Sometimes it’s a little too warm in the house, and my wife threatens to open a window, and I tell her “trees died so that you could be warm”. And then she gives me that look. Haha
What Is In Your Stove Right Now?
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The lowest forecast temp for this morning (3/4) was -7 so I went with the pellet stove last night, we woke up to -16.2 this morning.
I've been burning some ash & ironwood today.
I've been burning some ash & ironwood today.
stoveliker
Minister of Fire
After feeding some 5 splits of oak around noon today (max temp was 33F), it's 29 now, a low of 25 forecast. I reloaded with - red oak... Again.
Took off before I was done trying to fit some smaller pieces on the top, so I gave up. D*mn dry wood...
Took off before I was done trying to fit some smaller pieces on the top, so I gave up. D*mn dry wood...
Burnt total of 2.5 loads today with small, partial reload around 5pm. 25F currently with low of 22. Reload with biobricks and locust since I want to go to bed and not mess with air controls.
Caw
Minister of Fire
I'm too tired to get up and go see. Lol
Gearhead660
Minister of Fire
Ashes and some coals. No fire today. Going to be in the 60s today. Let the boiler stretch its legs this morning. Have only run it 2 days this season. Stove will get a cleaning this afternoon.
Woke up to 67F living room and lot's of coals. Masonry are still hot from last night fire. Partial reload on questionable oak and locust. It's enough to hold living room at 70ish until sunset. I'll either light a small evening fire or just use masonry heat to carry us overnight.
I will be switching over to running just Ash now as the cold temps ease...give my Oak and Locust stash a break...lol
The pellet stove did the job overnight, we had 2.2 this morning with the basement temp at 82 (85 was the high) the living room was 70 and the sleeper temp was 68.
We're back to burning ash today and tonight.
We're back to burning ash today and tonight.
Cold ashes. It hit 65F today and might hit 70F Sun/Mon. Nice to let the stove take a break.
Lesson learnt - if it’s 30s outside, living room will drop at least 10F over course of night. I need living room to be 70 going into bed time.
I let the fire burn out last night around 7pm. By midnight living room dropped to 65F, this morning 61F. At this point I’m pretty sure oil was on last night.
Got a load of oak, locust and biobricks now, loaded criss cross for a hot burn. High of 58F today and no need for long burn time. Need my BTUs now.
I let the fire burn out last night around 7pm. By midnight living room dropped to 65F, this morning 61F. At this point I’m pretty sure oil was on last night.
Got a load of oak, locust and biobricks now, loaded criss cross for a hot burn. High of 58F today and no need for long burn time. Need my BTUs now.
We had a temp of 41.2 this morning with rain, the basement was 70, the living room and bedroom were 66. We had a fire this morning, when I came in from plowing off the slush on the driveway, I shut the fan off on the wood stove. The temp up here in the living room is 71, some of that is from the sun.
stoveliker
Minister of Fire
The stove is slowly cooling down from last night's load 5 one ft long oak splits. It was 37 then, but has since continuously warmed up. 55 now, rainy. 58 for a high, 56 tomorrow with 50 low overnight.
Tuesday afternoon I'll likely relight.
Will empty out some ashes tomorrow or later this afternoon.
Tuesday afternoon I'll likely relight.
Will empty out some ashes tomorrow or later this afternoon.
Upon checking the forecast that is all over the place for the next 10 days with night time lows of 17 degrees to mid 30s ...it was time to gather up some kindling from my free saw mill score from this past year..it is all oak trimmings and I went over board when I had him load my dump trailer...lol...I am going to have to step it up and get it processed before it rots on me..thinking about bundling up a bunch of it and storing it in the barn for shoulder season...
Getting warmer here. Punky wood to get rid of it. Also working on the large piles of kindling branches and small trees that are off the driveway. Want to clean up a lot the rest of this season.
The wife wanted a fire tonight so I have one going, the outside temp tonight is 38.2, the basement is 72, the living room is 70 and the sleeper is 68. NOAA is calling for a low of 31.
Ash and cherry, chilly at night still. Daytime it’s ditchwood, boxelder and quaking aspen.
Wife was out of town and all heat was off except for an electrical heater in bedroom yesterday. Bedroom toasty at 68F, rest of house 58-62.
Wind is picking up and dropping down to 20s tonight - just built fire backup on locust and sticks collected in yard. Probably going into a continuous fire again until this weekend.
Wind is picking up and dropping down to 20s tonight - just built fire backup on locust and sticks collected in yard. Probably going into a continuous fire again until this weekend.
The east coast might be in for another storm (snow) this weekend, we'll see how it develops throughout the week.
Going to fill up all oil / gas canisters. If nothing else, hedge against the oil price increase.
