Finally Hooked Up!

We have what we have for this year which is only a little more than a cord but it's very good dry wood. Have about 3 cords so far for next year which is mostly maple and Bradford pear. We have some oak - about 1.5 cords that might be ready for next year too. It's reading low 20's right now. The goal is to get 3 more cords stacked before thanksgiving to start getting ahead. I think the maple will really help.

 

Good for you. Congrats on getting it in before the cold hits. Enjoy the warmth this winter

 

I don't know much about stoves but the draft on this thing seems very strong. When I open the door I have to go slow and ashes are swirling around. Is that good or bad? Even with a fresh split and the stove choked down I have almost no smoke out of the chimney - just waves from the heat. I'm guessing that's a very good thing and a function of dry wood? It's about 64 outside if that makes any difference.

 

Good job on the fire/install Drivin!
So...how long will it be before you put something like a cast iron tea kettle on top of the stove?
Or try cooking something? (Chili or stew are easy and favorites)
Was the hearth already in the house or did you build it? (I'm betting that the little stack of extra bricks shows that you are the builder.)
Looks like it will be easy to put a fan with the nearby outlet.
Only thing that would drive me nuts is the stove pipe. I'd have to switch it to black.

 

The hearth was actually there - it was built with the house in 78. The previous owners still had the pallet of left over bricks from the construction in the garage. The ones near the stove were under the legs of the pellet stove when we bought the place.

The stove has a fan that I didn't hook up yet. I'm thinks a little job site fan would be quieter and do the same job. The pipe grew on me - I wanted black but this was thrown in for free by the installer because someone ordered it but never paid. Saved me a few bucks and will kinda go with the rest of the room when we finish it.

 

Free is good. Real good!

 

It's friggin hot in here..lol..

 

Nice! First fires are great to see!

 

Yep no smoke is what you want
Always open the door slow ,after you open the air
When I first started running the EPA stove I went outside quite a bit to check n see if it was burning right at my air adjustment.
I always have the door open a little to start a fire and close it in increments

 

Good luck with your new stove. Many more enjoyable times to be had, especially when the snow is flying.

 

Thanks man. Thats what I was thinking but confirmation from someone with experience makes me feel better.

 

If you can get ash get as much as you can, I lucked out my first year as my wood was only seasoning 8-9 months but a lot of it was ash and it burned great. Red maple is good for quick seasoning too, sugar maple takes a little longer but is as good as oak.

 

I had to learn to run mine last year , The EPA stove is a lot different than my old one it replaced.
I assume you have done some research but you learn as you go and every EPA stove is a little different .
Ask questions, the forum helped me a lot with mine

 

You will enjoy that heat when the temps drop, nice looking setup I also like the roomy brick hearth.
It was warm today but when you get something new ya gotta try it out …….

 

Love that HUGE hearth! Enjoy the new stove, it only gets better, the colder it gets!