Best tip you have got from this forum.

[guest5234]

So many great tips but the best for me is sticking a fan on the floor and blowing cold air from the hall into the stove room, it heats the upstairs and rest of the rooms downstairs a treat.

 

[Brian VT]

-Never walk away from a stove that has full air to it (unless you have a timer set to call you back).
-Use a thermometer.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Fully seasoned wood burns better than green stuff.

It sounds silly to mention it, but how many problems do we see on the forum every year due to wet wood?

Matt

 

[adrpga498]

Fully seasoned wood burns better than green stuff.

It sounds silly to mention it, but how many problems do we see on the forum every year due to wet wood?

Matt

Ditto. Mattt Said it all.

 

[branchburner]

Fully seasoned wood burns better than green stuff.

It sounds silly to mention it, but how many problems do we see on the forum every year due to wet wood?

Matt

Ditto. Mattt Said it all.

Same here - let me add, seasoned and DRY, not 3-year old stuff sitting under a pile of snow. It applies to any stove or fireplace, any type of firewood, any geographical location - a universal tip for a lifetime of successful, clean, safe burning. It's a tip that I kinda-shoulda-sorta already knew, but never took it too seriously until I saw it here.

 

[Rich M]

Super Cedar fire starters. Haven't chopped kindling or crumpled newspaper in years.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

1) Always be ready to pounce on free wood without regard to time of year

2) A woodstove is an engine - if it's too cold, lean it out - if it's too hot, richen it up

3) Life is too short for WalMart chainsaws

4) Keep your chain sharp and your saw will always have enough power

5) It's a woodstove, not the space shuttle

 

[smokinj]

Free wood the best wood!

 

[BrotherBart]

Not to buy stock in CFM Corporation.

 

[Thomask9590]

The best tip I have been given is that I should read this often and not be afraid to ask dumb questions.

On a side note, I love the sarcasm from time to time. It keeps me interested. :lol:

 

[begreen]

Lesson learned early on, the flue is as important as the stove when it comes to burning well.

 

[NWfuel]

Listen to Rich M

 

[branchburner]

Listen to Rich M

He didn't just earn some samples, did he?

 

[North of 60]

Most questions about burning pine can be answerd in the (search forums) by now.

 

[MrGriz]

To just go ahead and put the damn thing in already!

The rest just seemed to follow........

 

[fossil]

If you're on blood pressure medication, stay out of the Ash Can. Rick

 

[North of 60]

If you're on blood pressure medication, stay out of the Ash Can. Rick

Rick Iam wondering what your teachers comments were on your high school report cards were.

 

[fossil]

If you're on blood pressure medication, stay out of the Ash Can. Rick

Rick Iam wondering what your teachers comments were on your high school report cards were.

The only one I remember was directed to my parents and it read something like, "If you have any other younger sons, please look into the opportunities for busing to an adjacent district." Or words to that effect. :smirk: Rick

 

[Stevebass4]

"safety is no accident"

PPE MUST ALWAYS BE USED when cutting firewood

 

[ansehnlich1]

The amount of clothing my wife wears is directly related to the inside temperature of our home.....

edit - because I think if I can get it hot enough in the house....oh never mind!

Honestly, I've learned that MY firewood will sit pretty, outside in the sun, wind, snow, and rain, for at least 18 months before I burn it....

edit - because I have a moisture meter, and last year my wood was 16 to 18 percent moisture content, this year I have stuff that is closer to 12 percent, and the difference it makes in burning in my stove is tremendous, cleaner burns, longer burns, more heat.

 

[BrotherBart]

Lesson learned early on, the flue is as important as the stove when it comes to burning well.

Yoda, What does this mean?

May The Draft be with you.

 

[fossil]

That's not just a stove...it's part of a system. Rick

 

[ChrisN]

The 'Top-Down' fire starting technique.

 

[savageactor7]

Cleaning the glass using bottled water and a paper towel.

 

[Rich M]

He didn't just earn some samples, did he?

I wish! Seriously, they make shoulder season a lot easier. I'll never go back to the old way.