Only got up to 47 here today.254 will heat my house very well when it's 65 outside. I'm not sure about your neck of the woods, but it hot over here.
Only got up to 47 here today.254 will heat my house very well when it's 65 outside. I'm not sure about your neck of the woods, but it hot over here.
I'll give that a try. I'l weigh and do some measuring next time I use large slabs. It will give a better understanding as to what I am working with.Hey BB. Next time you loader up could you weigh the wood first. Or maybe weigh a couple loads to get an average of how much your getting in.
One man's large is another man's small when it comes to splits. But a pound is a pound. It gives some people a better idea as to how much wood you are actually throwing into the stove.Come on! If you gotta weight it??? We might be thinkin it to death!I'm just saying!
This was actually a north/south load with one split in the back laying e/w for support. The large slabs would not fit e/w.Nice job Browning Bar on the 14 hour burn.
I like to load 3 massive splits on really hot coals (approx. 375F stove top) . And use the groove raked down the middle for air flow.
Out gassing starts almost immediately but stove doesnt get out of control due to the huge splits.
My stove which is rated for 12 hours , I almost got that with the 3 huge splits.
Start looking at the end of February through the end of June. The last few years the price has dropped to $649 with free shipping.I have been thinking about getting one of these stoves also. A lot of people seem to say good things about them on here. savageactor7 you said your neighbor picked one up for $400? Was that new? Do you know where he got it? I keep an eye on the local HDs but no sales yet...
You are correct, though. During colder temps, having the stove sit at 250-290 degrees for a few hours would not provide enough heat to maintain temps for most homes. Today's highs were 47. Up until noon we were below 40. Kind of a shoulder season day.Having an insert, I can't relate to that, (yet...probably never), but those temps seems darn warm after 14 hours! Congrats!
Well I can say I got 24hrs out my King between reloads, But I didn't have a great experience. I loved the heat. But, I missed the beautiful fires, the clean glass and just plain getting to mess with the fire. I'm a fire bug and I love these things.Agreed but with dry wood at 18%or lower a BK would be all over that,and then some. Fourteen hours on a full packed solid stove with MC 18%- would be attainable easily at 0 to -15 wind chill,I know cause we had it.But again I have no need to wait 14 hours when 12 hours between reloads fits perfectly in my schedule. At the end of the 12 hours the house remains in 70's and the stove is still at 400+*sorry it is what it is.
That's half the fun of it!We might be thinkin it to death!
One man's large is another man's small.
One man's small is another man's "I was in the pool!"I wanna say "that's what my wife said" but I don't wanna incriminate myself...
I agree with you despite what anyone has to say,my neighbor has a 30,a good stove but a 30 is a wood eater period in temps we had last week ,I don't care if the split filled the stove E/W N/S it ain't happening it is what it is,I doubt if any heat at 14 hours ,that was negligible could be felt or had. The beast is what it is ,it ain't a cat stove and never will be.My neighbor has gone through 4 cords already with his 30 and I ain't seen 2 yet. Relax it's only a woodstove.
I'm curious on a couple points. I'm curious as to how much a 30 can hold and that # will determine just how efficient it is. Kinda like if I told you my 30" Elm was burning 12hrs but it has a 5.5 cuft fire box. Now I never pack it full but if I did then 12hrs might be expected from a large load of wood and not necessarily from an efficient stove.Come on! If you gotta weight it??? We might be thinkin it to death!I'm just saying!
I'm reloading at 500 stove top which is roughly every 4-6hrs.
From what I've read on here pushing a cat hard will only result in what I've gotSounds to me like you either need to keep the elms or else move up to a BKK. The 30 ain't going to do better in those situations
Agreed but with dry wood at 18%or lower a BK would be all over that,and then some. Fourteen hours on a full packed solid stove with MC 18%- would be attainable easily at 0 to -15 wind chill,I know cause we had it.But again I have no need to wait 14 hours when 12 hours between reloads fits perfectly in my schedule. At the end of the 12 hours the house remains in 70's and the stove is still at 400+*sorry it is what it is.
I agree with you despite what anyone has to say,my neighbor has a 30,a good stove but a 30 is a wood eater period in temps we had last week ,I don't care if the split filled the stove E/W N/S it ain't happening it is what it is,I doubt if any heat at 14 hours ,that was negligible could be felt or had. The beast is what it is ,it ain't a cat stove and never will be.My neighbor has gone through 4 cords already with his 30 and I ain't seen 2 yet. Relax it's only a woodstove.
OK , so when every one talks about large splits, are ya talking 8" diameter and 20" long or what ???
And is a 4" diameter considered a medium split ??
a large split of Green Ash, Cherry, Elm or Silver Maple will lite up much easier.
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