What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[thewoodlands]

We have an outside temp of 34.9 tonight, the basement temp is starting off at 72 with the temps up here 69 & 70. The overnight load is all Maple except for one split of Birch.

 

[NickW]

5 ash & 2 beech tonight. Just got home to some decent coals from 5 shoulder season pieces with 1 ash from late this afternoon. Temperature is finally getting back down to the low 30's tonight. I hate upper 30's to low 40's overnight temperatures. Too cold to not have a fire, but so easy to get it too warm at bedtime.

 

[ctreitzell]

Nevermind that RealFeel says 4C/40F outside

Because it was pretty cold yesterday day and night and it’s under 13C/ 55F inside the living room…Just fired up the dinky Délice with my typical Siberian Elm/White Oak/Chestnut splits top down kindled with oak/hazel/elm/poplar/apple twigs

I’m gettin ready to close the air intake to 50%

Before I cold started today, I pulled the deflector to investigate buildup in the flue…There’s a fair amount of soot and a little pile of creo flakes in the 90 elbow, so I will sweep next week…probably NYD

 

[thewoodlands]

We had an outside temp of 32.9 this morning, the basement temp started out at 72 with the temps up here 67 & 68. We have some Soft Maple going in the wood stove with the next load going in later tonight.

 

[Dieselhead]

Oak was yesterday mornings 3/4 full load. It was reduced to a couple small chunks of coal by this am. It’s mild and rainy today so I threw in a 3/4 load of spruce. Tonight, TBD.

 

[weee123]

Mid 60s today and mid 50s yesterday. Looks like the stove will be cold until Tuesday evening

 

[MRD1985]

Stove has been cold for a couple of days, been using the mini splits. Highs in the upper 40s low 50s until Wednesday or so. Then the cold will set in for a while per the extended forecast. Picked up a second firewood rack for the porch so I have to wheel wood in less often.

 

[all night moe]

Last load last night was at 11pm. Light load in this morning around 7:30. GF was trying to get it going, and came out of the lair looking for me to help. I had just gotten up. Faint smell of smoke in the air. Used the bathroom then checked the dragon. By that time the flames were going okay. She has very little patience and had given up LOL. I closed the bypass and it was still drafting good. I added more splits. This furnace drafts well even with a subpar chimney and the bypass closed. As long as the chimney is heated up first. I do top down starts. She doesn't but, she tried. Happy with that.

2 more small loads throughout the day. Just to kill the dampness. Been wet and off/on rains yesterday and today. Hates the damp weather.
One overnight load going in later.

 

[thewoodlands]

It's 44 out tonight so we'll go without a fire, I'll run the furnace for about five minutes just before I call it a night.

 

[thewoodlands]

The outside temp this morning was 45.9, the temps up here were both reading 68. The furnace kicked on while we were making coffee.

 

[Dieselhead]

The house is at 67. Mild today. To prevent my furnace from kicking on during coffee 😁☕️ I started 5 spruce splits and one oak split to take the chill off. Temps will be dropping as the day progresses and I have a full load planned for overnight.

 

[NickW]

Got home last night from my wife's sides family Christmas and made a 3/4 load hardwood fire. This morning has a 3/4 shoulder season load in. Sunny, 31 degrees with a forecast high of 40.

My wife had the brilliant idea to bring our 4 youngest nieces ages 5-12 home with us for a sleepover and trip to the local wildlife sanctuary/zoo today. Our poor cats are NOT impressed... Nephew age 12 was dropped off this morning to come along too. They need to go outside and get some of the energy burned off. Unfortunately all the snow is gone so we can't go tubing down the back hill.

 

[MRD1985]

Got home last night from my wife's sides family Christmas and made a 3/4 load hardwood fire. This morning has a 3/4 shoulder season load in. Sunny, 31 degrees with a forecast high of 40.

My wife had the brilliant idea to bring our 4 youngest nieces ages 5-12 home with us for a sleepover and trip to the local wildlife sanctuary/zoo today. Our poor cats are NOT impressed... Nephew age 12 was dropped off this morning to come along too. They need to go outside and get some of the energy burned off. Unfortunately all the snow is gone so we can't go tubing down the back hill.

I only have 2 kids and my house is like that all the time, can’t imagine with 4!!

 

[NickW]

I only have 2 kids and my house is like that all the time, can’t imagine with 4!!

And add the 5th this morning who is a cousin that they only see intermittently and chaos ensues... It's a little bit of a shock to the system compared to being empty nesters for the last 11 months, but not completely new. We were foster parents and at one point had 6 kids in the house age 1, 3, 3, 5, 8 & 17. I forgot how LOUD they are!

I had each wait by the back door as my door helper for 1 load of wood when I hauled in. The 5 year old is a very excited helper 😂. She not only wanted to open and close the door but also unload the wheelbarrow AND take the other kids turns.

 

[all night moe]

I never did an overnight load last night. House was still comfy. I prefer an overnight for coals as opposed to a cold start.....

Still no fire yet at mid day. Winds have been busy and temps are supposed to drop into the low 30s for an overnight. The dragon will be hungry this evening.

 

[Wildflush]

Have not had a fire in days. 40’s 50’s and rain. Guess I’m saving wood. Mini splits when needed.

 

[thewoodlands]

I finally started a fire around 11, the stove has some cherry, birch, maple and ash in it. After taking some ashes out, I took the rhino so I could clear some small branches that came down on the trails before the next snow or colder weather.

 

[all night moe]

Just started mine at 1:30 after a good emptying of ash. Just enough coals left for a matchless fire. Added a little air via piece of copper pipe and my lungs, some splitter slag, and ash splits. Couple pieces of sugar too.

 

[NickW]

Zoo trip pooped out the wrong people... 😝. Load of shoulder season wood just went in.

 

[mpaul]

In the 50s here all day so stove went cold. Started a top down fire with some chestnut oak about an hour ago. Dropping to 30 tonight.

 

[all night moe]

Fed the dragon an evening snack. Lil bit of ash, some cherry, apple, and sugar. About 6 total splits.

 

[thewoodlands]

I'm burning down coals from a fire I made before supper, everything should be ready for the overnight load.

 

[stoveliker]

It was 57 here today...

 

[thewoodlands]

It's 35.1 out tonight, the basement temp is starting out at 79 with the temps up here 71 & 72. The overnight load has maple, cherry and some ash providing the heat for the night.

 

[MRD1985]

Down to low to mid 30s tonight, put in a load of black cherry, red oak and some birch with pine kindling. Work day tomorrow and supposed to be warm any way, so no stove tomorrow and probably not New Year’s Day either. Another warm day. Cold to set in starting Thursday night to the 20s.