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nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Fri. Jun. 15, 2012 10:13 pm

Hi, here are some details showing the gasses path to the base burner mode.
Photo 1 = the right path/pipe going down to the base
Photo 2 = the left path/pipe returning from the base
Photo 3 = the 2 pipes at the back
Photo 4 = the ash pit at the center,gasses arrive from the left "bowl" go to left side, make a U turn to the right at the back, arrive to the right side of the base and make an other U turn to the left and go up to the exit.
photo 5 = an other view of the base path.
Very simple

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Sat. Jun. 16, 2012 3:20 am

That stove is super neat. It seems they crammed a lot of radiating surface in a compact area. Are you going to use the double heater portion to send heat upstairs?

SteveZee · Post by **SteveZee** » Sat. Jun. 16, 2012 11:45 am

Really Nice Pierre! It's coming along beautifully. I will soon be starting a post myself with a "new" stove I'm restoring to replace the Herald this winter. Keep up the great work.

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Sat. Jun. 16, 2012 1:14 pm

wsherrick wrote:That stove is super neat. It seems they crammed a lot of radiating surface in a compact area. Are you going to use the double heater portion to send heat upstairs?

Thanks William.
The path in base burning mode is about 8 F. long. For a 1874 stove, I see a lot of good ideas in it and discover many secrets corners, just hope that work efficiently. The convection systems are also well imaginated and I will come back with that portion later.
Because the heater will be in a faux-foyer having a warm air return ducting going downstairs to a blower cage, then warm air is send to the 3 levels, I will not need to connect the double heater syst.

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Sat. Jun. 16, 2012 1:15 pm

SteveZee wrote:Really Nice Pierre! It's coming along beautifully. I will soon be starting a post myself with a "new" stove I'm restoring to replace the Herald this winter. Keep up the great work.

Thanks, hope to see yours soon

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Sun. Jun. 17, 2012 2:52 am

And you once thought the, "long path," was thought of by Vermont Castings!!! Now you know better.

VigIIPeaBurner · Post by **VigIIPeaBurner** » Sun. Jun. 17, 2012 10:44 am

wsherrick wrote:And you once thought the, "long path," was thought of by Vermont Castings!!! Now you know better.

True for me! You can always learn from history ...

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Sun. Jun. 17, 2012 11:06 am

wsherrick wrote:And you once thought the, "long path," was thought of by Vermont Castings!!! Now you know better.

Good one Will, 1 for you

Plus when I study all the ingenious things found in these antique stoves, I can hardly beleive that the ""new"" models still as they are actually

Even if the heaters were less popular than standing stoves, they took time to make them the best they could, these

guys must never be forget.
An other thing I saw on the dis-assembly job is that: again you were right on about the dust damper missing in the Sunnyside. You told me to look for some internal guides for the sliding damper and I effectively saw it. So I will make one on the re-assembly job.

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Sun. Jun. 17, 2012 11:22 am

VigIIPeaBurner wrote:
wsherrick wrote:And you once thought the, "long path," was thought of by Vermont Castings!!! Now you know better.
True for me! You can always learn from history ...

Hi VigllPB,
I think that V.C. is ahead of many other ones in the coal stove product but doesn't invest anymore on these stoves. For their new wood stoves, it's an other story...

VigIIPeaBurner · Post by **VigIIPeaBurner** » Sun. Jun. 17, 2012 11:50 am

nortcan wrote:
VigIIPeaBurner wrote: True for me! You can always learn from history ...
Hi VigllPB,
I think that V.C. is ahead of many other ones in the coal stove product but doesn't invest anymore on these stoves. For their new wood stoves, it's an other story...

The truth you state about VC only paying attention to wood burning stoves is a big shame. I think the only reason it's a fact, IMHO, is because they are forced to make products that comply with current federal air quality regulations so their stoves may be sold in the US. Neglecting to improve on their coal stove options might be a matter of having to direct most of their improvement resources to wood. I'm willing to give them that way out but it doesn't mean we're happy about it. We're very fortunate that there are those small companies out there rescuing the old high performance coal stoves from the time period where improving on them was a matter of staying in business.

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Wed. Jun. 20, 2012 6:15 pm

Hi.
Like I already said, the grate was probably made for stove size ant, so I decided to get the hole smaller so it could burn nut size. That grate is a new re-casted one and is made heavy-duty so wanted to keep it and try it with some modifs. And at the same time the grate will be a little more agressive

I hope so

Post by **franco b** » Wed. Jun. 20, 2012 7:00 pm

As always, cleverly done.

carlherrnstein · Post by **carlherrnstein** » Thu. Jun. 21, 2012 5:54 am

I wonder if the stove will burn nut size coal properly with the 4 inch flue collar.

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Thu. Jun. 21, 2012 8:39 am

franco b wrote:As always, cleverly done.

Thanks Franco, I hope to be ready for the coming soon cold time

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Thu. Jun. 21, 2012 8:52 am

carlherrnstein wrote:I wonder if the stove will burn nut size coal properly with the 4 inch flue collar.

Hum, I hope so

But if I compare to other antique stoves, base burner in particular, they work with the MPD almost completly closed, so they don't ask for so much draft and the Sunnyside has an internal damper so it was made to burn with a low draft, even if it was made for sove size, soooooooooooo

Anyways, I could let the int. damper a little more open

I don't know if I need a MPD in the stove pipe when havind the internal damper?

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