretty happy with all of them and have an older Regency that I'm refurbishing for my next install.
My father has used a Hearthstone heritage for about 20 years at this point. The only soapstone stoves that I've seen crack were overfired or abused plain and simple. People who have past experience with cast iron or steel stoves tend to overfire a soapstone unit. The maximum surface temperature of the stove measured on the top center stone should be less than 500F for a normal burn. 400-500 is considered the normal "hot" burn rate for a soapstone stove. This is considered a low to medium burn on a steel or cast iron unit. What you are saying about burn times is all correct. The material the stove is made from has no bearing on burn time.They don't burn any longer than any other stove but they will hold heat longer than most other types of stoves and because of that also take longer to heat up. A BTU is a BTU but you can either have that heat delivered in one giant hot lump (steel) or spread out over several hours at a lower temperature (soapstone)
I would have to agree with repair geek. It's about its how you maintain it. We've had people tell us they've used their soapstone stove for years no problem.
Would be nice if us Canadians that live on the border could get the rebate. 20-26% is huge and if tgere is some way (employee puts in their name) I would ship to Michigan and cross Luke we normally do to pick up and pay the taxes at the border
In your video I did not see any percentages of efficiency numbers total a lot I have a blaze king catalyst stove and I am very happy with it efficiency numbers are good
I always watch your videos but right now I am trying to compare the Hearthstone models and I don't know the names of the stoves. Instead of calling these stoves 'this guy' would you just please say what model it is? It would be easier to make comparisons that way, TY
I have a Country T-top in real gold trim. The big honking blower is on a variable rheostat. It's ok, but it is not integrated into the stove top like the one you demonstrated.
I'm not interested in wood burning, but I do need two natural gas stoves. I want them to look like a wood burning stove. Will you have a video on that soon? Or already?
we are working on that. the trouble is the electronics in gas stoves are really hard to come by right now. The ones that look like wood would be the Vermont castings star dance or radiance. We have some on order but won't get them until November. If you wanted to put your name on them you could call us and order
As a chimney sweep who services and repairs stoves. I work on more hearthstones than any other brand followed by Vermont casting and they are by far some of the hardest ones to service. If I was to buy a stove for myself or recommend one to my customers, it would be hands-down the Pacific energy brand. They are highly efficient, easy to service, the glass never turns black and rarely have any problems out of them.
What makes them so hard to service?
@@beebob1279 The secondary burn system on the hearthstone is a absolute nightmare to take apart if you have to. Say for example, if you have an extremely tall chimney that's not serviceable from the top without a lift and the best way to clean it is from the bottom they're the worst stove to have in this situation. If you have a wood stove with the pipe going directly into a thimble, it's not that big a deal. I have a customer with a hearthstone insert installed in a fireplace with a 35-ft chimney and 12 12 roof pitch, it cost her $800 to have it serviced because of the stove. If it was a Pacific energy. I can pop the secondary burn out in about 10 seconds and clean it from the bottom and it would have just cost her $125.
@@sheltonmcmillian677 Gottcha. I have an Osburn that's 25 years old. It runs very well. I clean it every 1 1/2 cords as required by Osburn. I like the insert. My only issue with an insert as you would know is if the power goes out we have no heat.
Thanks for the information, much appreciated.
glad it was helpful
yes I would like to know also
I've owned a Vermont Castings Encore woodburning stove for 25 trouble free years and I approve this Video including the Pink shorts. Why people would leave a negative comment about the color of a grown man's shorts is beyond me.
Thanks for the positive comment and for watching 😁
The only thing I can think about, is, it doesn,t look like it,s wood burning season, looks more like summer vacation time, Cheers from North Pôle Canada
Because pink is a feminine color, I've never supported men wearing pink, before you say the only response everyone always repeats; "are you not secure with your manhood" well if you or anyone feels that way why not go ahead and wear panties and a bra, why not a dress or spandex leggings, how about a bikini and top if your so secure in your manhood, see how stupid that saying is, has nothing to do with manhood, its the appearance of feminism period, jeezzz
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Had a Hearthstone Soapstone for over 30 yrs. A little expensive but burns 3 logs at a time and keeps the stove warm even after the embers go out. Still radiates heat from the soapstone. Best ever decision we made to get this stove over a cast iron stove, which cools down quickly!
Nice, thats awesome to hear! We love Hearthstone. The soapstone is amazing and really does hold heat longer.
I absolutely love my 1995 Vermont Castings stove, top feed, 12 hour burns, large ash tray...I start this stove first week of November and it runs nonstop until second week of April.
Totally agree.. 15 years old at the time I bought mine in 2000 for $500. It has been the only source of heat for us for the past 20 years. It''s butllet proof for reliability and convenience. No ash mess, no sore back trying to feed it. Top loading and ash pan is the only way to go imo. Where I am you can still get them in great shape for $500- $700. an amazing bargain. Avoid the porcelain coloured ones as they tend to chip.
Good stuff!
Jerry, is your Vermont Castings with the catalytic burner? I tend to not like catalysts because they sometimes need to be replaced and cost too much to replace. Is your porcelain? We're most always home, and tend the stove, and we too burn nothing but wood for heat here in Michigan.
Don't add cold wet (snow or ice) wood into a hot Vermont Casting stove or the back plate will crack.
@@cerimite7674 Thats good to know.....But damn, I love that stove!!
We installed a Hearthstone Soapstone stove 20 years ago just like the one you show, same color. Very pricey but best thing we ever did for this house. They installed the pipe up the fireplace flue and the stove sits on the hearth with the firebox of the fireplace closed in with black steel sheets, so it's rear-vented. We don't use our heatpump (has been dead for 2 years anyway) at all, have an open plan cottage style cabin we live in full time in the mountains at 2000 ft elevation. Soapstone is not only efficient, but it's also beautiful.
thats awesome!
I agree, I have a Heritage and I love it. Perfect for my home and heats the house nicely but not overly so. I know a steel stove would have cooked me out of house and home. I've had a few times where even this stove has required windows to be opened! Best investment I ever made. And it is beautiful as you noted.
We love our Hearthstone Heritage! The longest burn time, heats our entire home, never any issues and stays gorgeous with almost no care! We just dust and don’t set random things on it! We love the side door for adding new wood or stoking the fire. We’re several years in and it is as beautiful as the day it was installed. If we ever move, we’ll be taking our Hearthstone Heritage with us, or buying another Hearthstone Heritage for any future home.
Good to know!
When we moved to Northern California, on the way from Los Angeles we stopped at a wood stove store in Benicia, California were we found our new wood stove. It is an Osburn Model 2200 with the Space Shuttle glass, three glass panes one long front and two 30 degree smaller side panes. This Osburn stove has held up very well for 12 years and I think the view of the fire is unmatched.
good to know
Bought a hearthstone in 1986, still going today. If you want it to, it will heat you out of the house. Not sure if they’re as good today, but this stove paid for itself a thousand times over.
That is so awesome to hear.
Great video and great Job! Just please stop saying how cast iron retains the heat. Cast iron is useful as a stove metal because it gives up its heat rapidly to the space and will cool very fast. If it retained its heat it wouldn't heat the space or house.
Oh i see! Thanks for watching!
We have a Hearthstone for 15 years now and never had a single problem with it. The burn time is awesome.
That’s what we like to hear. We’ve been talking Hearth might be our new #1
You should say the top 5 stoves you sell. There are many other brands out there just as good or better like Blaze King, Lopi, PE, Jotul, Woodstock to name a few.
I made the same comment.
those are great brands, but they are all good
And then few lightyears in front of those are custom made masonry ones ..
few tons of bricks takes time to get hot .. but then they stay hot ..
@@matikaevur6299 yes indeed, I’d love to have a masonry heater!
I run Jotul here in Ky. 602 in the sunroom and F500 for the main room..........simply awesome on output and burn time.
Trevor - awesome and honking video! I live in Portugal (Europe) where it gets very damp and humid in the winter. We are looking for either a pellet burner or wood burner. Your videos are incredibly informative and are helping us to make up our minds - I just wish your shop was closer as we would definitely buy from you. You're an excellent knowledgeable salesman.
oh bummer! Thanks for checking them out
Love your channel!! So much selection at your store!!
Thanks so much!! More videos coming soon.
I have the Hearthstone Manchester and I love it. My main source of heat and it holds heat a long time.
awesome
I bought the heritage 6 years ago. It didn’t come with the side load but I did get the blower.they take a couple hours to get up to temperature but put out enough to heat my upstairs in -20 winters. I have it on the first floor in my living room.
Very nice! new top 5 coming this month.
Great vid. My Vermont Castings Vigilant is “HONKIN heating right now here in Plymouth, MA.
Very cool!
We put a Hearthstone Heritage soapstone stove in a house just before I switched jobs and we had to move. Heartbreaking! It was an amazing and expensive stove.
Oh no!
This was a 'honkin' good video. Lots of great information. Moving to our Homestead soon and building a home and looking to buying the best...thank you so much 😊
Glad it was helpful!
You want the best, blaze king princess 32 ultra, is without a doubt, the
Most efficient stove in the world. Period. Just want to help!!
My Kuma stove is great. The most important thing to us was it had to be made in the USA. 👍number two was it had to be a high efficency 👍and three, it had to warm the whole house. The Kuma stove meets all lf the above. Look at these and this could be the stove for you.
Thanks for sharing!
YO! Bought a WOODSTOCK Cast iron and soapstone Woodstock with an ashtray system ( let's you empty ashes while fire is burning) 10+ years ago. Heats my 1800 Sq ft house. Paid for itself in 3 years, including a Farmboss STILHL and a 38 ton logsplitter. BEST MONEY I EVER SPENT! TCB BRIAN
Awesome to hear.
Had 4 Vermont Castings stoves for primary heat over 30 years from the original Vigilant to 3 #2550 Encores on new home installs. Tried the "new and improved" Flexburn Encore . Two new Flexburn Encores BOTH were uncontrollable; the air control in both was defective. They overfired; had to throw the burning logs outside in the snow. The two new Encores were returned ;a dealer refunding the price. VC HQ was AWOL.
The VC stoves are pretty. Great for entertainment or weekend fires, not for serious 24/7 wood stove heat. Our two Jotuls operate perfectly. Or also Woodstock, PE, or BK for user reliability and safety and customer support.
good points
Not sure how a video like this can ever go up without including a Blaze King
they are good too
i have a Heritage Hearthstone woodstove that I have had for 13yrs, living in New Brunswick Canada. I was sold on the soapstone and thought it would hold heat. I build a fire in the evening and load wood in it before I go to bed, but when I wake up in the middle of the night, it is burnt out and the stone is cold. Also had issues with the latch on the front door and could not get any support being there were no dealers in my area
Oh man
My 2 cents. I have some experience with woodstoves over the last 25 years. The Hearthstone Heritage is the best. The soapstone is beautiful and buffers the heat output over time. Vermont castings make very pretty stoves that don't work very well. The one i had would puff smoke a lot. I have seen video's of other VC stoves doing the same.
I like both
I watch these videos and I want to open my own store just to play with all these great products!
Awesome
@@embersliving There you go again. LOL
I have a blaze king 30 and it is the best stove around
Nice!
I have the Country stove.. I have the striker 160..probably why the changed their name to striker.. Mine is about 20 yrs old, still works like a charm.
Thats awesome
Just my thoughts, but I don't like how the floor of the stoves you show are only an inch or so from the bottom of the door, and is something I looked at when going to purchase a new stove since we rely exclusively on wood and we were sick of fighting ash/embers falling out after a day because it fills up. The other thing is efficiency has nothing to do with burn times. Efficiency is just how much of the heat you produce burning that can potentially be turned into usable heat. Being able to control the burn is what counts. As you said, that's a whole different video, but afterburner stoves need to be burnt a LOT hotter to be "clean", and from my experience they go through wood much quicker. We went with a Blaze King and couldn't be happier, there's six inches from the bottom of the door the the bottom of the burn chamber, it heats are home very well, and will burn for 20 hours on low heat setting with a full load. It's much more controllable then an afterburner system and in my opinion one of the best.
good points
We live in the far north. The wonderwood stove is by far the best wood stove. Fire will last 8 hours. Great stove!
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Been using a Blaze King model King for 18 winters running 27/7 and 6 months a year. Extremely efficient with very long burn times...i wouldn't consider anything else.
Thanks for watching!
I installed a Jotul 400 in one house I built for myself, and then sold the house, bought another house and put another Jotul (500) in it. I'm no expert, but I suspect it's a better stove than any you reviewed here. As someone else mentioned, it heats a whole 2200 s.f. house.
Intresting! I checked it out and it looks similar to a Vermont Casting. Thanks for watching.
Nice pink shorts... 😂. I bet you get lots of looks from the ladies.
I didn't see anything I would buy. I will stick with my Ashley style woodheater with the grates for ashes to fall through to the pan so the fire doesn't have to go out to clean out the ashes. The other feature I like on this style is the top lifts up for a large cooking area if I don't want to use the wood cookstove.
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I have a woodstock soapstone wood stove and they are great and also EPA certified.
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As the owner of Cen-Tex Fireplace Solutions and in the hearth industry for over 20 years I have to say this list is apparently only the manufacturers they sell because in NO way Vermont Castings a top 5 stove. I would put any Jotul, Lopi, or Hearthstove above any VC. We used to be a Vermont Castings authorized dealer but dropped them in 2015 due to their quality going down. Now I will say since Hearth and Home Tech. Just purchased VC I would like to think they will turn the company around. We do like Monessens vent free gas logs which is also a HHT company but as of right now (12/2022) Vermont Castings is a middle of the road stove at best.
Thanks for your opinion !
Can you do a video on top 5 wood burning stoves with / without a blower. The value of a blower???
We could possibly do the blower video. You can also buy those afterwards and put it on or by the stove.
Nicely done man, great explanation in a short period of time.. This was extremely helpful in differentiation between top brands. Thank you for the information, very helpful.. Cheers
Glad it was helpful!
This video is so helpful! And yes I am looking for a "pretty burn". Thank you.
Glad the video helped !
"claim to flame" was a perfect pun.
Thanks!
I need a wood stove that burns one log for three days, produces enough BTU to heat a 4,000 square foot house and leaves no ash. And, also, as well, can be used as a cook stove and caffeine free coffee, also, as well. How much would that cost?
Hearthstone has soap stone that has the longest burn.
🤣 you want fries with that?
A unicorn, it doesn't exist.
@@evegreenification No, because I have cut out all carbohydrates.
@@trajan6927 Woosh.
We have a heritage soapstone stove. Bought it years ago in 2006 I believe. Love it. If we ever need a new one we would get the same stove.
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How’s your often do you replace your cats?
Hi Embers, I have read that the newer catalytic stoves dont show flame unless on high. I am talking specifically about the Blaze King Ashford 30. I am close to buying this, but negative about seeing flame.
I have not worked with that model
That iron strike sounds like a good stove for a non-insulated or lightly insulated shed or shop.
yes exactly!
Have their pellet stove..love it...
bro love your energy. will be buying within the year
Thanks Twig!!
Trev- good videos as always. I have been talking to stove retailers in Long Island ny and they have no clue about tax credit and don’t carry the wide variety you do.
Interesting
Nothing beats my 1970s Fisher wood stove. Thick 1/4 inch steel plate.
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Lopi makes stoves that are 5/16ths thick.
We can’t get Vermont in Europe, they used to sell here 20 years or so ago.
I don’t know the other makes, as they aren’t in Europe either.
Talking from experience, the stove manufacturer’s I like the most (in Europe) are Jotul, and then Morso
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We have a Jotul here in MA it’s awesome. Heats my whole,house 2200 sf
Blaze king. Ask anyone that has owned at least 4 stoves, used them as the primary heat source and has burned for 50 years. Longest burn, thermostatically controlled-no electricity. 0.8G/H particulates.
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I grew up in a house that was heated with coal stoves. Welded many cast iron POS stoves because they always crack in time. Steel is the only way to go for a stove. Forget the glass doors, ash pans and the pretty trinkets along with that secondary burn crap. I was luck enough to find a 1981 Earth Stove in an old 3 story house that was used very little for $300. Being a welder, I cut the pedestal off and put on some 18" legs with a full heat shield and blower on back and a full heat shield on bottom. I also added a full 4" fresh air supply made from truck muffler pipe. I heat my whole house with the stove all winter long and never turn on the heat pump. My stove is an air tight model with intake damper and smoke damper for total burn control. My stove can kick the ass off anything you show here. BTW, those 700 cfm blowers are way too noisy. 200 is about all you need with ball bearing motor and a good ceiling fan in the room where the stove is for heat distribution. Quiet is the word.
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@@abel4776 US Stove makes some decent stuff with a fair price. ALL STEEL.
Boy you welders are all the same😂
You should mention, soapstone is what welders use to write on hot metal. Going to show how it holds up to heat.
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The thing is you love them when they deliver and min maintenance, last for years like my Vermont defiance , I now hove the intrepid years of service from both , expensive but not after 20 years for one defiance , 12 intrepid both still going .
Nice!! Thats what we like to hear.
Most Wood Stoves now are square because they're cheaper to Mfg. A really efficient stove is like the old "Oreley's" stove which were made from 16" Dia. Pipe. Round stoves need no firebrick (to keep from cracking) & actually get Hot enough to cook on. Mine was incredibly clean burning.
Are they made in the USA w/American labor and American parts? If not, what is the country of origin to include parts. Thank you.
Yes our top 2 brands are made in Vermont
@@embersliving Thank you, sir
I was really surprised that Blaze King was not in the lineup. Something wrong with Blaze King stoves?
No we just think these ones are better
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Can you elaborate on why the others one are better? I'm really close to buying a BK maybe you can change my mind.
Hey Brother what is that lovely long thing burning that blue flame behind you? It's nice . I think i want one👍👍
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I am in Connecticut and watching this video. Not a lot of informative videos on wood stoves from CT.
Be sure to subscribe. We'll be making more wood burning stove videos towards the end of summer.
Hi. What’s the best convection stove. I’m thinking about putting it in a large fire place opening. Roughly 55 X55 is the opening. How do stoves work in openings like that. I did look at inserts but we’re afraid it will look out of proportion being the opening is large
Can you please call the store
Is it true that when Vermont Castings switched owners in 2014 that their quality went way down hill? Also, wondering about thier customer service, I hear it's not so good. I've also heard that they don't like to come good on thier warranties??
no they are owned by a solid company
what's with the pink shorts? but very informative. thank you.
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I do not see my Morso squirrel sided stove there, it seems your list is lacking. I love the Morso.
hmmm gotta look into that model
@@embersliving , It is smaller than the selection you showed, but my house is 1300 square feet. The little Morso will keep the entire house t-shirt and shorts warm even when it is below freezing out. Of course the selection of stoves is all a process, evaluating the space, location, foot print, budget and features. For me the Morso was the right choice.
Cheers.
The Morso 7110 was just recommended to me and I am digging in - so far pretty impressed
pink flamingo shorts and a pencil mustache....Is this store in MIAMI???
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So can you actually cook on any of these or are they just for heating?
People say you can, but we dont recommend it.
@@embersliving So what is the difference between wood stoves for cooking and wood stoves for heat? I have seen really big historic wood stoves that people use as their main oven clearly there is a difference in how heat is circulated but is that the only difference? I would be very interested in a video on the history of what innovations lead to cast iron and steal being the most common types of wood burning stove, what drove the invention of the wood stove, and what all it was used for.
Hey Mr fancy pants how about a Blaze King princess that I heat 2000 square feet, with very little wood.?
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I can't imagine using the top feed option for Vermont for 1 reason. Smoke.
right, the ver ont has the top feed and the hearth has the side load. both seem kind of risky to me i rpefer the front door.
The Hearthstones are hybrids that use both secondary and catalytic burns.
yes that is true
it was the come on guys help us out for me. I clicked the button.
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GREAT VIDEO FROM A TRULY ETHICAL GREAT DEALER!❤
Thank you so much Cassidy!
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Is it possible to boil water and possibly cook in a Dutch oven on top of the ironstrike 230?
I've been looking for review videos but can't seem to find any that pertain to that.
I think it would get hot enough
those cylinder type stoves are really popular here in Denmark and perhaps Germany and Norway too and we use them without major problems (definitely depends on quality and the brand of the stove)
We havent used one yet we are so curious how the burn is.
@@TubeMeisterJCcylinder type stoves give off a lot of heat and many people depend on them for heating every day during the winter season and really the only downside to these stoves is that if you keep putting the logs into the stove upright so they lean on the back vermiculite plate then the plates will get worn way faster than if you cut smaller pieces and only put them in the bottom of the stove
Reason a lot of company’s change name or owners etc, is because then any implied warranties are gone. Lifetime warranty is no more. Builder for 42 years here, a lot of window companies did this.
Shoot
We bought a house with an insert that's only about 12x12-in opening. What in the #($+-$ are you supposed to put in this thing? I e only had inserts with openings large enough for full logs.
Yeah thats pretty small
More on these wood stoves, with or withoutblowers, not goofy videos on cooking steaks! SHEESH!
Thanks for watching!
I fail to see how this is a biased commercial because there are MANY wood stoves out there much better, more efficient, easier to maintain and designed more for the only source of heat in very inclement weather where it is weeks and months on end below below zero with unheard of wind chills. Now this separates the stoves from the wood stoves....Blaze King is the first to come to mind with many others that qualify....paired with a catalytic converter which is required in many areas is what I have used for many years.....it has never failed and after 15 years is still in excellent condition!!! Jotul and Woodstock brands are better than the ones you listed as well...but do not take my word for it I only have trusted my life to a real wood stove....
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Thank you for your comprehensive guide. Subscribed and will keep watching.
Welcome aboard!
Old (pre 2014)VC great, new ones not so good. Check reviews.
Soapstone by far the best. Look great and not skin peeling when red hot like CI or steel. Just my 2 cents.
soapstone is nice
Dreaming if owning the greenmoutain 60, but my pacfic energy Adela is working for now.. hopefully I can justify it one of these days. great video fella!
thanks so much
I am deciding between these two. Why do you want to replace your PE Alderlea with Green Mountain 60? I am reading more complaints about Hearthstone vs PE stoves, so curious for certain. What issues are you having with your Alderlea?
@@ritasenergyherbs3650 Since I posted this I replaced my PE with a drolet. the PE really struggled up here in Canada in the deep of winter to keep my house warm(was just too small of a stove)
Bordeaux refers to a French wine. Just a fancy name for red.
Yes, also a city.
Flame is the best lake Tahoe CA approved
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Are there other stoves that have the rear mount exhaust? I'm thinking of switching out my Osburn insert and putting in a free standing stove. Thanks
Take a look at the Vermont castings intrepid
@@embersliving Thank you
Have you actually used a Hearthstone for any length of time? The ones I've seen in people's homes tend to start looking pretty nasty after a couple years. The soapstone does not age well, easily gets unremovable stains and sometimes even cracks. It's a lot more practical to replace a cracked firebrick than a big slab of soapstone. I'm also curious about your claim about long burn times. I know soapstone retains heat longer than cast iron but I'm not so sure about extending burn times. That would seem to be a result of firebox size and air-intake system, and of course whether it is a cat stove or not. But I really don't think soapstone itself is going to extend burn times. But I could be wrong. I'm currently using an old Napoleon (living room), Nectre Baker's Oven (workshop), and a Jotul (cabin). I'm pretty happy with all of them and have an older Regency that I'm refurbishing for my next install.
My father has used a Hearthstone heritage for about 20 years at this point. The only soapstone stoves that I've seen crack were overfired or abused plain and simple. People who have past experience with cast iron or steel stoves tend to overfire a soapstone unit. The maximum surface temperature of the stove measured on the top center stone should be less than 500F for a normal burn. 400-500 is considered the normal "hot" burn rate for a soapstone stove. This is considered a low to medium burn on a steel or cast iron unit.
What you are saying about burn times is all correct. The material the stove is made from has no bearing on burn time.They don't burn any longer than any other stove but they will hold heat longer than most other types of stoves and because of that also take longer to heat up. A BTU is a BTU but you can either have that heat delivered in one giant hot lump (steel) or spread out over several hours at a lower temperature (soapstone)
I would have to agree with repair geek. It's about its how you maintain it. We've had people tell us they've used their soapstone stove for years no problem.
Very satisfied with my Regency wood burning insert. Heats my entire home. Love it! Never any issues. High effeciency.
Woodstock soap stone company made in NH. love mine
Honkin good video but I wish you’d mentioned more about the ease or difficulty of cleaning each stove
Great suggestion!
Got a tractor supply stove, no glass or anything fancy but it'll hold coals for 12+ hours.
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What model? Tractor Supply doesn’t make stoves.
I checked out your online wood stove stock. You are way too rich for my blood.
I do appreciate your videos thought. So, thanks for that.
Glad you like them!
I was hoping to see stoves, the guy was great but i need to cook with it
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Would be nice if us Canadians that live on the border could get the rebate. 20-26% is huge and if tgere is some way (employee puts in their name) I would ship to Michigan and cross Luke we normally do to pick up and pay the taxes at the border
umm I'm not sure. You're welcome to call the store and talk to someone about it.
i would like to see a video for woodstoves in campers/skoolies/vans mainly vans
ah that is a good idea
In your video I did not see any percentages of efficiency numbers total a lot I have a blaze king catalyst stove and I am very happy with it efficiency numbers are good
blaze king is also great
Effeciency is the most important thing when it comes to heating!!!!,there are numbers in % for that.
All of our products are EPA efficient
I always watch your videos but right now I am trying to compare the Hearthstone models and I don't know the names of the stoves. Instead of calling these stoves 'this guy' would you just please say what model it is? It would be easier to make comparisons that way, TY
sorry
What about Esse from the UK
I love the 700cfm fan. My Drolet escape 1800 has a 130 cfm and I cant feel it at all.
oh man
@@embersliving Love your vids by the way.
I have a Country T-top in real gold trim. The big honking blower is on a variable rheostat. It's ok, but it is not integrated into the stove top like the one you demonstrated.
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Nice job taking the time to explain this
Glad it was helpful!
I'm not interested in wood burning, but I do need two natural gas stoves.
I want them to look like a wood burning stove.
Will you have a video on that soon? Or already?
we are working on that. the trouble is the electronics in gas stoves are really hard to come by right now. The ones that look like wood would be the Vermont castings star dance or radiance. We have some on order but won't get them until November. If you wanted to put your name on them you could call us and order
Hearthstone Wakefield is my favorite because it has glass on 3 sides.
I sold Avalon,Buck, Napolean and Jotul for years and I know what you mean about those questions ????
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@@embersliving You saqid about peope asking the questions about how long ,will it heat my house etcd not knowing anything about their situation !
Can you buy these in the UK?
i would check which ever one you like website and see if there is an authroized dealer around you.
Really enjoyed this presentation. Very informative.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I see that I can cook on the Vermont Castings stoves, but can I cook on the Hearthstone Shelburne???
I think so
@@embersliving Thank you. : )
If you want long life out of a stove, don't burn coal in it.
Facts
My Encore stove warming trays are also held up by dragons.
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Mine are as well.