Hogwildz said:SolarAndWood said:Hogwildz said:When you have single digits, with 20+ mph winds, let us know how that 17 hrs is doing heating at low?
LMFAO
I do 12 hour burn cycles in those conditions but 17 is far from low burn with good dry hardwood. 25,000,000/128*3.75*.8/17 gives just under 35K average over the course of that 17 hour burn. Someone want to check my math?
Just curious Solar, but where are you coming up with those figures? I honestly don't see how you got them, may have to explain it to me like I am real slow , seriously
I'm not a good mathematician, but I can decipher those numbers for you:
25,000,000 btu's available per cord of good hardwood, not even the very best. Something like white oak, mulberry.
divided by cubic feet per cord (128)
multiplied by cubic feet the firebox holds (3.75)
multiplied by the efficiency of the stove (.8)
divided by hours burned (17)
Looks about right to me Solar. My old Royal Heir seems to be holding up to the numbers I cranked after buying, before running. People that have not run a cat stove with thermostatic air control just refuse to believe the results. It is not magic, they cannot put out more btu's than the wood can give, but it is a very controlled burn, and very little heat goes up the chimney, with very little fuss over running the stove. I'm anxious to see how my stove holds up under colder weather to see if it still will handle our heating needs, and distribute that heat as well as it has in the shoulder season.