How do you handle this reload situtation?

[Babaganoosh]

Ok your stove is about 2 hours away from doing a hot reload. For whatever reason something comes up and you are going to be out of the house for 4 to 5 hours. You don't have to leave right away so you have time to mess with the stove. How do you handle it?

My backstory is that I've got an IS hybrid. I don't need to heat my house with it due to a natural gas furnace which doesn't bother me when it has to come on to pick up the slack when the stove is longer providing enough heat for the house. However I do enjoy sticking it to the man and utilizing the stove to minimize my gas bill as much as possible. Admittedly I take a lot of joy in it.

Do you guys reload in this situation with a little different technique than a normal reload? Do you let it burn out? Do you go for a small reload so you can do a full reload when you get back?

Interested in hearing how people would handle it.

 

[firefighterjake]

Depends on the stove temp and how much time I have to insure the stove is all set and cruising . . . sometimes I may just stick in one or two splits and stick around for a bit to make sure the stove is cruising with no temp spikes . . . and sometimes I simply let the stove do its thing and realize that there is a reason I still have my oil boiler as a back up heating source.

 

[Sconnie Burner]

Play around with it while you are home. Throw a couple 3 splits on and learn what you need to do to get the results you want. I would think as long as you don't cool and stall the cat you should be able to possibly load and go? Always fun to play and learn!

 

[xman23]

Surely it depends on the stove. I never have an issue filling the stove with wood at any time, choking it down for the longest burn time.

 

[Excavator]

I too will toss a few splits in with that situation and hang tight for few minutes.

 

[kennyp2339]

I would just top it off, doesn't the hybrid offer secondary tube reburn an cat burn? I would just turn the air up, throw in some splits wait the 5-10 min while it catches then turn the air down and go on my merry way. *i know what ur saying about sticking it to the man, I also share the same feelings, happy thanksgiving!

 

[klxrelic]

I too will toss a few splits in with that situation and hang tight for few minutes.

What he said....

 

[saskwoodburner]

I would add a couple splits, and get ready to turn down the air rather quick compared to a normal fire cycle.

 

[Babaganoosh]

That's was going to be my plan. Throw on 2 small and two larger splits, let the probe thermometer get to 500 degrees, engage cat and turn the air down. However it turns out it's getting up to 62 degrees today so I just let it burn down.