Vermont Castings Woodstove Review - First Season
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- Опубліковано 1 бер 2021
- Review of the Vermont Castings Apsen C3 woodstove after one season of use.
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You are very intelligent and these people that criticized you are arm chair critics and most have never had any experience in anything. I think they go from blog to blog with nothing better to do. Gets under my skin! Carry on leader, l learn a lot from you and your wife.
Well said and Amen!
Always keyboard warriors out there knowing it better, eh XD
Me to.
I call them Internet Busybodies. Most of the time if you search their name they have no content of their own. Must be afraid of a little criticism but not afraid to give it.
Nothing like a wood stove, we use to always have water pot on your stove as a kid because it would help with keeping the air moist. Leo is a smart kitty..:D
We keep water on top of ours, too. Helps the air not be so dry.
During the video, did you watch my discussion of my beautiful, enameled cast iron tea pot I use on the stove to add humidity to the air? 😊 (Elizabeth)
@@LiveSimpleLiveFree yes thought you just wanted a cup of tea..hehe
I want a cast iron tea pot for our wood stove! We just have a pot of water on the stove to help with humidity, but a cast iron tea pot would be even more convenient. I’ve seen a BUNCH of cast iron pots and pans, but never a tea pot. I’m gonna keep my eyes peeled for it! 👀
Nothing like wood heat...at least for me. Some people complain it’s so much work ie. Hauling etc. wood and dirty from the ash... for me it’s worth it 100%... living in the NE we use it to heat our home all winter long even though we have an oil furnace as well...and having the piece of mind when the power goes out adds value as well. Had to be without it for a few days and missed it so much...it really is the heart of our home.
I use small fans to move my heat from the one room to the others and it works like a charm
Nothing like the heat from a wood stove. Love it. And the ambiance. So cozy.
We got ours going now.
Make sure to save that ash for Elizabeth's garden! :)
Garlic, chives, leeks, lettuces, asparagus and stone-fruit trees love a little scoop here & there. Even roses tend to like it if the PH in the soil isn't quite right.
ETA: I love the music in today's video.
Definitely
Lived in a 1775 house in Ma. Had wood stove used it winters for years did our own wood too
Glad you have a way to stay warm when the power's gone!!
As always you both do such an incredibly good job - love your woodstove setup!
We are getting an Aspen C3 installed soon and all your review videos were very helpful and informative. Thanks for the great content!
I’m so glad the stove worked out for you guys and it looks so cozy I love it.
Thank You both for this .
Great job and so glad for your detailed presentation 🙏
Thanks for the review guys! !
Sank you bill and Elizabeth for your overview of your wood burner. Very thorough and useful information as always.
i love wood fires not just for the heating aspect but the ambiance and i love to hear the cracking. I love these videos thank you
It would have been nice to have a stove like yours during our Texas winter ❄️ 🥶
Love this beautiful wood stove and that safety panel back splash is the perfect color 👍♥️ Your home is looking more and more like a sweet cottage. The birds eye view of the icy raised gardens makes it dreamy and whimsical. ♥️
Boy is that a beautiful stove. Bill is amazing with the beautiful work he does.
I really appreciate you all explaining having this beautiful stove in your home 🏡 ❤ helpful and enjoyed the great company of Bill and Elizabeth
Thank you for a great review of the Aspen C3. Much appreciated.
Excellent stove, good to see you both!
I love a wood stove, haven't had one for a few years, thank you for the informative video, glad to hear your happy and enjoying your wood stove,including Leo,so cute 💖
Great video Bill and Elizabeth! We had a larger Vermont Casting stove (lovely blue-green) and heated our entire home in Western NC. We loved it. We've since downsized and have none now but your video has my mind going about how we can work one into our current home. Thank you once again for ALL you do for others.
Enjoyed watch both you and the lady of the house present. Blessings.
this is prepping at its best. everything done in advance of need. be prepared. great video
Loved my wood fire place kept us warm a week while power out in TN at zero cooked on it too ..great memories..greetings from NC Moab forever
Really enjoyed the video Bill and Elizabeth. I have a larger wood stove and It’s wonderful. Thanks for sharing!🔥
You guys did a very thorough review with a lot of great information for 1st time stove users...It answered so many of my questions!
Glad it was helpful!
You guys are awesome and make me laugh! ❤️ The stove is really nice and I’m happy it works out for you. God bless.
So crazy! I forgot you two had gotten this stove and today I was looking at it online and did a UA-cam search and here you are! I remember when you installed it! I am so glad it works nicely. It looks beautiful! 👍 I have to tell you, this would work fine for me. I rarely sleep more than 5 or 6 hours at a time. 😆
Thank you so much for putting this video together. Very informative. I am planning on buying a wood stove this year.
Really love you folks, Thank you for the informative video.
Thanks for all the great information guys. I would like to add and addition to the Pocono house and this is the stove that I was thinking of installing. Can't get much better then Vermont Casting. Be Blessed.
I agree with everything you said and did. I am just starting to homestead. I was part of the freezing ice storm Texas got. Even though I did not loose power I did loose water pipe. I learned a lot of exactly what I need for next year. Saving my pennies 👍🏻
again, thank, you both for you're video
Happy for you. In Southern California I don't really use the heater. It's a blessing here. God bless you all.
I think this is the best review of the VC Aspen C3 I've seen. Thank you.
Just bought this stove today and found your video super helpful! Good to know the tip about leaving the door ajar as well. My house is 1400 sqft and its really helpful to know that it will do a decent job keeping me cozy. Thank you for your thorough review! Really looking forward to this setup :)
I enjoyed getting a user's point if view on the wood stove. Plus its a nice size for your home.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am considering a wood stove for the exact same reason, since right now my house is 100% electric. Happy New Year to you all.
Thanks for the comprehensive review and information! 🙏
I love your wood stove, and you did a wonderful job of explaining everything. Also, as you said, you'd pretty much explained all that in your original installation video. Sometimes I feel like people just look at titles, and don't actually listen to videos. I see so many questions being asked over and over on everyone's videos, that were already answered. Thank you for your patience! As for Leo, I've always loved the pictures of him by the fire. I, certainly, never questioned his safety. Just thought how warm and cozy he looked. I feel like anyone asking that must have never owned a cat. They're instinctively naturally knowledgeable about survival. Loved this video! Love your stove! Thank you!
Enjoyed. Its a very nice looking stove and fits your space very well. I worry about losing electric but as a renter I can't install anything like this. Nice of you to explain to us how it is performing for you. God bless you both and continuing prayers for Pop.
Brings back memories. So homey , just want to curl up and read a book.
I was able to find one last fall after watching your video. I have had wood stoves before and I am pleased with this one. I use my stove to heat my living room, kitchen, dining room and master bedroom. It's does exactly what I want it to. Love your vids.
I burn very clean wood (power pole cut offs non treated) and my window in the door is always black.
Lovely video! My husband and I would love to do something like that soon. Everything takes time and saving money lol. Love your video content. Please keep sharing and ignore the downers.... they have nothing better to do. Hugs and prayers!! Almost garden planning time here in WV.
Hi Bill,Thank you for the videos.we have know decided to go ahead and have a wood burner fitted .
I love you both, but Elizabeth I so enjoy it when you speak. You are so excited about everything. You both make me smile 😁 and laugh 😂. I look forward to your videos. Oh, we need another update on Pop.
Great review. Thank you !
As usual Bill, you did a great informative video. Thanks for sharing
Great detailed review! It’s a charming little stove, and more importantly seems to function well for your needs.Thank you Bill & Elizabeth! God bless. ✝️
Clearly your reading comprehension skills are negligible, at best... the stove is so oversized it 'blows them out' and they can't/don't use it but for power out occurrences.
I love your channel. I also love your intro music. Keep up the good work! Thank you.
Thanks for this video. We have a wood stove as well. We would have frozen when we just went through this last ice, snow and sleet storm that we suffered here in Texas. With rolling blackouts for 5 days, electricity off more than it was on, we would have froze. We are all electric except for our wood stove, we were lucky and blessed people to have it in our home. We have always enjoyed having and using the wood stove, but after 40 years we truly needed it. Great information. God Bless. ♥️😘🇺🇸
Thanks for your thorough review on this type of wood stove.I watched the installation and reviews and answered all my questions.I think opening the wall behind the stove will help throw heat in the hallway.I like the fact you used double wall pipe and must admit i initially thought it was close to the wall.I didn’t comment until now and heard and saw your specs,giving you benefit of doubt.I feel people should do their homework first like you mentioned.Im glad you’re satisfied with the installation and will certainly influence my decision when i purchase a stove.Much appreciated,thanks again.
Love the snow tour, we only have rain, WA
Love the horn coral at the end. Mellow.
tank, you both for you're video
LOVE you two and Leo! I cant wait to get a wood stove because I know the cats are going to love it!
Leo sure does. 😊
That's a lovely stove .Great post thanks folks .
I've considered a stove ever since you demonstrated your tiny stove. I appreciate your thorough discussion and watched your install from 9 months ago. Every summer I want one for my winters. My thermostat can be set at 72 for hotwater baseboard/ gas fuel furnace, yet the house us too cold. I have xa 50's Cape that has never been updated with insulation under the vinyl siding. My heat bill is so high. The cost to replace it would be as much as a wood stove. If I go with a pellet, it would have to go on an outside wall. Then, I would have to give up a piece of furniture and plug it in as well. I wouldn't get the heat like from a wood stove. I live in a thickly settled area, and the gram emmissions would have to be around 1 or under, but no higher than 1. You're both so nice to visit and listen to. Thanks for sharing. I learn so much from you Elizabeth and Bill.
I have the same stove for over 10 years and it has pounded out the heat...I have had good success...I would recommend this stove...thank you for the video...
I love the black kettle.
Definitely a good video. I myself plan on building one those barrel woodstove kit and doing temporary/emergency setup and running the double wall stove pipe out a window. I have friend who a carpenter who used to be Amish that educated me on how properly go about the way I plan on setting up a woodstove.
I’m excited to get my Grizzly Cubic mini wood stove installed in my camper. I’m recovering from nose surgery, but hopefully this weekend or so I can cut the hole in the roof and get it installed 🙌🏼 It would have been a life saver when it got in the negative teens. I had to stay with my parents because even with my electric heat on full blast it wouldn’t get warmer than 34°F.
I just love all your videos.
Soo informative 👌
Wonderful wood stove accessory tutorial 👌😍
thank, you mam for showing all of the wood stove items.
Thanks for the information about the stove. It's been 10 years since I have had such an update. In Greece in many villages it seems everybody gets the same features and accessories. Many things have changed since then. As for Leo he is smart. He wants warmth not hassles.
What a lovely smiley lady! We live in the uk and are waiting for our old woodburner to be replaced in January which is the earliest the installation can be done. We live in a grade 2 listed thatched cottage and have to comply with several conditions when using the stove otherwise our insurance could be invalidated - great vlog thank you so much 👍
Our wood stove was installed during our build. We paid extra for an electric fan that hangs on the bottom rear of our stove. We discovered that the electric fan was useless when we had no electricity during an ice storm. I purchased an Eko fan and we have never used the electric fan since. That little fan really moves the air. If you come out of our bedroom door you can definitely feel the warm air from the living room and we have a 20 foot hallway and the bedroom door is around the corner. We have been using the same fan for over 3 years now.
I have the same backing behind my wood stove. I have a small one too and it rarely makes it though the night. Once in a great while I dont have to start all over again. But I do love mine. I have a fan like that and its really worthless. I have had it a year and now it makes noise, so I am going to just toss it. But some people have great ones. Have a wonderful week. Prayers to you both and Pops.
I can't believe you mentioned me but that was so cool. Thank you so much for answering my questions. I had my husband watch your video. I not great about explaining things. He has always wanted one. Its time! By the way I love your wife talking about all the little things that would be nice to have with the stove.
You are so welcome! 😊
So nice glad it works for you 🥰
Y'all seem like a great couple! Nice video. We have a Vermont Castings gas stove and it is great too. I have seen the wood burners and they are fantastic.
Our home is around 1250 sq.ft. We do not have any other heat source, we rely on wood heat only. We replaced a great 1980's Earth Stove with a Vermont Castings Defiant; too much stove for 1250'. We love the stove and its quality, but wish we had bought an Encore and even smaller. Even one this size might have been better.
I would highly recommend installing a ceiling fan in the living room and a small one in the hallway to circulate the heat from the stove
me too
My Vermont Castings stove, Aspen 3, works great ! It is very efficient. A little wood goes a long way. Love mine.
I decided to get a stove by watching your videos. I have learned a lot from y’all and wanted to say THANK YOU! ❤️ I Love my long wood cast iron stove. Just had ours installed. We finally got our first fire and a good fire going yesterday. We were told to get fire bricks in our type of stove. We finally found some fire bricks. Wow, did it help the fire stay going hot and long. I even cooked eggs on it this morning. ❤️
That is awesome!
I use this stove as my main heat source my kitchen/dining and breezeway. I spend most of my time in this area. About 600 sq feet. Love it
Glad to see you got a teapot.
hello! so we have a Vermont Castings Aspen 1920 model, which is the exact same body as this stove, but the only difference seems to be that it was designed before the new EPA regulations so the intake damper is actually controlled by a lever, and not self regulated. its great because we can open it enough to keep the flames going even with the front door shut. gets wicked warm and allows for nice ambiance, but we got it because of watching your video on the C3. thanks for the content!
Great video!! Thank you guys!! 😚😚😚😚
Looks like a tight installation to me you guys. You did your homework!
Oh I miss the wood stove I had at my old house! I may have to get another one.
Thank you for the review. I plan to use this stove in a 700sf manufactured home at night so to wake up to a warm home. I'm in far northern California and will have below freezing temps in winter. I don't think you can go wrong with Vermont Castings!
Excellent stove and review.
It seems like I can no longer post just multiple emogies so, if listening at work, I will have to just do a "👍" so I don't get in trouble. I usually post "😎👍" while at work.
I have to do the same thing on startup with the door. It is not a design flaw. The stove needs to get up to temperature before its in "run" mode with the auto damper. I love mine. Works perfect for what I use it for. Great video. It will go 8 hours with enough coals for an easy refire.
Great kitty!! 😻
I recommend getting a pair of welding gloves to have on hand. Come in handy if any small pieces come out or if you need to adjust logs while loading up for the night. Always have had them, definitely used with stoves all my life.
My favorite thing about the Vermont Castings stove that I use is the top loading feature. While I don't have mobility issues anymore, it's still very handy for an older person.
I just had this stove installed last week, 7/13/22. I figured since it’s summer and all my windows are open I would do an initial burn off. I tried twice but when I closed the door the fire would smolder out. I’m feeling very frustrated thinking I made a poor choice in buying the aspen, but after doing some research I found your video and now I can’t wait to follow your advice and keep the door open a little to get some good coals first.
Thank you so much!!!
It's also hard to get a draft when it's warm outside so that may have been an issue also. Hopefully this winter has been easier for you.
Isn't it funny how things evolve??? I grew up having to get warm by the fireplace or wood stove and cooling with ceiling fans........we got away from that , maybe in the 60s and 70s....now everyone wants to go back to that and our houses are much more insulated and and electric heat and air are easier to attain.....Here in the deep south, we had an ice storm in 1994 and we were without electricity in areas for months, because all our homes had electric heat ...Since then the power company has been cutting the tree limbs away from power lines and in this latest winter storm we never lost our electric heat.....Lesson learned...
Your wife is awesome.. Watching from Oklahoma where we lose power alot to due to ice.
I bought one for the same reason after seeing yours installed. I had mine installed last week.
Enjoy it
I'm sure someone else might have thought of this but anyway, when we lived in a very nice old home it had the normal doorway but it also had a panel above the door way that was nice looking but had slight gaps in it in order to create airways?? I hope this make sense?? Great video again!! Love your warm lol and kind videos!! I recently watched the kitty song video again!! Have a blessed day!!
Good real-life commentary! We have exactly that same heat board on our wall!!! Could use one of those fabric bag though, as I am disabled & currently we are pulling wood in on a sled, which takes up lots of space (a real tripping hazard).
Great presentation
Double fluve pipe and metal ashes bucket... definitely 👍🏻....well done ☺️
Glad to hear that it worked out well and now you know what it can do just incase there's an emergency.
Yup!