protocol for letting fire die out for evening ..
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If it's down to not much of anything still burning, and you don't want to bank the coals to try to save something overnight, then just spread 'em around the firebox and open up all the air. Rick
ETA: Really not a big deal, either way...you're not gonna screw anything up regardless of what you do...unless you've still got a significant amount of unburned fuel in the box...then you gotta be careful with the air.
ETA: Really not a big deal, either way...you're not gonna screw anything up regardless of what you do...unless you've still got a significant amount of unburned fuel in the box...then you gotta be careful with the air.
http://www.newbucksweep.com/BuckStoveImages/Wood and Coal Stoves Cat/model91.pdf
Give page 21 a read.
Most people put wood in an hour before bed so it heats through the night.
Give page 21 a read.
Most people put wood in an hour before bed so it heats through the night.
It's called "banking". If all the active flaming is done, and the remaining fuel is in the coaling stage, then what's likely in the firebox is a bunch of hot coals sitting on top of a layer of ash. Using a shovel to consolidate all of that into a little "mountain" in the middle of the firebox...covered with as much ash as you can put on there...that's banking the coals. Ash is a dang good insulator, so if there's any chance of having "live" coals in the morning in a stove that's not being burned overnight, banking is worth a try. Rick
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