Wood stove heat
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TreeHouser
60 is a bit cold for the Wimmens in my house. And being a pyro at heart I couldn’t help myself.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Ours was a warm sticky rain. AC running. But down to window fans soon
Altissimus
TreeHouser
my rule is 50° F outside ... below that I'll run the stove upstairs ....
treebilly
Student of the Jedi
Still to warm in Ohio for the wood burner. I’ve got at least a month and a half. Hopefully two. Now the outdoor fire pit is getting a lot of use. I light it at least 3 nights a week and chill for an hour or so
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TreeHouser
Bump.
How’s the burn?
How’s the burn?
Central heat has presumably come on after I've gone to bed during the cold snap, but so far, so good. Since I've had this week off, I could feed the stove during the cold spell. This might be the month I'm '80% more efficient than my efficient neighbors'. Hitting 80% has been elusive. I think I've topped out at 78% since they started telling me a few years ago.
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TreeHouser
It’s best not to care what your neighbors think.
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treebilly
Student of the Jedi
Wood burner is doing its job here. Of course the cold snap gave it a work out but today hit 50+ so now I’ve got it burning slow with some windows open
Altissimus
TreeHouser
current events , have a friend giving me a Vigilant in excellent shape ... have to move it today , stairs involved. Will swap out the upstairs Vigilant for the one in better shape , owning three Vigilant's now , weird ...photo'd and listed the current one on social media as is for $150 , I figure if no sale keep it for parts. in the pic it clearly shows my improvised handles for griddle and door (two different size Vice Grips) , said "decent shape does not include vice grips" no takers yet.
Altissimus
TreeHouser
Haha on me , was going to swap stoves as the upgrade Vigilant just needed the thermostat dampener swapped over because it was missing .... seems the tiny retention screw is sheared off almost flush , could get it probably with a Torch , a Drill , Easyouts , strong light , and glasses .... so f uck it for now , replacement griddle frees up one set of vice grips anyways
treebilly
Student of the Jedi
My wood burning furnace is back up and running after I replaced the chimney this weekend. Picked a good time to do it actually. This warm weather was nice since I heat primarily with wood. This stainless double wall drafts a lot better than the old clay lined masonary chimney did. I’ve gotta relearn some things now. Burns much hotter with less air it seems
Nutball
TreeHouser
Yes, pipes are great. We got a 8" dia flex liner installed, and the draft is very strong. If the stove gets hot enough it sort of goes into thermal runaway where the draft gets so strong that it can draw too much air through every little crack and leaky gasket with the air vents shut.
treebilly
Student of the Jedi
That’s what worries me. I might be replacing both door gaskets soon enough.
I also need to get a new stove pipe thermometer. One with the probe to tell me the actual flue gas temp. I stuck my old one on the new pipe and it still gets up to almost 200*F on the outside. I checked all the collars where it passes through structure and they were cool to the touch. That one inch air gap does it’s job.
I also need to get a new stove pipe thermometer. One with the probe to tell me the actual flue gas temp. I stuck my old one on the new pipe and it still gets up to almost 200*F on the outside. I checked all the collars where it passes through structure and they were cool to the touch. That one inch air gap does it’s job.
Nutball
TreeHouser
I just burn fires differently now, and have rarely had it get too hot. Also, there's a couple cracks in the stove from age that leak air, but I tend to run the stove in a way that minimizes the possibility of overheating with how I load it, or let it cool before a big overnight load when I won't be around to check on it. My biggest concern is losing power, because this stove is designed to be used with the blower, and it could get very hot if the blower isn't running. I think the fire hazard is still a minimum, it's more about damage to the stove: warping or burning the steel. I put a battery backup on it during the really cold days (normally powers the water pump under the house) and it was needed one morning when they cut our power. Luckily I was there to see it happen, so I could turn the blower to low to get a longer run time on the battery, but I had a spare battery: just take out the old one, and clamp on the car jump starting pack.
I have a magnetic stove pipe thermometer sitting on top of the stove, and know what temps to watch for.
I replaced the door gasket not too long ago. I can't remember if I used the right size, but the one that looked right was way too thick to get the door shut. The next size smaller, which may be the right one or 1 size too small, still made the door almost not shut. Now, after just one season, it has either warped the frame to fit, and/or crushed the new gasket enough that it seems like a loose fit again.
I have a magnetic stove pipe thermometer sitting on top of the stove, and know what temps to watch for.
I replaced the door gasket not too long ago. I can't remember if I used the right size, but the one that looked right was way too thick to get the door shut. The next size smaller, which may be the right one or 1 size too small, still made the door almost not shut. Now, after just one season, it has either warped the frame to fit, and/or crushed the new gasket enough that it seems like a loose fit again.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Been burning white pine the last couple days. It hasn't been that cold, and I have a pile I need to get rid of before it becomes useless for anything. It's under the pine tree, so somewhat protected from rain, and gets a lot of sun when we have sun. Not too much of that the last few weeks though. It'll help my porch wood last longer.
Steve Mack
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TreeHouser
Barely nothing!