Doesn't A Face Cord A Week Sound Like A Lot?

[tryin.not.to.burn.the.house.down]

I think your wood isn't dry which is why your having to burn wide open. When your wood is dry there is no way to run your stove with the primary wide open. No Way. I would start looking for a better wood supply for next year. Shop around and don't take junk wood. Since your up north and don't have a whole lotta seasoning time then the earlier the better. If you can find good wood then buy enough for next year and then in early spring when everything thaws out buy your year after next's wood so it can dry out properly. You won't have the best wood next year, but the year after that should be great and using the stove as intended. I'm surprised no one has mentioned it, but from the way your burning I would have to advise you to check your chimney regularly because there has got to be a lot of buildup. You should never have to use the primary air to keep the fire going on a newer stove. If you do then your wood isn't dry. As it coals on down then sure open it up to keep the heat going and burn down the coals.

You have me a little concerned now. There was a fatal fire in cny and they are linking it to a woodstove. I have a temp gage on the stove top and it is about 300 degrees on average. It seems if you load it up to the top with all splits it can get up to 500, but as I mentioned the room is unbearable and I am unable to do splits all the time by myself. I tend to put 3-4 splits on the bottom and put larger logs on top and sides. We have a slight film of creasote on the glass at times........do I need to be worried about build up in the pipe? How often in a day should I fire this bad girl HIGH so we don't run into a problem? We were planning on having the pipe cleaned and inspected once a year....is that enough? YIKES

 

[karri0n]

It sounds like wet wood to me as well. If it's a stove and not an insert, you should probably take the pipe off the back(or the cap off the tee if it's a tee and not an elbow) and take a look up there with a light to see if you have much buildup. Best not to wait a year. A sweeping isn't too difficult either, if you get the brush. Good to have a professional come out once a year, but you need to do some monitoring and maintenance yourself as well.

 

[tryin.not.to.burn.the.house.down]

I think you guys are right about the wet wood. There has been such a demand for wood around here. Beggars can't be choosers. We actually store it in the basement. I am going to put some box fans down there and try to dry it out more. I am going to have hubbie take a look at the pipe as well. Thank you.

 

[Wet1]

The box fans in the basement probably wont do all that much. Try storing some of your wood (which is staged to go in next) close to the stove. The heat from the stove will dry it out fairly quickly, just make sure it's still a safe distance from the stove.

 

[fullbore]

I'm burning about 1/2 cord per week of well seasoned cherry in my quad 5700. I'm heating 3000 sq. ft. from my basement. It would probably be a little less if I switched to oak, but I need to get rid of the cherry...

 

[Wet1]

I'm burning about 1/2 cord per week of well seasoned cherry in my quad 5700. I'm heating 3000 sq. ft. from my basement. It would probably be a little less if I switched to oak, but I need to get rid of the cherry...

Does that figure (3000 sq ft) include your basement, or not? Is the basement insulated? Is any other source of heat being used to heat all of this area?