So here is the deal. I leave home from 0630 to roughly 1700 every day. Summit has been doing a good job keeping the house warm and getting the fire roaring again is a snap with all the hot coals left over. The issue is that every now and again I end up working late and it can be hours past my normal get home time. So I have 2 girls, 10 and 13, both mature for their age, but still they are only 10 and 13. They usually will get home a couple hours before me so my thought is, if I could teach the 13 year old how to add a small stick or two to the stove if if I am running late, life would be grand.
I worked today and got home early to see the stove with tons of read hot coals, just the way they would normally find it. I called down my oldest and walked her through adding a stick of wood. Put on the welding gloves, get the wood ready, slowly open the door, rake the coals around a little, add the wood, tightly close the door and set the air handle to just under the L. Typically I figure this way if I am running late it has 2 benefits, they stay warm and I come home to some nice coals to work with. She seems fine with it and I told to only ever do it if she called me first.
Am I pushing this on her a little fast? I am confident in her but would really like your guys and gals opinions.
I worked today and got home early to see the stove with tons of read hot coals, just the way they would normally find it. I called down my oldest and walked her through adding a stick of wood. Put on the welding gloves, get the wood ready, slowly open the door, rake the coals around a little, add the wood, tightly close the door and set the air handle to just under the L. Typically I figure this way if I am running late it has 2 benefits, they stay warm and I come home to some nice coals to work with. She seems fine with it and I told to only ever do it if she called me first.
Am I pushing this on her a little fast? I am confident in her but would really like your guys and gals opinions.