What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[all night moe]

No judgement here because I lose track of what day it is all the time..., but today's only Thursday 😜.

I have a hard enough time recalling what forum I'm in.

 

[stoveliker]

No judgement here because I lose track of what day it is all the time..., but today's only Thursday 😜.

Maybe he lives in New Zealand after all?

 

[Dieselhead]

No judgement here because I lose track of what day it is all the time..., but today's only Thursday 😜.

🤣 holy crap

 

[Geezer77]

Well, right now it's silver maple but should be out of it early next week. Then it's into the bur oak. Ash has been gone from around here for the last 7 or 8 years. The bug came through and they cut everything. Firewood was plentyful! A tree service I know will drop it in the yard for me. Plenty of junk if I want it but I can usually get bur oak, white oak, all the silver maple (UGG) that I want. Beech doesn't grow around here. The black locust and honey locust he keeps for his shop. I've said I'd take mulberry (a weed around here) but haven't gotten any yet.

 

[MRD1985]

This morning had a little oak and ash. Tonight is the the same. Tonight’s much hotter than planned on. Days have been warm but still the 20s at night.

 

[Dieselhead]

1/2 box of oak, spruce and sb hickory. I plan to let it go out tomorrow and run the sooteater up the flue in the afternoon for a mid season sweep.

 

[all night moe]

Dragon's munching red maple, ash, and some small feeder splits of red oak.
4 loads today of about 4-5 splits each. Just enough to tame the dampness and keep a bed of coals.
Will do an overnight soon.

 

[MRD1985]

26 out this morning and very frosty. Warming up some later, but loaded up with ash when I got up this morning. 12 hour burn cycle is nice vs 3x a day

 

[bigealta]

No fire last night,, Heat OFF
55F inside now.
Outside going to around 50F so i might just open up the windows and get some fresh air in here, it's dusty inside.

Then later will get a good fire going before the wife gets home.

 

[all night moe]

Loaded in some maple and ash to take off the morning chill.
Most likely will keep her fed like yesterday. Just enough to keep the dampness out of the house.

 

[ctreitzell]

It warmed up yesterday to 11C, but was very windy and wet. I did burn. The evening went down to around freezing and wind chill got RealFeel around -6C/ 21F

Today, we had solar but forecast said wet. Wind was whipping, but I wanted to get all the Christmas lights down and stowed; we never take ‘em down this late. I was just gonna bring down the low stuff, but being out there I decided to take down all the eves’ lights as well.

End of the day and RealFeel is at -4C/ 25F and hi 50s inside so lit up the Délice at dusk

Chestnut/ Wht Oak
Elm/Oak/Hazel/Poplar/Holly

White Lion has just brought a Vole in and is crunchin away at my feet🫣…time to pour some whiskey

 

[stoveliker]

What's in my stove right now:
Firebricks (and a hand full of cold coals).
No ashes, no flame, no fuel.
The minisplit is sadly but efficiently zooming along.
48 F outside. 69 inside. Basement back to 68 I think.

 

[Geezer77]

It warmed up yesterday to 11C, but was very windy and wet. I did burn. The evening went down to around freezing and wind chill got RealFeel around -6C/ 21F
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Today, we had solar but forecast said wet. Wind was whipping, but I wanted to get all the Christmas lights down and stowed; we never take ‘em down this late. I was just gonna bring down the low stuff, but being out there I decided to take down all the eves’ lights as well.

End of the day and RealFeel is at -4C/ 25F and hi 50s inside so lit up the Délice at dusk

Chestnut/ Wht Oak
Elm/Oak/Hazel/Poplar/Holly
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White Lion has just brought a Vole in and is crunchin away at my feet🫣…time to pour some whiskey

OK, so what is Hazel?

 

[bigealta]

Got homev1/2 hour ago.
Closed all the windows that i opened around noonish. (windows on main level and basement).
Main level started at 55f and only went down to 54f. Seems odd as the car said 44F when i pulled in the driveway.
Basement temp went up from 51.1F to 51.7F. Ok the earth is probably 55F so ok.
Basement Humidity went from 60% to 65%.

Oh and radon went down from 2.6 to 2.0pC/L

Lit a Top Down with 6/2023 red oak.
Got to burn this stack as it's growing some mushrooms. It was dead fallen so had a good jump on drying. Probably on it's way to getting a bit punky but not quite there yet.

 

[Dieselhead]

I cleaned out the 2 or so inches of ash that had some nice hickory coals left in it around lunchtime. Swept the flue bottom up with the sooteater around 3 after the stove cooled down. I have a full box of spruce going with a nice lazy flame since 430pm. House was down to 65 from no fire today and is now back to 70.

 

[stoveliker]

OK, so what is Hazel?

Hazel nut tree

Quite common in Europe

 

[all night moe]

Got the dragon dinner around 6:30. There was a couple handful of coal barely a glow. My piece of copper pipe blow tube turned them to a nice shade of orange. Chowing on ash, red maple, split of wild cherry, and 2 small splits of red oak.

I feel the breath from the registers.

 

[MRD1985]

Ash and a couple splits of maple for the overnight heat. 30s and rain currently.

Very strong secondaries with this wood lately.

 

[all night moe]

Ash and a couple splits of maple for the overnight heat. 30s and rain currently.

Very strong secondaries with this wood lately.

Lovely show.

 

[Geezer77]

Hazel nut tree

Quite common in Europe

I wasn't sure if it was the tree or witchhazel (hamamelis). But witchhazel is more of a shrub. Just for info the vernal witchhazel blooms during the day this time of year.

 

[stoveliker]

Yes.
Hazel is related the birch. Witch hazel is more of a plant than a tree. Much less wood to burn from that. Well, at least where I was from . Maybe one can get sticks of 2" from witch hazel?

Things may be different in France.

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

Oak, cedar and pine n/s top/ down cleaned the glass, fire is the order of the day!

Mostly clear and 35. Most of the snow here is gone. Mid 40's this afternoon and more rain tonight.

 

[MRD1985]

Still 74 in the house this morning so skipping the morning fire. Still have some good coals left. Supposed to be steadily in the 40s all day

 

[all night moe]

The dragon is cold and hungry. Which is fine with me. Warmer out today, and with supplies running low I need to stretch out the feedings.
A welcomed temporary warm up.

 

[Geezer77]

Yes.
Hazel is related the birch. Witch hazel is more of a plant than a tree. Much less wood to burn from that. Well, at least where I was from . Maybe one can get sticks of 2" from witch hazel?

Things may be different in France.

So, which hazel is it? OK, I'll shut up!