Got back from vacation in Tahoe this evening and cleaned out the stove. Currently 20 out house is 70 lows headed for 10-15 tonight. Stove is cruising on pine for tonight’s load.
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Grizzerbear
Minister of Fire
Its 54 out now so I let the stove go cold this morning and let the heat pump cycle a little for the day. Expecting a low of 18 tonight so the stove will be fired back up this evening.
Thanks. It was the best game I have ever seen in my life with no exaggeration. Both teams....just pure excellence. It was hard to see the pack lose in that environment the game was played in. I mean cold and snowy......that embodies green bay football. Sorry for your teams luck though.
Thanks. It was the best game I have ever seen in my life with no exaggeration. Both teams....just pure excellence. It was hard to see the pack lose in that environment the game was played in. I mean cold and snowy......that embodies green bay football. Sorry for your teams luck though.
thewoodlands
Minister of Fire
We had another cold azz morning - 22.9 before the temp started to head the other way. I ran the pellet stove overnight, it kept the house at 67.
Temps are trending down here...started running straight loads of locust yesterday...I am glad that I am setting on 20 cord of it because its habit forming...lol
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Will be burning white oak, red oak, and honey locust for the next few days. Have quite a few ash trees moved to the wood lot to start bucking and splitting. I'm going to have to think about long term wood storage soon. Good problem to have I guess!
TheBigIron
Feeling the Heat
Just loaded some mulberry and oak, going to be 0 tonight with some negative wind chill temperatures. Secondary burn is engaged 🤘🏼🤘🏼..
stoveliker
Minister of Fire
After letting the stove almost go.cold to get out some ash and a lot of (hot) coals (that I'll reuse later), I ran on a few small odds and ends, including an oak split that was too long and hence went in diagonally.
Reloaded now on the half-burned stuff. It was 34 and mostly sunny today, so I didn't need much heat.
Reload with oak and maple for overnight. 29 and lightly snowing now, going up to 35 tomorrow morning. Tomorrow a high of 41 (a low of 20, and then a cold day of 24 and low of 10 Wednesday. At least I'll have space in my stove for some good loading then.
Reloaded now on the half-burned stuff. It was 34 and mostly sunny today, so I didn't need much heat.
Reload with oak and maple for overnight. 29 and lightly snowing now, going up to 35 tomorrow morning. Tomorrow a high of 41 (a low of 20, and then a cold day of 24 and low of 10 Wednesday. At least I'll have space in my stove for some good loading then.
Lows headed for around 10 tonight, it’ll be another load of pine for that. Looks like single digits coming back for lows this week, so I’ll bring in some mahogany for those nights.
Grizzerbear
Minister of Fire
Its 15 out this morning with a load of red oak in the buck.
Gearhead660
Minister of Fire
A crisp -5f this morning. Load of elm and locust in the insert and pine in Myra for some quick heat and to burn down the coals from last night.
Caw
Minister of Fire
Was about 28 outside and 67 inside when I woke up so I threw in a big load of maple around 6:30 am. Going to hit 40 today so I'll likely let it go out this afternoon and give it a good cleaning as we have a cold snap coming in tomorrow. I want to have as much room for wood as possible! If I need more heat I have some too long stuff I'll throw in diagonally.
Guard dog is monitoring the front yard for activity:
As I'm typing this the stove heat got him. It's the best sleep medicine:
Guard dog is monitoring the front yard for activity:
As I'm typing this the stove heat got him. It's the best sleep medicine:
JamesGuido
Feeling the Heat
Clear skies and -6° in SE Wisconsin this morning with a predicted high of 10°
Last night’s heat died down…
Loaded now with more oak.
Last night’s heat died down…
Loaded now with more oak.
Was lower teens this morning when I got up, house was 72. Threw a few pine splits in for the morning.
thewoodlands
Minister of Fire
We had 13.5 this morning, more of the Maples and Ironwood went in the Lopi.
We are looking at -1 tonight..the windchill is already -2..went through my locust stash and pulled out select 8 inch splits and crammed the stove full ...just about ready to dial it in for the night..
stoveliker
Minister of Fire
The maple and ash from yesterday evening 10.30 was done at 7.30 pm today. Yes, it was 41 F outside, so the stove didn't have to crank. I let it simmer expecting to use some of the solar electrons in the minisplit upstairs - but simmering ash and maple was enough..
I put two shorties on, running high, to make the box hot again as it was 35 out and we could use a boost.
Now I refilled with maple, ash, and two splits of oak. I think white oak, but I'm not sure. It'll be 21 for a low tonight, and only 26 tomorrow for the high.
I'm signing off as I don't feel good - shivers (while sitting in a 79 F stove room...), and dizzy when I move. So the stove will have to do the job until tomorrow morning. Sleep well all.
I put two shorties on, running high, to make the box hot again as it was 35 out and we could use a boost.
Now I refilled with maple, ash, and two splits of oak. I think white oak, but I'm not sure. It'll be 21 for a low tonight, and only 26 tomorrow for the high.
I'm signing off as I don't feel good - shivers (while sitting in a 79 F stove room...), and dizzy when I move. So the stove will have to do the job until tomorrow morning. Sleep well all.
Currently 11 out, lows headed for single digits. Even load for Dorothy tonight of mahogany and pine.
If you think you have a flu or something take a double dose of vitamin c and plenty of fluids and go to bed and keep warm and if you need some nutrition tomorrow and cannot cook get someone to buy you some ensure to keep your energy up--sleep well...keep warm and have hot tea too just for the liquid of it and heat feeling it gives...hope your okay stoveliker.. clancey
Sitting at -17F. Oak keeping it 70F in here before bed. I'm stuffing it full of oak and sleep time. I'll wake up in a few hours and reload.
Vg3200p
Minister of Fire
0f out. With wind-chill of -15. House is at 46 after the overnight. Just loaded up with pine maple mulberry and walnut.
Vg3200p
Minister of Fire
Just heard propane furnace kick on. Its set at 40f and the thermostat is in the basement. Only 3rd day this year it's kicked on
TheBigIron
Feeling the Heat
Just loaded with white oak it’s -7degF outside, maybe I’ll check on it at lunchtime and add some mulberry splits that I have ready.
