Well Only had the insert for 3 weeks now and the at first it was real cold out. Now that it has warmed up outside it does not seem to burn as well. Got it cooking when it was cold, seems harder with the warmer weather. Plus I do not load it up as much because I am baking myself out of the house. So what is the trick. It seems if I do not close it down as much it stays burning better.
Warmer temps outside, what do you do to get it tp burn ?
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I recommend an outside air intake if you do not already have one. Unless your house is very leaky, the overall draft will be better with the intake. That will help the fire keep running hot. You will have to control the heat output by using just 1 or 2 splits at a time, run at a higher air intake. That keeps the coal pile down. As for excess heat after those steps, thats wood heat - take off some cloths -
I do have provisions for an OAK but house is old and leaks so Installer suggested OAK was not worth venting to outside . Right now it is just run down into heated crawl space. although in order to seal front of unit so it draws from OAK might prove challenging.
Warmer temps. here too. I end up with one hot fire in the a.m. before outside temps. heat up. I let it burn and, like you, have to give it a bit more air. One load will get temp. in house into the 70's and I just let it burn down and build another fire in the evening if it is too cold inside but for the past 2 nights no fire has been necessary.
I also turn my heat on for about an hour in the a.m. to help take the chill off of the rest of the house that doesn't get the insert heat.
I also turn my heat on for about an hour in the a.m. to help take the chill off of the rest of the house that doesn't get the insert heat.
It would appear to be true that the colder the outside temps the better and hotter fire in the insert/stove,.
Although, I really had to smack my mag therm a lot to get some semblence of a realistic reading.
But, yes, colder outside, it appears to be the hotter fire inside.
You all in the East though, can keep those cold temps to yoursleves, we have had enough of that crap out here --enough , and this should never have happened in the first place in the PNW---what a damn nightmare..
Hats off to all you all in the East!!
We in the West, would never/ever be willing to live with that year-after-year :smirk:
Although, I really had to smack my mag therm a lot to get some semblence of a realistic reading.
But, yes, colder outside, it appears to be the hotter fire inside.
You all in the East though, can keep those cold temps to yoursleves, we have had enough of that crap out here --enough , and this should never have happened in the first place in the PNW---what a damn nightmare..
Hats off to all you all in the East!!
We in the West, would never/ever be willing to live with that year-after-year :smirk:
Small loads of lesser BTU wood. Stay away from the dense and larger hardwoods. Great time to get your hands on some seasoned pine or another soft and low type BTU wood. Just make sure anything you burn is well seasoned.
There's lots of BTU charts on the web......Here's one: (broken link removed to http://www.chimneysweeponline.com/howood.htm)
There's lots of BTU charts on the web......Here's one: (broken link removed to http://www.chimneysweeponline.com/howood.htm)
30 this morning, 54 this afternoon. Just one, hot morning burn covers us under these conditions. This is the one time I don't mind having pine to burn.
It is very cold here. Below zero again.
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