I have been running my US stove company small log stove seems like it will put out some good heat but its difficult to keep it at a constant temperature. after I got some hot coals I was able to maintain 65-70 degrees and not have to mess with it. the firewood is of good quality but I think it has too much moisture, I don't think its helping my cause. when I put the firewood in, it will hiss for 20 minutes or longer while the water burns off, during this time it really isn't putting out a whole lot of heat. what kind of luck have people here had with this stove just using it to heat a barn not expecting it to heat a home (I would never do that with one of these stoves, I think they are not designed for that). how do I know if I am overfirring the stove?
the guy I bought the firewood from said give the firewood 2 weeks sitting dry and he said I will be amazed at the difference. the trees have be down 2 years but firewood was cut and spit recently. I know these are a lower cost stove but are they at least good at what they are intended to do or am I going to have to replace it? it seems like its a sturdy, simple little unit. I do know that it does not put out any heat until the cast iron gets good and hot.
if I did ever replace it what would be a good unit UNDER $700??
so this stove keep the room 65-70 without any trouble when its sub 40 degrees outside, am I going to be able to at least keep it at 60 when it gets down into the teens or single digits?
structure is an old barn about 7-800 sq foot, loft can be closed off only have to heat the downstairs which is probably 400 sq foot; insulated plank walls, a layer of tarpaper outside, along with a layer of singles and new metal; so there is several layers out material on the outside of the building and I don't know if that has any heat retention value. I had the building resided and had a new roof done last year; I did not have the old material removed; why bother.
does the fact these stoves have no blower make a difference? am I going to notice a huge difference if this firewood dries up?
the guy I bought the firewood from said give the firewood 2 weeks sitting dry and he said I will be amazed at the difference. the trees have be down 2 years but firewood was cut and spit recently. I know these are a lower cost stove but are they at least good at what they are intended to do or am I going to have to replace it? it seems like its a sturdy, simple little unit. I do know that it does not put out any heat until the cast iron gets good and hot.
if I did ever replace it what would be a good unit UNDER $700??
so this stove keep the room 65-70 without any trouble when its sub 40 degrees outside, am I going to be able to at least keep it at 60 when it gets down into the teens or single digits?
structure is an old barn about 7-800 sq foot, loft can be closed off only have to heat the downstairs which is probably 400 sq foot; insulated plank walls, a layer of tarpaper outside, along with a layer of singles and new metal; so there is several layers out material on the outside of the building and I don't know if that has any heat retention value. I had the building resided and had a new roof done last year; I did not have the old material removed; why bother.
does the fact these stoves have no blower make a difference? am I going to notice a huge difference if this firewood dries up?