Your draw collar has worked exceptionally well, especially when used with our prior Vermont intrepid II stove. The issue with that stove is the poor design of the chambers that inhibit the stove to pull properly.

With our external stone chimney the draw collar is exactly what was need to preheat everything so we get less or zero reverse draft. No more smoke filled rooms!

We have found that the only time we need to use the collar with the Oslo F500v3 is if we are starting a cold stove. With this new stove we are getting seven to ten hour burn times so very rarely is the stove cooling down.

With that said, I wouldnt even think of having a wood stove without one of your draw collar’s installed on it.

You have designed a bullet proof product that you can be very proud of.

Hope this information has been of help!

God bless and hope your business is doing well.

Sincerely,
Paul Klussmann

It has worked wonders for us. We went from constantly struggling with the stove (flooding the house with smoke on several occasions) to having a completely predictable draft. I was worried about buying something that wouldn’t work, and luckily that was not a problem. This solution is certainly far more affordable than the alternative, which would have been adding length to our chimney to the tune of $10,000 or more.
-Jesse

Since we have installed the draw collar, no problems. No more reversed flue. No more smoke rolling out of the front of the furnace in the middle of the night. Most importantly, better sleep without worrying about the house filling with smoke.
After 4 years, and, a mistake on my behalf, i believe, i found this fall that the heating element in my Draw Collar was burned out. I always unplug it when the heating season is over, but, had forgotten this year. Thankfully, with the help of John, I was able to purchase a new element and sensor, and have it delivered to my home, for a very reasonable price.
Now my furnace is back up and running, and, I will definitely be happy to promote the Draw Collar, and Stock Squared, as i firmly believe in their product, and, their excellent customer service.
Thank you.
Jason Blades

Dear John,
I would like to thank you for producing what I consider to be the most revolutionary product for drafting a fireplace. I had contacted your company after seeing your product video on Youtube. I have been searching for solutions now for over a year since my neighbor placed large trees on our property line causing my terrible draft issues. I spent over $900.00 on various products (ie. chimney liner extension, fan draft inducer, Vacu Stack) to no avail and thought that I was simply destined to live with smoke filled rooms ..... until I got the Draw Collar. After placing the Draw Collar on my rear venting Jotul F3CB I could not be happier. I simply plug it in, let it warm up for 20 minutes and light my fire. I have not had any issues getting a good draft/fire going immediately WITHOUT ANY SMOKE!! Your product is well worth the money!! I was quite impressed with its construction design as well as the quality materials used in the product. Thank you again for solving my draft issue!! We could not be happier now that we can once again look forward to many warm evenings WITHOUT SMOKE!!

Very truly yours,
Y.E.

Thanks

I live in PA and was fed up with battling to get my wood burning insert to draw before lighting it. I tried all the usual tricks such as lighting a ball of paper and throwing it in which worked sometimes. After the last smoke out of the house and the glaring look from my wife I decided something needed to be done. A quick search on the internet and I found the draw collar for a wood burning insert. After reading how it works and reading reviews I was willing to give it a try. I installed it myself and in addition added a switch for the collar which resides near the fan control for my fire. To light my fire I simply flip the switch to turn on the draw collar, wait about 15 mins, then light away, the fire immediately draws like it has been burning all night. Then I simply flip the switch off and we are good to go. No more hour long fire lighting ordeals or smoke outs for me! This is a great product which exceeded my already high expectations, thanks a bunch!

Hello John;
Here is the picture of my stove and outside chimney. The draw collar seems to be my answer and I do not even need to keep it plugged in for more than 1 hr a day. I do not plug it in at all unless I think the fire won't last the night or on start up I plug it in for an hour or so to get the flu moving.
Great invention you will sell lots.

John - We had a new fireplace installed in the basement but just couldn't seem to get it started without smoking up the room. After a couple of times of smoking up the whole house we desperately needed a solution and found the draw collar on the website. After a bit of research and a few phone calls we decided that the draw collar would be the solution and it has worked very well. With a 30-40 minute warm-up we got a good draw going and a smoke free start. We're having to re-paint the entire basement due to the original smoke damage but now we're confident that our smoky starts are history.

We finally installed a wood stove this winter, and we love the coziness and ambiance it
provides in our home. We were horrified, however, when after letting the fire die down
on a cold night, in attempting to start a new fire in the morning, our home filled up with
smoke as the flue was filled with cold air, eliminating any draw up the chimney, and
instead of the smoke going up the chimney, it filled up our house. We tried everything we
could think of to eliminate the smoke…a fan, my wife’s blow dryer, we even tried to hold
towels over all of the openings where smoke was coming out of the stove and into the
room. This happened 3 or 4 times, (once is enough, believe me) and nothing seemed to
work….until we installed the Draw Collar. Now, no more smoke filled rooms, no smoke
filled clothes, in fact, since installing the Draw Collar, it has even eliminated the smell of
creosote from the chimney in our home. My wife is thrilled, and I’m still amazed at the
simplicity and ease that the Draw Collar provides for any wood, gas or pellet stove
application. Why didn’t somebody think of this before?

The thermal electric fan is fantastic! I love that it circulates the air without needing any additional electricity! I love that it will turn on and off on its own once it reaches optimal temperature-I don't have to worry about running a fan when there is no heat to circulate around the room!

The draw collar is amazing! We installed a new wood burning stove in our home only to discover we had such bad draw problems that it was extremely difficult to light a fire and keep it lit! Every time we tried to light a fire our whole house would fill with smoke-setting off all the alarms. We also struggled to get a fire lit at all because the down draft of cold air was so extreme it would blow out our fire. I couldn't even light a match without it blowing out before I could put it to paper! The draw collar has solved this problem for us and now we don't have any troubles with lighting a fire or keeping it lit! We also don't have a wind tunnel full of cold air and ash blowing into our house! Stellar customer service, quality products and easy to install. I can't recommend this product or business enough!