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Awful draft today.

Discussion in 'Modern EPA Stoves and Fireplaces' started by BrowningBAR, Dec 5, 2013.

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  1. BrowningBAR

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    Mild temps, fog, and rain made it thought getting the Defiant going this evening. Pine that has been lighting up fast and hot was slow to take off tonight.

    I expect more of the same tomorrow evening.
     
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    I had to keep the air open longer today to warm up the chimney faster. I also am burning pine, small load at dinner, nothing until the morning, its plenty warm. Crazy weathet!
     
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    Had the same same Tuesday, Mild temp Rain and drizzle.
    The worst thing was I was at my daughter's house trying to teach her how to get a fire going and run her stove:mad:
     
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    Well, chit. When I started the stove at 6pm it was 51 degrees out. Figured it was going to drop a bit. Just came back from the gym and it is now 59 out.
     
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    :) That's what happened here yesterday weird chit
    Colder now the stove fired up real nice tonight, It's gonna get real cold now
     
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    Yeah, I woke up to 40 and they're saying -6 with windchill tonight!
     
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    That's how it was until the front came through yesterday. And the fog wouldn't lift until around 10-11am.
     
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    Double post.
     
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    Ton of fog right now. Came in this morning, never left, only got worse once night rolled around. Going to the gym was brutal.
     
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    It's freezing here. No trouble with draft here.
     
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    I'll take the fog over the -4 that their calling for tomorrow night.
     
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    Oh man. -4 is a lot colder than we're supposed to have. That's really cold for MO
     
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    It'll be alright as long as I can keep this big rock hot.:cool:
     
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    Yeah...3 cubic feet is nice for the really cold stuff. I'm doing it with 2 cubic feet, but not that cold either.
     
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    Are you ever going to get that 2nd heritage installed?:popcorn:
     
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    LOL! Yeah...someday. It may be resold or I'll just sit on it...Hmm...
     
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    Yeah this is not right this is January February weather Coming up
     
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    So much for global warming?
     
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    31°f here.

    Have had some severe weather move in & effect the draft.
    Having a tight stack is more important with the new EPA cat stoves.
    More heat in the house than up the chimney,
    cooler chimney temps = less draft.

    If stove is out a few days, & the stack is cold, I have to
    Fight to get a draft going .
    Burning 24/7 with a tight chimney, draft is not been a problem yet this year.
     
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    Oh yeah reloads are a whole different program than Cold start
     
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