30 below wind chill with south winds, lot of south windows, still learning after one year how to run the IS during these conditions.
I cover wood used in the present winter but never while drying, cover what you will use this winter. I have to side cover due to 40 mph winds and...
Once you've burnt truly dry oak you will be a believer.
Gonna have to try that in my IS.
How many pieces of wood do you put in?
You're getting there, my flue temp gauge took the guess work out of running my IS.
Time to start taking walls out.:p
Ok i feel your pain, at times my IS is too much for 2000 sq ft, cant imagine a 20 x 20 room . Hard to load it for a overnight burn without...
You must be running your stove a lot cooler then I do, all i get is the haze.
I dont think it hurts anything but if engaged at correct flue temp and wood and draft is good you shouldn't have to do that.
I have a tub fire pit, i have used it for many years, cut one side out for perforated metal so i could view the fire.
My glass gets a haze on it that I clean every 10 days or so as long as the stove gets cool enough, comes off easily. Glad to hear your house is...
I have been burning small (3 inch or so) rounds of ash, mulberry, and oak with no problems whatsoever, wood does most of its drying from the ends....
The ads I really like are the ones for free wood in the form of standing live trees, you even get to clean it up, all for FREE!
I have never had a problem getting Bur Oak dry in 3 years (less in some cases) stacking in single rows with no top cover, never have seen any...
Single rows?
"Don’t use a tin extender. Just a creosote machine. Even the pottery tops are not considered actual flues as far as height is concerned. They are...
Manual states temp sensor is supposed to be 8 to 10 inches above flue collar on top vented stove,if rear vented place surface thermometer on plate...
LOL, besides that all of them dont i believe.
250 to 300 for the temp on single wall which is gonna be 500 t0 600 internal temp. The manual talks about the internal temperatures.
