After measuring my firebox, N-S, I see 24in pieces would be sitting on top of the metal lip , just inside the door. Logs would be suspended , in the air above the actual bottom, or firebrick. Where's 20in would sit on the bottom of the stove. Just some thoughts on what lengths to buck up.
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RonB
Feeling the Heat
I'm not home to measure but it seems like I load NS with about 18" length. This works good for me. I use a measure stick to cut lengths but there is always some variance. This length allows about 6" of room in front, near the glass and when it is real cold or I think I should I load this area with 3-4 smaller splits E/W.
Sleepy
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My first year I cut a lot of my wood too long to fit E-W. This turned out to be a mistake for me because I found that I prefer E-W loading.
This year I tried to cut everything around 16" long.
This year I tried to cut everything around 16" long.
Sometimes I burn E/W if the wood fits better that way. It seems to slow down the burn a bit. In the shoulder seasons I even burn with wood on the diagonal. It's a good time to burn those 22" pieces that slipped into the mix. But I always start a fire N/S.
I'll make sure to mix up my cuts a little. I've been bucking 5 year old oak tops into 20in. pieces. I'll start cutting some to 16 also.
Sleepy
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xclimber said:
When I reload in the morning and evening, I rake the coals forward and stack wood behind them. I get long even burns with E-W loading.
The stove is bigger than I need, but controllable by loading it this way. I load it in the morning and 12-14 hours later when I get home, I still have good coals.
On the weekend, I burn two or three splits at a time N-S and tinker with it during the day.
Sleepy,
Makes me feel good that I bought this stove, after hearing the burn times you got. I'll be heating about 2300 sq. ft.. I'd be happy to get 10 hour burns. Glad I bought a big fire box. Allows for a nice big bed of coals, and like you said, just add less wood as the conditions call for it, and you have a nice driving force to burn that new wood, at a slow burn.
Makes me feel good that I bought this stove, after hearing the burn times you got. I'll be heating about 2300 sq. ft.. I'd be happy to get 10 hour burns. Glad I bought a big fire box. Allows for a nice big bed of coals, and like you said, just add less wood as the conditions call for it, and you have a nice driving force to burn that new wood, at a slow burn.
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