What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[JamesGuido]

minusNINE now
high today 14ºF, a little warmer than yesterday
Jøtul full of oak burning

 

[MMH]

Currently 0 out, house is 72, Dorothy is still cruising.

 

[Grizzerbear]

Had 10 this morning with another full load of red oak going in the stove after the same for last night.

 

[Caw]

15 outside 68 inside. Quick load of bark at 8 am today to burn down some coals and take the edge off. Shoveled out some ashes and reloaded at 10 am and we're cruising at 650 on red maple.

I love burning red maple. It's a nice in-between wood between soft wood and oak for 20 degree days but boy does it make a chit load of ash.

 

[stoveliker]

It seems I'm back. No idea what was. 101 fever -> sleep -> normal (I hope, and insofar I'm ever normal ...).
Last nights load is now gone. 25 F outside.
Reloading with ash shorties - my go to stuff these days during the day, leaving the straight long stuff for overnight burns as I can fill it up nicely.

 

[Caw]

It seems I'm back. No idea what was. 101 fever -> sleep -> normal (I hope, and insofar I'm ever normal ...).
Last nights load is now gone. 25 F outside.
Reloading with ash shorties - my go to stuff these days during the day, leaving the straight long stuff for overnight burns as I can fill it up nicely.

I used to hate when I'd uncover shorties in the wood stack and throw them in the fire pit bin. Now I've learned to love them for this reason. They are perfect for during the day when you don't need a full load and/or just want to burn down some coals. Saves the good stuff for when you need it.

I do the same thing with the too long stuff. Can just toss 1-2 in diagonally and get the same effect.

 

[stoveliker]

Yes. A quicker reload is not a problem during the day. I put some 22" oak in a few days ago. Diagonal...

 

[Rusty18]

Ashes...cold ashes. High twenties and lots of sunshine here, letting the windows handle the heating today.

 

[thewoodlands]

We had -19.5 this morning with a load of Sugar Maple and some Ironwood going in the Liberty.

 

[Rusty18]

Will be the one and only load today. Should get everything nice n toasty for the night.

 

[TheBigIron]

It seems I'm back. No idea what was. 101 fever -> sleep -> normal (I hope, and insofar I'm ever normal ...).
Last nights load is now gone. 25 F outside.
Reloading with ash shorties - my go to stuff these days during the day, leaving the straight long stuff for overnight burns as I can fill it up nicely.

Glad your back doing good

 

[JamesGuido]

coldass wind outside...
toasty inside....
grilling thighs outside...

Stay Warm Folks!!

 

[gthomas785]

Packed full of red oak for the night

 

[Rusty18]

Packed full of red oak for the night

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Yea, I’m not brave enough to give my stove that much fuel. I think it would hurt itself.

 

[thewoodlands]

We have - 16.6 tonight, I loaded up the pellet stove for the constant heat overnight.

 

[gthomas785]

Yea, I’m not brave enough to give my stove that much fuel. I think it would hurt itself.

Sometimes having a short chimney pays off

 

[Rusty18]

Sometimes having a short chimney pays off

Hey, the short ones work too!

 

[stoveliker]

After running with four 1 ft small shorties of ash during the day, and twice some kindling to try to burn down some coals, it's oak for the night. A bit too much space on the left but it started burning already before I was done and I wanted to close the door...

20 now, 14 low overnight.

 

[thewoodlands]

-19.8 and still falling.

 

[Caw]

9 degrees outside, 69 inside, a big load of red maple going in. I absolutely LOVE rectangular splits!

 

[Pinus strobus]

-1F Outside and 70F inside. Just threw an ash, locust and oak mix in the Kuuma. Kids are sleeping in a warm, cozy house.

Eat your heart out Propane company

 

[MMH]

High today was in the 30s, got back from training around 7PM this evening temps outside we’re in the 20s, inside was 71, stove was 250-300 STT and cat had just fallen inactive from last nights load. Lows tonight are forecasted for teens but I have a sneaking suspicion we’ll end up in single territory again..so another healthy load of mahogany pine and juniper went in when I got home and it was off to the races again.

 

[Grizzerbear]

Its 29 this morning with some light snow. I got more red oak in the buck this morning.

 

[Rusty18]

Wonder which scale is right? Been using it for 3 years and just now noticed.

I’ve always used the F scale but if the C scale is right I ain’t been running the stove nearly as hard as I thought I was. Will have to check with the IR and see...or suck it up and weld a thermocouple on the griddle and be done with it!

Edit: see posts below, I was shown the error of my ways!

 

[gthomas785]

View attachment 290813Wonder which scale is right? Been using it for 3 years and just now noticed.

Why can't they both be right?