We've been running the stove hard too. Yesterday morning for the first time I stuffed it to the gills. The stove got hot after about 30 minutes, hit about 790 for almost an hour even with the air control fully closed. The stove took it in it's stride. No creaks, groans, glowing or smells. Actually, we've no real issues to report other than dealing with the fact that we have some pine in with the firewood. Normally it's fine for our mild climate, but it is crap for burn times. Keeping the stove at 650 the longest burns I'm getting are around 6 hrs. By then the stove top is down to 400 and needs feeding again. This is even with hardwood and fir. I am starting to wonder if the EBT is sticking. Hard to check when the stove is going. Has anyone done this?
My main concern with this cold snap is the water system. Most local systems are not very deep. If this cold spell lasts a couple weeks or longer, the ground is going to freeze deeper than a lot of water system's piping. We have one high spot where it rises to what was the old meter connection. I'm going to put some 2" foam board over that area today.
My main concern with this cold snap is the water system. Most local systems are not very deep. If this cold spell lasts a couple weeks or longer, the ground is going to freeze deeper than a lot of water system's piping. We have one high spot where it rises to what was the old meter connection. I'm going to put some 2" foam board over that area today.