Ok, the cold is here, fire them up, lets see what they can do! I ordered mine, and it should be here in two weeks, come on, I want to see what kind of legs these babies have.
chipsoflyin said:15 degrees, 10 mph wind out of the north, 3/4 load of oak, ash, hedge at 700 am, stove top now 250, stove room 82, rest of house 70-75, not bad for 11 hours
chipsoflyin said:These results were with the air completely closed, for colder room temps we would use less wood/different species. We're heating 2200 sq ft
My stove top temps range from 370-450, not much higher when I have it closed all the way down.
WarmInIowa said:Low last night 1F, medium winds from the north. High today was 14F, low 0 tonight predicted. Heating 3,800 sq ft, plus 2 story stove room. and a houes full of north facing windows (how's that for an unfriendly to heat house?). House was a comfortable 67 when we went to bed, loaded last night full around 8 pm, reloaed this morning at 8 am. Ran with the air closed all the way down. House was 62F and the furnace did not run through the night. The stove was about 290. Kicked furnace on to 66 then rolled it back to 60 and it didn't run again today. Tonight looks to be a repeat.
Stove is doing great! Everybody here is very impressed. The fireview would have had the furnace going off and on throughout the day at these temps. My stove top temps range from 370-450, not much higher when I have it closed all the way down.
I've not been home enough to fiddle, so I did two and a half loads - meaning I added a three chunks of wood halfway through a burn cycle in the afternoon.Todd said:WarmInIowa said:
Are you burning your stove hotter during the day or more of a 12 hour burning schedule? I would think with 3800 sq ft you would have to load that stove 3-4 times per day and burn it hot?
Flamestead said:And a picture from the best seat in the house...
I’ve been running pretty full loads at 450 - 550 stove top temps, 4 - 6 hour burns.
Waulie said:I’ve been running pretty full loads at 450 - 550 stove top temps, 4 - 6 hour burns.
Hey HH. What kind of wood are you burning and what are your reload temps? I only asked because I can't imagine going throug that much wood that fast.
HollowHill said:Waulie said:I’ve been running pretty full loads at 450 - 550 stove top temps, 4 - 6 hour burns.
Hey HH. What kind of wood are you burning and what are your reload temps? I only asked because I can't imagine going throug that much wood that fast.
Hey, Waulie. My wood is a hodge-podge. Lots of maple (silver), elm, some ash, locust, birch, some I can't identify. I reload between 350 - 400 during the day. First load of the morning, usually after 9 hours or so, temp around 150 -200 range. Yeah, I know, my experience doesn't seem to quite jive with what others are getting, not sure why. Could well be operator error, I'm a newbie, although I'm starting to feel more comfortable with it and loading it up more than I used to. Also, wood, while 2 years seasoned, is a mix and cut into odd sizes (lots of chunks and uglies). Also, I'm still getting the smoke smell and have yet to get my door regasketted for the umpteenth time (waiting for some warmer weather, as they want the stove to be out of commission for 24 hours after regasketting). Also, I've got the double wall pipe which has caused me problems. I let the installers bring their own pipe instead of getting it from WS. BIG mistake. I'm also prolly pushing the stove more than most have to, given the sieve-like quality of my walls, doors, and windows. Lots of variables, little experience to figure it out.
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