I might look into that shield. Better than the Osburn option.. Single digits is cold! Only had teens so far here so the most I could test. Actually in the 50's today and sayin might get to 70 tomorrow-crazy!
New Osburn 2000 insert burn times
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Ok, got up on roof today and checked the liner for buildup. The liner itself had nothing as far as I could see down and only some flake on the bottom surface of the rain top (coldest part). So far burning methods seem good. Got the Super Cedars on Friday. They work really well! Also found a row of 4+ year old wood hidden behind the others in the shed so got a bonus today!
didn't check the weather and started up the stove yesterday morning. It hit 60's outside, and inside was 76 on the first floor. needed to open windows. N/S loading is working much better, hitting 575-600 consistantly. Bought some powdered creosote remover to get rid of the tar on the cap. It seems to be working so far; losing it's sheen.
etiger2007
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I used to use that powder stuff but now I just do a quick cleaning mid burning season and all is good!
OK, I moved the thermal sensor for the blower closer to the frame of the stove. Didnt like that it took so long to come on and it would shut off while there was still heat to share. To me, if the stove is at least 2-3x the ambient temp in house, the air from it is productive. Not barn burning, but better then none. Also, finding out if I run the blower a little higher then low, I can get the house warmer and once its warm, it helps keep the temp more stable, longer.
I know, pretty basic thermal dynamics here.. but this has allowed me to build only 2 fires a day so saving an entire load. One at about 8 AM and another around 8-9PM. Stove temps down to about 140-180. I still have enough coals to relight although sometimes I throw a 1/4 Super Cedar in to get going a little faster (I have a patience problem....). Of course, dont think this schedule would work in a sustained temp pattern below 32, but above seems to work. The low in the main house at reload is still about 72-73 and the back of house 66-67.
Occasionally I will flip the stat for 5-10 mins on the heat loop that runs through the garage (over the doors North side) so the pipes get hot at night. Only when in the teens or less. Since the boiler hardly runs now, the basement and garage get chilly and dont need a frozen pipe surprise.. Outside of this, havent burned a lick of oil for heat. My rough calc shows me saving about 1/2 tank so far vs same period last year. A little bittersweet with Oil at 2.81/gal though!! 74 still beats 67
Wifey got used to the heat fast! She now complains its "chilly" when the house gets down to 74! "down to 74"?! I remind her we used to keep the T-stat at 62-67..
I know, pretty basic thermal dynamics here.. but this has allowed me to build only 2 fires a day so saving an entire load. One at about 8 AM and another around 8-9PM. Stove temps down to about 140-180. I still have enough coals to relight although sometimes I throw a 1/4 Super Cedar in to get going a little faster (I have a patience problem....). Of course, dont think this schedule would work in a sustained temp pattern below 32, but above seems to work. The low in the main house at reload is still about 72-73 and the back of house 66-67.
Occasionally I will flip the stat for 5-10 mins on the heat loop that runs through the garage (over the doors North side) so the pipes get hot at night. Only when in the teens or less. Since the boiler hardly runs now, the basement and garage get chilly and dont need a frozen pipe surprise.. Outside of this, havent burned a lick of oil for heat. My rough calc shows me saving about 1/2 tank so far vs same period last year. A little bittersweet with Oil at 2.81/gal though!! 74 still beats 67
Wifey got used to the heat fast! She now complains its "chilly" when the house gets down to 74! "down to 74"?! I remind her we used to keep the T-stat at 62-67..
etiger2007
Minister of Fire
Ive been playing rith the blower too and i find medium to work well, keeps the stove hotter longer. Low in my case dosent throw enough heat!
Finding similar. In the beginning, it was still a bit warm outside so low was fine. As it got colder I left it there due to some comments somewhere about "cooling" the stove down and making it difficult to reach temps, and burn durations, etc.. I think it was KoolAid since not only does it have little to no affect on stove temp, but does nothing to shorten burn time. It does push out a ton of heat!
Another biggie for me was turning blower on sooner and keeping it running longer - nothing wasted. With my 2 fans, I can run it on low and get useful heat, but on med speed (about 1 o'clock) everything is VERY toasty! I'm getting 12 hr cycles with hot relights so far.
Gonna be 60 here on Wed, what's going on with this winter?!!
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