tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post7250938085247993399..comments2024-03-18T22:56:10.604-07:00Comments on Wood Cookstove Cooking: In Praise of the Margin Gem's WaterfrontJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-27431480160088360492021-11-15T17:02:10.090-08:002021-11-15T17:02:10.090-08:00Hi, Greg! Excellent question, but unfortunately, ...Hi, Greg! Excellent question, but unfortunately, I don't know the answer. I would call Daniel at stovesandmore.com. He was the one I asked about whether I could change my Margin Gem's firebox to burn coal, and he got me an answer right away. Good luck!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-32365534771462162662021-11-15T09:54:44.800-08:002021-11-15T09:54:44.800-08:00Thanks for this blog Jim - It's one of my all-...Thanks for this blog Jim - It's one of my all-time favorites. Do you know if you can retrofit a gem with the water jacket?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677374652994104148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-74411285308256376302021-05-01T20:05:29.272-07:002021-05-01T20:05:29.272-07:00Hi, Brett!
I've seen other stoves outfitted w...Hi, Brett!<br /><br />I've seen other stoves outfitted with a pipe like the Kitchen Queen, and I didn't think they could possibly heat water as efficiently as the Margin Gem's waterfront. It really is a great design. The waterfront on the Elmira/Heartland Ovals and Sweethearts was constructed quite similarly to the Margin Gem's.<br /><br />The old Monarch that my great-great-grandparents had was equipped with a waterfront too, only it was in the back of the firebox where the rear liner would have been. Thus, it had only about a six or seven inch square (total of 36" - 49" surface area) that was exposed to the fire. No one ever complained that it was inadequate within my hearing, though. Such a smart way to make dual use of the cooking fire!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-37020893135352042722021-05-01T14:38:25.949-07:002021-05-01T14:38:25.949-07:00Jim,
I've compared your experience heating wa...Jim,<br /><br />I've compared your experience heating water with your Margin Gem to ours with our Kitchen Queen before, and was impressed by the Gem's superior performance. Now I see why. The Kitchen Queen uses 3/4 inch plumbing pipe as its heat exchanger. There might be 32 inches of pipe and two elbows. It's hard to know what the surface area of the elbows is, but the area of the outside of the pipes is hardly more than half the surface area of your heat exchanger. And the areas are not comparable because all your area is facing the flames (radiant energy), but the same is not true of my pipes (you get better radiant heat exchange).<br /><br />Our Waterford Stanley has a heat exchanger about half the size of yours -- about 8 3/4" x 12". We have never fired that stove, so I have no observations regarding its performance.<br /><br />However, good or bad performance, we still miss the hot water during the off-season!Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02129638016021149384noreply@blogger.com