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.
Best tip you have got from this forum.
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-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.
-Use a thermometer.
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
It sounds silly to mention it, but how many problems do we see on the forum every year due to wet wood?
Matt
adrpga498 said:
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.
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
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
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:
On a side note, I love the sarcasm from time to time. It keeps me interested. :lol:
fossil said:
Rick Iam wondering what your teachers comments were on your high school report cards were.
north of 60 said:
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
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.
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.
branchburner said:
I wish! Seriously, they make shoulder season a lot easier. I'll never go back to the old way.
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