we have a pleasant hearth (the one rated for 1800 sq. ft.)
our house is just under 1000 sq ft.
its old, but i feel like were doing something wrong.
we've put plastic on all the windows, blankets over doors, keep the 2 bedrooms closed. it's pretty much down to just heating 2 small rooms. probably around 300 sq. ft. total, and im still not super impressed.
not only that, but it's rated to have an 8 hour burn time. if its left untended for more than 2 hours, it all turns to coals.
how should we be loading the wood? (horizontal/stacked, diagonal/overlapping on in the middle)
should we load more wood, less wood? (i currently tend to load it up for the most part)
should the intake be open... closed?
what will give a longer burn? a hotter burn? smaller or larger logs?
we've also been going through wood a lot faster than i expected. whats normal? we got two "ricks" of firewood less than a month ago and are almost out.
how do you remove ash when burning 24/7?
I know this is a lot, let me know if i need to split it up, put it somewhere else, etc.
Thanks in advance!
our house is just under 1000 sq ft.
its old, but i feel like were doing something wrong.
we've put plastic on all the windows, blankets over doors, keep the 2 bedrooms closed. it's pretty much down to just heating 2 small rooms. probably around 300 sq. ft. total, and im still not super impressed.
not only that, but it's rated to have an 8 hour burn time. if its left untended for more than 2 hours, it all turns to coals.
how should we be loading the wood? (horizontal/stacked, diagonal/overlapping on in the middle)
should we load more wood, less wood? (i currently tend to load it up for the most part)
should the intake be open... closed?
what will give a longer burn? a hotter burn? smaller or larger logs?
we've also been going through wood a lot faster than i expected. whats normal? we got two "ricks" of firewood less than a month ago and are almost out.
how do you remove ash when burning 24/7?
I know this is a lot, let me know if i need to split it up, put it somewhere else, etc.
Thanks in advance!