Possibly the dumbest ? ever posted

[AtTheBeach]

Can you hear fire burning sounds with a new energy efficient wood-burning stove? I assume no since the door is sealed shut and the ambience is visual, not audial?

 

[bholler]

Can you hear fire burning sounds with a new energy efficient wood-burning stove? I assume no since the door is sealed shut and the ambience is visual, not audial?

Yes you can hear it a bit

 

[begreen]

With any stove, old school or new, the door is going to block a lot of the snap, crackle and pop of the wood. It will still be there but muted.

 

[AtTheBeach]

Thanks.

 

[Riteway]

I think some stoves come with a "screen door" accessory. Probably not great for efficiency, but could be deployed at times when peak fire ambiance is required...

 

[Mech e]

A Bluetooth speaker behind the stove with this link from your phone and you are good to go.

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[barnaclebob]

When I get particularly crackly wood i can hear some muffled pops, but yeah the sound isn't as good as an open fire. The awesome radiant heat more than makes up for it though.

 

[Zack R]

The ting ting ting of the stove heating up will be mostly what you hear, then it will be mostly silent.

 

[Ctwoodtick]

You can ear it a little bit but it will not be like an open fire in a fireplace. If your stove has a blower, you’ll just hear the blower.

 

[firefighterjake]

See . . . it really wasn't a dumb question!

If you want a little more snap, crackle and pop you can always toss in some wells seasoned softwood. I find eastern white cedar gives a nice sound show.

 

[jetsam]

My dumb question list is the recurring ones that could easily be searched for...

"WHEN IS THE GUMMINT COMING TO TAKE MAH STOVE" is a perennial favorite, along with "what wood stove should I buy, it needs to look pretty and heat a regular sized house".

I'm personally adding any post with the word "ambiance" in it to my list. I don't know why, but once they type that word, you just know it's time to eject from the thread.

 

[kennyp2339]

Mine is: "I live in a small house on a small lot, I have no room for wood storage and I want to install the stove as a corner install." Drives me crazy.

 

[fvhowler]

Actually a good question. I also like to hear a crackling open fire but the epa wood stove secondary flames put on quite a show and more than make up for the muted sounds.

 

[firefighterjake]

While I did not get a woodstove for the ambiance . . . I do admit I do like the view of the fire and listening to the subdued sounds of crackling and the dull roar of the draft so maybe I do like it for its ambiance.



Sorry Jetsam . . . just had to do it.

 

[Smolder]

If you want more wood popping/burning noises, make sure to use really wet wood.

 

[AtTheBeach]

Thanks all. You guys are funny!

 

[MainePatsFan]

I normally burn hardwoods but a pine split snuck into my pile and this morning it was my starter split that I further split to kindling. It was popping quite a bit. I usually crack the door a bit until the fire gets roaring so mostly what I hear is a deep rumble of the roaring fire growing, until I latch the door closed.

 

[KJamesJR]

Pro tip:

Find some dry cherry infested with carpenter ants. Did this last year on accident. Opening the stove got dangerous.

 

[Simonkenton]

I can hear the air rushing through my Jotul Oslo if the room is very quiet. A nice sound, I like it.