just bought 1st stove !!!!!

Congrads on your first stove. But why on earth do you want to burn sawdust logs?

If you want to burn sawdust maybe you should have looked into a pellet stove instead.

BeGreen said:

Congratulations. That's a sweet stove. You should really enjoy it.

I liked trying the compressed logs too. It was a fun experiment for me to see the differences and I still keep a couple boxes on hand for emergency boost in case I really want a lot of heat easily. Ya never know when you are going to be sick or have a nasty unexpected cold snap. You'll find a big difference between the simple compressed logs and the high-pressure compressed logs. The simple ones burn like a cigar, expanding a lot with a big ash. The really dense ones burn more like coal, except a lot easier to light. Little ash and a lot of heat. Try out just a couple at first in the F3CB. That is a smaller firebox. And be ready for some quick heat.

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can you burn these in a catalytic stove?

Congrats man you will love it.
i'm still riding the high.

argus66 said:

hey what about old wood i have 2 giant swamp maples in my back yard and they drop small to medium sized logs by the hundred in any wind. ive been putting them in my shed to dry them out a few months are these ok to burn? seems like a waste if i cant, also what about having fires with door open is there anything i should watch out for is it ok to do? i would assume just havind a small fire when door is open.

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Swamp maple also known as red maple, is a pretty decent firewood. Its kind of middle of the road in BTU output but burns clean. I burn a lot of it. And congrats on the stove purchase!

argus66 said:

read some stuff on here about them and im just interested like to learn more about them and wood burning stove. just interested....

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How close are you to SOS Stoves in Port Murray, NJ? It looks like they carry "BioBricks".
http://biopellet.net/wheretobuy.html

My local BioBricks supplier ran out and can no longer get them. He is now carrying "Envi-Blocks" (made by "Barefoot Pellets), they are manufactured in Pennsylvania.

I can't seem to find their home page again but as I recall they didn't have a list of retailers anyway. However, you could try calling them.
Cummings Lumber Barefoot Pellet Co, Troy PA, 570-297-1297

I seem to remember reading something about compressed logs voiding Jotul's warranty. Check your owner's manual. That would seem unenforceable since how would they know? My guess is that if they burn hot enough it would result in overfiring and there would be physical evidence of that. Overfiring would probably void the warranty anyway so it's 6 of one half a dozen of the other.

Of course, if you are careful about not getting aggressive about long burn times and only using small amounts then "no harm, no foul".

The other possibility is that Jotul is concerned about the garbage products out there with "fillers", chemicals, etc.

I would suggest posting a separate question about Jotul's and compressed logs to increase the likelihood of getting feedback from someone familiar with this particular issue.
~Cath

argus66 said:

sos is about a hour away but i may take i ride up im plan on just burning 1 or 2 at 1st and watching temps and seeing how long the burn is ill se what i can get

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Do yourself a favor, call ahead and make sure they haven't sold out.
~Cath

You might find some real wood at prices more attractive than the sawdust logs. You have to use the ones that are only sawdust made under pressure with no binders. CAT stove esp.

That is interesting. I intend to get some bircks or logs for backup. You know, when the snow is deep and you don't feel like going out to the pile, or when you are away and the wife is operating the stove and runs out of wood; like that.
I'd be interested to hear of your experience with burning them.