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nola mike

nola mike

Minister of Fire
Sep 13, 2010
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Ok, i'm now a believer in the difference of dry wood. Lit up the insert for the first time this year using the same pine I burned with last year. Wow, what a difference! Last year my blower temps out of the top maxed out at around 220, and would cruise at 180-200. Today I maxed out at 310 before I dialed the air back to cool it down. Cruising stayed at 280-300. even when it started to coal I was at 250. Fire is now late coal stage (if I needed more heat I would have added wood long ago) and still at 220. I had a hard time heating this place last year when the temps dropped into the 20's. I'm thinking this will make a HUGE difference, especially with the newly insulated chimney and other insulation improvements to the house...
 
+1 on that Mike. I've been burning shorts and uglies that are at least 2-3 years old that are around 12% MC. It burns without any trouble, and reloads are quick catching. I finally bought an extra cord of wood that puts me ahead one year. It was more like where to put it. Well seasoned wood for me here on out.
 
The year I finally got ahead with wood I felt enlightened as well. What a difference. Modern stoves just don't work unless fed the proper fuel.
 
Mike, Great to hear you're burning good wood. It makes a huge difference. Which of those stoves are you burning in? Also I don't mean to sound like a bummer here, but those temps sound really low. Where are you getting those temperature readings?
 
nola mike said:
Ok, i'm now a believer in the difference of dry wood. Lit up the insert for the first time this year using the same pine I burned with last year. Wow, what a difference! Last year my blower temps out of the top maxed out at around 220, and would cruise at 180-200. Today I maxed out at 310 before I dialed the air back to cool it down. Cruising stayed at 280-300. even when it started to coal I was at 250. Fire is now late coal stage (if I needed more heat I would have added wood long ago) and still at 220. I had a hard time heating this place last year when the temps dropped into the 20's. I'm thinking this will make a HUGE difference, especially with the newly insulated chimney and other insulation improvements to the house...
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Add one more "convert"
Dry wood opens up a whole new game :)
But you have to see it & feel it for yourself!
Luckily, here on this site "It's the norm" ;)
 
DaFattKidd said:
Mike, Great to hear you're burning good wood. It makes a huge difference. Which of those stoves are you burning in? Also I don't mean to sound like a bummer here, but those temps sound really low. Where are you getting those temperature readings?
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No bummer, those temps are from the air gap at the top of the insert work the blower on high. Not comparable to stove top temps. I promise you, this sucker's HOT. I'll bring the ir gun next time around, but this method works better for global insert temps imho. Oh, this is in the century. If I told you what i'm hitting in the jotul, you'd tell me I was in danger of burning my house down ;)
 
oldspark said:
Yep water dont burn!
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Probably my favorite hearth.com quote.

Shawn
 
Mike, good to hear you have found the right key to making good heat.

Poor fuel can make a good stove look terrible. Good fuel could even make a poor stove look great! Give a new wood burner poor wood and he blames the stove or chimney and most anything except the fuel. Give the new wood burner good fuel and he is amazed at how easy this wood burning can be.
 
Actually,I didn't think I was doing badly before. Thought the stove was just undersized (it still probably is). Didn't have too much trouble catching the wood, was able to dial down to draft without it going out, etc. it's just burning way hotter now. curious to see if this holds up in the jotul as well. I have a mix of hardwoods that was c/s/s last winter, plus some OLD oak that I scrounged from CL. So far I've only made a couple of small fires mostly using dimensional lumbar...
 
Can I have an Amen for Brother Nola Mike who is a recent convert to the Church of Burning Seasoned Wood? Welcome to the fold brother. ;) :) Glad you have seen the light.
 
post some pics of the 602,s in action,thems the boss as far as looks and coolness
 
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