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Colder here. What's your temp? What ya burnin?

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  1. lukem

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    Filled the boiler 2/3 full of hedge and black locust tonight. Should be good for 24 hours even though we're now supposed to be on the wrong side of 0 tonight.
     
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  2. Slocum

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    12 here. 74 inside. Down to -5 tonight. Loaded stove with ash and sugar maple. I’ll probably top the stove off with oak before bed.


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  3. Locust Post

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    I don't understand why you have to run the furnace to take ashes out, I just rake the coals to the back, shovel a few scoops into a metal bucket, rake back, load wood, easy, peasy.
     
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    I agree, You don't need to, or want to get all of the ashes out. Just enough and get it going again.

    One does need to have a proper ash bucket though, a metal one with a lid is a huge help.
     
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    30 right now but it was 60 6hrs ago. New just said wind chill is already 17.. it will be single digits by sun up. Hearth is loaded with 100% locust. I fired stove up at 4pm.. im letting it run full blast with some cherry and oak uglies.
     
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  6. Locust Post

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    Yes I suppose a lid would be helpful, I just have a galvanized metal bucket from TSC. Had to buy a new one last year as the mrs took a liking to the old one for a decoration.
     
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    Monday mornings I have to open up. Stove will be very warm at 4a.m. when I leave. To much noise doesn't go a long way with 3 females that early. Also it upsets Floyd and he wakes up the females if I don't. S'all good in my book.
     
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    Whatever you are comfortable with and have to do is cool, just commenting because every once in a while I see someone mention having to let the stove cool down or let it go out to remove ashes. Carry on good sir. :D:thumbs::coldfire:
     
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  9. lukem

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    Wind chill supposed to be -20 tonight.

    :shiver:
     
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    Nope........this is Pam!!! :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:

     
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    Things round here gettin' kinda weird when we're all housebound. ..40 here by Wednesday ...not so much tonight here on the north coast
     
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    I’m not sure what the wind chill is here but it is nasty out there. The temp on the back porch thermometer right now is -12. The wind is howling. I am going through some firewood!
     
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    Current temp -1°F heading down to -8°F with a wind chill of -25°F possible. Still getting scattered snow bands & burning all birch here. Indoor temp 73°F.

    Took a few pictures of the moon with the stack in front of it. Start of the lunar eclipse in about a half hour. Should be full blood red after 11pm tonight.



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    You gotta be freezing in there. Almost no smoke coming out of the stack. Better stoke that fire!:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    Just hit the big goose egg here. -10 or there abouts they say. Nice clear night, wind has dropped off. Boiler loaded with Oak & Ash. I really expected it to use more wood than it has. I made one extra load yesterday that turned out to be unnecessary, nice toasty 75 inside so I'm happy.
     
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    The weather gods have looked down on men in favor. Was supposed to be-19 this morning it’s -1. Will take the fake weather 011B3164-8A05-44AB-8F28-235D2C2D7910.png 4FB92FDD-B5FA-444A-A443-9A2D23161E49.png
     
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    Locust is the fuel of choice tonight. Only running two splits, but both are long 21+ inches and thick ....only fit at an angle. Still, clear, and around 1 degree. I think we may have already bottomed out for the night.
     
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    Wind Chill -18°F (-28°C) Right now
    They say Low -6 °F tonight

    Ash in the box right now , oak ash n hickory on deck

    House is warm :coldone:

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    -2f out there. No wind to speak of.
     
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