What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[sixer]

Trying to get a radiator leak fixed and/or replaced so I can take my trailer to pick up some more firewood.

What kind of vehicle? Generally radiators aren't too difficult to replace, though they can be extra work if they have multi-cores .

 

[profdlp]

Jeep Liberty. Replacement is probably likely down the road but I'm hoping I can buy some time with the J-B Weld.

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

Got some maple and a chunk of oak in the stove. 47 outside/ 68 in. taking off the edge.

 

[sixer]

33°F here at 7am this morning but the house held the heat and was around 68°F so no fire...yet. It's supposed to be in the 70's tomorrow!

 

[Toasty-Yote]

I go through my ugly pile first so I can then look at my aesthetic stacks. I have some weird chunks of buckthorn and ash taking the edge off in NY. In a 1,500 ranch, for some reason they installed two fireplaces so I now have a Lopi in my office and a Pacific Energy in the living room. I put a light load in each of them to compare. PE drafts much stronger and is easier to start. Lopi is slower to start but crazy efficient and when I close down the air, it actually will reign in the fire; the PE damper doesn't do much to settle a runaway fire.

 

[Turbo89]

It’s a good time of year to burn some uglies and lower btu wood. We got a little bit of a frost here last night, so if I get some time after work I guess I should drag some into the shop / house.

Both stoves still empty here, heat did kick on over night as I was getting up; so we’re close to burn season.

 

[Dajolu]

Had my first fire of the season last night. Just a small load of ash and oak. Got into the mid to low 40's overnight so this small load kept the house at a perfect temp. This will be the first season that I will be burning my DIY seasoned Oak (three summers seasoned) looking forward to finally having good firewood to burn.

 

[sixer]

... the PE damper doesn't do much to settle a runaway fire.

I've found this as well with my Super LE Insert. If I load some very dry wood over coals it can "take off" on me if I'm not aggressive with the air control early. Once it's too late, it's too late. Closing the air control actually makes it hotter. I have done the "open the door for 20-30 seconds" maneuver which helps to a point. Thankfully, I've only ever gotten the STT to 800°F or so. Still too hot for my liking, but with the blowers on max it levels off and eventually starts dropping.

 

[stoveliker]

We had our first night in the 40s here last night.
No fire though; it's nice and sunny. Completely clear skies. The sunroom warms up to 75+ by 9.30 AM, so I open the sliders and that gets my house to 75 an hour later. (Sunroom likely in the 80s then.)
And once that is not enough, I have the mini split.
Likely will have to wait a few more weeks for the first occasional fire.
I believe all I have this year is red oak and black locust, in about 3/5 to 2/3 ratio.

 

[Pinesmoke]

Y'all are scaring me. Sounds like I need to move some wood and get ready.

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

44 /63 in small fire, 3 chunks of maple and ash to take the edge off

 

[Todd]

74/32 had five splits of Aspen burning low and slow all night. Summer returns tomorrow with highs in the 80’s!

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

Mid fifties tonight. Low 40's tomorrow morning so I will go again in the morning. 3 - 9" splits is all it takes. Basically chunks.

 

[MRD1985]

I’m gonna start bringing Wood in next week. Give it a little bit of time to dry out inside anyway. Up in Maine this weekend and around 29° this morning certainly would have been using the stove if it was this at home!

 

[kennyp2339]

I'm planning on the first burn being either this Friday night or Saturday night, temps are suppose to dive after a cold front moves through, time to make sure everything is in good running order, door gaskets, cat, by-pass, t-stat.
I clean my chimney at the end over every season so I'll pop on the roof and look down the cap to make sure its all clear.
Hopefully its a fun burning season, last year was a cold winter here, the stove did great, but a little less cold will be nice.

 

[begreen]

I did a short burn 3 split burn last Friday during a planned power outage. It was just to keep the house warm with 50º temp outside. With shoulder season weather I am letting the heat pump carry the load for now. Any fires for the next 10 days would just be chill chasers.

 

[NickW]

I'm guessing I'll have our first fire sometime this week with lows in the 30's overnight starting Wednesday night and highs in the 50's until Friday which is only highs in the it's and into the 20's overnight. Still have to run the sooteater up the flue and grout the hearthstones. Will do the flue for sure before a fire, but I don't expect to get much...

 

[Todd]

I have a load of Aspen going low and slow tonight. Probably do the same every night this week with highs in the 50’s and lows in the 30-40’s.

 

[Crab]

No burning yet, this weekend looks chilly and windy. I rent a 45' towable lift for a weekend as you get it from 11am Saturday till 7am Monday for a 1 day rate.....I top down clean the liner with a sooteater also inspect the the cap and cover then use the rest of the weekend to pressure wash the upper floors siding. No more ladder pressure washing for this old geezer. I had it reserved for this weekend but gonna be too windy and cold, postponed till the 24th. Thinkn of burning a quick hot load this weekend to burn out possible wasp nest and stink bug colonies. Man this fall the stingbugs have been plentiful, I hate their smell. Good burning to all in 26/27....

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

What does the one day rental cost, roughly. That's a pretty good idea! Gonna be cool this weekend on the East Coast and most of the country from what I hear.

 

[Turbo89]

the man lift is a good idea, I rented one when I was building my shop, things are awesome. I shopped around and remember paying around $400/day +delivery fee.

 

[Dieselhead]

I rented this guy for 2 weeks for my new chimney project and other house related chores, they do come in handy and the safety factor is worth it!

 

[NickW]

First fire of the season!

 

[Riff]

Temps got below freezing last night and highs were in the 50's so we had our first fire to take the chill out of the house. Some maple uglies did the job nicely and the youngest enjoyed lounging in front of the wood stove to read her book.

 

[begreen]

First of the season fires are often amongst the most enjoyable.