So last night was supposed to be a bit chilly. 
I packed the stove as full as I could and went to bed at midnight. 6 am I get up and the house is nice and toasty warm but half asleep, I open the door to toss a split into the wood stove and am greeted by a few cupfuls of large, red, very hot embers that dance across the floor right beside my slippers. Wow, never had that happen before.
I grabbed the shovel and scooped them up and tossed them back into the fire. Decide that this is a great way to get a face burn so people think I went to the Caribbean last night.
I guess the wood must have shifted while I was sawing logs in bed and decided to spill it's guts in revenge. Probably if I had waited to reload the red chunks would have been harmless ashes.
So now you know why you need ember protection!
Sorry I didn't take any pics - was a bit too busy trying to shovel everything back in before the smoke detector went off and woke everyone up. Soapstone hearth is just fine and I'm going back to bed. Too cold to go outside.
I packed the stove as full as I could and went to bed at midnight. 6 am I get up and the house is nice and toasty warm but half asleep, I open the door to toss a split into the wood stove and am greeted by a few cupfuls of large, red, very hot embers that dance across the floor right beside my slippers. Wow, never had that happen before.
I grabbed the shovel and scooped them up and tossed them back into the fire. Decide that this is a great way to get a face burn so people think I went to the Caribbean last night.
I guess the wood must have shifted while I was sawing logs in bed and decided to spill it's guts in revenge. Probably if I had waited to reload the red chunks would have been harmless ashes.
So now you know why you need ember protection!
Sorry I didn't take any pics - was a bit too busy trying to shovel everything back in before the smoke detector went off and woke everyone up. Soapstone hearth is just fine and I'm going back to bed. Too cold to go outside.
