Shift work & burn times

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Gunner

Gunner

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Well with the recent cold weather(finally) I was able to put the new stove to the test. I was anxious to see if it could keep up all day while we are at work. Being in the fire service I work 24hr shifts, the girlfriend works in an office and with travel time it puts her away from home for 12 hrs.

So I loaded the stove to the hilt this morning at 5:00am, it was 13* outside... after charring, dampered it down and we both left for work about 6:00am. Girlfriend calls me at work at 6:30pm house was at 69*ecofan on the stovetop is still spinning and plenty of coals for an easy relight. After 13.5 hr burn house temp dropped 4 degrees, this was from 7 medium size beech splits. I am a happy camper. I am confident I could achieve 15hrs with bigger splits. This stove is everything I expected and more.
 
ahhhh im jelous, i want a eco fan in there new nickel finish. Great review of the stove gunner, sounds like you have the perfect install, and the perfect stove for your needs.
 
thanks MSG. My stove is nickel trimmed....guess what, I bough the fan in gold before I new the nickel colour was available. duh!
 
Sounds like the ole' EBT is doing its job . Good heat , long burn times and a happy camper, life is good.
 
Anyone else beginning to think People with summits are snobs? :p
 
Warren said:
Anyone else beginning to think People with summits are snobs? :p
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Makes ya wonder how the rest of us keep from freezing to death doesn't it eh :question:
 
I loaded my stove last night @ 10pm/ white oak/ red oak splits 5 pieces. Went to bed freezing, at 75 downstairs / 71 upstairs. Woke up at 6am. Upstairs 68, downstairs 70..imagine that no icicles.. ;-P ..still had chunks left tossed a few more splits on when I left at 7am it was a balmy 75 again. It was 3 degrees here in CT last night. :lol: I laugh at old man winter..
 
BrotherBart said:
Warren said:
Anyone else beginning to think People with summits are snobs? :p
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Makes ya wonder how the rest of us keep from freezing to death doesn't it eh :question:
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No snobbery here, just wanted to give alittle update on my stove. Someone who wants an "all day away stove" might find it helpful.

BB, didn't know you guys got winter in Virginia :eek:hh: :)
 
Gunner said:
BB, didn't know you guys got winter in Virginia :eek:hh: :)
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This year we darn near haven't. And we don't ever get them like you guys do. Ten AM and a balmy 25 degrees outside. Won't hit the teens until Saturday.

BB (burning an Englander 30-NC - The Po Boys Summit)
 
BB let's hear some numbers from that englander, at 3.5ft it's got to be able to do 15hrs plus+ of good heat. Give us the goods!
 
BB, If you want to silence the summit owners, you need to post your pics more often :sick:
 

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BB let's hear some numbers from that englander, at 3.5ft it's got to be able to do 15hrs plus+ of good heat. Give us the goods!
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Only had two cold nights so far. Loaded at eight PM still had a good bed of coals at six thirty the next morning both nights with the house upstairs and down at 71-72, 24 outside the whole time, blower still going and stove at around 150-200. The main issue right now is this humongous draft I have in the chimney. Loaded up that pup did a two and a half hour topside secondary burn last night that was both HOT and eats a lot of wood. I need a pipe damper but that would require pulling the stove back out and hiking up the liner to install it. Not good options with temps in the teens in a couple of days.

This fireball lasted for two hours and twenty-five minutes with oak and the stove primary air shut completely down.
 

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BB, If you want to silence the summit owners, you need to post your pics more often :sick:
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No desire to silence the Summit owners. Glad to hear they be loving their stoves.
 
BrotherBart said:
Gunner said:
BB let's hear some numbers from that englander, at 3.5ft it's got to be able to do 15hrs plus+ of good heat. Give us the goods!
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Only had two cold nights so far. Loaded at eight PM still had a good bed of coals at six thirty the next morning both nights with the house upstairs and down at 71-72, 24 outside the whole time, blower still going and stove at around 150-200. The main issue right now is this humongous draft I have in the chimney. Loaded up that pup did a two and a half hour topside secondary burn last night that was both HOT and eats a lot of wood. I need a pipe damper but that would require pulling the stove back out and hiking up the liner to install it. Not good options with temps in the teens in a couple of days.

This fireball lasted for two hours and twenty-five minutes with oak and the stove primary air shut completely down.
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How tall in the chimney/liner?

How do you go about putting a damper in a liner, never heard of that before?
 
Chimney is twenty-one feet, two ply smoothwall liner. The damper will go in the elbow connecting the stove to the liner. Right now the only thing available to connect the stove was a black pipe elbow. Before next season I am going to replace it with a rigid stainless 30 degree and put the damper at the base of the rigid.

Since secondary air can't be regulated I will have to regulate it with the flue damper. I have the same problem with the F3 in the basement office but have already put a damper in that pipe.
 
BrotherBart said:
Chimney is twenty-one feet, two ply smoothwall liner. The damper will go in the elbow connecting the stove to the liner. Right now the only thing available to connect the stove was a black pipe elbow. Before next season I am going to replace it with a rigid stainless 30 degree and put the damper at the base of the rigid.

Since secondary air can't be regulated I will have to regulate it with the flue damper. I have the same problem with the F3 in the basement office but have already put a damper in that pipe.
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Hey BB , dont know if it will help you out any ( at least right now ) When going through my wood from 1 year seasoned to 4 years seasoned I noticed that the less seasoned the wood is the MORE secondary burns and longersecondary burn i get.

When burning my 3 and 4 year old oak i could get secondary burn from 15 minutes to an hour.
When i burn my 1 year old oak /elm /other i get second secondary burn for 2 hours to 5 hours.
Huge difference , I'm sure you know why.

I actually get a lot longer burn times with the 3-4 year seasoned wood.

Just some food for thought.
 
Roospike said:
BrotherBart said:
Chimney is twenty-one feet, two ply smoothwall liner. The damper will go in the elbow connecting the stove to the liner. Right now the only thing available to connect the stove was a black pipe elbow. Before next season I am going to replace it with a rigid stainless 30 degree and put the damper at the base of the rigid.

Since secondary air can't be regulated I will have to regulate it with the flue damper. I have the same problem with the F3 in the basement office but have already put a damper in that pipe.
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Hey BB , dont know if it will help you out any ( at least right now ) When going through my wood from 1 year seasoned to 4 years seasoned I noticed that the less seasoned the wood is the MORE secondary burns and longersecondary burn i get.

When burning my 3 and 4 year old oak i could get secondary burn from 15 minutes to an hour.
When i burn my 1 year old oak /elm /other i get second secondary burn for 2 hours to 5 hours.
Huge difference , I'm sure you know why.

I actually get a lot longer burn times with the 3-4 year seasoned wood.

Just some food for thought.
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Yep. It is something I have to work around. The best I am going to be able to keep up is a year to a year and a half out.
 
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