I work from home which is great for a lot of reasons and one of them is being able to run the stove and tend to it all day. Small stove so it needs a few reloads during the day. I've been burning great all season long with the stove keeping my basement warm and the 1st floor above it 70 - 71 all winter long. My office is on the 2nd floor which is heated by the oil furnace but at least I get good excerise running up and down the stairs to load the stove.
For whatever reason I've been fighting with the stove all day. I got it going fine this morning and then when I reloaded it was slow to take off and then when I went to check 20 minutes later it was just smoldering and it has been kind of doing that on and off all day. I did get a good cycle before lunch but it's acting up again. Everythig is normal, using the same wood I've been burning all winter with no problems. I just checked my chimney about a week ago and it was clear. I think it might be the weather which has been strange all day. It started off ok but then got cloudy, dark and Now it's snowing.
I guess I'll just open the air a little more and chalk it up to a bad burn day unless it becomes a trend.
For whatever reason I've been fighting with the stove all day. I got it going fine this morning and then when I reloaded it was slow to take off and then when I went to check 20 minutes later it was just smoldering and it has been kind of doing that on and off all day. I did get a good cycle before lunch but it's acting up again. Everythig is normal, using the same wood I've been burning all winter with no problems. I just checked my chimney about a week ago and it was clear. I think it might be the weather which has been strange all day. It started off ok but then got cloudy, dark and Now it's snowing.
I guess I'll just open the air a little more and chalk it up to a bad burn day unless it becomes a trend.