What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[MRD1985]

Okay. Strange.
Maybe it's some powder coating (bbq like) stuff.
Regular stove paint won't survive.

All stoves I know of have bare insides.

I'd say you can just leave it be.

You’re right. It burned off in last nights load. Just trying to prevent any rust on the steel over time. Anything else you suggest?

 

[MRD1985]

I just came into some cherry. I haven't gotten it split yet to get a good test on it so I'm not sure I'll be burning it this year. It was dead fall from 6 months to a year ago though so we'll see. I'm curious to see how it burns though as I've heard conflicting takes.

It’s nice. Creates a fair amount of ash though. Load of cherry is usually good for 600 STT without having to restrict it as much as opposed to oak where you really have to choke it down so it doesn’t run away on you. The cherry does smell very nice.

 

[stoveliker]

You’re right. It burned off in last nights load. Just trying to prevent any rust on the steel over time. Anything else you suggest?

I'll keep it short to not derail the subject of the thread.

Rust won't be an issue over the life of the stove.

But I do this

Post in thread 'This has probably been covered already.... but. *Winterizing* (Shut Down) a BK PE32?'

Nov 3, 2024

For a end of season clean outI run a full load at wide open throttle to crisp up the gunk inside the firebox. Then I use a metal brush to brush all metal parts inside (including behind the metal shields on the walls), and shovel out ashes and the brushings.
Then in my case I take off the stove pipe, cap the hole in the stove and the thimble and put in a can of damprid. This creates a closed volume that you dehumidify with damprid.
Maybe more than one can for you as you can't empty them.


Leave the bricks in.

I would leave the bypass open, no compression of the gasket needed.
Door closed...

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[thewoodlands]

We had 34.1 this morning, the basement was 72 when I shut the fan off with both temps up here at 69. We still had some nice coals from the overnight fire so another load of maple is going in the wood stove.

 

[NickW]

29 outside, calm for now and cloudy; 66 both levels inside. Nice coals from last night's load of ash and beech. 3/4 shoulder season load is in. Will probably load up again noonish as some of this load is pretty punky (but dry). Flue is over 700, stt 450 and rising.

 

[Todd]

18 this morning. 71 in the cabin with another 30 lb load of oak burning. Winter storm watch out for us tomorrow but I think it will hit mostly south of us. Then a big warm up next week.

 

[MRD1985]

51 degrees today so stove is staying cold for now. Mini splits as needed

 

[MrCampbellAHS]

51 degrees today so stove is staying cold for now. Mini splits as needed

This was us a couple of days ago. For now, we are banking it during the day (temps in the mid 30s to low 40s) and then loading it up at night (temps in the 20s and below). Burning a lot of Walnut lately mixed with White Ash and some left over Thorn. There's also some other hardwood in my shed that is burning nice, but I'm not entirely sure what it is, I may try to post some pics later to see if any of you can identify it.

 

[30WCF]

Nothing burning today, but an interesting countdown to Christmas. Then it will level off and be normal December 50s-30s for a couple weeks. Mid January might get sporty in the extended forecast.

 

[mpaul]

Nothing burning today, but an interesting countdown to Christmas. Then it will level off and be normal December 50s-30s for a couple weeks. Mid January might get sporty in the extended forecast.

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Yep east coast in for a cold snap:

 

[all night moe]

Started furnace up after lunch time. Been keeping a hand full of splits going just to kill the dampness. Started with silver maple and now it's feeding on ash and cherry.

 

[Todd]

Wow temp is dropping like a rock! Currently 5, I think it was about 18 this afternoon. Clouds and snow are suppose to roll in by midnight so temps should rise. Another full load of Oak in the stove to get me through the night.

 

[NickW]

SE WI is sticking around 20 tonight. I did a 3/4 shoulder season load this morning, then a 3/4 hardwood load around noon, then another 3/4 shoulder season load around 5. No particularly great reason behind the order. About 9 I'll load up with ash, sugar maple & beech with the possibility of a chunk of birch. Snow starting around 9 tomorrow morning. I should have made sure the snowblower runs...

 

[MRD1985]

Red oak for the night. Some pine kindling to get it going.

 

[NickW]

 

[thewoodlands]

It's 31.6 out tonight, the basement temp is starting out at 72 with both temps up here at 69. The overnight load is more maple,

Since the temps will start dropping tomorrow night, we'll put some ironwood in tomorrow that we'll mix with the maple.

 

[NickW]

It's 31.6 out tonight, the basement temp is starting out at 72 with both temps up here at 69. The overnight load is more maple,

Since the temps will start dropping tomorrow night, we'll put some ironwood in tomorrow that we'll mix with the maple.

Agreed. I'm going to bring in some ironwood for Friday and Saturday night.

 

[stoveliker]

44 now, 39 overnight, tomorrow 46. Slightly too warm for me "when the stove gets lit"-rule, but I wanted a fire.
Also good to get the bones of the home warmer than with the minisplit with the cold coming this weekend.

So at 9 I started a fire with 2 and a half pine splits, running full bore to heat up the basement. Reload now with oak shorties.

White oak and locust long splits are in the garage for the overnight fires this weekend. Pine and red oak shorties for the day. (Pine if I have too many coals for a good night load.)

 

[30WCF]

I’d regret it if I lit mine tonight. I turned on the furnace for the night. Tomorrow night, maybe Friday.

 

[30WCF]

Ya know, the smell of the furnace burning the dust off for the first time in a while is its own kind of comfy too.

 

[MongoMongoson]

I put in a smaller load this morning, loaded NE-SW. This is a small collection of splits that were just a bit too long... maybe 21-22", so they are loaded diagonally to get rid of them with a few shorties to fill gaps. I wanted a small load this morning. We will be out of town for the weekend so I want to know before I leave that the furnace is heating. We have hydronic heat through a heated slab, so it takes a while to warm up. This fire will be done providing significant heat in 5 or 6 hours and the slab should be warm enough by the time I get home from work for me to feel confident about leaving the house for a few days.

My stove pipe probe temperature is accessible over the internet, so when the stove is cold the probe doubles as a room temperature probe. I can check to make sure the house is warm remotely while we are gone.

Once the slab is warm, our rate of wood consumption will drop, but I still hate running the furnace.

 

[Todd]

11 this morning, cabin at 68. Thought I’d wake up to snow this morning but the forecast was off. So now I have a window before the snow starts to go to town and pick a few things up. Another full load of oak loaded this morning.

 

[all night moe]

With no overnight load, the house was a bit chilly this morning. Temps outside were right around the freezing mark with the dampness from last night's rains. Lit the furnace up with the usual mix of splits an hour ago. House is feeling comfortable again.

 

[NickW]

Lots of coals and ash this morning. Separated them and put a 3/4 shoulder season load. The weather guessers are in full panic mode 🤣.

 

[Jonathco]

I woke up to the house at 66 this morning. Loaded the stove with Cherry and some Poplar. The house is sitting at 70 again now.