I just want to say..Thank you.. ! begreen, EatenByLimestone, and bholler.

[Itslay90]

i just want to say thank you. I took all the information y’all gave me, and applied it to this year burning season, and I am glad to say that my Pacific energy summit. LE. Now heats my house.!! Last night it was 35 outside, and it was 73-74 in my house. I know I was a pain last year with all the posts I did ! Here’s What I changed. the wood. It’s dry and doesn’t have to fight moisture in the wood, and another thing I started turning down the air control sooner so I can get a more of a control burn. I think that was one of the problems also. I thought keeping the air control in the middle was giving me the most heat,
and it wasn’t. You get the most heat when it’s turned down, and that’s what I noticed for three days. I can’t wait till I can burn 24/7! ! !. The stovetop was 650-680 and the flue temp was 250-300.

 

[bholler]

i just want to say thank you. I took all the information y’all gave me, and applied it to this year burning season, and I am glad to say that my Pacific energy summit. LE. Now heats my house.!! Last night it was 35 outside, and it was 73-74 in my house. I know I was a pain last year with all the posts I did ! Here’s What I changed. the wood. It’s dry and doesn’t have to fight moisture in the wood, and another thing I started turning down the air control sooner so I can get a more of a control burn. I think that was one of the problems also. I thought keeping the air control in the middle was giving me the most heat,
and it wasn’t. You get the most heat when it’s turned down, and that’s what I noticed for three days. I can’t wait till I can burn 24/7! ! !. The stovetop was 650-680 and the flue temp was 250-300.

Very nice glad you got it figured out

 

[begreen]

I'm glad that things are working better now. The Summit is a good heater.

 

[bigealta]

Dry Wood,
It's almost always the answer to burning/stove issues.

 

[Itslay90]

Dry Wood,
It's almost always the answer to burning/stove issues.

And yes, I can see that now,

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Excellent!

You’re going to love that stove now!

 

[Itslay90]

Excellent!

You’re going to love that stove now!

Yes I am. Can’t wait for the real cold to come ! Now I’m over here thinking should I get the blower, so I can be more efficient

 

[Itslay90]

Dry Wood,
It's almost always the answer to burning/stove issues.

I just wished I knew this sooner !

 

[Itslay90]

I'm glad that things are working better now. The Summit is a good heater.

And yes I can see that now..

 

[begreen]

I just wished I knew this sooner !

It's a very common 1st year error. That's why this thread is a sticky at the top of the forum.

The importance of seasoned wood - Dry vs Wet

This is a somewhat extreme case comparing dry wood @ 16% moisture and wet wood @38%. 38% is just under dripping wet or like green wood that was split recently. Adding a second video. Short and to the point. Further thoughts: https://hearth.com/articles/chimneysweep/howetwd.htm

www.hearth.com

 

[bigealta]

I just wished I knew this sooner !

Everyone makes this mistake. Especially us old guys that burned pre epa stoves. After the first year of less than great burns, the light bulb finally goes on.

 

[Itslay90]

It's a very common 1st year error. That's why this thread is a sticky at the top of the forum.

The importance of seasoned wood - Dry vs Wet

This is a somewhat extreme case comparing dry wood @ 16% moisture and wet wood @38%. 38% is just under dripping wet or like green wood that was split recently. Adding a second video. Short and to the point. Further thoughts: https://hearth.com/articles/chimneysweep/howetwd.htm

www.hearth.com

Yes, that’s what I read, last night. It’s a good article