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  1. Birdie Golf New Member

    joined: Dec 26, 2012
    46 posts
    CT
    had some lignetics left over from last season, did a good cleaning yesterday bc i just used up the green supreme and wanted the stove nice n clean for the ligs

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  2. PoolGuyinCT Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jan 17, 2012
    328 posts
    Plymouth CT





    Canadians and mariners make us look like the Jamaican bob sled team in these cols snaps
  3. Xena Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 30, 2005
    2,437 posts
    South Shore MA
    Woke up to 4F out, 70F in, Prescott set @ #2 overnight w La Crete's in the hole not bad.
  4. DexterDay Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 11, 2010
    9,063 posts
    NE Ohio
    Entire house is a Toasty 73°… :)

    About 3° outside (not counting wind chill) this morning..... Warmed up a little. I think it's 10° outside now

    Furnace ate a lot more than on a 25° night (idles on level 1) it ran about a half hour on level 3, then a half hour on level 1. With a 3° span...
  5. briansol Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 18, 2009
    1,119 posts
    central ct
    The easy blaze were able to keep my place at 67 last night on 4/5. It was 6 last I looked. Probably went a few lower than that. It was set for 70, but only had a few hours to get there (6pm-11pm) from 63. I went to bed at 1030 and noticed the 67 temp. it probably hit 68. Either way, that's more than comfy for me, as honestly, it never gets to 70 in my house (i usually run the stove on 3) before it gets there either due to it being really cold out, or i don't have the stove on hard enough to get that it that hot. I find it saves from cycling so much. 70 is just too hot for me. I still woke up sweaty and sticky this morning with the stove maintaining 63 for the overnight hours, and was 65 in the house when i went to check it after my morning shower. Plenty warm, and i'm burning just a hair over 1 bag a day. 1.2 probably.
  6. save$ Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 22, 2008
    1,684 posts
    Chelsea Maine
    Just to cold for me. Home is cooler than what I normally have it, but tolerable. Switched to softies today. Watching the wall thermometer. odd, the outside temp dropped a degree in the last hour. So far, most of the big storms have fizzeled out or missed us. Folks with the sleds aren't too happy about this. Noticed the guy down the road has all his ice fishing shacks out on the Kennebec. (Tide water) He rents them out. Guys go there, drink a lot of beer, and bring home a few smelt.;lol
  7. SmokeyTheBear Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 10, 2008
    11,442 posts
    Standish, ME
    Well it did not get above zero here until almost 1:00 PM. Tonight I'm going to give my stove a run on 4 and see if she'll hold together just in case I need it. The outlook for next month isn't exactly warm.

    It wasn't pleasant outside this morning while I was handing out the chicken treats.
  8. CTguy9230 Feeling the Heat

    joined: Nov 22, 2011
    272 posts
    Northwest CT
    it was zero here this morning at 5 am....filled the hopper with Hamers last night
    and let it run on 4 all night, woke up to a nice 70 degree house this morning.

    picked up a few bags of Barefoots today for tonight
  9. jtakeman Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 30, 2008
    12,727 posts
    Northwestern CT.
    I put 2 bags in the hopper yesterday when I got home from work. They didn't quite make it 24 hrs. I'm officially on a 2 bag a day diet with these temps!~~~~~~ ;sick

    Wifey said she opened the coup door this mornin and the girls refused to come out. One held a sign that said "You'll get eggs when we get heat". I think they be on strike? ;em
  10. save$ Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 22, 2008
    1,684 posts
    Chelsea Maine
    Upddate. It has been 4 and a half hours. Did not change stove settings. house is 3 degrees warmer.(monitoring thermometer in another room) Outside time has dropped three degreess, but even more impressive is that the furnace hasn't kicked on during this time. Not liking this arctic air at all!!!
  11. Cincinnati Kid Member

    joined: Jan 6, 2009
    244 posts
    Cincinnati
    Burning country Boy wood pellets in both stoves
  12. SmokeyTheBear Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 10, 2008
    11,442 posts
    Standish, ME
    It is back below the zero mark here save$ and never got above 1.5::F.

    I gave my stove a short run on 4 and am now debating changing it to 4 for tonight or breaking out the Cubex. I always loose in these debates. Maybe I should compromise and load up the Cubex and set the stove to 4.

    At least the wind has lessened.
  13. here in my neck of Maine its been below Zero all day with the ever present wind chill with no end in sight for a few more days Stove has been doing the job no complaints and with MWP Softies to Boot!! tomorrow i think Ill break out the Cubex and see how they hold up !
  14. subsailor Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 8, 2011
    1,315 posts
    Winthrop, Maine
    The high I saw today is 1.6. It's 1 right now outside, 73.2 inside. Running MWP softies on heat setting 4.5.
  15. glenc0322 Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 30, 2011
    555 posts
    long Island NY
    lucky me only 15 here have the stove on 70 and the feed rate on 4 with the fan on med and its 72 in here think i need to turn it down.
  16. PoolGuyinCT Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jan 17, 2012
    328 posts
    Plymouth CT
    I'm so cheap I have to tell myself, "you paid for those top shelf pellets three years ago, your loosing money if you don't torch them"


    Good pellets are like good cigars, hard to bring yourself to light them satisfying when you do
  17. jtakeman Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 30, 2008
    12,727 posts
    Northwestern CT.
    I know what ya mean. The Turmans I just finished were from 2008 and the Cubex I have in now are from 2010. Odd I don't have an issue or even want to save the boxstore stuff. Well maybe if I could score Somersets?
  18. 3 degrees outside right now......forecast shows -10 possible tonight for North Central Mass.:mad: Been burning Okies Black Hills Heat all week. VERY warm inside right now. 77.5 on first floor, 72.0 on second floor. The Accentra chews through fines, chunks or whatever.:) The Black Hills Ponderosa Pine are definitely the hottest fuel in my stash.
  19. imacman Minister of Fire

    Just saw an updated weather statement.....this cold streak is supposed to last into Saturday.....BRRRRRRR.

    Keep a stash of the cold weather pellets ready!
  20. kt1i Member

    joined: Jun 18, 2008
    69 posts
    Central MA
    About 5 F out right now, most likely will dip below 0 by morning. Running medium on thermostat burning NEWP. Stove keeping it at 68 deg.
  21. frankie New Member

    joined: Jun 12, 2012
    36 posts
    Stroudsburg Pa.
    First time ever burning Turmans. Got them going in both stoves and the house is 73 and basement is 68.

    First year burning pellets and the heat is remarkable. With these temps the oil furnace used to run almost nonstop and the house would not reach 70. No oil at all burnt this year and will keep it that way.

    As of 7:25pm it is 2 degrees.
  22. sinnian Minister of Fire

    joined: May 28, 2008
    715 posts
    Limerick, Maine
    Suppose to get to -6* tonight, but I am better it gets even lower than that. MWP Softies are still my favorite ::-)
  23. St_Earl Minister of Fire

    -11.6 and falling @ 7:37 pm.
    mwp softies.
  24. subsailor Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 8, 2011
    1,315 posts
    Winthrop, Maine
    T shirt weather down this way for you Earl. Only -1.1.
  25. St_Earl Minister of Fire


    dang. just about time to shut her down for the season. ;lol

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