Last night's fire

I am defiantly not criticizing you norky ! Just commenting on the beauty of an EPA stove. You are not doing anything wrong at all ![/quote]

Nothing against you Pete and I don't mean to offend.
I post a pic of my fire in my old stove and all I get in return is EPA stoves are great.
It just gets a little old being lectured and I thought I left that kind of thing behind. And it's not just in this thread, but I don't want to disrespect this forum and detract from the good that this forum is trying to achieve, so I won't make an issue of it.

No matter what kind of stove I have, I'll never tell someone they're doing it the "old way", and I sure as heck won't tell them that my way is the "right way".

 

Getting caught up on this old and new stove stuff is "exhausting" (oh yeah of course...pun intended). I have me an old stove that heats about 2000 sq ft. 1100 main floor and 900 in the basement (also where the stove is located). I burn about 6 cords a year on average. I will someday soon switch to a newer EPA stove but for now the old smoke dragon keeps the home at a comfortable 70-72 (upstairs). It is however like a sauna down in the basement. Lol. I remember what a good friend of mine told me one time: "A happy wife is a happy life!" She is so damm happy she helps me stack it and toss it into the basement!!

 

Thx Pete. Took awhile to get it right. Actually still tweaking the output. I start burning end October or once I get a night time temp of 32 degrees. I go nights only depending on the day time temps but usually let it rip 24/7 by turkey time until the end of March. It's a hungry dragon, that I love to keep fed!!!

 

When I first started to burn back in '78, I absolutely lusted after a Fisher stove. However, I was broke (still am actually) and had to make do with a "knock off" (called a Woodcraft) that I used for over 15 years. Worked pretty good too and kept us reasonably warm in an old trailer that was so breezy, the air movement would blow out a candle. I remember some cold evenings in midwinter that it was so hot inside we all were stripped down to underwear.

I like my "new" Jotul, but it doesn't seem as hot as the old barn burner. Probably just my imagination though.

 

damm gotta love coming home from along day at work to a nice warm home, thanks to the wood burner of course. Wouldn't have been the same if it weren't for the wife getting it rip roaring before I walk in the door. Best part is she tossed in about another 100 pieces or so. Trained to perfection!!!

 

Lmao Dave. Maybe your cord is bigger than mine......hence why you use less wood. Hahahahahaha

 

Rick Astley had some serious dance moves.

 

I too love the masonry fireplace, but....

The ideal would be to find an old home with multiple fireplaces and keep one as a masonry and the remainder converted over.