my longest load ever.

[albrown60]

I load my Regency full pack yesterday night at 10 pm. This morning at around 10 , I open the baffle to burn what was left , I wanted to clean the fire box. It is 2:15 pm and this fire is still going and the fan runs on automatic This is the longest burn I ever had. This is 16 hours, the stove temp shows 200F. I use beech only on that load and the air was close 100%. Coal bed picture at 2pm. Very unusual.

 

[Ctwoodtick]

Good work, a lot went into that good long burn.

 

[Woody Stover]

So it wasn't too cold or windy out, or you have a small area to heat, or a tight house, to be able to ride out the coal bed heat for a while? Beech is supposed to be pretty high BTU wood. It's around here but I've never burned any yet.
I can get away with coal heat here sometimes, if it's not too cold out. Stove top and sides will stay 300-375 (F.)

 

[albrown60]

So it wasn't too cold or windy out, or you have a small area to heat, or a tight house, to be able to ride out the coal bed heat for a while? Beech is supposed to be pretty high BTU wood. It's around here but I've never burned any yet.
I can get away with coal heat here sometimes, if it's not too cold out. Stove top and sides will stay 300-375 (F.)

It was not too cold during the night around 4 F. My house is about 1200 s.t. on main floor, new doors and windows, thigh house. I was just surprised at the coals, beech is a better wood and I had put in two large pieces out of the load. I didn't hear the furnace start it was set up at 63 F and at 10am fire still going and 65 F in the main room. Very very unusual. I see if I will be this lucky tonight.

 

[pjohnson]

As a blaze King owner I don’t see anything unusual about it

 

[albrown60]

As a blaze King owner I don’t see anything unusual about it

I just looked at the specs of the Blaze King. it is not call "King" for nothing.

 

[weatherguy]

Beech also played a role in your long burn, its awesome firewood.

 

[Alpine1]

Beech is highly regarded as firewood here, and commands prices equal to oak and black locust. If you can burn beech only, you’re a lucky guy!

 

[Woody Stover]

Beech is highly regarded as firewood here,

European Beech is closely related to American, I think..

 

[Dieselhead]

Good to hear, that is a good run. I had the pleasure to come home to this after a 35hr shift at work fri morning. I thought for sure I’d be starting from scratch.

 

[begreen]

I just looked at the specs of the Blaze King. it is not call "King" for nothing.

Much bigger belly there. And 8" flue needed.

 

[jetsam]

after a 35hr shift at work

Do you get pee breaks?

 

[albrown60]

Beech is highly regarded as firewood here, and commands prices equal to oak and black locust. If you can burn beech only, you’re a lucky guy!

Yes , lucky to have it growing on my property, My neighbour has a monster beech that need to be put down. Too close to his house and leaning the wrong way. A crew is coming mid february to do the job. He doesn't want the wood because he has a gaz fireplace. Guess who is getting it ? They are charging him less because they don't pick it up, they will cut it in 4 feet pieces and I will go and get them in april. Nothing beats free wood, specially when it is beech....

 

[Alpine1]

Beech is slightly less dense than oak (well, here in Europe: 720 kg/m3 against 740kg/m3) but has the advantage of drying faster. Be advised though that it shares the same shortcomings of birch: it needs to be split and stacked shortly after felling, otherwise it will rot very fast. Another nice feature of beech is that it splits very easily when green, not so when dry.

 

[Dieselhead]

Do you get pee breaks?

yea but sometimes I have to get out of bed to take them