How to prevent face heat blast effect?

[albertj03]

Well I've been burning for the last two days since it's been pretty cold (very light snow this morning). The problem is that my right cheek feels like it's been heat blasted already. I remember now that I noticed this last year as well and that sometimes my eyes would be supper dry after loading the stove. I've been opening the air intake all the way and trying to shield my face but I'm still getting heat blasted. I was thinking of getting a clear plastic face shield like maybe a fabricator would wear to protect my eyes and face from the heat. Does this happen to anyone else? If so, what do you do to prevent it?

 

[mikepinto65]

If you cant take the heat......
Welding Shield
:lol:

 

[mikepinto65]

Maybe you could even market it as Wood Loading PPE :coolgrin: .......sorry!

 

[bbc557ci]

The heat will sometimes bother my eyes when I open the door to my T6 when there's a good bed of coals, or remnants of splits still burning. I just squint, load, and shut the door. You might try a pair of safety glasses if your eyes are sensitive to the heat.

Oh.... pull yer pantz up before you reload and ya won't burn yer cheeks %-P

 

[snowtime]

Put the wood in front of door and sit to the side. When you open the door your arms will be the only thing overly exposed as you reach in front to put wood in. Just wear long fire resistant gloves.
Try loading the stove when the coals are down.

 

[bbc557ci]

mikepinto65.... very nice. Did that reloader come with your stove? )

 

[mikepinto65]

mikepinto65.... very nice. Did that reloader come with your stove? )

:gulp: Hope not, my wife would be very upset if she came walking threw our house! googles a great thing for all pictures random

 

[cmonSTART]

it's awful if you wear contacts, too.

 

[albertj03]

I think part of my problem may be the small firebox of the CFM 24000. I find that sometimes I have to position the wood just right and can't just toss it in there. I think this extra bit of time fussing with it is what's getting me. Last year I did throw some safety glasses on a few times when my eyes were getting dried out. Where would be a good place to find a clear plastic full face shield?

 

[woodracerx]

albertj. Try a hardware store for the face shield,if not a welding store will have them

 

[LLigetfa]

Maybe something like this.

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[Backwoods Savage]

If it is that bad, you are reloading the stove too soon.

 

[LLigetfa]

If it is that bad, you are reloading the stove too soon.

My first thought was that he has an OWB but then I saw his avatar so I must concur.

 

[firefighterjake]

If it is that bad, you are reloading the stove too soon.

I was kind of thiking to myself . . . either a) these guys are real wusses (not that I'd say that to any of them in person since I am a wuss),
b) I'm a real bad muther of a fire-eating firefighter (and I know this isn't true)
c) these guys must be reloading way, way too early since while I often wear gloves I can't say as though I've ever felt the heat has been so searingly hot or
d) these guys must be sticking their entire head into the firebox . . . something I wouldn't advocate doing

 

[brokeburner]

hahaha yeah one of those things the electricians wear to work on breaker boxes or---- take a trip to the local pd to pick up a spare bomb squad suite lol. no serioly i get it to.

 

[albertj03]

I reload at 200 to 300 degrees depending on how cold it is outside.

My problem is that I have to have the splits just right and mess with the new load too long. By the time I'm satisfied with the wood placement and shut the door, the firebox is full blaze and the stove top is usually 400 or more.

Its a manic obsessive thing for me LOL!

Same exact thing here. I have to make sure the wood placement is good or I won't get optimal performance. Once I get things just right I'll leave to door cracked until it blazing in there and then close it. With the stove being in the basement I can't just go watch tv for a minute and then close the door tight so I'll usually watch the flames (far enough away so I'm not getting roasted) then close it up and go upstairs.

I searched Home Depot and Lowes and found a nice clear plastics full face shield at Lowes for $13 that I'll try to pick up this weekend and see how it works. I wouldn't need to use it all the time but when I feel like my cheek is about to be well done I'll put it on.

 

[Slow1]

I searched Home Depot and Lowes and found a nice clear plastics full face shield at Lowes for $13 that I'll try to pick up this weekend and see how it works. I wouldn't need to use it all the time but when I feel like my cheek is about to be well done I'll put it on.

Just watch out for when that plastic melts and drips on your nose or chin.. that could make for a very bad moment eh?

 

[Hurricane]

My dog loves laying in front of the stove when it is burning, he heads for the hills fast when he sees me reach for the handle to open the door. I agree it gets hot in the coldest days when reloading often, but most days the coals burn down before reloads and I get in and get out when reloading. Notice my ID, get her done, placement only matters if you are jamming the stove for extended burns. If you are only throwing in a few splits it don't matter where they are they will burn.
I wear long welders gloves and get er done as quick as possible.

 

[albertj03]

I'd love to be able to just throw a few splits in the stove and call it good but with the small firebox in my CFM 24000 if have to place the wood just so and it's different everytime depending on the splits.

 

[albertj03]

I searched Home Depot and Lowes and found a nice clear plastics full face shield at Lowes for $13 that I'll try to pick up this weekend and see how it works. I wouldn't need to use it all the time but when I feel like my cheek is about to be well done I'll put it on.

Just watch out for when that plastic melts and drips on your nose or chin.. that could make for a very bad moment eh?

I did think of that but can't imagine I'll be close enough to the fire to melt the plastic.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Albert, it is still difficult for me to picture things getting that hot. Also, you make it sound as if it is worse when you leave the door open a crack. Are you maybe leaving the door half or full open? I'd say to turn the handle as if you were locking the door and then push the door closed using that as a gap. You should not need more of a space than that and it should not feel that hot to you either.

I say this realizing that we too have a small firebox and sometimes it does take me a bit to get things just right if I am going for a full load. But even then, it has barely begun to flame. Yes, the coals are hot, but certainly not uncomfortably hot.