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Am I the only one who gets up in the wee hours of the night just to add more wood?
From what I have learned here on hearth is to burn in cycles. This is a practice I have learned to do only for the past week. However, after about 5 to 6 hours of the stove running, its still plenty hot, but the btu's get less and less. As I have said in previous posts, I live in a mobile/mfg home, so so insulation. I don't have the luxury of having pipes coming into a warmer basement, and running through the house with good insulation. The pipes are insulated, but are running under the home, in rough conditions. when the stove cools down, the first thing to cool off significantly is the floor in spots. Right below the floors are the pipes. It may be a waste of wood to do it this way, but it is essential. I feel the bit of wasteful burning is better than frozen pipes, and even worse the oil kicking on. :ahhh:
Anyone else with similar situations, or who just reload in the middle of the night?
From what I have learned here on hearth is to burn in cycles. This is a practice I have learned to do only for the past week. However, after about 5 to 6 hours of the stove running, its still plenty hot, but the btu's get less and less. As I have said in previous posts, I live in a mobile/mfg home, so so insulation. I don't have the luxury of having pipes coming into a warmer basement, and running through the house with good insulation. The pipes are insulated, but are running under the home, in rough conditions. when the stove cools down, the first thing to cool off significantly is the floor in spots. Right below the floors are the pipes. It may be a waste of wood to do it this way, but it is essential. I feel the bit of wasteful burning is better than frozen pipes, and even worse the oil kicking on. :ahhh:
Anyone else with similar situations, or who just reload in the middle of the night?