Hi Everyone; new user here from the eastern Canada.
I'm new to wood burning as well;
My new home has a vermont casting resolute acclaim, classic black circa 1991, that the previous owners used to heat with; as I am away alot I will just use it on weekends/ days off. The Previous owners also left 4 or 5 cords of well seasoned birch, maple hardwood!
I do have a couple of newb qs, and I should add that I DO have someone coming by to inspect the setup next week, but of course there seems to be a wealth of knowledge on here; so extra input is great
Do these stoves require a rebuild after so long being used to heat 24/7? Is it near its end life? I don't want to put $$ into it if its done in a year or so.
Also the chimney ( 26 years old ) is lined brick ( terracottta I think ) and runs inside the house from the basement; its a bungalow so maybe 20 ft. After running all day the chimney upstairs above the stove gets hot; to the point that I can hold my hand on it ( exposed in a closet ) for 5-6 seconds and then it feels to me to better get my hand off it; is normal? I know brick does act as a heat sink. I have dry wood ( seasoned 2 years ) and I have a stack thermometer that tells me that I'm running about 260 Celsius roughly sometimes it gets higher ; yes I'm going to get an IR thermometer.
I spent hours last night reading through the forum!
Thanks
Dave
I'm new to wood burning as well;
My new home has a vermont casting resolute acclaim, classic black circa 1991, that the previous owners used to heat with; as I am away alot I will just use it on weekends/ days off. The Previous owners also left 4 or 5 cords of well seasoned birch, maple hardwood!
I do have a couple of newb qs, and I should add that I DO have someone coming by to inspect the setup next week, but of course there seems to be a wealth of knowledge on here; so extra input is great
Do these stoves require a rebuild after so long being used to heat 24/7? Is it near its end life? I don't want to put $$ into it if its done in a year or so.
Also the chimney ( 26 years old ) is lined brick ( terracottta I think ) and runs inside the house from the basement; its a bungalow so maybe 20 ft. After running all day the chimney upstairs above the stove gets hot; to the point that I can hold my hand on it ( exposed in a closet ) for 5-6 seconds and then it feels to me to better get my hand off it; is normal? I know brick does act as a heat sink. I have dry wood ( seasoned 2 years ) and I have a stack thermometer that tells me that I'm running about 260 Celsius roughly sometimes it gets higher ; yes I'm going to get an IR thermometer.
I spent hours last night reading through the forum!
Thanks
Dave