My first attempt at a 24 hr burn. 3-4 year css red oak. Glass got pretty nasty but it should burn off quickly. I was surprised at the amount of char and coals. I took a quick peek in the stove at 20.5 hrs and didn't realize there was that much left. Pics were after I stirred the load and opened the draft.
~175F No, I set it at 0 from the beginning and left it. 3 or 4 year css red oak, I've got some of each on the porch mixed.
Burn started at 11am yesterday. I kept an eye on the stack until dark just to be sure, no smoke. Stove top peaked at 375F, cat peaked at 1100F. More of a smolder than a burn. I'm not sure why I never noticed this ability before. Have I never looked in the stove 24 hrs after reloading? After 2.5 years, it seems like I would have during the shoulder season. I'll try it again the next warm front we get. If I let the house fall below 70F, the wife will be calling for more heat or reloading the stove.
I'm sure you packed that fire box to the max but how many splits did you use? Do you think 4 large splits would burn longer than 6 medium splits? I usually shoot for 5 with one large one in the back if I'm looking for a long burn. I'll have to try this when the weather warms up. I'm looking at 3 loads per day for the next week or so.
I used 4 splits, not quiet as large as I would have liked. The FB was not quiet full to the top but finding the perfect size splits to fill it, is difficult. It was my average "full" load, with my average splits. Rarely are my splits small enough to fit 5 in the FB.
Bear in mind, the Keystone firebox is only 1/3 the size so by my math that's a 72-hr. burn, and a new world record.
You are going to get people very stirred up All joking aside, Woodstock's very conservative burn times are more realistic for real world use, as we all know. Keystone is advertised at 8-10 hours burn times, very realistic for typical winter heating needs in an appropriate sized house. Doing a 24 hr burn was interesting but new readers shouldn't expect to keep their house warm with burns (smolders) like this. I only lost 3F in the house, but it was 65F yesterday and 33F last night. I'd like to see someone else duplicate when temps allow. Still can't figure out why this is news to me/us.?
I never thought 24 hours was possible with this stove and never tried burning at 0 before but once I have my new cat and warmer weather I'm going to try and beat your record.I'll put aside the perfect sized splits of Black Locust.
I'm sure I can easily do this in the PH. I easily get 16 or more hours, with the firebox about 2/3 full (but really less, because I am not taking advantage of the 22 inch length availability), and my stirring up the coals, raking them forward, opening the air about half way 13 or so hours into the burn, all the way and opening the draft (have a flue damper) all the way for the last hour or so, to get down to a tiny coal bed to restart without any starter kindling. If I left the coals to burn down on their own, they would go many more hours, but with lower heat output per hour. Doing what I do keeps the stove near 350 degrees all that time, over 250 at reload, so a snap to get the cat engaged again,. The wood flames before the door is closed from loading, the cat in reengaged in ten to 15 minutes at most. Burning on a smoulder setting we do for fun..or because we are away from home a long time. Doesn't really heat the home in this climate.
I knew the IS would go 24 hrs but I don't remember reading about the PH doing it. When weather cooperates,try it and start a thread. It sounds like it would make it easily.
Great burn! Gotta love the WS cat and hybrid stoves, they compete well or are side by side with the BK. Great info on your 24 hr burn.
Nice job on pushing that rock to the limits. I'm surprised your not getting some smoke spillage at 65 degrees. There isn't much of a temperature or pressure differential between the inside and outside talk about draft spoiler. Just to keep this thread honest for the new to wood burning folks and extreme climates. The mileage on the stove will vary and do not expect 24 hour burns of meaningful heat in less than 20 degree weather with 10+ mile per hour winds. Its kind of like stating my car gets 100 mpg because I am coasting down a hill with a tailwind and the instant readout mileage tells me so.
Well then, I guess I'll finally have to split and stack my little stash of Bodark rounds, and get it dry in preparation for the long march.... I'm pretty sure I have had the Ks burning in the 60s, and probably started it cold in the 50s. Once the flue is warm, these things draw like mad. I think keeping it honest was why he put 'burn' in quotes in the thread title, although a newbie might not understand that...
