Smoke or steam?

Steam.

I have been wondering about just that.........thought it was steam because it did not have "that" smell.
Still its good to have the gang weigh in on the subject. I am a no-smoke out the stack fanatic.

Right now it is -20C outside in the sunshine.
VC Acclaim running with a stove top around 600F.....5-6 inch Apple rounds and large Cherry splits.
Warm in the rooms adjacent to the stove.....cool/cold in the far away rooms........90 year old, drafty house.

I love heating with wood. Good exercise, Good heat.

Cheers,
Donna

EatenByLimestone said:

I have it too. I'd rather steam come out of that flue than the one the oil boiler uses.

Matt

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X2! My oil furnace puts out WAY more steam than my stove. Looks like dollars flying out the chimney.

Apple & Cherry? Must work well, and smell good, too!

RedGuy said:

My oil furnace puts out WAY more steam than my stove. Looks like dollars flying out the chimney.

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My wood stove does the same thing...

Spent a few minutes watching the cminey today- right after load and then when everything was cruising- short patch of grey then beautiful plumes of dissipating white. Looked great against the blue sky.
Somtimes I wonder if my neighbors think I am insane- sometimes I am out after the load for the overnight with a flashlight to see the gases come out- just like to make certain everything looks good (and there are worse ways to kill time while the stove comes up to temp)

Remkel said:

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Somtimes I wonder if my neighbors think I am insane- sometimes I am out after the load for the overnight with a flashlight to see the gases come out- just like to make certain everything looks good (and there are worse ways to kill time while the stove comes up to temp)

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Same here. My neighbors must think "Look at that crazy bastard standing in his front yard in a just t shirt on this cold day looking at that stainless flue. What's he looking for? I don't see anything?" That's the point. :coolsmile:

Warm in RI said:

Remkel said:

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Somtimes I wonder if my neighbors think I am insane- sometimes I am out after the load for the overnight with a flashlight to see the gases come out- just like to make certain everything looks good (and there are worse ways to kill time while the stove comes up to temp)

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Same here. My neighbors must think "Look at that crazy bastard standing in his front yard in a just t shirt on this cold day looking at that stainless flue. What's he looking for? I don't see anything?" That's the point. :coolsmile:

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I am usually out there in pajama bottoms, t-shirt and slippers- with 2 feet of snow on the ground- I even snowblow a path through the yard that serves two purposes- access to the wood, and provides a nice viewing area. Once in a while I think "Man, I need to get a new 'hobby'"

That's steam this is smoke from the neighbor at a property i've been working at

Battenkiller said:

RedGuy said:

My oil furnace puts out WAY more steam than my stove. Looks like dollars flying out the chimney.

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My wood stove does the same thing...

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Battenkiller-
Just showed the photo to my wife, and she actually asked "How does he get his stove to do that" meaning produce the dollar sign steam. Good thing I love her- how can I not with the laughs she provides me on a regular basis.