I always thought we saw improved burn after a cleaning too. Maybe the removed gunk sort of insulated the firebox heat from the stove body somehow.
The left edge of the center rank, halfway up, appears to defeat gravity. Nice haul, BTW!
Haven’t burned any chestnut so can’t comment on that - but I always thought that the stink from black locust burning was mostly that thick ugly...
Chunks make good heat most certainly. And you get revenge on the hard to split ones.
Neato. That’s more than a boatload of wood. In 3 years, it should be nice ‘n dry.
Roger that! And the beautiful smell of a pot roast with veggies in the Dutch oven on that stove....
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These fit just right in more ways than one. The lopped off flower has a back story, but it was a string trimmer not a chainsaw. [ATTACH]
My basement winter stacks area has a garage door (walkout) so just back the truck into there. No chute. I like your chair by the stove for...
Nice! Should be able to pack the wood burner chuck full with very little empty space.
That buildup on the window and in the firebox is what I get too when running “cat-only mode”. It will burn off when running CAT-ENGAGED and intake...
Oh another interesting thing Qyota is that the hottest outside surface of the IS will be front face above the door immediately to the right of the...
Another time when I do put the intake full open and the cat (still) engaged is after the load cycle out-gassing phase. To burn down the coals...
It’s choochin’ !
Noted in Qyota previous post that his flue path goes from 6” to 7” ID. That’s 28.24 sq. in. into 38.48 sq. in. area. Anyone else think this could...
Oh and I remember now the new IS paint curing smell during breakin fires and a couple burns following. BUT that smell is very different from wood...
Hmm, everything sounds right. Maybe the rear exit, but I think once burning real loads in cold winter (like in No. MN) the flue will heat up more...
We engage the cat when top temp hits 300f. The stove seems to perform best mostly filled, at least 2/3 (or better 3/4) full to get strong...
What’s your outdoor temp there? Draft improves with colder temps. It may help to open the IS door very slowly, letting the exhaust column in the...
