What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[Turbo89]

Burned a little more of that punky maple today, now I have a good knotted piece, a big piece of oak and one oddball, I think it’s poplar.

 

[Turbo89]

Forgot to add the reload pic. Glass is hanging in there still… not filthy.

Even though it’s pretty full, the CAT only got up to about 1050, sitting around 880 now; prolly the last load for the night.

 

[Dieselhead]

I added a load of oak and hard maple on top of a nice bed of coals with some beautiful blue flames.

 

[thewoodlands]

I didn't start a fire until after three today, the wife used the furnace for heat. Most of what I'm burning is smaller ash splits & limb wood.

I did have an overnight fire last night with the same mixture of wood but the house was a little cool, 66.

 

[MRD1985]

All ash for tonight. Had a few coals left from this morning but had to get the ball rolling so used some kindling. Down to about 29 tonight. House currently 71. Nice, mellow controllable fire tonight at around 625STT blower on low air not quite all the way closed

Not sure what it is but every time I do a top down it stays nice and mellow but if it lights off the coals fire always runs hot 🤔. Maybe lights more slowly so slower off gassing is the only thing I can think of

 

[Jonathco]

It's supposed to get down to 29 tonight. I just tossed some red oak and cherry splits in the stove to keep the house warm overnight. Finally through the shoulder-season wood!

 

[MRD1985]

Excellent 12 hour coals from last night again. Supposed to be a little warmer than yesterday but down to about 30 tonight, and I’m at work until tomorrow morning, so this should carry the heat for a while. All ash this morning. .

 

[Crab]

Finally through the shoulder-season wood!

If the temp forecasts are accurate, shoulder season will be ending abruptly for you all up there. We will be in and out of shoulder season for the next 10 days.

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

33 / 64 cold start this morning. Some cut offs and pallet wood to build some coals (top / down) and in a bit looks like oak on top of the pile!

It's gonna be a great day!

 

[Turbo89]

Last nights big knotted maple, oak and mystery wood did well. Just came out to a STT of 160, cat 130 and some big enough coals to drop some kindling in and it lit up. That’s about 16hrs after the last reload.

Got some more maple and another piece of mystery wood in now.

 

[NickW]

Been on the fly since Saturday morning between hunting and traveling. Got home a little after 9:00 last night. Cleaned the glass, removed a little ash, fired up the charcoal & warmed the flue with some kindling & small stuff, and ran a load of cherry and ash overnight. Good sized load of pine and aspen this morning before hunting. Overnight was only down to mid 30's and getting up close to 50 today, so will probably let it go cold until tonight.

Tomorrow is supposed to be 40ish and rainy, then it looks like winter will be here with one day at and one day possibly above freezing in the next month.

 

[ctreitzell]

RealFeel says -2C/29F

Inside is frigid too, a little bit of solar today, in amongst the rain…salon is 14C and the kitchen is 11.5C

Gotta take some chill off!

My usual 1split chestnut/ 1 split white oak
Kindled top down with oak/ hazel/ elm/ holly/ beech

My last wood paid delivery in 2023, he got my initial order incorrect; he delivered 50cm, not the 40 cm I ordered. So he agreed to swap it…well, he brought a bunch of chestnut and told me it was ash…I didn’t realize. I don’t think he knows what he’s delivering anyhow. Chestnut can appear very similar to oak over here. Never less, I have all this chestnut, so I burn a split or two every fire. Really, that guy ripped me off because chestnut is terrible firewood! I won’t buy from him again and really I should hassle him, but I’ll try not to rock the local boat.

Every bit of wood stocked that I have right now is soooooo dry, there has been zero creo buildup in the firebox so far this year…window staying very clear

 

[Wildflush]

Skipped the fire this morning and used the heat pump just to warm things up. Just fired up the Vista for an evening burn. Oak and maple. House 66 on both floors. Getting things warmed up before my better half gets home who likes a warm house 😂

Edit: load burned at 700 STT. House 75 now. Stove 450 STT now with coals so not sure if I will reload tonight.

 

[Wildflush]

RealFeel says -2C/29F

Inside is frigid too, a little bit of solar today, in amongst the rain…salon is 14C and the kitchen is 11.5C

Gotta take some chill off!

My usual 1split chestnut/ 1 split white oak
Kindled top down with oak/ hazel/ elm/ holly/ beech

My last wood paid delivery in 2023, he got my initial order incorrect; he delivered 50cm, not the 40 cm I ordered. So he agreed to swap it…well, he brought a bunch of chestnut and told me it was ash…I didn’t realize. I don’t think he knows what he’s delivering anyhow. Chestnut can appear very similar to oak over here. Never less, I have all this chestnut, so I burn a split or two every fire. Really, that guy ripped me off because chestnut is terrible firewood! I won’t buy from him again and really I should hassle him, but I’ll try not to rock the local boat.

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Every bit of wood stocked that I have right now is soooooo dry, there has been zero creo buildup in the firebox so far this year…window staying very clear

We have sellers here who short you or tell you they split at 16” and you get 20” pieces that don’t fit in your stove!

 

[Wildflush]

Forgot to add the reload pic. Glass is hanging in there still… not filthy.

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Even though it’s pretty full, the CAT only got up to about 1050, sitting around 880 now; prolly the last load for the night.

Yah I also got nice glass this year.still have not cleaned it since I started burning late October

 

[Turbo89]

We have sellers here who short you or tell you they split at 16” and you get 20” pieces that don’t fit in your stove!

I’ll take any 20” logs you want to toss my way! 🤣. I’ve been cutting mine 18”, but I think 20” will fit without issue. Heck I tossed a 23” piece in the other day.

 

[Wildflush]

I’ll take any 20” logs you want to toss my way! 🤣. I’ve been cutting mine 18”, but I think 20” will fit without issue. Heck I tossed a 23” piece in the other day.

My stove takes 18” but optimum size is 16” per pacific energy. 16” also I find seasons quicker being shorter. I do use longer ones diagonally across the top.

 

[MRD1985]

I used to use 18-19” logs but now I load NS using 16” logs. Love how the stove behaves with NS loading

 

[Turbo89]

The stove has a really nice bed of coals that I’m going to let go cold. Shops 75, CAT still at 460.

 

[weee123]

I can do 20” in mine north south.

Anyway some aspen in the stove. I think I had it bang on the money when I said I had about 2 weeks left of it. Almost out now.

 

[thewoodlands]

Last night since I was tired, I didn't have our usual overnight fire. I set the furnace at 64, that came on at 4 this morning.

Today was a day of burning limb wood, the last load before the overnight load is burning down. Tonight the overnight load will be ash splits.

 

[30WCF]

Pine and gum.
Supposed to get a cold snap over the Thanksgiving weekend.