What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[Gearhead660]

In the mid 30s this morning. Load of locust and hickory aged 5 years in the insert.

 

[ctreitzell]

well, I chatted with Panadero today looking for the how to video on replacing the door seal.

They told me the seal "must" be replaced annually to avoid making the old seal too hard to remove. Ugh, well, no, that's not what the manual says; actual syntax is:
"It is normal for the seal of the glass door panel to melt with use. Even though the stove can function without this seal, it is recommended that you replace it seasonally."

"Recommended" is the actual word. They got very attorney-like with me when I pointed out the different words meanings.

So, I'll be replacing the seal today...I hope it isn't too baked on after two seasons! I will surely take some photos

Oh, man , that was harder than I expected

and I'd say rather unnecessary...

the seal adhesive from the factory that I had to remove was like fire cement- pretty much hard as tile grout

what Panandero supplies as a mastic for a replacement seal is silicone...and silicone is what their seal replacement videos show being used

anyway, it took about 5 hrs...I hope it works...I may have put a bit too much adhesive but it should work out alright...I was concerned with not having enough cuz they supply a junky squeeze tube... that split while I was applying it (not cool)...I'll find out over the next couple days

 

[all night moe]

Fed more silver maple in the furnace this morning. Something like 4 or 5 splits, accompanied by 2 splits of ash. Left just enough coals for a 3PM reload of a gang of silver splits. Blustery cold today. 1st ''long'' burn cycle of the furnace so far.

 

[Wildflush]

38 now heading to 30 tonight. Stove lit with two large cherry and elm splits on sleepers with two smaller oak and maple splits on top. Various Uglies in the gaps. Fast secondaries tonight.

 

[xshmoox]

Heading down near 30 by early morning. First full load in the stove I’m kinda guessing on stat setting so we will see. Turned the air down at 830pm to low so we will see how long we can stretch this load of ash out.

 

[MRD1985]

Mixed load of cherry, red and white oak, and Norway maple for the night. 29 tonight plus winds forecasted wind chill around 20 tomorrow morning

 

[thewoodlands]

The outside temp is 26.6 tonight, the basement temp started out at 75 with the temps up here 70 & 71. The overnight load in the wood stove has four splits of cherry on the bottom row with another four splits of cherry on the top row.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

Stove is cold tonight I got home late house is 65 so we will survive until the morning when I feel like burning

 

[ctreitzell]

Heading down near 30 by early morning. First full load in the stove I’m kinda guessing on stat setting so we will see. Turned the air down at 830pm to low so we will see how long we can stretch this load of ash out.
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my oh my...this is no longer allowed where I live...I don't think there is crammed firebox police force tho!

it is a blessing to be allowed to posses such a heating appliance

I gotta share this photo with the fireplace install company I was thinking to employ

 

[thewoodlands]

We have an outside temp of 21 this morning, the basement temp started out at 72 with both temps up here at 69. A load of shoulder season wood is going in the Liberty.

 

[Wildflush]

32 outside temp when I got up. Main floor went from 74 to 66 when I got up from evening fire. Loaded this morning with large splits of Elm and white Oak. Maple and red oak on top. Still got plenty of smaller uglies left for gaps.

 

[ozarkoak]

Looks like at least night time fires will be in order in the coming days. 44 outside and 63 in the house this morning, a high of 60 called for. No sun so no solar gains will be happening. Filled with some small splits of oak and looks like a few chunks of cherry. Have not burned really at all yet this year so that makes me happy normally we have been burning for close to a month at least at night.

 

[Wildflush]

Let stove go out from morning load. House temp back 68. Back to low 30’s tonight. Daughter came home from school and said house was cold so loaded the stove for an evening burn.

 

[thewoodlands]

We have an outside temp of 26.4 tonight, the basement temp started out at 75 with the temps up here 70 & 71. The overnight load in the Liberty tonight is three splits of cherry with five splits of pine.

AccuWeather is calling for a low of 19 in the morning.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

Had a nice pile of coals from last night so the Kuma got a few splits this morning. I will let it go out and cold start this evening after work

 

[thewoodlands]

We had a low of 26.1 this morning, the basement temp started out at 70 with both temps up here at 67. We have another shoulder season fire going in the wood stove.

 

[NickW]

47 and rainy. Ash and silver maple 3/4 load from last night still has coals and the house is 71 both levels. Nothing going in for now...

 

[MRD1985]

Load of mostly white oak with some uglies to fill the gaps. 29 this morning.

 

[vatmark]

Decided to have a fire. 42 currently and only going up to 47 today. It is miserable outside with fog and rain. Not positive what the wood is. All is hardwood most likely some sort of oak.

 

[panderson03]

This year we're only burning wood that starts with a vowel (oak, ash, elm, Ironwood).

 

[Smokepole]

First fire of the season. Getting the dust burned off. Mostly red oak. 43deg. outside with steady rain.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

Had coals on this morning so I added a few splits. Apparently I added 1 or 2 too many as the house was 80 when I came back in from chores.

 

[Wildflush]

I’m in an on off pattern. Just loaded the stove again for evening fire. House stayed 69-70 but temps are dropping quickly. 39 now and low of 23 tonight. Ash, oak, cherry, walnut and maple.

Edit: fast drop 30 now and dropping

 

[NickW]

Still drizzling. Just threw some small almost kindling size hickory, beech and ash on the coals before they go out completely in case I decide we need an overnight fire.

 

[moresnow]

Elm, Oak and Ash just lit. Small load weather with lows in the mid 30's and highs in the 50's. Zero complaints.