What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[Gearhead660]

Got a mild week ahead. Bunch of pine chunks to burn.

 

[thewoodlands]

The wife did all the burning yesterday except for the morning fire, I haven't been paying attention to the outdoor or indoor temps very much lately. I think it was around 25 this morning with the temps in here at 67.

 

[Dieselhead]

I threw in a medium sized load of hardwoods to carry us through the night and most likely the day tomorrow. The stat will be turned down to low. I’ll be at work so I’ll task the wife with deciding weather we need to throw some on for tomorrow overnight. With the forecast temps tomorrow and the heat from this load she may not have to. We will see.

 

[stoveliker]

The stove went cold around noon.
Still 70 up here. Sunroom was 74 today, so the slider open provided more than enough heat. Minisplit will be on later tonight.
39 out now, going down to 35. Tomorrow 48.

 

[thewoodlands]

It's 40.6 out tonight, the basement temp started out at 75, both temps up here are 70. The wood stove has three splits of beech with two splits of yellow birch on top.

 

[MRD1985]

A bit overkill for tonight’s temps, but screw it. Less money I have to spend on gas or electricity . 3/4 load of oak and maple.

 

[NickW]

3/4 load of ash tonight. Still 43 outside and really weak coals. Not taking off well, but going down to 31 by morning so fire is definitely necessary.

 

[thewoodlands]

It was 35 out this morning, the basement temp started out at 70 with both temps up here at 68. The first fire this morning is some not so great birch.

 

[NickW]

Currently some weak coals and ash. Drinking coffee and pondering whether to let it burn out and do a cold start this afternoon, or make a small fire and try to milk those coals to later.

 

[Toasty-Yote]

Another chunk of buckthorn. I don't know how you guys load to the top with NS splits without melting your stoves. Three big splits gets me deep into the red zone with the air clamped all the way down. I guess that is a good problem to have?

 

[NickW]

Another chunk of buckthorn. I don't know how you guys load to the top with NS splits without melting your stoves. Three big splits gets me deep into the red zone with the air clamped all the way down. I guess that is a good problem to have?

Draft is probably strong... Before I installed my damper if I let it get too hot I couldn't hardly stop my stove. With the damper I have complete control.

 

[Dieselhead]

Another chunk of buckthorn. I don't know how you guys load to the top with NS splits without melting your stoves. Three big splits gets me deep into the red zone with the air clamped all the way down. I guess that is a good problem to have?

Some stoves have much better air control than others. I can have mine fully loaded (4cf firebox) and it be fully involved I can pretty much extinguish the fire by closing the knob completely.

 

[weee123]

2 gigantaur splits of red oak with a smaller split on top

 

[NickW]

No fire yet today, upper 40's and sunny. Stove is cold and cleaned out. Will have a shoulder season fire when the sun goes down and house starts to cool off to build up a base for the overnight load.

 

[Todd]

Upper 40’s today, the heat wave continues! Was too hot in the cabin today had to open a window. Cooling off now into the 30’s and will have a half load fire tonight two splits of Aspen and two splits of Oak.

 

[Dieselhead]

65 in the house this am on my arrival home from work, it seems the propane was cycling a bit through the night. I put in 5 splits of spruce to take the chill off. It should be close to 50 and sunny later today so I may be cracking a window open later. A little fresh air this time of year won’t hurt a thing 👍🏼☕️

 

[MRD1985]

Yesterday’s load before work. Was a bit much I think, house got up to 76-77 when no one was home. Didn’t light a fire when I got home this morning. Warm and sunny today. Just cleaned out some ashes. A fire would be too much. Probably do one for the over night tonight

 

[thewoodlands]

The temps last night were in the low 30's. The stove received five splits of beech for the overnight fire, up here this morning the temps were 68 & 69.

Today we've been burning some not so great birch, perfect timing for that.

 

[MRD1985]

Put in a half load of mostly maple and a little oak around 5. Getting cold quick as the sun went down with the wind. Should get me to overnight

 

[NickW]

No fire this morning, house was still warm from the overnight load. Worked at my sister's all day. Got home and the house was chilly so have a small shoulder season load going. We'll see how the temps are later and decide if another shoulder season load is needed before the overnight. Currently 36 and drizzly. Was a cloudy day so no solar gains.

 

[Todd]

36/72 beautiful sunny and 50 today. Just loaded up 5 splits of Aspen for the evening fire. The Aspen works great for these warmer days and nights. I can really crank the Fireview down for a low even output.

 

[Dieselhead]

Nothing too exciting this morning, 4 larger splits of spruce and 1 piece of cherry. It’s around 40, cloudy with drizzle and will pretty much be on an off the rest of the day. This load should kill the dampness. Looking now it was 64 in the house as I turned off the heat yesterday am.
It looks like it will be cold again starting Sunday in the northeast, I’m sure the activity will pick up again on this thread!
👍🏼☕️

 

[MRD1985]

Didn’t go crazy for overnight fire as it was still 74 inside at 11. Put in 3 pieces of oak E/W around 11 and that was it. Fire was almost out this morning by 7. Put on 1 piece of ash, 1 maple, 1 oak E/W and revived the coals and was able to get it going. Nothing too exciting. Just enough for 550 .STT

 

[NickW]

6 pieces of ash this morning. Sun was out earlier, but it's cloudy and windy now.

 

[Gearhead660]

Big knotty pine chunks. Enjoy burning pine, mere minutes from load to air turned down and cruising.