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Does your pellet stove require electricity to operate?

So how has this stove worked out for you?

SIMPLE…..IT DEPENDS,IF THE WOOD IS FREE ?

Pellet stove fire hazard when pellets back up in chute.

Is this stove able to hold heat roughly 9pm to 6am? I need a stove that I can pretty much throw a piece of wood in the early morning and it will Stat right back up.

Does the front door open on this stove?

I had an old Harman wood/coal water heater stove, it was soo inafficient, i hated it, but the new ones hopefully are better,A good woodstove heats the air from the top down.

own 2 of them only needed one. Thhhhheeee best stove I have owned.

great thorough video, very informative!

I've owned wood stoves, and pellet stoves-- I much prefer a pellet stove's heat (to any other source, including wood stove), and it requires very little baby-sitting (not true of wood stove). We do have excellent generator backup so no big deal during power outage (most pellet stoves only require about 300 watts electricity)

Does that meet wall setback specs? 😮

Wow I love this. Thanks. Definitely going to get one

I got a 37 ton champion with a 16 second cycle time, but I only use like 3 seconds of it on most round and they pop in half, nice looking machine you got!

I also have a P68 and I can't seem to get my door off to replace the gasket. Any suggestions? There are just the straight pins. And where did you get that fabulous flashlight? I definitely need one of those. Thanks.

I bought this one from lowes. It really is a great splitter

worth a 10.5 drive to the factory? hesitant, but it would be a cool way to see where its made from. if it's only a 15 minute tour then ill probably pass. very interested in these stoves

Good one mate 👍🪵

Wow ..that really is fast! I just got a Lumberjack 27 ton and it's about half that speed, however the cost was only $1300. The price difference also must be a much stronger hydraulic pump on the Craftsman.

Excellent description of this stove's features. I've been heating with wood for many years and I simply love this stove. My stove at the other end of the house is burning out so I will sure replace it with one of these when the time comes. I can put a bunch of wood in at 10 pm, flip the lever for the catalytic converter and there is heat all night and good coals in the morning (6am). I live in Kansas so can't drive up to the factory to buy one but I got my first one delivered to the local lumber yard. It took two good sized young men to get it off the truck and into my house. Best money I ever spent. Had a big bird in the chimney last summer and when I took the chimney apart to free it, I was shocked at how clean it was. Lots of stove burn so that creosote coats the inside of the flue. Not with one of these stoves. That big woodpecker was black with soot when I got him out but the chimney had no creosote.

From the one I had in the 90's no window in it. I was told not to put alot of wood in it like you would a cast iron stove. You have more mechanical controls than my old one did also. However I put 3 bolts of wood in when it was 15 f outside house stayed 75 with it choked down for 15 hours off those 3 logs. The fire had gone out 8 hours after lightning. 8 hours of 3 logs. Loved living in that house. I was never cold. Burned one face cord that winter and the neighbor with a Franklin burned 2 cords. And it was never comfortable I. Their house to hot of just not warm enough. Same house build.

Also in Canada there are more bags per tonne, my supplier is 65 40 pound bags.

I have had a conventional air tight wood stove, a modern epa certified wood stove and a pellet stove( on my second pellet stove actually. Pellet stove all day and night with no regrets. Less work , no going on ladders to clean chimneys, no increased insurance cost, and nearly zero risk of a chimney fire with a properly installed venting system.

craftsman says its a 10 second cycle time

Very good detailed, and down to earth honest opinion and explanation! Getting ready to try out my pellet stove I've owned for almost a year now that I bought before I moved to the country. Have had many wood stoves when I was younger and growing up. Still have a wood stove in a concrete and metal large out building. I use to work with my grandpa that use to sell firewood up in to his mid 70's and split it all by hand with a 8 lb maul.

He's wrong. There is no comparison. The pellet stove is far more energy efficient. At least twenty percent more efficient. It also has a fan to distribute the heat. It lights off automatically. It burns far more complete and so your ash is much finer and doesn't need to be cleaned up as often. Because it burns the fuel more thoroughly there is no risk of a chimney fire. Pellet stoves can be ducted sideways directly out the sidewall of the house. There is no manual light off of a pellet stove as there is with a woodstove. About the only disadvantages the woodstove does not need electric. And then dealing with all of the wood and prepping, it takes a lot of time in effort. To save what a couple a hundred dollars? And then there of course is the duration of the burn. Again, no comparison a pellets that can be loaded up depending on the size of the hopper up to 120 lbs Of pellet fuel on some models. He gave a very unfair, Inaccurate, And confusing comparison. And it is clear that he is not a very technically adept person and so he could not explain the difference is very well. There is no comparison whatsoever. The pellet stove is the way to go.

WHAT IF YOU BREAK A SOAP STONE? I’m going to pick one up tomorrow (used). ❤️🙏

I have been running a fireview for 26 years. It has been a great stove. I have replaced the gaskets only 2 times and at least 5 converters, the fire shield that protects the converter once, the original was cast iron. Lots of the time you will see no fire at all in the stove but if you look up at the converter it will be glowing red and top of stove will be around 400+. Happy heating

Super informative, use to find these trees in pastures of VA along fence lines. Now I know why. Never knew that it burned like that. Thanks for the video :)

Loved the foreshadowing piano tune.....built up the anticipation.Your handling of the ladder kept me on the edge of my seat, I was really relieved when it finally was put up. I could never climb up something so high, and then again, I couldn't even have the strength to haul that ladder around. Kudo's to you!

Nice video, I'm a 65 y/o woman and I have had both a PelPro 130 pellet stove as well as a Jotul wood stove in my home. I got the Jotul first, then ended up working out of town five days a week. I needed something that was a bit safer, and that I could leave for a bit, and not worry, hence the pellet stove. I installed the pellet stack myself- no problem. My pellet stove has been goin like gangbusters for 4 years now, no problem. My Jotul, amazing. Both are wonderful. I really got a kick out of your description of the dust :) not too bad. Really made me laugh! Cost is just about the same, it is just a matter of what sort of work do you want to put into them. Now, I am moving this Spring, and with the cost to replace them both, forget it- they are both coming with me. My Jotul is now twice the price-and the new regulations have made them a bit more costly and a my model (Castine) has been discontinued and replace with a more regulated model-AGH. As for the 40 lb bags, well, if you don't use the muscle, you loose the muscle! Thank you for a great video. I really enjoyed watching you compare them both.

Pellet stove is definitely better in mine opinion pellet stove fill it and forget it Wood stove you have to add to it every now and then. I’ve had both

Good job putting a new video out! It can be difficult to be motivated to make regular content. Keep it up you can do it and you’ll be glad you kept your channel growing!

So many woodstove manufacturers claiming their product is the cleanest burning in the world. Silly nonsense. Just the facts, maam...just the facts.

If you need a woodstove, this is the one to buy. Easy to operate, easy to clean, gives out a wonderful gentle heat! Also holds the heat long after the fire dies down. I don't have to reload it in the middle of the night to keep the house warm. Uses much less wood than my old Vermont Castings Encore, I would highly recommend this stove!

Hearthstone stoves say they burn it fine. have not tried it in mine.

Hearthstone stoves require temp to be around 800 before bypass is closed. Apple is harder than oak.

Keep in mind that a lot of the temp drop that occurs after engaging the cat on a stove like this is simply because the exhaust is taking a longer path across more material to sink heat into. As long as there are visible flames in the firebox, the bulk of combustion is still from flames and the cat is simply providing minor exhaust cleanup. When choked down enough that ALL of the combustion is moved to the cat, and you're no longer using flames down in the box to combust the wood gases, you'll likely observe a rise in EGT's, as the combustion is all taking place up near the stove pipe rather than throughout the system. I recommend single wall stove pipes for this type of system as that provides a way to capture more of that combustion heat that is near the "end" of the path back into the house. Modern "hybrid" stoves attempt to perform the majority of combustion using flames down in the firebox, either primary or secondary, and then use the catalysts to clean up the exhaust slightly while that is occurring. In the Hybrid systems the only time the cat is carrying the bulk of wood gas combustion is near the end of the wood gas part of a burn cycle, when there is no longer enough wood gases being released to support a continuous flame in the firebox, but still plenty for the catalyst to process.

Interesting video. Just got a Harman p-43 installed. I love it , Keep the room warm stable and steady.

why isnt everything pre seasoned?

Thank you for a great video on this wonderful stove! I've seen alot of home videos on this stove that don't instruct properly. I've owned my Woodstock Soapstone Fireview for 20+ years and have never been sorry.

Awesome video I was not familiar with this type of wood, informative video!

That’s good to know 🪵

fun to watch

Well deff learned a few things this models a good stove

Any chance that you could tell me what the model number is on that hydraulic control valve Darrin? It appears that it's got a built in regen function in it. Do you have to change the lever position to change between high speed and high pressure extending?

My daughter in Minnesota bought a Woodstock soapstone stove, and I could not believe the difference in how the stove operates! She made a fire in the evening, and the house was still toasty warm the next morning. I have been burning wood for about 35 years, and I have never experienced a stove like this. The heat is so much more gentle and not overpowering. The heat radiates from the soapstone for a long time. With my present stove, it heats up quickly, but after an hour or so, it is out of the optimal burn zone, so I am messing with it again. It makes a LOT of ashes also. I get about a pail of ashes every day. My daughter said she cleans her ashes out about once a week. I am sure it uses a lot less wood also because it burns so efficiently. To truly understand the difference of a soapstone stove, it is one of those things that you have to experience for yourself. The stove my daughter has also has lids for cooking.

Just drove up to Lebanon NH to check them out and was able to tour the factory.

I like the no-look sidearm toss!

I don't look at anything below 50 t

I’m going to be doing this next week ! Great video