Here she is...My (new-to-me) 13NC. Picked it up off of Craigslist earlier this year, but now its finally cold enough to start burning. After a couple aborted attempts at getting a fire going, I think we got things squared away and its doing great.
My (new to me) 13NC
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dougand3
Minister of Fire
The case of Miller Lite and Yuengling are empty. 
I'll use pieces of cardboard to burn sometimes when getting a fire lit.
I just had a scare...I threw a couple pieces in and let it cook. However, I forgot to knock down the air intake and it was buring REAL good and smoke was pouring from where the first piece of vertical pipe goes into the stove collar. After knocking back the air supply it is under control again. I'll try sealing up that joint a bit better tomorrow.
I'll use pieces of cardboard to burn sometimes when getting a fire lit.I just had a scare...I threw a couple pieces in and let it cook. However, I forgot to knock down the air intake and it was buring REAL good and smoke was pouring from where the first piece of vertical pipe goes into the stove collar. After knocking back the air supply it is under control again. I'll try sealing up that joint a bit better tomorrow.
Dix
Minister of Fire
logger
Minister of Fire
When you're done throwing the cardboard in the fire, you may as well throw that eagles can in there too.. Go Giants
lol
Nice stove by the way
lolNice stove by the way
Joey
Feeling the Heat
logger said:When you're done throwing the cardboard in the fire, you may as well throw that eagles can in there too.. Go Giants
Nice stove by the way
lolololol...logger...thats great
trailrated
Feeling the Heat
Got one of those stoves myself, good little unit. Except every other 13 I see on here, the air inlet is on the bottom. Mine is at the top.
raybonz
Minister of Fire
Thanks everyone. And trust me...after the year the Birds had I wanted to throw ALL my Eagles gear in a fire.
Here's the old beast we replaced:
Here's the old beast we replaced:
raybonz
Minister of Fire
Wow talk about contrast! That upgrade was a huge improvement! I see those old stoves on Craigslist all the time.. It will be interesting to hear how you like your new stove, wood consumed, heat output, etc.. Keep us posted !
Ray
Ray
raybonz said:
The 13 is pretty good so far. I've only ran a couple fires with it, so I'm learning on the fly here on what it likes, what it can do, and what it can't do. The load of firewood I got this year isn't the greatest, its a bit dirty and not very dry. In fact, I can hear the moisture being cooked out of alot of it. She'll pretty much heat both levels of my small bi-level house even though its shoved in the bottom corner of the house.
The things I like so far about the 13: Much more modern looking design compared to the old Franklin that we had before. The glass door, so I can see what is going on since I had no clue before what the fire was doing in the old stove. And, the fact that the stove is still warm even after a couple hours of the fire going out. The Franklin would be ice cold in the morning when I woke up, but the 13 is still warm to the touch. Once I figure out how to get longer burns and feel safe about it, it will be even better.
The thing I don't like, and I think this is my fault, is that I'm getting some smoke in the house at times. I believe this is from me not sealing the joints fully where the pipe comes together. Happened last night, but after backing off some of the air it was happy again.
raybonz
Minister of Fire
jp57 said:
JP wet wood will give you grief and will creosote your chimney.. If there is a Tractor Supply near you try mixing in an EcoLog or 2 with your wood, they are good and dry and will help with less than ideal wood.. I got some on sale for $2.99 for a 25 lb. 8-pack (reg. price is $3.99).. They also burn long and hot just don't put too many at a time..
Ray
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
Good looking stove . . . fire extinguisher handy which is good . . . not a big fan of having an open ash can sitting inside -- even if it is on tile . . . but that's probably just me being my normal paranoid self.
firefighterjake said:
Jake, I get nervous with my ash can and it has a locking top and is outside on cement pavers. I get nervous because it's only 24" away from the house...what if the can spontaneously combusted or exploded and it caught my cedar shingles on fire?? Ok, pretty unlikely...but fire is something to be careful with and I don't take any chances I don't need to. Same reason I went out of my way to exceed all minimum clearances by at least an inch on my stove and chimney installs.
firefighterjake said:
Jake...the ash in that can was removed from the stove several hours after the last flicker of fire and heat goes out...and I mean at least 8 to 10 hours after. Even so, is it still dangerous/not-exactly-safe to have it sitting there?
raybonz
Minister of Fire
joecool85 said:
Joe,
In watching the interviews etc. on the tragic fire in CT. on Christmas morning the fire chief stated that ashes should be kept at least 10' from your house and my metal trashcan with ashes has been moved to meet that requirement and it is sitting on 3 cement bricks to keep it off the ground..
Ray
raybonz
Minister of Fire
joecool85 said:
Eventually I'd like the barrel to sit on concrete for peace of mind.. The CT. fire was so terrible I never want to hear of another like it.. So preventable yet these things happen.. We should learn from it..
Ray
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
jp57 said:
I would guess most of the time at that point there would be no hot embers or coals . . . but I always figure why chance it even then when a 2-minute walk outside alleviates even that remote possibility . . . but again . . . this could just be me being a Nervous Nellie.
FireAnt
Minister of Fire
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