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

Hi all. Yesterday I took off and today is a busy one. Been in the shop burning ash and getting ready for a big job. Need to take the car in for new tires and hopefully a inspection sticker and then stop at tractor supply for some new fire brick for my furnace. I just choked down a jimmy dean and Im back out the door. Hope you all have a great day.

 

Wow, hight of 30f and your house will hold the 73f temp or whatever you said all day!! At those temps I would have to have a full load of oak loaded rolling half way in the stove to keep warm.

But it's way easier and cheaper for me to keep cutting and feeding this stove wood than to try and insulate an almost 70 year old house with partiAl insulation.

 

If it is sunny and 30 with minimal wind my house doesn't need any heat to hold temperature.

 

Crisp and clear here. I slept a bit long (my furry 4 legged alarm clocks are broken I guess) so kicking her into overdrive.

 

How to walk away from -20 c much easier to fine tune the top end with a damper installed

 

Morning all. Got up to gloomy cloudy 20 today. But now the sun has come out and not a cloud in the sky. Still 20 outside and 74 in. Time to throw more wood in

 

35 feels like in the 20’s with the wind. Got the englander packed with cherry and oak cause we’re heading out shopping. Much rather sit by the fire!

 

19*F outside 70*F inside this morning. Boiler was loaded with a mix of Spruce, Pine, and a few Maple splits at 4:00pm yesterday. I just loaded it again at 6:00pm there wasn't much for coals threw on some kindling and loaded with Maple and Red Oak.

 

20’s tonight.. mid 30’s today but really gray and gloomy. The storm is dropping snow literally 10miles south of us but dry here.

The evening was cherry uglies, once it coaled down i loaded up more of the 3-4yr red oak. Its jammed in there with minimal air gaps tonight. 74* down stairs where our bedroom is and ima guess 78* upstairs where my office is lol. I went outside in my gym shorts n crocs only to cool off a minute lol...

Looks like a nice burning week for us ahead then a big warm up.

 

Evening everyone.

 

19° clear and calm. Burning Norway maple, cherry, Siberian elm, and a piece of honey locust.

Choochin' !!

 

20 f outside 76 i n the family room and got some hickory and sugar flames dancing in the Kent tile fire.

 

17 feels like 10, high around freezing today with wind, so chill factors around 20. I just opened up the draft to burn down the remaining oak from last night. 75 IAT 68 upstairs, just right. Gotta warm it up some though, Mrs Mainah is working in the home office today and she likes 80. And I’m actually getting used to it. Must be these old bones.
We’re in the longest dry streak since late August and it’s due to continue until the rain coming this weekend maybe. Either rain or snow is fine, just no more ice! What snow we have left now is rock hard and slick as can be,

 

Our temps and forecast are the same. Bright sunshine should make a few hours working outside tolerable. I've been burning a mix of red maple, black locust, and hawthorn. I'm going to bring in some elm today.

 

22F outside & 65 inside odd pieces of maple in the stove

 

Breaking out the good stuff!

 

Looks like 14 F here this morning. Ash and Pine in the boiler now.

 

19*F now, headed up to 35* and sunny. Ash in the insert and I’m headed out the door to process more ash.