What Is In Your Stove Right Now?
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It's supposed to be the last cold night before the big warmup shows up to melt the snow tomorrow, so I just stuffed the stove full of elm and oak.
Just loaded up with beech shagbark and black locust. My cold and windy night cocktail..... lol
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Woodsplitter67
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HisTreeNut
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It's warm out so some punky pine to keep the chill out for the wifey.
Have to say I am becoming a bigger fan of softer woods..not much ash and enough heat to keep the house warm. Once out gets burning right & the is turned down, 4-6 hours per load. Liking it very much...
Have to say I am becoming a bigger fan of softer woods..not much ash and enough heat to keep the house warm. Once out gets burning right & the is turned down, 4-6 hours per load. Liking it very much...
I like it . . . I think it's rated as a mid-BTU wood. Not as high as sugar maple or oak, but better than white birch.
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Basswood and some less then ideal red oak. It doesn't last but puts out ok heat. Not all-nighter stuff, but it's what's on the porch and it's been decently warm the last couple days.
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Mine has just been full of ashes for the last couple of days. We've supposed to get another cold blast by this weekend, though.
kennyp2339
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Oak and maple smoldering, keeping the house at 75ish since I have the flue and my bones are freezing.
jatoxico
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Ooch I had that. Missed a week of work and was sick for 2 more. Still a bit iffy now. Feel better.
JRHAWK9
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NOTHING. We are nearing the end of a 5 day record breaking warm streak. Tomorrow will be the last day of mid 60's before we get back to seasonable temps. We have literally broke the high temp record for four consecutive days and tomorrow will be a fifth.
Ashful
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I've said it a hundred times, but I'll say it again, Jotul makes the most beautiful stoves.
Stupid question (based on the photo and position of the air control) . . . once the stove is up to temp have you cut back on the air control? That would give you more heat and a longer burn. Of course, feel free to just ignore this if the pic was taken on start up and you later dialed back the air.
I do dial it back, this wood though does not like lower air settings. I leave it about halfway so it doesn't smolder.
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Loaded up with black birch and black cherry. Cold tonight but warm weather moving in this week. 50's today, low 30 tomorrow night, so maybe an overnight fire tomorrow, but I'll probably shut down in the am because 65 degree high the next three days. Looking forward the forecast is looking rather springish. Most likely be doing shoulder season type burns. Time to get processing more wood!
Ah, good to know . . . I suspect once you are able to get some really well seasoned wood in to the stove you will be able to dial back the air more and get longer burns.
I have had some great burns, just got into a group of less then great work. It is just decently passed it's prime. Haha. Still burns though.
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