I found this of interest: https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn268.pdf This publication seems to give the best one could hope for when...
My recent experience is that wood does some seasoning in the winter. I have been buying firewood from sellers who claim their wood is "dry."...
I imagine where I am in Western MD the chart is accurate for me. I imagine in the Southwest and even areas in West Coast states that are more...
I noticed this resource which has a lot of good information including drying times: Firewood BTU & Drying Chart One question I have is what...
At the back of the stove there are fire bricks (not shown in the one diagram) but yes it appears that the board pushes the smoke forward past the...
Well I just checked before lighting the stove and this piece is intact. I see no holes or openings beside a uniform series of small holes. Thus...
I clean my flue from the bottom up so can't do the "down once and up once" and maybe it doesn't make any difference. Again I see a lot of stuff...
Thank you both for clarifying. Where do you get this metal plug you are talking about? So far on my stove I don't seem to have a problem...
When I have cleaned it from the bottom I scrape with the poly brush and more seems to come out. It does seem like a lot of the creo is in the...
So you would need to cut a small hole in the flue? Are you measuring static pressure or what I believe is called dynamic pressure? The...
Good point about the cabling. I am still shocked that there is something set up for this. Maybe my idea isn't really that necessary?
My chimney is only one story. Above where my chimney is it goes through the attic of house. Thus it is not like it goes through a 2nd floor...
Thank you both for posting information about this baffle. I just started a fire so will check when it has cooled down to make sure it is there...
Good to hear about the disadvantage of routing my flue outside the house. I have been cleaning my stove from inside using the slip (screw in)...
So what else would I need to make this work? What other parts? I also noticed this on Amazon. I haven't totally scrutinized it yet but it...
I guess not. ;-)
Well people rarely appreciate something that is given to them. Did they ask you for the wood or did you just deliver it to them. Especially if...
The only thing is that I would want something that measures the stack temperature and when it gets below a certain value turn off the fan....
Well here are some pictures of my stove setup: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Single wall pipe through the ceiling & roof. (I wish it went outside and...
That is quite a contrast in stoves. From Chevy to Cadillac or something like that. ;-) My stove looks more like your Chevy. Also nice that...
