What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[MRD1985]

Reloaded after about 6 hours, 250-275 STT, before dinner at 430. Came home from a walk with the kids/dogs and were chilled. Wind is very cold today. Reload was oak and maple, not a packed load, loaded E/W. Temp at reload in the house was about 70-71 in main room and 66 in bedrooms. Should have nice coals for the overnight.

 

[Wildflush]

Been reloading at 250 STT today with small loads since don’t want to overheat the house. House temp was between 71-74 today. Just loaded with 4 splits one small and 3 medium oak and maple. Cruising at 625 STT. Low of 20 tonight.

 

[jblnut]

Going to be -9f here tonight. Been tossing the ash and elm aside the last few weeks in case of chilly few nights. I’ll fill the boiler half full of ash and elm and the other half with poplar and other junk along with two 5gal pails of coal to insure it makes it through the night.

During the days I have been burning wood scraps and other combustibles that came from two different new construction houses that family built this year. I left them a trailer each and ended up with 16 IBC totes of lumber scraps. Bonkers amount of waste ! A tote will last 3-4 days when burning during the days.

 

[NickW]

Struggling to keep temps up, coals down and distribute heat. Being gone a bunch, playing catch-up and fighting wind is a recipe for brrr and coals...

Edit: 4th shoulder season load after the ash load from this morning was going in as I was grumpily posting this, forgot to put what was in my stove...🤪. I think I'm finally getting some of the house temps up, we'll see where the coals are at later.

 

[thewoodlands]

It's 1.8 already tonight, the basement temp was 77 with the temps up here 68 & 70, I think part of the 70 was from cooking. The wood stove has about 6 splits going in it, 1 small beech, 2 ash, 1 cherry and 2 ash. I'll burn that down before the overnight load.

 

[stoveliker]

Extending my burn with some pine over coals since 3.30 pm after last night's oak was gone. Took out some ashes too (dang maple bark...).

Sopping layer of boiling pitch on top...

Will load with pine tonight so don't want to load too soon.

 

[Jay106n]

Arctic air moving in. Full load of ash and hickory makes the beast purr.

 

[jblnut]

The wood stove has about 6 splits going in it, 1 small beech, 2 ash, 1 cherry and 2 ash.

It always amuses me that some of y’all know exactly what is in the stove down to the piece by piece. When I load the boiler it’s usually dark and I’m cold and just want to be back inside lol. If I can reach it I toss it inside. I’ll keep track tonight of how many pieces of what kind and post it up for funsies.

 

[NickW]

It always amuses me that some of y’all know exactly what is in the stove down to the piece by piece. When I load the boiler it’s usually dark and I’m cold and just want to be back inside lol. If I can reach it I toss it inside. I’ll keep track tonight of how many pieces of what kind and post it up for funsies.

Big difference in loading a stove in the comfort of the indoors versus loading an OWB in the frigid outdoors... I probably wouldn't know either with an OWB!

 

[stoveliker]

Pitch pine. 2 years old. Last year was 14%. Another summer in the garage. No idea how dry it is now.
I do know I don't like a full load of dry pine anymore. It went way too fast. Couldn't even do proper Tetris without scorching my sleeves.

29 outside, 27 forecast low. Upstairs is 71.

 

[stoveliker]

The pitch (white foam). Not water (see above post - also, it turns black and burns...)

White lines on the right in the first pic, white square on the kindling at the top of the second.

 

[Dieselhead]

I ended up doing a light load of spruce around 300 this afternoon. The oak load from last night was petering out and I needed to make it til right about now for the overnight load. That just went in and dialed back now. Low of 23 expected overnight. Should be nice and toasty inside. 👍🏼

 

[jblnut]

I lost count and it was cold but I took a picture of the wood pile before loading the stove hoping y’all could use your imagination and pick around 20 pieces to shove in the belly of the beast.

 

[NickW]

Shock of the century... Bunch of ash in that pile. 🤣

I'm getting ready to load up with ash, beech & ironwood.

 

[jblnut]

Shock of the century... Bunch of ash in that pile. 🤣

I'm getting ready to load up with ash, beech & ironwood.

We cleaned out a fence line with a bunch of smaller ash trees last winter. I like ash. It seasons quickly and burns well. Even the larger chunks of whatever it is that’s barkless seems to burn for a while as long as it isn’t split. Split it and it’ll burn like balsa wood.

I’d love me some ironwood !! They don’t get real big by us, I’d imagine the same by you. About 10” is as large as I’ve ever seen here.

 

[MRD1985]

Oak, ash and maple for the night. Reloaded at 200 STT. Low of 21 tonight with wind chill in low teens. Currently 70 in the main rooms and 65 in our bedroom.

 

[weee123]

Loaded up for the overnight an hour ago with some huge oak chunks and a black cherry log. We’ll see how much is left in the morning. Took the day off since im not driving on the turnpike in the snow.

 

[all night moe]

Put in my nights load an hour ago. Couple ash splits, 1 or 2 pieces of cherry, couple sugar, and a bunch of red oak with a split of black locust.

 

[Pinesmoke]

Loaded up for the overnight an hour ago with some huge oak chunks and a black cherry log. We’ll see how much is left in the morning. Took the day off since im not driving on the turnpike in the snow. View attachment 334619

I hear ya about the drive in the snow. I made my drive yesterday across Kentucky instead of today. Lexington has to be off the hook this morning. They were looking to get 1/2" of ice on top of a foot of snow.

I had 200 miles of this. I got up here on the last 50 miles of dry road. It dropped 6" here last night.

I pointed to the oak pile before I left and I'm sure the wife's toasty.

ETA I was just looking and they ended up 6-8 on the ground. I'm happy I drove through the leading edge of that mess.

 

[Wildflush]

Got up early 20 outside. 64 downstairs and furnace just tuned on. 5 split load of nice dry oak with a piece of maple. 650 STT and downstairs is now 70.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

elm is wonderful to burn; I love it
albeit extremely difficult to process

Yes I've been finding that as well one thing that helps for somebody with limited equipment like myself is late for cold temperatures I was splitting some yesterday when it was 0-10f and that seemed to help a lot

 

[Todd]

3 splits of Oak in the 602 this morning to warm up the workshop and continue breaking down the Fireview. Still had some coals left from last nights load at 9 pm.

 

[NickW]

I have coals almost to halfway up the glass from 2 big rounds, 1 each ironwood and beech. Temperatures are OK, heaters aren't on; so I might try a day of smaller shoulder season loads with open air and maybe some bark. Sun is supposed to be out today and not quite as cold, but still windy which is my killer. Start with a 3/4 load of aspen and pine going in.

 

[thewoodlands]

I had a bunch of coals in the stove last night so instead of waiting for them to burn down, I shut the fan off and then set the furnace for the night.

The low this morning was minus 7.6, the wood stove has four splits of maple on the bottom with three splits of beech on top.

I took some ashes out early this morning, that was a cold walk when you're not dressed for it.

 

[Pinesmoke]

Yeah, she's toasty