Lesser woods used for warmer outside temps, late fall and early spring temps. Not the good true hardwoods used for the heart of winter.
15 this morning headed for 38. Letting the stove idle as the house is at 70 and should gain a little with the sun thats finally returning after a...
I'm going to guess around a half cord. Was trying to keep an accurate record but didn't get it all moved from my parents before it got too cold....
Do you have a fresh air kit on the stove? If not you have to remember the air going into the stove and out the stack for combustion needs to be...
Do they actually use it to heat there? Or is it just on display?
It sure is nice! I'm finding the same thing with the IS also. Turn the air down to 1 notch above or even all the way closed and close the damper...
Gloomy, gloomy, gloomy here. Have only seen the sun maybe 6-8 times and only 2 full days here since Oct 27th. Worst low sun stretch on record here...
I could be wrong but I think the first one with the coarser bark is a red elm. The second with the tighter smaller grained bark is the american...
19 here this morning headed for 36. Burned some boxelder/elm mix overnight. Just loaded some more boxelder/cottonwood to hold the house at 72 for...
I believe at one time they were and still might be running a 6 month no questions asked return policy. Might want to look into that?
Currently sitting at 5, probably drop a couple more towards sunrise as usual. Stayed 69 in here with a load of red oak cooking in th IS. Reloaded...
Mid 30s for highs and lows in the low 20s. Been loading the Ideal Steel once a day in the evenings having it carry the cold nights. Close it down...
I've seen you mention the same stoves multiple times. Funny because I had the exact same ones on my radar, just never got to look at any in...
Might want to seal up that wind leak that blew that over....... or make sure the squirrels are out so the dog doesn't tip it over next time!
Let the stove go cold yesterday morning. Made it up to 45 and only went down to 40 overnight so let the furnace take over. I was working on a...
Hovering at the freezing point here. About 3" of heavy wet snow on the ground now with about another inch expected. Brought another load of wood...
I actually just use the vacuum hose connected to the exhaust port to blow it out first. Then vacuum afterwards.
About how many months, days, or hours do you guys run between cat bath cleanings? Talking vinegar/water spray and tap water rinse. What ratio...
32f right now with 25mph winds, headed to 24 for the low. Loaded the IS full with a red oak/box elder mix. Dialed down to just a few whisps of...
I came across billboard sign tarps that were 14x44 for $25 each. I'm giving one a shot to see how it does. I cut it in half and have it doubled up...
