Finally!!! A Full {boiler} House!

[ISeeDeadBTUs]

One side
and then the other
and of course, every Full House contains a great pair

 

[flyingcow]

and she's posed in front of the wood pile. She's stacked quite nicely :cheese:

 

[RobC]

Nice rounds.....

 

[golfandwoodnut]

Now why do you need a wood burner to keep you warm?

 

[Jack Straw]

Now I have wood!

 

[maplewood]

...Getting back to business....

I see you don't have a lot of splits. You must have some 10" rounds stacked there.
Any bridging problems? Any technique tricks?

I've been splitting my maple so I can easily grip any piece from the end with one hand. Am I causing shorter burn times because I have so few rounds?

Thanks. Still learning new things about my gasser.

 

[Deere10]

not much room on the sides for the mid season cleaning? Or just work one side at a time to get the room u will need.

 

[myzamboni]

allowed or not. i would want more clearance

 

[smokinj]

Nice, But its not even cold out yet! (nice pair of stacks btw)

 

[Gary_602z]

Is that creosote on the left side in the first pic? I also agree on liking more clearance.

Gary

 

[Deere10]

I have one side close approx 12 inches away but the e z access side i have approx 3 ft.I took some pics of the boiler shed tonite I will try n post. Pics of the wood nice pics of the rack even nicer..

 

[ISeeDeadBTUs]

I see you don't have a lot of splits. You must have some 10" rounds stacked there.
Any bridging problems? Any technique tricks?

I've been splitting my maple so I can easily grip any piece from the end with one hand. Am I causing shorter burn times because I have so few rounds?

I would recommend you speak first to design team, Find out what they think burns best in your unit. What works best in mine is not always the best for all designs.

Next I would concentrate on other E-Coburn users. What are they finding burns best?

Speaking only from my experience with the GreenWood, rounds work best. Bridging frequency increases with oddball shapes and lengths. Loading two different orientations increases bridging.

Clearence . . . I had to stop drinking just so I can fit down the right side :roll: Why did GW design that door handle to stick out like that anyway?
And whoever asked about the creosote staining on the unit . . .I take it you ain't seen too many GreenWoods, 'eh?

Jimbo

 

[Deere10]

I kept all the big rounds to the bottom of the stacks. I dont want a big round falling on my foot.This is my first attempt at posting a pic so bear w me.Grrr.

 

[Deere10]

And pic from a phone to boot doesnt help any.

 

[ISeeDeadBTUs]

Hey Jer, is that one of those metal carports? How much wood you figure you get in there while leaving room for the GW?

BTW, must feel good to know you made it through year one and have that much wood ready to go :cheese:

 

[Deere10]

Yup metal carport,then I enclosed it all.I made a slider door in the middle of each end so I can drive lawn tractor and wagon rite thru to fill the sides.I have an outside pic to post tonite.Last year we went thru the entire pile inside the shed. I an hoping no where near that this year. Doing Ok so far. Just had a close boil over today when power went out,while I was at work. My dad was quick to start n hook up generator so tragedy avoided. This time. Still have to come up w a back up power source at least for the pump on the GW. Dont know how much wood is in the shed but I had that baby STUFFED this fall. I have approx 8ft x 8ft floor space open for the GW,and a pallet of misc wood pieces to the left of the GW and just enuff room to walk in n fill the beast.. HAHA All the wood in the shed is up on pallets too.

 

[Gary_602z]

"And whoever asked about the creosote staining on the unit . . .I take it you ain't seen too many GreenWoods, 'eh?"

That would be me, and no I guess I haven't seen to many GreenWoods. So does that mean that it is normal for creosote to drip out? I am not meaning to be a smart ass but if it is why? Is it because of design, or quality of wood being burnt? What does the chimney look like? Again I am just asking to further my (somewhat) knowledge!

Gary

 

[ISeeDeadBTUs]

"And whoever asked about the creosote staining on the unit . . .I take it you ain't seen too many GreenWoods, 'eh?"

That would be me, and no I guess I haven't seen to many GreenWoods. So does that mean that it is normal for creosote to drip out? I am not meaning to be a smart ass but if it is why? Is it because of design, or quality of wood being burnt? What does the chimney look like? Again I am just asking to further my (somewhat) knowledge!

Gary

No need for concern on being a smartazz ;-)

Well, I imagine that the designers/builders of Seton/Adobe/GW/GF/GH would all tell you that these units shoul;dn't do the creosote thing. I think it is a battle for every owner though.

Generally I would say that creosote can be minimized by

1)Slight undersizing in the absence of water storage
2)Burning quality hardwoods
3)Assuring proper draft (few of us ever bother to check and correct, myself included)

Personally, I don't find the creosote all that worrisome. I am running 8" stove pipe to an 8" Selkirk "T" up with 8" Selkirk. Very little creosote in the chimney.

But again, my unit is outside, so if it drips on the floor, who cares?

Jimbo

 

[Deere10]

Same here all 8 inch insulated stainless pipe. No creosote problems.Pricey but worth it.

 

[Singed Eyebrows]

One side

and then the other

and of course, every Full House contains a great pair

Nice shed! Thanks for keeping us abreast of the situation there, Randy

 

[Deere10]

2/23/2010 w snow

12/2/2010 w mud after 2 days of heavy rain