edyit
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haven't done it personally but there are a few "camps" up here that have heated driveways, one i know has had it in for at least 10 years
Brrrrrr, Hope You're Prepped ....
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Ashful
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I've been fairly lucky here in Maryland. Only a few really cold nights so far ( in the teens ). Currently at 40 and the Madison isn't having to work all that hard to keep my first floor at 75 
On those really cold nights though, I've had to keep the flue open and use the blower. Thank goodness we don't get down below zero often here! Unfortunately I have more splitting to do ugh [emoji12]
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On those really cold nights though, I've had to keep the flue open and use the blower. Thank goodness we don't get down below zero often here! Unfortunately I have more splitting to do ugh [emoji12]
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Ashful
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The log splitter isn't any louder than a standard lawnmower. 22 ton. I borrow my coworkers
Also I'm the end house and have nothing but a ball field / water across the street. The single houses on the water sit back far enough that it doesn't bother them.
I also only split for a couple hours at a time. My son loves karate chopping the wood ( as he calls it ) lol. Works out great!
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Ashful
Minister of Fire
I do split by hand as well
I make sure to use the splitter during normal work hours so I don't interrupt sleep. I know my neighbors schedule lol. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk
wildbill7145
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Since we're talking about splitters, anyone have any thoughts on electric splitters? Do they work well? Prone to failure/breakdown? I wonder if you have to have a dedicated circuit for them. Don't need one now, but as I get older it might be a consideration.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
Yes, many here use them, some even for their primary splitting. But rather than divert this thread, please search out one of the existing threads on them, or start a new thread. Feel free to drop a link to the new thread in here, so interested folks can follow over.
Back on topic, it got warm here! Unfortunately, you can't stop a stove once started. Here's my family room, 26 hours after last reload, it peaked at 80F.
I've been fairly lucky here in Maryland. Only a few really cold nights so far ( in the teens ). Currently at 40 and the Madison isn't having to work all that hard to keep my first floor at 75
On those really cold nights though, I've had to keep the flue open and use the blower. Thank goodness we don't get down below zero often here! Unfortunately I have more splitting to do ugh [emoji12]
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I'm a born and raised Marylander and moved to Va 4 years ago, miss it and don't at the same time.
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Lol. I now rely heavily on the 24 hour forecast to help me decide how I'm going to run the stove. I've gotten into that situation a couple times. Easily done with a BK and the kind of weather we've been having.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
I try to do the same, but there are a few factors that foil me from time to time. First, if we're having guests and the wife is cooking, that part of the house will usually get warmer than I expect. I guess our kitchen oven throws some serious heat. Second, our weather forecast is so often wrong on sun and cloud, and that room is damn near all glass, so sun makes a huge difference in how much heat I need. They've been wrong on that twice this week already, calling for sun when it rained and rain when it was sunny, less than 15 hours ahead.
Welp........ if it gets too hot.....I just open a window. Better to over compensate with heat than under compensate. Takes too long to heat the house up vs just cracking windows.
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Starting with the New Year the Puget Sound region is getting some cold weather. We are tempered somewhat by the water, but in eastern WA it is going to get very cold. This system will move eastward with a deep freeze spreading brutal cold into the midwest.
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/cold-air-brings-a-january-reality-check-for-lower-48
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/cold-air-brings-a-january-reality-check-for-lower-48
heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
right now we are at the mid thirties and the house has not been below 74. Yesterday it got up to 38 but was very sunny most of the house was at 80 a little to much. The furnace has been turned off for about a week, I have only used about a quarter tank of oil so far this heating season. We do have some cold weather coming in towards the end of next week but that could always change, plus it is almost January. Even the two far bedrooms have been staying between 68 to 71 if you keep the doors open.
Ashful
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Squisher
Minister of Fire
Freezing here. Overnight down to about -25c which is -13f. Sure glad to have added the insert this year.
Stay warm everyone!
Stay warm everyone!
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
It's been one load a day for the last few days. The stove is cold, glass has been cleaned, ash pan dumped but now it's time to fire up, and get a few loads of wood in here; Wind is picking up and temps will be falling off, with several nights in the low teens forecast. 
OK, top-down mojo workin' and the hoop is loaded for bear...White Oak, BL and a little Cherry.
OK, top-down mojo workin' and the hoop is loaded for bear...White Oak, BL and a little Cherry.
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heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
Same here going from 50 to nights in the single digits, for a few days. They are talking about next Tuesday being 40 but the stoves will work a little here for a few days. That ok it is January.
Niko
Minister of Fire
I wish it would snow tho . Where not getting sub cold weather either, but did get a lil snow so far but most of it has melted.
Wood piles just keep growing and growing. On my block im the only one the burns but a couole blocks away the whole neighborhood burns. Wonder if anyone is on here?
. Where not getting sub cold weather either, but did get a lil snow so far but most of it has melted. Wood piles just keep growing and growing. On my block im the only one the burns but a couole blocks away the whole neighborhood burns. Wonder if anyone is on here?
Niko
Minister of Fire
Holy crap lol! Well its raining now, cold weather and rain just plain sucks. Sorry for the crappy picture just got home from work and took it inside my porch
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
Are the neighbors complaining yet about how you are depressing home values in the 'hood, with your hillbilly piles of wood everywhere?
Have you been over to the wood-burning neighborhood yet to pass out flyers extolling the virtues of BK stoves?
Squisher
Minister of Fire
Snow doesn't melt in these parts,.....till March.
Mild for us is seeing above freezing for daytime highs, but it's far from mild this week we'll warm up to about -10c today.
Mild for us is seeing above freezing for daytime highs, but it's far from mild this week we'll warm up to about -10c today.
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