What Is In Your Stove Right Now?
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ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
a little load and get some sleep
1x white oak
2x Ash
1x white oak
2x Ash
Burn is right on schedule, except that only needed 2 half loads to maintain living room temperature instead 1.5 loads originally planned .
Living room is 69F. Tossed in half load right now. This will maintain the temperature in upper-60s till noon tomorrow. I'll get some soot eater action in tomorrow morning.
Living room is 69F. Tossed in half load right now. This will maintain the temperature in upper-60s till noon tomorrow. I'll get some soot eater action in tomorrow morning.
We have an outside temp of 43 tonight, the basement is starting out at 72, the living area is 71 with the sleeper at 69 the last I checked.
The wood stove received another of pine tonight.
The wood stove received another of pine tonight.
ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
just got up at 0345 to keep it going for my Fifi who is doin a bit better
beech/oak/ash 1 each...should get us to 0600
beech/oak/ash 1 each...should get us to 0600
ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
yep, made it to 0600 and put on more than manufacturer guidelines
3 small splits of quite dry ash and a 3" piece of beech
got up around 0915 and flue still appears hot enough with some substantial embers,
it's mild here outside still 9°C/ feels like 5° according to yahoo...
we're typically 2° cooler up here on the hillside...
yep, just went out and checked the mercury; reads 7°, but it's sunny...feels more like 10
I put on a piece of elm I've been coveting that I ripped with a handsaw cuz splitting was impossible, ash in the back, a moldy (the white fluff) half dead 2" branch of oak and the burn goes on
the salon (LR) is a cozy 19.7 and my old Fifi is feeling much better this morning on her chair beside the stove...well, it's a meter away
she's tolerating the mini cat Anika Hansen (7 of 9); a tiny striped stray we adopted officially last week. The other three are scared of this little jumping bean and are all unhappily napping on the other side the house. They can't go out cuz it's a hunting day and last week we had a close call.
3 small splits of quite dry ash and a 3" piece of beech
got up around 0915 and flue still appears hot enough with some substantial embers,
it's mild here outside still 9°C/ feels like 5° according to yahoo...
we're typically 2° cooler up here on the hillside...
yep, just went out and checked the mercury; reads 7°, but it's sunny...feels more like 10
I put on a piece of elm I've been coveting that I ripped with a handsaw cuz splitting was impossible, ash in the back, a moldy (the white fluff) half dead 2" branch of oak and the burn goes on
the salon (LR) is a cozy 19.7 and my old Fifi is feeling much better this morning on her chair beside the stove...well, it's a meter away
she's tolerating the mini cat Anika Hansen (7 of 9); a tiny striped stray we adopted officially last week. The other three are scared of this little jumping bean and are all unhappily napping on the other side the house. They can't go out cuz it's a hunting day and last week we had a close call.
ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
gonna keep it burning today...trying my best to run this Panadero no frills as close to manufacturer suggested as poss;
spread the embers and added a split of chestnut and ash...
chestnut doesn't burn very well, certainly not very hot...but keeps the burn going in the warmer hours
I had a delivery about 6 years ago by a referred fellow who brought us a fair amount of wet chestnut. I didn't used to know much about chestnut, and have educated myself over the years...anyway, finally this year the chestnut that fellow delivered is dry enough to burn well
spread the embers and added a split of chestnut and ash...
chestnut doesn't burn very well, certainly not very hot...but keeps the burn going in the warmer hours
I had a delivery about 6 years ago by a referred fellow who brought us a fair amount of wet chestnut. I didn't used to know much about chestnut, and have educated myself over the years...anyway, finally this year the chestnut that fellow delivered is dry enough to burn well
Just arrived at the cottage and outside temperature is 5c. Put on some birch and ash logs. Don't need a lot of heat today as these winter temps are pretty mild. Enjoying this new zero clearance fireplace.
glad you like it.ash day for me get it cleaned out for a nice evening burn.
We had an outside temp of 39.7 this morning, the basement started out at 68, the living area 68 & 69 with the sleeper at 69.
Before I called it a night, I shut the fan off on the wood stove since the temps are warmer than usual. This morning another load of pine went in the Liberty.
Before I called it a night, I shut the fan off on the wood stove since the temps are warmer than usual. This morning another load of pine went in the Liberty.
Ashes. It's supposed to get up close to 60F today and sunny so lots of solar heating. Might start cooling off tomorrow so might light one by tomorrow night.
30WCF
Minister of Fire
Supposed to drop down to 33 by morning, so there might be a fire in the AM.
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ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
I've kept it going
had a nice bit of white oak/ash
then added a little ash a couple hours later
just put on a funky shaped chunk of beech with a little split of ash
all the female felines are in here napping
the old girl digging being warm...it's helping her heal, fo sho
had a nice bit of white oak/ash
then added a little ash a couple hours later
just put on a funky shaped chunk of beech with a little split of ash
all the female felines are in here napping
the old girl digging being warm...it's helping her heal, fo sho
45F outside and the temp will in this range till Sat.
68F in living room. I'll keep burning and time my loads for convenience of reload.
68F in living room. I'll keep burning and time my loads for convenience of reload.
Just loaded up the ole furnace for it's evening's heat fest.
Couple norway maple splits, some ash, and couple of elbows of 3'' limb wood. They're split in half from black locust.
Around midnight I'll do a similar load. Another 4-5 splits should hold the house in the high 60s. Pretty unseasonably mild, and 10 splits for 3800 sq ft. Haven't been heating the kitchen with the furnace or it would be more.
Couple norway maple splits, some ash, and couple of elbows of 3'' limb wood. They're split in half from black locust.
Around midnight I'll do a similar load. Another 4-5 splits should hold the house in the high 60s. Pretty unseasonably mild, and 10 splits for 3800 sq ft. Haven't been heating the kitchen with the furnace or it would be more.
The outside temp tonight is 39, the basement is starting out at 68, the living area is 70 & 71 with the sleeper at 68. The wood stove has another load of pine in it for our overnight heat.
53º at 7pm. Ash is what is in the stove right now. We're burning electrons. This is the warmest winter I can recall in about 50 yrs living in WA state.
ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
We let it die last night
because yahoo says it's very mild 9°C/ 48°F overnight...in reality 7.5C/ 45.5F outside means the Salon is 16.8C/ 62.2F and that's literally just over the line
We're trying very hard to not use any elec or gas, but it's just a tick too chilly...so I popped on the Provence cast iron gas heater to take the edge off
it is amazing how much a little fire heats this mammoth up...cold is coming...I'm considering a sweep tomorrow...although I'd like to buy a T to replace my 90° elbow so I have some reasonable sweep access
there just aren't any sweepers here anymore...everyone is DIY!
because yahoo says it's very mild 9°C/ 48°F overnight...in reality 7.5C/ 45.5F outside means the Salon is 16.8C/ 62.2F and that's literally just over the line
We're trying very hard to not use any elec or gas, but it's just a tick too chilly...so I popped on the Provence cast iron gas heater to take the edge off
it is amazing how much a little fire heats this mammoth up...cold is coming...I'm considering a sweep tomorrow...although I'd like to buy a T to replace my 90° elbow so I have some reasonable sweep access
there just aren't any sweepers here anymore...everyone is DIY!
30WCF
Minister of Fire
Oak.
It’s sooo cozy in here. Been up since 3. I was going to go hunting this morning. Nahhh. Just sitting here with some coffee. Maybe this afternoon. 🤷♂️
It’s sooo cozy in here. Been up since 3. I was going to go hunting this morning. Nahhh. Just sitting here with some coffee. Maybe this afternoon. 🤷♂️
ya noticed some palm trees starting to sprout,thik i'll take a dip in the lake
Actually dipped into 30s overnight against forecast of 45, and since I didn't have an overnight fire the living room was only 63F.
I'm chasing the chill with a medium sized fire. It'll probably be all coals by late morning, at that time I'll decide whether to reload or just slowly burn the coals.
I'm chasing the chill with a medium sized fire. It'll probably be all coals by late morning, at that time I'll decide whether to reload or just slowly burn the coals.
ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
there you are...LR #s like at my place...it's just over the line too cold
just asked the missus if I'm making a fire today...gray, windy as heck 10°C/ 50°F and that Provence gas heater is only brining the temp up about 1.5°C ...so, off to a cold start in a couple hours 😶
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We have a low of 36 this morning, everything up here started out 68 & 69 and the basement at 69. Another load of pine is in the wood stove this morning.
i know it's coming,i hate when it goes from 4c to-35c in 1 day,get spoiled
Grew up in Calgary AB. The temperature swings due to chinook were brutal... we'd go from 10C to -40 in a day. All snows melt and refreezes on road as black ice, all car / house doors freeze, and anything left outside is frozen to the ground.
