Wood Stoves

It depends on the coal stove. Some are designed to burn wood or coal and will have a lever to divert the intake air. The biggest difference is from where the intake air feeds the fire. for optimal combustion. Feeding wood into a coal-only stove can cause incomplete burns that can rapidly make creosote in the chimney and cause a chimney fire.

There are currently no means of converting a freestanding stove into an electric heater. 

Our Stove Guides and articles can be found here. Please feel free to contact us with specific questions as well.

Blowers, because of how they mount and their positioning for maximum heat circulation, are not interchangeable but are model specific. 

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These questions are model-specific as some models allow 2x4 framing members, others require steel studs. For each model on our site, we have the installation instructions available for download on the item page.

Our Empire Heritage series direct vent gas stove is our highest-efficiency option for a cast iron model.

Various models have doors in different positions.

Most modern stoves, including the models we carry, are front-loading, as most customers today prefer the viewable firebox and the loading convenience. 

Normally, the lid of top-loading wood stoves will have a gasket rope to provide a tight seal when the lid is closed. The size and shape of the gasket rope will differ depending on the model number of the stove, so we recommend contacting the stove manufacturer with the model number of your stove for clarity. 

Due to the newer EPA regulations, wood stoves today usually do not have rear venting.

No wood stove may be converted for use with gas. 

I am sorry, but we do not offer a stove like that.

We do not have a true rear vent wood burning stove, and the barrel stoves are also top vented to draw properly. The Buck Stove Model 18 is pretty close on that height when you include the 9" pedestal, it would be 26 3/4" so a little bit beyond what you need.

I have not heard of any issues with burning Madrone, in fact, I've always heard the opposite. While we are not a Lopi dealer, I pulled a manual on the stove and was unable to find any warning regarding the burning of Madrone wood. It could very well be that the stove was overloaded, as Madrone burns quite hot.

Both the weight and physical dimensions of prefabricated fireplaces and stoves necessitate shipment via a freight carrier. This will usually be a regional carrier that utilizes 48 or 53 foot tractor trailers, often equipped with electric or hydraulic lift gates. The process between a freight carrier and small parcel carrier is different and it is up to the end user to ensure the freight is received properly. Once an order is processed by our warehouse, the shipment will be palletized and picked up by the appropriate freight carrier. It will then be trucked to the local hub and directed to the distribution hub for your area. While we try to avoid freight hand offs from one carrier to another, long distance shipments sometimes necessitate this. Once the shipment has arrived at your local destination terminal, a representative from the scheduling department with the carrier will contact you via phone to set up a delivery day and time that works best for you. Someone will need to be available to meet the carrier and receive the freight at that time. At the time of delivery, it is important to inspect your shipment for any damage and make note of the damage on the freight bill of lading before signing off. While we regret that damage does sometimes occur, our warranty representatives will be happy to correct the problem promptly.

The closest thing we offer to meet your request is a prefabricated wood burning fireplace fitted with a gas log lighter. The lighter is essentially a length of pipe with perforations that must be lit manually with a lighter or match after the gas valve is opened. We have received several requests for an automatic style of log lighter with its own ignition system, but I have not come across a company that has gotten past the development stages. The issue is that the amount of wood ash generated would either foul or suffocate the ignitor, necessitating frequent service or replacement.

A wood stove can indeed be vented through a wall, but a tee must be utilized on the outside of that wall and the chimney must run vertically from there above the roof line a minimum of three feet. More height may be needed depending on the location of the pipe in relation to your roof peak and the pitch of the roof. For a full quote, please fill out our Chimney Pipe Design & Quote Form.

It can indeed. Single wall stovepipe can be vented into the fireplace opening and then converted to a liner adapter and a flexible liner the rest of the way up the chimney. The liner adapter can be hidden from view behind the lintel of the fireplace opening.

It is best to contact a local chimney sweep or NFI certified technician to perform an evaluation of the chimney. They will be able to determine the condition of the clay liner or if the chimney has been relined. They will also be able to advise on any further work that may need to be performed prior to installing a stove.

Wood stoves generate comparable output to a gas stove while on a low to mid burn setting, depending on the size of the stove. However, on a high burn setting, wood stoves can produce 60k to 100k BTUs, far surpassing the capability of a gas stove. The clean burn technology used in modern wood stoves generates a very intense fire, outpacing the gas stoves in heat output. Some of our larger wood stoves are capable of heating 3,000 square feet, when centrally located and used with an air circulation system of some kind.

The insulated Class A chimney should start inside the ceiling support box that will be needed to go through the ceiling. If you are using single wall stovepipe on the ground floor, 18 inches of clearance should be maintained between the pipe wall to the ceiling. The clearance can be reduced to 6 inches for double walled stovepipe.

Most stoves will have a build plate affixed to the rear of the unit, which should contain a model number and serial number for reference.

We have plenty of options for you. Please see our full selection here: Hearth Boards and Stove Boards