Do they sell stoves that you can just burn when things are in a rush and kick in the cat etc. if an
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"Up earlier" is probably the last thing you want to hear, but look at it this way: at least you are already up. Some guys/gals have to drag their azzez outta bed @ 3am just to feed the stove! 
Also, +1 on Papa Dave's strategy. You'll eventually be able to fold it into your routine so that it's just an extra 5 minutes. A stove that is still burning hot will be your friend. Dump in dry wood. Let it burn big for 15 mins while you brush teeth, etc. Shut it down on your way out the door. Once you know the stove, you'll know +/- about where you want to set the draft for cruising. You won't have to play with it every time. Is it better if you dial the draft back in stages over a longer period? Probably yes, but not necessary with all stoves.
Also, +1 on Papa Dave's strategy. You'll eventually be able to fold it into your routine so that it's just an extra 5 minutes. A stove that is still burning hot will be your friend. Dump in dry wood. Let it burn big for 15 mins while you brush teeth, etc. Shut it down on your way out the door. Once you know the stove, you'll know +/- about where you want to set the draft for cruising. You won't have to play with it every time. Is it better if you dial the draft back in stages over a longer period? Probably yes, but not necessary with all stoves.
While I agree that the routine is manageable, I would want some woodburning experience under my belt and good knowledge of the stove behavior before heading out of the door with a full load of wood in the stove. I am serious about using the thermostat for the furnace or pellet stove, whatever, until this experience is gained. Once running the stove has become routine in the afternoons and on weekends and you are comfortable with the stove's behavior with your wood, then I would extend burning into my time away from the house.. But I would not jump right into this routine from the get go. Get familiar and comfortable with the stove first so that when you leave for work you're not having an anxiety attack. Burning wood well is a skill that takes some practice in different burning situations to learn it.
Hey guys,
I'm not a wood guy so I have no idea but....
Would the oil/wood version of these stoves be quicker & easier to get going in the morning ?
http://www.yukon-eagle.com/
I'm not a wood guy so I have no idea but....
Would the oil/wood version of these stoves be quicker & easier to get going in the morning ?
http://www.yukon-eagle.com/
Bub381 said:
I only load in the morning in the cold of winter. The rest of the season I load in the evening, turn the tstat down overnight, up while we are around in the morning and back down again when I leave for work. Repeat for 210 days or 221 so far this year. I have a King in the middle of the living room, it burns a lot lower than the stove it replaced that was half its size.
Short answer . . . no . . . that's a drawback with woodstoves. If you want to burn cleanly, efficiently and safely it's not a "throw and go" proposition . . . you do have to "babysit" the stove for a bit to get it up to temp and then cut back on the air. If you want to use alternative heat and have the convenience of just getting up, setting the temp like you would a thermostat for an oil furnace or boiler a wood pellet stove is the next best thing.
Long answer . . . so while there is no "throw and go" solution for you the good news is that in time you will develop a routine and as you learn how to run your stove and learn its quirks you will be able to get up and get your fire established in a pretty quick fashion. In my own case I wake up at the same time as I do in the summer . . . well actually that's a lie . . . I actually wake up earlier in the summer due to the sunlight and birds chirping, etc. . . . but seeing as I have an hour to get ready for work (only takes me 20-25 minutes though) I have developed a routine where I am able to get the stove going and by the time I leave the house the woodstove is set . . . In time you will too young grasshopper will learn how to do this . . . but as BeGreen said the time to learn how to run your stove probably isn't at 3 a.m. on a Monday morning when you're heading into work . . . I would learn how the stove runs on evenings and weekends . . .
Final thought . . . if there is another responsible adult in the house it can make running a stove much easier . . . I know my wife and I work different schedules and for that reason oftentimes I am loading the stove while she is still asleep and she is loading the stove when I am asleep . . . perhaps another adult in the home (if there is one) can be a part of this solution . . .
Long answer . . . so while there is no "throw and go" solution for you the good news is that in time you will develop a routine and as you learn how to run your stove and learn its quirks you will be able to get up and get your fire established in a pretty quick fashion. In my own case I wake up at the same time as I do in the summer . . . well actually that's a lie . . . I actually wake up earlier in the summer due to the sunlight and birds chirping, etc. . . . but seeing as I have an hour to get ready for work (only takes me 20-25 minutes though) I have developed a routine where I am able to get the stove going and by the time I leave the house the woodstove is set . . . In time you will too young grasshopper will learn how to do this . . . but as BeGreen said the time to learn how to run your stove probably isn't at 3 a.m. on a Monday morning when you're heading into work . . . I would learn how the stove runs on evenings and weekends . . .
Final thought . . . if there is another responsible adult in the house it can make running a stove much easier . . . I know my wife and I work different schedules and for that reason oftentimes I am loading the stove while she is still asleep and she is loading the stove when I am asleep . . . perhaps another adult in the home (if there is one) can be a part of this solution . . .
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