Do we LIKE our WOOD STOVE?

Рет қаралды 15,576

5 жыл бұрын

We give a review after 3 months with our new wood stove! See below for resources.
DIY Wood stove Playlist: • DIY Wood Stove INSTALL...
Wood stove: www.homedepot.com
↓↓↓↓↓↓ CLICK “SHOW MORE” FOR RESOURCES ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
Shop Our Kit: kit.co/sowtheland
How you can support the channel.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=4112701
---------------------------
Visit our shop space inside
Atomic Furnishings
124 Swannanoa River Road
Asheville, NC 28805
____________________________________________________________
Subscribe to our Newsletter: sowtheland.com
We send out a Bi-weekly newsletter. We talk about recipes, shop updates, favorite quotes and people who inspire us!
------------------------
Snail Mail: P.O.Box 851 Leicester, NC 28748
Email: hello.sowtheland@gmail.com
----------------------
Website: sowtheland.com
Cohesive Home Podcast Interview: www.cohesivehome.com/cohesiveh...
Instagram: / sowtheland
Facebook: / sowtheland
KZfaq: / @sowtheland
Support us for free: amzn.to/2smVNto
Music by Epidemicsound.com
About:
Jason and Lorraine. In 2016 we sold most of our belongings and left the city in southern California to start a small homestead in the mountains of North Carolina. We left the city in search for a more minimal and intentional life. We became passionate about growing our own food and knowing what exactly is in our food after I (Jason) became diagnosed with cancer. Now 8 years in remission we as a family are on a journey to live our passions.
We document our life on KZfaq videos to inspire others to get out of their comfort zone and not be afraid of change. We started our own online general store where we have available the things we make and use in real life. Thank you for following us on this incredible life changing journey!

Пікірлер: 101

@dwalsh4027 4 жыл бұрын

I have a cabin in Northern Minnesota. I heat with wood. My stove will hold 11 inch pieces of wood. I fill it before I go to bed, turn the dampers down. In the morning about 5 am , I wake because it is getting cool. I open the dampers, fill it up, close the dampers and go back to bed. It is 20 below zero. It's all about managing the damper and the right amount of wood. It takes practice.

@waymooter2576 4 жыл бұрын

Another key to heating the whole house is using a box fan to blow cold air from the far side of the house toward the room with the wood stove.... always blow cold air to stove instead of hot air from the stove area... works great... Great video guys

@julisteck9548 5 жыл бұрын

I have a US Stove 2000 from Tractor. I put the largest log possible and damper it down at bedtime. I have plenty of coals the next morning. In the morning, I open the damper, stoke it put I one big piece and several little pieces of wood. Before I leave for work, I damper it down again. In the evening, I get a hot fire to burn off any black ash on the window, etc. I light a fire once a week to empty the ashes.

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@DaBossk 3 жыл бұрын

is it perfectly okay to have your wood stove going real good when you and no one else is home? I live by myself and i work fulltime.... you think that's an issue? kinda worried about burning my house down :X

@dwalsh4027 4 жыл бұрын

My wood stove loads from top, which is nice. My cabin is 1200 sq feet. Have to learn to work with it through the seasons. Spring and fall you need a little warmth, winter, crank it up

@patrickneal3857 2 жыл бұрын

I got that same stove at Lowes, and in May a few years ago for like $400. The store manager was just trying to get rid of it. I have a pellet stove and that same stove sits in my closet never been used. We have a really long house so heat doesn't move from one side to the other very well. I'm finally going to hook it up on the other side of the house this summer.

@vanlifenomadfirekeeper 4 жыл бұрын

Hope that stove works out fore you. We had a big one in virginia and id put three pieces of wood at night and it kept everything barible, then early in the morning add two more pieces. Love wood stoves. Good luck with your stove, this winter will prove its effectiveness.

@AVega-rx4px 5 жыл бұрын

This will be so helpful to so many I'm sure! Especially those in the tiny living community.

@terrydriggers5217 4 жыл бұрын

I use a top down burn. Big pieces on bottom then layer smaller pieces each step. Kindling on the very top and it will light and heat the flue faster. Embers fall onto the larger pieces and they all ignite.

@danielleterry180 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for showing this I am searching for a woodstove for my mobile home , I can’t find the Englander in my area but watching how you installed yours I know it can be done

@dianecharles881 5 жыл бұрын

Because of the size of your house I think it’s perfect! I know the log size can be aggravating, but when I got my electricity bill this month from this cold temperatures- I’d definitely say you come out a winner!!! Plus it adds such character to your home! ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏻

@jkhenderson1 5 жыл бұрын

I love wood stoves! They're awesome!

@batpherlangkharkrang7976 4 жыл бұрын

Hi....... Jason (sow the land) I really enjoy your video, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🐔🐓🐥🌱🎥👍👍👍

@julieb7068 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. We have the next size larger and we can put longer pieces in but even with the damper closed, I have to get up to feed in the middle of the night. 😒. However, we love the wood heat so much. We were thankful when the big snow storm took out our electricity for 24 hours. ❤️

@sietafak 2 жыл бұрын

Wall plate at the exit pipe in the back yet ;) Yanking your chain man, good stuff.

@Crazy.Crafting.Couple 5 жыл бұрын

The first wood stove I ever used was in SoCal, Yucaipa, CA. I loved using it and it was so much cheaper than running the heat!

@serialcrusher1100 4 жыл бұрын

Sell it... and get the 13-NCMH, larger fire box (you will not have to cut your wood), heats more! You will be a little happier with that model!

@MandyLeeLilac 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing like that wood heat ❤️. My grandparents always had a fire going in a buckstove in their living room. Miss that. Now due to asthma and allergies, we’ve been told no wood heat.

@Minnesota_Mama_Bear 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update!

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching Mama Bear!

@dionjones6740 5 жыл бұрын

Your stove uses smaller pieces of firewood, but it does its job. Stay warm and be ready for spring; it will be here before you know it. Best Wishes. Grandpa Jones.

@linda45506 5 жыл бұрын

We do wood carving and use the scraps for kindling. You could also use the scraps from your projects 😊

@kdb97tj 5 жыл бұрын

Had my first fire today in the same stove, yes I found if I just split them one more time and prop them up to get air flow it runs good.

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

awesome Kevin. thanks!

@daniellesduckheadhomestead3127 5 жыл бұрын

We have a wood stove in our house and we love it. Ours is a little bigger than yours. We can fit 24 logs in ours. It does a great job heating our house. I grew up with wood heat I’m pretty good at getting a fire going :).

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

that's great!

@diyfferent 5 жыл бұрын

We're going to be installing a wood stove in our home at some point and we'll be sure to get one that fits larger sized firewood. We intend on using the wood stove as our primary heat and having backup electric heat. We'll be harvesting our own fire wood and can make then any size we want, but it's still nice to have the larger stove with larger wood and not have to feed the fire as often, and also it should burn longer overnight. Thanks for sharing.

@andrewjackson9853 4 жыл бұрын

Use the blower on your electric furnace to move the air to all the rooms. Helps reduce the area around your woodstove being too hot and the back rooms being too cool. Turn the fan on at the thermostat and the heat off. Works like a whole bunch of box fans. . .in a way.

@scrapshackfarms1349 5 жыл бұрын

We have a volgelzang defender, I like to watch the fire but it's very shallow like yours. We are looking into an outdoor furnace for the future. No more ash and dust inside, or bringing in bugs on the wood. Really enjoy y'all's channel, God bless you and your family. Stay warm

@davidriley8590 4 жыл бұрын

sell that stove and then buy a bigger one you can use the same chimney that will make your life much easier and you will get the benefit of it keeping you much warmer for far longer.

@wisdomsquare28 4 жыл бұрын

Get you a wood-stove coffee pot. It makes real hot coffee and puts a nice smell in the house. I know you guys are saving a bundle heating with wood. Great work. Get a bigger stove. Base this off of the square footage of your home.

@juliebahr3736 5 жыл бұрын

We have a pellet stove and find that it only heats the livingroom. In the winter, we just homeschool around the pellet stove. It was here when we moved in but I'm glad we didn't invest in purchasing it. Although, the atmosphere it produces is nice, we still have to run our oil radiator heat at night for the bedrooms in winter.

@ebenwoodsfarm1693 5 жыл бұрын

Been watching for awhile but usually don’t comment. I wanted to let u know I got a couple of products from y’all at the homesteaders of America conference and I really like them. I work outside year round and the hand lotion I got works well. Thank u and thanks for sharing ur videos.

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! thanks for commenting Billy. Glad you like them!

@ellawilson9835 5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@bhavens9149 5 жыл бұрын

well, good place to sit and knit or crochet. :)

@SasquatchBioacoustic 5 жыл бұрын

Look into pellet stoves. They're a nice upgrade from the normal wood stove, less work, cleaner, and are thermostatically controlled.

@trevino37 4 жыл бұрын

By the way, replacing it will be much easier as well since everything is already in place . New stove plus adjusting the height of the stove pipe is all it takes.

@brianmiller4282 5 жыл бұрын

Wood stoves all have there own personalities, but the key to starting any fire is have plenty of air so when starting a new fire I leave the door cracked open to get enough air and if the air intake is from front top of glass put wood in north to south instead of east to west which allows air to flow between the wood and we load ours full at night and damper down so in morning there is still a bed of coals to get fire going again

@patfaulkner2069 5 жыл бұрын

I just watched a video about your pipes freezing. I can't find it now, but just wanted to say that insulating your pipes will help prevent them from freezing. Leave water dripping anytime temp is below freezing. Leave water running when in teens and single digits. Heat lamps under house would help as well. Google for more info.

@andrewjackson9853 4 жыл бұрын

Have y'all tried using the fan only on your furnace? Should be a "switch" on your thermostat that says FAN, ON or AUTO. In the on position it'll run the fan only and distribute that heat throughout the house thru your duct-work. Give it a bit to get used to but it works wonders. . . Honestly the fan on your furnace (not the woodstove fan) is a very small expense monthly vs. getting that heat moved around more evenly. If the fan is blowing too hard chances are u can slow it down. If u google "change blower speed on my furnace" or have a pro do it if you're not comfortable. Trying to help out. . . Been in the business for 32 years. (The furnace fan will run in the on position even if u have the heat set so low the furnace wont come on.)

@PixieDust-eq6kc 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Think of it as a marriage. You have to keep the fire going to stay warm. You have to feed that fire like you have to feed a relationship. Sometimes you have to wake up in the middle of the night to feed it like when you have a baby. I miss having a wood stove, but soon we are hoping to have one again. The best thing in the world is wood heat.

@terrydriggers5217 4 жыл бұрын

You are correct!!!

@KauaiMike1000 5 жыл бұрын

An old fashion wood stove is more work and less efficient than modern gas operated furnaces (not an option for you I realize). But you'll never find the family coming together in front of one like you do with a wood stove. That alone makes the wood stove better & a great investment.

@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors 5 жыл бұрын

nice video,

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@peggysue6857 5 жыл бұрын

If you have a clothes dryer save the lint for fire🔥 starter, also toilet paper tubes, newspapers, magazines, junk mail, pine cones are good also.

@JanColdwater 4 жыл бұрын

How is the cleaning out job, and how often? Nice video! 👍

@alexpesata4569 4 жыл бұрын

Building a fire is so simple... Cool vids tho, now I know what to expect

@makapalatrace8385 5 жыл бұрын

Hollars sent me. Great vid.

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

howdy! Thanks for saying hi!

@sa-iw4dr 3 жыл бұрын

It's call stoking the fire, lots of work. My stove is bigger and still I have to stoke the fire not as much as you do. Mine will burn almost all night if you put a yule log on before you go to bed and turn the damper down so it will burn slow. You will have to burn THICKER pieces to do that, that might work better for you. Once you get your fire started for a while put in Thick pieces. Your stove is cute.

@kirtusstruthers3175 3 жыл бұрын

When you move to your new property (if that happens) you should look into a rocket mass heater. Much less work and about a 10th of the wood is needed.

@valdiobrigedoebomsilva7592 5 жыл бұрын

**BOM DIA FAMÍLIA PARABÉNS PELA LAREIRA TÁ FRIO** BE KIND.

@davidriley8590 4 жыл бұрын

it will warm up better if you switch the electric fan on for a little while

@stevebillow395 4 жыл бұрын

Is the pipe coming from the stove to the wall double or triple wall

@bettyblouin1392 5 жыл бұрын

Check out Life in Farmland’s video. Top 50 tips for heating with wood. Very informative, thought you could get some good information.

@elenaborder178 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, just watched this episode. I was wondering if your tube coming from outside feeding the fire it's oxygen source isn't allowing a bit too much air coming in increasing the burning speed of your tiny bits of wood. 😉

@theheaterguyryan5052 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same

@littlewhitedory1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Guys, apparently sizing the stove to the area to be heated is very important. 25 years ago I bought and installed a beautiful Vermont Castings wood stove for my house. My problem is similar because if I run the stove at a level where it will burn the wood efficiently it puts out way too much heat and makes the living room unbearably hot. If I bank it down it will work, but the level of creosote and ash goes way up. I've since removed the stove and she sits in the garage waiting for the day I find a house where I can use it!

@cqangie29 5 жыл бұрын

Haha Penelope❤❤

@valdiobrigedoebomsilva7592 5 жыл бұрын

**THANK YOU SO MUCH FRIEND FAMILY GOOD MORNING**

@candiwallace6605 5 жыл бұрын

👍👍😍😍

@jimmckee3382 5 жыл бұрын

Wish you had looked into a rocket heater.

@BLHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Never place wood to where it can roll towards the door. If the back is north, always lay them north and south. Never east and west. Even if you have the cast log holders, it can burn down into smaller pieces that can roll out. Had a good family friend that got severe burns from this. He fell asleep in front of it and in the night one rolled against the door and the door wasn't latched right. It rolled out and onto him. Lumnah Acres has a good setup for flew cleaning. Keeping the fire going through the night is def a challenge. Especially if you are a heavy sleeper. I never could wake up to keep it fed. I always woke up and it would be freezing. (Pull head out of covers and blow steam)........lol.

@cherlpotter2248 5 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend a larger stove for the same house? I have a mobile home the same size as yours.

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

it just depends on how much stuff you have. Will a wood stove fit? For us we felt like a bigger or regular size stove would take up more space. We wouldn't have room for my records and a couch. Plus we really liked the minimal look of this stove.

@debbiebobadilla4441 5 жыл бұрын

You need to keep the pipe cleaned out regularly or you will.have a chimney fire. Cut kindling to start your fire.

@kathymorrison5293 5 жыл бұрын

Get some welding gloves to protect your hands & arms. Use only hardwoods, they will be your greatest heat value. I personally don't like red oak, it smells like cat pee. Enjoy living with wood heat. Love all your videos, keep'em coming!

@jenelsliger5108 5 жыл бұрын

You can get gloves that will protrct your hands from the heat and flame. Then you will be able to place the logs exactly where you want them!😉

@deathbymona 4 жыл бұрын

Have you been saving more money on electric bills? Was just wondering. Also you guys seem like a great family and thanks for the installation vid

@SowtheLand 4 жыл бұрын

we did not turn on the house heater all winter last year. thanks

@Silvermoonhomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Starting and managing the fire is just another rhythm of your life that you'll get used to. Just like doing the dishes or feeding the chickens.

@schnauzerranch9048 5 жыл бұрын

Hi I was sent by the Hollers. I am trying to find out how to buy your wooden spoons.

@debbie2663 5 жыл бұрын

🙏❤️🙏

@randyc754 5 жыл бұрын

Do you use any other heat source? Good info thanks!

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

space heater. thanks

@katerinakaterina1696 5 жыл бұрын

Hello!I'd like to know if you have seen a big difference with the fan on the top of the stove?is it worth buying it?I didn't know about it until I saw your video.P.S. love the shirt!😊

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

The fan is o.k. Not great. It has a built in fan that we use more of. thanks!

@walterkersting1362 4 жыл бұрын

Does the house smell of smoke?

@Sandfarm 5 жыл бұрын

Is the wood stove hard to clean out? How often do you have to do that?

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

we scoop out the ashes and clean the glass often. Not everyday. Not very difficult. thanks!

@arafetkanso1405 5 жыл бұрын

There is one dislike on this video and it must be a sick person who clicked it

@randyleesawyer6617 2 жыл бұрын

What brand of stove ??

@SowtheLand 2 жыл бұрын

Englander

@norweavernh 5 жыл бұрын

A couple of thoughts..are you burning hardwoods? They will last longer and cause less creosote buildup than pine but are also more pricey. Dont forget to brush your flue of creosote periodically. Are you using kindling to start fires? You can also create fire starters by collecting dryer lint and placing it in used toilet paper rolls w some petroleum jelly to place beneath the kindling. The stove looks wider than deep. Why not get that tool that will grab the logs and place.them crossways instead of front to back. You may have to tuck one side behind the edge.then the other but it could work. Its actually beautiful, but take.great care in a mobile home for fires, they can go up so quickly. I lived in one for 17 years. No fireplace, though we did have a tornado strike.

@ssg8051 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to use it as/convert it to a pellet stove?

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

i have no idea. thanks!

@vickiewhite4603 5 жыл бұрын

Do you know how to clean out the insides

@johnreinburg859 5 жыл бұрын

We use oven off to clean the glass. As far as the inside goes we purchased a Ash Vacuum Cleaner from Tractor Supply. It is a metal vacuum that can be used on warm ashes/coals. We will wait to it cools off and sprinkle into our vegetable garden or around our fruit trees.

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

we just scoop out the ashes into a bucket. thanks

@goatgal7884 5 жыл бұрын

We use windex and a single edge razor blade.The soot comes off like butter.

@waymooter2576 4 жыл бұрын

To clean the glass just set a paper towel and ring it out so it damp... dip the towel in ash in the stove and wipe the glass with that... then wipe it clean with a dry paper towel... works amazingly well with no elbow grease

@trevino37 4 жыл бұрын

Why not just get a bigger stove? If you want an overnight burn, you will need an extra large stove... medium size will not do it yet not sure about a large...if you get one, go with a Drolet wood stove

@johnreinburg859 5 жыл бұрын

We recently purchased our first wood stove, which we had it installed. Just like you, my wife maintains the fire for the most part. We love it! It is a larger stove that we fitted into our fireplace. I understand about the wood burning up against the glass door. I keep the main wood pile underneath my solar panels. I have two stacks of firewood on both sides of my screened in back porch. Please keep up the great informative videos. I am thinking of purchasing the kindling kracker: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbSTppyArqe6Ymg.html.

@SowtheLand 5 жыл бұрын

thanks John!

@nancythomas-wardm.b.a2993 4 жыл бұрын

Overnight or out working piece of pine faster burning and oak slowwwwwwer xx n

@brie1226 5 жыл бұрын

Try coal. It's what we use at night here in ohio so we dont have to get up and down. Real coal not bbq coal.

@robertyoung1777 2 жыл бұрын

Wood stoves (including new epa models) are highly polluting. Trees sequester carbon and create the oxygen we need to survive. Chain saws have highly polluting two cycle engines and create noise pollution.