It was cold the other night!

[heat seeker]

Monday night hit 9ºF, so I had the stove on high. Results are pictured:

And yes, real frost on the OAK. The flash sorta washed it out, there was more than the picture shows:

I'm lovin' this stove!

This is burning Instant Heats on the highest setting of the stove.
This stove heats a 2400 sq.ft. Colonial with very little help from the oil burner up on the second floor, where we keep it at 70º. Usually run the stove at level 4 if it's under 32º, level 3 if above, and the 'stat keeps things under control.

 

[xraycer]

Whoa, we got down to 3 °F and my OAK didn't do that. Do you have a humidifier running?

 

[hossthehermit]

9 degrees is cold???? But, yeah, that's why I don't use an OAK.

 

[Fish On]

wow where does the water go? on the baseboard......

 

[subsailor]

18 degrees here and my OAK looks like that right now. I have to keep a pan under it to catch the water when it melts.

 

[heat seeker]

I do run a humidifier.
That's the only time I've seen this happen, and the amount of water is small. If it occurs again, I'll just put a cloth down to catch the water.
I'd rather have the cold concentrated like this than suck it into the house and chill things down. I've seen a bit of condensation on the OAK before, but never enough to drip on the floor.

 

[Pelletfisky]

Felt my OAK and wondered if frost could happen. Guess it is a possibility!

 

[glenc0322]

[quote author="heat seeker" date="1327022350"]Monday night hit 9ºF, so I had the stove on high. Results are pictured:

And yes, real frost on the OAK. The flash sorta washed it out, there was more than the picture shows:

I'm lovin' this stove!

This is burning Instant Heats on the highest setting of the stove.
This stove heats a 2400 sq.ft. Colonial with very little help from the oil burner up on the second floor, where we keep it at 70º. Usually run the stove at level 4 if it's under 32º, level 3 if above, and the 'stat keeps things under control.[/quote

did not know that the oak would freeze like that. And what type of thermostat is that you have on your stove i like the way it looks

 

[save$]

What's a little frost? I've had that on one of my doors when it was in the teens below zero. I put a paper towel under my OAK. Same towel there all season. Never notice any staining etc. But to be without OAK, that isn't going to happen. No way am I going to use my heated room air to fuel the fire. Besides, with the OAK, I don't get the frost on the door.

 

[mepellet]

We got down to -7 or so the other night and I had no frost on the selkirk. It's cool to the touch where it enters the house but too hot to the touch where it enters the stove.

 

[heat seeker]

glenc0322 - I picked up that magnetic thermometer at the hardware store. It's intended for wood stoves. It was a little pricey - $20.00 I think.
I like it because I get a relative indication of the stove's output. It seems to be accurate enough, but I use it to monitor the stove's performance, and it helps me judge the heat output of different pellets. It catches just a little of the hot air without blocking too much of it.