When you first start a fire should you get some condensation in you chimney? I have been paying close attention to this and have noticed when...
All good points. Thanks for all the info guys! My clean out is below ground level. My entire basement is. We do have a sump pump that does run...
I cut, split, and stacked all my wood a little over a yr ago. I keep it all covered with tarps. I believe my wood is dry as my fires start easy and...
I do have the type of cap with the wire meshing. I live on the east coast and we did just have the bad storm that came through. I guess it's...
Sorry, I had a cap put on 2 months ago after cleaning out the water. It has since returned.
Our home was built 3 years ago which consists of a masonry (stone) chimney. This is the first season which I am burning wood in our stove (only...
I believe the issues with the stoves were related to the start up damper (not the main damper). You're to keep the start up wide open for the first...
Thanks for all the comments. xclimber, I do not have the auto start up. My stove is a couple years old and it has the manual start up. I'll try...
What kind of stove do you have?[/quote] I have a qudra fire 5700. I understand I'll burn more wood but I'll be using less propane to heat my...
I'm new to burning and have 2 questions. My stove is on the basement and we use it to help heat the house. My question is... Is it bad for the...
[quote author="10-cc" date="1323205984"]I have the same setup, frighted it for years. I do not use my stove 24/7, weekends only so frequent start ups...
My house is 2 stories and around 3200 sqft. The HVAC guy ran a return duct to where my stove will be. I’m guessing the easiest way to tie into my...
Thanks for the info. I was told by my HVAC that it would make sense to tie into the forced air system. That's why I was asking the question....
Wouldn’t it be more efficient if you have a wood stove in the basement to a forced air system instead of just allowing the heat to rise?
Hello. New guy here. Did some research on your site but have a question. We built our house 2 years and have an area in our basement that we are...
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