Dang, I finally cleaned up my diet and that sandwich shows up again :headbang:
68 in the stove/family room is perfect. 55 in the bedroom for good sleeping. When I buy a window air conditioner for the bedroom I have a hard...
Dang - That's taking a long time. I'm lucky the "sweet spot" on my settup is for the damper fully closed so no need for the upgrade.
Wow fancy dancy digital moisture meter! Mine just has a bunch of LED bulbs next to the moisture reading. 14% is pretty darn good.
I can't speak to Locust in Soapstone vs Steel but I can say it takes more time/air to get the stove cranked before engaging the cat. The next load...
Looks nice and dry! I can feel those BTU's from here.
My last load was 1/2 oak 1/2 locust. The Stove Top Temp reached above 450F which is pretty typical. When I mix in the Locust, I need to heat the...
The Progress did exactly what it was suppose to do when I replaced the Fireview. I get solid 12 hour burn times and lots more heat for my 2300 sq...
This looks like the answer. I'm running the stove much much hotter before bypassing and then with more air. The results are great. I'm surprised...
Yup I got that busted Craftsman tool feeling:doh: . I think I bought that extension in 1984. Recently snapped taking off frozen lug nuts from...
Holy Smokes :startled:Bypass open to 550? I've never bypassed higher than 350F unless i was already loading on a super hot bed of coals. But then...
I measured fresh split Locust and got 15% MC. Seems pretty dry to me. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I've burned lots of cherry. I wish my Locust burned like the cherry did :headbang:
I still plan to measure the moisture content but from what I hear Oak takes longer than Locust to season and the Oak stacked with the Locust burns...
Wow this brings back memories. I was the first one to call WS with this problem.They eventually figured it out and made it right as they usually do.
I was just about to post about those different bolts. I put them in my stove years ago as part of a normal upgrade process but never had the smoke...
Wow that's unreal. Sounds like outgassing from the smoldering/low burn ignighted and I'm guessing the chimney had not been cleaned in a while. I...
Well I just loaded the Progress with 3/4 oak 1/4 BL and what a pain getting that cat to light off. It was still puking black smoke when the...
My Normal stovetop temp to engage the cat is 250F. With BL I waited to engage at 300-320F but the chimney just puked black smoke. The Next load...
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