Burning pine that has been C/S/S for about a year. Splits not too large. When I toss them in, sometimes there appears to be a sheen to the wood which within 10 minutes is gone. No hissing, and the only time I see any bubbling is where a limb was attached to the trunk, which from reading here is likely concentrated sap.
So my question it the sheen I am seeing also sap?
At times the larger splits are difficult to catch and I have to get a good flow of air into the firebox to have them catch. Usually its just moving them an inch or two to them left/right/back/forward to get the air channeling.
I posted the other week about my stove not drafting...well, it was clear why that occurred after having the sweep come in - the vent cap was totally clogged. I am certain that occurred because of the misunderstanding of dampening the stove while I was deployed. Unfortunately dampened was translated to closed all the way...so I know for a year's worth of burning there was a lot of smoldering fires. But I wonder if this years pine contributed significantly to the build up.
So my question it the sheen I am seeing also sap?
At times the larger splits are difficult to catch and I have to get a good flow of air into the firebox to have them catch. Usually its just moving them an inch or two to them left/right/back/forward to get the air channeling.
I posted the other week about my stove not drafting...well, it was clear why that occurred after having the sweep come in - the vent cap was totally clogged. I am certain that occurred because of the misunderstanding of dampening the stove while I was deployed. Unfortunately dampened was translated to closed all the way...so I know for a year's worth of burning there was a lot of smoldering fires. But I wonder if this years pine contributed significantly to the build up.