So do the blades on my Titan.Nature enjoys the small stuff I leave behind!
Titan? I know Titan Attachments, got several of their items... to what are you referring?So do the blades on my Titan.
My favorite fire igniter of all time!I have a large garbage bag of white birch bark. Its one step away from pouring kerosene on a fire (Kerosene is definitely not recomended)
Agree I also save splitter scraps and pieces of bark. I don’t have a shortage of dry small branches so I collect these also with pinecones and put in totes. I should clarify my little twin nephews enjoy doing this for me. I just buy the ice cream!Yes, top-down starting definitely creates less smoke. It warms up the flue and top of the firebox quickly. Dry kindling and paper are fine for this. I used to get boxes of finish trim carpentry scraps for free. That stuff was super dry and great for kindling. Now I just pile on some splitter scraps on top of a gap between the topmost splits. Place a small piece of a SuperCedar puck in the gap and ignite.
Probably could’ve helped the issue with cracking a window in the stove room as well. Since the first floor of my house is half below grade I often have to open a window to help things a long to fight the stack effectCould be screen, or just "propane torch up the bypass valve to create some draft"-territory.
I've not burned since the 20th, and have more "stops" than you due to my minisplit usage when it's warm enough - so I have more cold starts. Seems like a classic case of cold flue. You were lucky you did not have a draft reversal with smoke pouring out into the room.
often true indeed. I just happen to know that ashful's home is the opposite of "tight"...Probably could’ve helped the issue with cracking a window in the stove room as well. Since the first floor of my house is half below grade I often have to open a window to help things a long to fight the stack effect
Holy smokes. I’m guessing you have an old stone/brick house?I've had draft reversal many times on my 15 foot pipe, but never on this 30 foot pipe. Can't imagine a pipe this tall would ever truly reverse in any day requiring heat, but do I think it was near stall.
As to opening a window, I have 54 windows and 8 exterior doors, most of which date to 1775 or earlier. So, even with all closed, this house probably breathes as well as any normal house with a window open.
Mostly stone, but like any very old house, there have been various additions using other materials, even brick!Holy smokes. I’m guessing you have an old stone/brick house?
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