We were a bit apprehensive when we first got a wood stove, to leave a fire going at night, or when we left. I reasoned that even if we burned only...
And I might add, you do want to verify that you don't have a problem (gaskets, air leak, loose air lever plate) before putting one in, otherwise...
I didn't install a damper until the tail end of my fourth year of burning. I forgot the air open while tinkering on the furnace, and when I tried...
I pretty much only burn poplar (quaking/trembling aspen), and in my 5th year of burning, here's what I can tell you from my perspective. It seems...
I would agree with Highbeam here, not quite a loading that I would base stove performance on. It would burn a lot more efficient if it was the...
Had a couch nap last night, fed the stove a few pieces of poplar, and took another good run at a sleep. Unfortunately, that means it got chilly in...
I find the wood smoke itself from seasoned poplar as aromatic, but anything with bark on, or not quite seasoned, smells about like a dumpster...
Not sure the overnight temps but don't think it was much cooler (if at all) than this morning. Currently sitting at -9 C feels -17 C or 16 F feels...
I was laughing to myself a few weeks back when I had 100 ml of 2 stroke oil left for one more 4 liter pail of mix. I probably mix up 7-8 gallons...
Forecast says it should warm up some by the 14th into decent temps, but they can't predict what it will be tonight, so I'm not sure I have much...
Trembling aspen aka poplar around here, is my go to fuel. It's not the best, but it's free and it burns and I haven't froze to death yet.:D
Still chilly, currently sitting at -17 C feels -25 C, or 1 F feels -13 F. It did drop to -24 C feels -32 C around 430 am but that was short lived....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Head first into winter temps.
I'm with you on the temp differential making a big difference. But as a guy who has run a short chimney for 5 years now, I have a somewhat...
Sitting at a balmy -16 C feels -18 C, or 3 F feels -1 F and should warm to near -10 C later, but the wind will show up as well. Stove chugging...
No, just plain sardines. They usually aren't flavored except you can find them in tomatoe sauce sometimes.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Up to babysit the fire and have some sardines with my fuzzy buddies. Poplar in the reactor.
First sentence answers the question nicely.
Have you had a bad experience using canola oil which makes you draw this conclusion? Any proof to persuade me it doesn't work well, when it does?
I'm fairly certain the Condar brand probes are available here, maybe I'll give one of those a try.
