2021-2022 BK everything thread

[stoveliker]

50 F and rainy, grey, foggy here. Minisplit is providing the heat, chewing away the combined 61 kWhs I made on the second and fourth when it was nice and sunny.

 

[kennyp2339]

Got teased w/ temps in the mid 70's for 2 days in a row, its cooled off some but not enough for a fire, I'm thinking I may only have 2 or 3 fires left to make for the rest of the season, I'll be lighting the stove back up tomorrow night thru Monday since it will be damp and cool, beyond that is anyone's guess.
Wednesday, I cleaned the garage out, swept all the wood crumbs from my rack, took the rack and moved it along the one wall for summer storage, if I need to burn the plan from here on out is to just bring in a couple arm fulls of splits as needed.
Going to take my needless BK addiction and transfer that energy to the lawn and gardens since they are just starting to wake up. I'll do my routine chimney cleaning mid-May when I'm sure I'm done with the stove. It was a fun stove season again here, and like the year before, I've burnt less, house stayed warm and the winter was pretty straight forward with cold.

 

[Diabel]

Low 50s here. Will definitely be burning in the Princess this weekend. Will be trying the small loads on high in order to burn off the gunk.

In the city stove enjoying morning fires. Sadly, these are the last few in the VC. The house sold and the stove stays. The new owner will be removing the stove and replacing it with NG fireplace unit.

 

[begreen]

The northwest is just coming out of the coldest mid-April on record. We've been chewing through wood. There is just one more wood box load of wood left in the shed. Time to warm up.

 

[Nealm66]

Perfect princess weather!

 

[BKVP]

Or King....slowly digesting well-seasoned fuel. BK owner's know this is perfect weather...I wish my asparagus had not broken through early!

 

[begreen]

Or American Standard, Mitsubishi, Daikin, et al. With next week's temps finally warming up about 10º we'll be burning electrons. Outdoor body heat will be coming from loading the wood shed.

 

[BKVP]

Or American Standard, Mitsubishi, Daikin, et al. With next week's temps finally warming up about 10º we'll be burning electrons. Outdoor body heat will be coming from loading the wood shed.

You ever walk outside, gaze upon the incredible feeling you get from harvesting cords of firewood and the tremendous labor involved...you never hurt but rather feel a huge sense of both accomplishment and providing for your family. I suspect that feeling doesn't exist with any other method of heating. And in my King, I'm not too worried about chewing through my wood.

Off to Alaska next, not too warm there! But lots of stuff going on there! @Poindexter take note.

 

[bikedennis]

All the work involved in felling, bucking, loading, splitting, stacking, and stove maintenance keeps me fit and mobile at 79 years.

 

[Nealm66]

You ever walk outside, gaze upon the incredible feeling you get from harvesting cords of firewood and the tremendous labor involved...you never hurt but rather feel a huge sense of both accomplishment and providing for your family. I suspect that feeling doesn't exist with any other method of heating. And in my King, I'm not too worried about chewing through my wood.

Off to Alaska next, not too warm there! But lots of stuff going on there! @Poindexter take note.

Safe travels to you

 

[Ashful]

All the work involved in felling, bucking, loading, splitting, stacking, and stove maintenance keeps me fit and mobile at 79 years.

That's good to hear. You have 30 years on me, and sometimes I feel like it's gonna put me in an early grave.

 

[stoveliker]

That's good to hear. You have 30 years on me, and sometimes I feel like it's gonna put me in an early grave.

I think that's the difference between 15 and 4 cords...

 

[kennyp2339]

That's good to hear. You have 30 years on me, and sometimes I feel like it's gonna put me in an early grave.

LOL its like having 3 or 4 drinks a week vs a 30 pack a day.

 

[kennyp2339]

Happy Easter; stove's re-lit and chugging along, 34 deg this morning, heavy spring frost. I preloaded the stove last night to make things easier.

 

[BKVP]

Happy Easter indeed!

 

[begreen]

Happy Easter. Same here, at 37º this morning the stove was lit and running.

 

[Ashful]

Happy Easter, folks. Same here. Short sleeves and edging gardens yesterday, followed by loading the stove this morning!

 

[stoveliker]

Happy Easter.

Bright and sunny here, 54 F right now, 39 for the low early morning. The Mitsubishi gave us a bump with solar electrons, and the sunroom is now providing enough heat to the home to keep it comfortable.

 

[BKVP]

A bit chilly this morning. I opened up the stove this morning thinking I'd load another 2-3 pieces. Nope. No room, still running on Saturday nights load! I did see a bunch of elk yesterday on a short Blues Mountain hike! All the bulls have shed....now just to locate them!

 

[stoveliker]

That's only 36 hrs or so, so for a King running low that was an avoidable miscalculation imo

 

[Diabel]

A bit chilly this morning. I opened up the stove this morning thinking I'd load another 2-3 pieces. Nope. No room, still running on Saturday nights load! I did see a bunch of elk yesterday on a short Blues Mountain hike! All the bulls have shed....now just to locate them!

Very impressive Chris.
Question.
Chris do you as some here come spring run the stove on short/hot (fully open air, bypass closed) in order to burn all the gunk from the firebox?

 

[kennyp2339]

Very impressive Chris.
Question.
Chris do you as some here come spring run the stove on short/hot (fully open air, bypass closed) in order to burn all the gunk from the firebox?

I do that on my last few fires to remove the crud that forms on the plate sections as insurance for the next season

 

[BKVP]

Very impressive Chris.
Question.
Chris do you as some here come spring run the stove on short/hot (fully open air, bypass closed) in order to burn all the gunk from the firebox?

Yes, but not yet. I am running the stove even when into the high 50's. Our house holds the heat very well after so much work. However, the wife asked for 12' ceilings (she got 10') but the house is large. Since we do not live upstairs and rarely go upstairs. we have closed off the access and ceiling registers...but some heat still migrates upstairs. (It's way to warm up there!)

I will stop burning in another few weeks and then I will give the firebox a real hot burn (bypass closed) and then sweep the chimney. If it's like years past, there won't be much accumulation. That's the advantage of of the stove design, proper operation and most importantly my 3-5 year old Tamarack!

 

[BKVP]

And...as you know with your Princess, we don't measure how much wood to put in based upon how cold it will get. We can load it to the gills and just set the thermostat to crock-pot mode.

 

[stoveliker]

And...as you know with your Princess, we don't measure how much wood to put in based upon how cold it will get. We can load it to the gills and just set the thermostat to crock-pot mode.

I like that as a good analogy to explain how a BK works: crock-pot mode. Keeper!