What's the definition of "burn time"?

[Saddle Mander]

I just got an Englander NC13.

Everyone talks of "4- to 6-hour burn times."

I seem to be getting 90-minute burn times, which I define as the time that flames are coming off the wood.

Is my definition wrong? Is it really clocked from ignition to when the hot coals die out?

 

[toddnic]

My definition of burn time is from the time I load the stove to when I have a small bed of coals in the bottom of the stove.

 

[fossil]

Nobody really knows. You get to make up your own.

 

[Huntindog1]

50% of a wood loads heat is when its in its coal stage.

 

[Corey]

Will be interesting to see if it's changed from any of the last times...

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/definition-of-a-burn-time.114192/

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...e-i-found-how-to-actually-achieve-mine.62022/

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/burn-time-definition.43645/

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/what-is-the-definition-of-burn-time.22377/

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/definition-of-burn-time.14072/

 

[toddnic]

Will be interesting to see if it's changed from any of the last times...

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/definition-of-a-burn-time.114192/

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...e-i-found-how-to-actually-achieve-mine.62022/

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/burn-time-definition.43645/

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/what-is-the-definition-of-burn-time.22377/

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/definition-of-burn-time.14072/

One things nice about this forum is that there is always a "Know It All"

 

[Dix]

I just got an Englander NC13.

Everyone talks of "4- to 6-hour burn times."

I seem to be getting 90-minute burn times, which I define as the time that flames are coming off the wood.

Is my definition wrong? Is it really clocked from ignition to when the hot coals die out?

That puppy should be giving you 4 - 6 hours of burn time. It's an awesome little heater.

90 minute burns mean that :

A: your would supply is craptastic

B:You're not running the air control correctly for max burn time

C:You've already "branded" your self on that door latch

D: All of the above

Let the class begin

Add your stove & your location to your profile, please. Makes it much easier !

Welcome to the forums !

 

[Motor7]

I go by temps, once you fall below 200(flue), even if you have coals, I call it done.

 

[Saddle Mander]

That puppy should be giving you 4 - 6 hours of burn time. It's an awesome little heater.

90 minute burns mean that :

A: your would supply is craptastic

B:You're not running the air control correctly for max burn time

C:You've already "branded" your self on that door latch

D: All of the above

Let the class begin

Add your stove & your location to your profile, please. Makes it much easier !

Welcome to the forums !

A: Craptastic, indeed. I'm burning under-aged ash, with pallet and African mahogany mixed in.

B: Probably not, as I try to compensate for the craptastic wood.

C: Now that the back of my left hand is branded, I usually remember to open the door much wider.

Stove is in my signature, and I just added my location, per your wise guidance!

 

[BurnIt13]

Burn time for me is when I close the door to when there are enough coals to easily start a fire by throwing a few splits on.

 

[BCC_Burner]

I consider it to be the period of time when I am getting some usable heat off of the stove. So on a cold start, to me, the first hour or so doesn't count toward the burn time, as you're basically just heating the flue and stove body. Obviously on warm reloads it starts basically as soon as there is flame in the box. The coal bed throws a lot of heat, and is the longest part of the burn cycle in a secondary combustion stove.

With my NC-30 I rarely get active flames for more than about 3 hours. Perhaps if you could load it full of square splits of hedge of BL it would be a bit longer, but my wood isn't as high in terms of BTU's/volume. That being said, I consider my burn time on a full load to be about 7-9 hours. On a box full of pine, it will be hard to re-ignite from coals without some coaxing after about 8-10 hours, but if I run harder woods I often have enough coals for an easy relight after 10+ hours.

 

[HotCoals]

Burn times are dependent on a lot of things.
Stove size..outside temps..wood and wood mc..how big and how tight or lose your house is..how warm you keep your house,whole bunch of stuff.
For me it can be 12-40 hours.

 

[firefighterjake]

That puppy should be giving you 4 - 6 hours of burn time. It's an awesome little heater.

90 minute burns mean that :

A: your would supply is craptastic

B:You're not running the air control correctly for max burn time

C:You've already "branded" your self on that door latch

D: All of the above

Let the class begin

Add your stove & your location to your profile, please. Makes it much easier !

Welcome to the forums !

Or possibly E) The OP is thinking as many of us did . . . "burn time" = lots of flames or secondary burn.

For the record, I thought "burn time" would be the time when the fire was lit until the raging inferno of flames died out to the coal stage . . . I now am guessing that the manufacturer's definition may be from the time when the fire is lit until either the coals are no longer actively heating the stove.

 

[Saddle Mander]

Or possibly E) The OP is thinking as many of us did . . . "burn time" = lots of flames or secondary burn.

Yep, that's pretty much the case. But with all the "burn time" comments here on Hearth, I started wondering if something was wrong with my wood, stove, or way of thinking.

(Turns out the problem IS my wood and way of thinking...)

 

[Billybonfire]

From load to re load ?.

 

[Dave A.]

On a stove insert with an automatic blower (snap disk), the length of time the blower is on. Or from the point when the stove gets hot enough to burn you if you touch it to the point when it's too cool to burn you.

 

[Saddle Mander]

On a stove insert with an automatic blower (snap disk), the length of time the blower is on. Or from the point when the stove gets hot enough to burn you if you touch it to the point when it's too cool to burn you.

I like this answer. I think this will be my official definition. Thanks.

 

[Snotrocket]

My definition is as long as it's still keeping the house warm and I don't have to put a match or kindling to it to get it going again.

 

[Damper Dan]

Burn time- (noun)- Definition 1. The length of time it takes you to find out what the manufacturer's brochure says and what you really experience are two very different things.

 

[tsquini]

There are tems like "burn time" and "overnight burn" which are the metaphysical aspects of wood burning. The true definition is what you make it. You can the zen master.

For me burn time is length between loads. My burn time is always fluctuating based on how much heat I need. Like tonight, 10* out my burn time is about 3hrs. During shoulder season it can be 6hrs for the same amount of wood.