Has anyone burned oak slabs in there boiler? Learned so far turn boiler down by 20 degree. They burn hot. Heat550 Sent from my LG-H900 using Tapatalk
I have oak 2 by 6’s that are cut about a foot long. Been waiting for it to get really cold before using them. Won’t be long.
They get hotter then you think. I'm ready for a polar vortex. lol Heat550 Sent from my LG-H900 using Tapatalk
I got a load back in the 90's that lasted two years. Pain to fire up and didn't last as long as large rounds do, but I think the truckload was $150!! Well worth the inconvenience now-a-days! About 1/2 price of a regular load then. I remember the truck being a bit larger than the one in the pic though. If you don't mind saying, what did you have to pay for that load? I did not turn the temp of the OWB down though...didn't have any concerns that I needed to. I left the banding on the bundles and cut the slabs to length...off each end of the bundle first, then once through the center of what was left of the bundle. Then, with those two portions left, halved each one. That make sense? Ended up with 5 sections close to 20" long slabs. Or, cut them into 24".....each bundle would be four cuts. Is this the first time you'll be burning slabs?
I just one cut in the center . Boilers 54 inchs .. I might of payed a bit much . But I wanted to try them they work great .. I would only buy oak debarked. They burn super hot . Boilers 300 cfm forced draft. What's going rate per bundle there. I'm long ways from the mill so trucking is a issue in my location. Heat550 Sent from my LG-H900 using Tapatalk
That price was around 25 years ago! Last time I checked on a bundle of oak slabs, they were $45 a bundle. And thats almost exactly one cord of wood with no air space! Forced draft, huh? Now I understand the need to adjust aquastat!
Where did you source them from? Lumber yard? Mill? And, how'd you get them off the truck- do you have a tractor or fork lift at your place?
Yep they go atomic . I put cap on the chimney extensions to slow things down Stove can stop a roaring slab fire but it jumps water temp 20 degrees after draft fan shut off.. yes it's same price here plus 15 for trucking logs go for $137 cord here now. All oak. What about oak there what does it run a cord logs ( real cord ) There is fuzzy math out there when comes to logs on a truck. Heat550 Sent from my LG-H900 using Tapatalk
Yes I can get mixed here for that. Just oak cost a bit more. Yes that's green oak. Heat550 Sent from my LG-H900 using Tapatalk
Oak slabs can work well with wood stoves too. I've known many folks who burn that year after year and love it. Only problem is getting stove to hold fire all night and that is where some large logs would help out nicely.
I've burned them in a wood stove. They were dropped off free and loaded with bark. Bark is supposed to have the same BTU as the wood but I never thought so. Like pine they were a bit of work, but when you don't have much money and the wood you do have is green ....
When I was a young pup, my father bought quite a few loads of slab wood. We had a mill somewhat close and it was a bargain. All hardwoods and bark on. I remember it seemed to take forever to pack the furnace! He had an oil/wood/coal combo.
Definitely sounds like it would. Loading a stove like you may be folding boxes in the recycling. Gets them packed but they get pretty thin too.
I have started the year with them. They burn well. I got mine out of Pierz, Mn from Jeremy Lucking. They were 2 years dry so there is no issue with lighting or keeping going. I feel it does seem to burn a little faster than splits or logs.
