Safely Burn Overnight?

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Correct or not , I felt the wood stove doesn't produce odorless exhaust gases. So leaks and back drafts would be noticed. My stove runs without any smell in the house. The most I get is smoke rolling over the house and in a open window.

That said we have smoke and CO detectors on all levels.
 
I guess I'm not familiar with that acronym Dakotas. But, IF you DID hear the pump come on in the morning after an overnight burn, would you be worried about pulling CO or other gases into the house form the stove?

She Who Must Be Obeyed.

The heat pump is totally independent of the wood stove, and has no draft or intake into, or out of, the house. I don't hate to hear it because of cO.. but because it's $ when it runs.. lol
 
You are right to be worried, however take the proper steps. I have Carbon Co detectors hardwired into my house with battery back ups. Check your batteries and system and burn baby burn.
 
On my propane furnace I installed a fresh air kit just so it isn't pulling air from the house. That way if the stove dies down it isn't pulling air back through the stove.
 
Dakota's - that's a good one, I'll be sure to remember it!

Lumber_jack - so in my current set up I have 2 air returns ( dont ask me why i dont have a clue) within 25 of the stove with one being directly across on the opposite wall. Also in that room are 2 vents in the ceiling that about 4 feet in front of the stove. I wonder if that could cause a slight negative pressure situation?

I did pick up 2 CO alarms and have them plugged in now, so at least that precaution is in place. But now I guess I'll be educating myself on HVAC workings and the theories behind positive or negative pressure differentials while in conjunction with a heating appliance.

However, my mind has definitely been put at ease by the discussion here, I appreciate all the input from everyone. This is the only forum I'm a member of, but I cruise through a lot of others and this is by far the best in terms of rapid educated and experience laden answers. So keep it up! I know it's been a huge asset for me on multiple occasions during my progress up the learning curve.
 
One additional question, when you all burn overnight do you keep your central furnance on in case the house dips below a specified temp while you're asleep?

I load for the evening and set the Pellet Stove thermostat for 67. So when the wood stove peeters out the pellet stove will kick on
 
I burn my old stove 24/7 in the winter, including overnight. I turn the burn down so I still have coals in the morning, and load it up again when I wake up. If it goes out, it goes out, the oil furnace will kick in.

I have CO and smoke detectors on all levels and I've never had an alarm except when I accidentally get a reverse draft when lighting a cold stove.
 
Lumber_jack - so in my current set up I have 2 air returns ( dont ask me why i dont have a clue) within 25 of the stove with one being directly across on the opposite wall. Also in that room are 2 vents in the ceiling that about 4 feet in front of the stove. I wonder if that could cause a slight negative pressure situation?
2 vents and 2 returns sounds like a fairly balance system to me.
Frankly I think weather related pressure systems have more influence on the possibility of getting a reverse flow in your flue then anything going on in your house.
A situation I think could lead to a reverse flow would be if you have a fairly tightly sealed house and that has previously equalized pressure with a low pressure system outside and you have a rapidly approaching intense high pressure system. As the high pressure system moves in the air will want to seep in every opening (including your stove flue) and equalize the low pressure existing in your house. The pressure differential between natural weather related high and low pressure systems outside is much greater then any pressure differential you can create with the duct-ed venting or exhaust fans in your house.
 
One additional question, when you all burn overnight do you keep your central furnance on in case the house dips below a specified temp while you're asleep?

Yes . . . thermostats are set to 60 degrees. High enough to keep the house temp livable for the pets if we are not around . . . but low enough so the boiler isn't always kicking on AND low enough to motivate me in the morning to get a fire started since anything under 64 degrees F in the winter seems a bit cool to me . . . while I'm standing there in my boxer shorts and T-shirt.
 
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