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

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  1. schlot

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    Makes it worth the effort when you see a difference doesn't it?
     
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    I loaded the stove to the gills at 11 pm last night with birch and woke to a house that was 72 and the outside was 12. Raked the coals forward at 1030 am and loaded er up again and left for work. Its 30 out now. I may go and get a load of wood this afternoon before the snow closes me in or just walk the dog and stare at dead trees.
     
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  3. thewoodlands

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    It was in the low 30's this morning, more Pine in the Liberty.
     
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    37 here, time to turn the pilot off on the gas logs... Let my wife start the first official fire of the season. Couple small locust splits, cherry, oak on top of kindling and a few pieces poplar.... Rolling gooder. Not an EPA stove, so no secondaries or glass- but we got proper heat now!
     
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    Gotta love good wood heat. It wraps you up like being in a warm blanket. Nothing better.:coldfire:
     
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    Gotta open the door if I want a view of those romantic flames....
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    Cabinet stoves ain't very romantical.
     
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  7. HarvestMan

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    Got any other pictures of your stove? Tried googling it (not sure which would be yours) as I've never heard/seen one before. Looks like it can hold a good bit of wood as the firebox looks nice and deep.
     
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    Like a wonderwood.
    Biggest limiting factor is the burn box is made with 16 ga aluminized steel- very quick to get the top glowing if not careful....
    These are the main air adjustments:
    Bi-metallic thermostatically operated bottom air, which you can set, but if the stove gets too hot, it will close itself,
    Cools down, it opens back up-
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    Regular 3 hole air on the door, above the fire-
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    And in the upper right, the flue exit with built in adjustable damper-
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    Decent wood MC wise, smoke outa the chimley :mad:
    Guess it's to be expected from an old stove tho...
    Now, most everyone here hasn't had an older stove for a WHILE, but try to remember back when....
    Any advice on keeping the top from glowing, but cutting down on smoke?
    Thanks for looking/advising:yes:
     
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    is that basically the same thing as the new ones they call The Wonderluxe?
     
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    I'd try smaller loads of bigger splits for the glowing ... which might cause more smoke ... hmmm. Maybe some of the older gentlemen on the site can chime in :).
     
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    Fed the stove poplar and oak. Outside temps currently in the upper 20s, inside upper 70s....
     
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    Yeah, pretty much...
     
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    Eric VW Is your primary air turned down? You can try turning down the air much sooner. You may have an airleak too. Test a cold stove door and ashpan door (if you have an ashpan door) using a dollar bill. Insert dollar bill bis cold.tween stove and door, close door and latch, if easily pulled through, definitely replace the gasket. Test doors completely. Good luck, you dont want a glowing orange stove. Check for any warping or cracks when stove is cold.
     
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    We're at 24 tonight, I'll fill the Liberty with Pine before I call it a night.
     
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    Supposed to hit 23 tonight....just loaded the stove with Maple again.
    Should be coals in the am for a relight.
     
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    What time is coffee?
     
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    Winter is here, the snow is coming,, looks like you might not get that much up there Dave
     
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    yep, we have a little cold snap going on this weekend as well. suppose to get overnight lows of 23 tonight and 25 tomorrow according to accuweather. 34 right now according to my weather station.had to break into the hardwood burning some big leaf maple and paper birch uglies ( up a notch from the Doug fir I have been burning)
     
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    As soon as I get up. :thumbs: Dogs haven't been letting me sleep past about 7 lately, so...about then.:)

    Couple days ago, they were calling for 4-8" tonight though tomorrow, then today it went to 3-6". It tried to snow most of the day, but couldn't quite do it.
    Looks like it's staying south of West branch and heading SE.
    We may get some trailing bits. Are you getting it yet?
     
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    No snow here yet, the computer models that are showing today are showing a heavy band of snow right where I'm at, for tomorrow might be 6 to 8 here:(
    oh well it's winter I have a shovel sitting by the back door:D
     
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