We ran the stove all weekend but let it go cold yesterday because the house stayed @ 72F all day. I went to work figuring my wife would get a fire going at some point when the temps started to drop as they were calling for. At 9:30 my wife texts me and says that she can't keep the fire going. I asked if she was keeping the door open to help with draft and she told me yes and that she was done dealing with it (she has the cold I brought home from deer camp).
I figured it was due to the chimney being cold so when I got home I lit a couple of pieces of paper and warmed it up. I added two pieces of kindling and a Super Cedar and she lit off like a champ. Of course she gave me a dirty look and added that we were going to be anyway. I told her why she was having problems so next time she'll be good to go. BTW, I woke up to a nice toasty house at 72F.
Just wanted to throw that out there in case another newbie has problems.
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I figured it was due to the chimney being cold so when I got home I lit a couple of pieces of paper and warmed it up. I added two pieces of kindling and a Super Cedar and she lit off like a champ. Of course she gave me a dirty look and added that we were going to be anyway. I told her why she was having problems so next time she'll be good to go. BTW, I woke up to a nice toasty house at 72F.
Just wanted to throw that out there in case another newbie has problems.
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