Firewood

[jbaker]

I've been working on this winters heat

the middle three pics are the same pile ,different views

 

[kmcconaughey]

Jeff,

 

[digger]

Well the stove is doing it's thing, just waiting for the chance to get more than 3 4ft. 6" logs at a time, LOL

 

[jbaker]

I like the hood, is it auto on or manual switch?

 

[kmcconaughey]

Charlie,

 

[digger]

It's manual.
I had a detector switch in it and it keep cycling on and off so I dumped it.

I've still got to make up some sides for it that flare out and down about 16" to catch all the smoke.

 

[digger]

It's amazing how fast and easy you can load 22" wide x 56" long logs these days, LOL

 

[kmcconaughey]

Charlie, almost like cheating.

So, how long does one log like that last?

 

[digger]

I've been putting 2 in and they go for about 2 1/2 days, LOL
I do stick one 5" Tamarack in the bottom between them, just to keep things hot!

 

[kmcconaughey]

2.5 days! That is cheating... heating with wood is supposed to be work.

 

[digger]

The learning curve on the new wood stove is ongoing, LOL
I found out this morning that putting in 4 6" logs when it's going to get down to 19 below overnight, isn't quite enough.
I only had one log left this morning.

But the water temp was still 177, so I can't complain to much.

 

[jbaker]

Charlie whats your normal temp range on the new stove, I float around 170f on my stove

 

[digger]

I finally upped it to 175 this week.
I was running 10 degrees differential, but changed that to 20, just so I could get it to fire longer.
It's been idling since i fired it and wanted to get some heat through the 10" flu to keep it clean, LOL

CLICK HERE to see the locomotive firing off, LOL

 

[digger]

After it fires for 7 to 9 minutes, it goes back to idle, LOL

 

[jbaker]

I am not sure if I posted these before or not

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfi6zjFdOyA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycc7IxqhmOs

 

[digger]

Wholly crap!
That's way to much work!!!!

I open the door, throw some wood in, close the door.

Jiggle the ash grate handle twice, empty the ash pan once a month and let'r eat.

 

[stanner]

Charlie, Will that beast swallow whole pallets?

 

[digger]

Nope, the door is only 42" wide.

 

[aschumacher]

Ya OK. "only" 42 inches wide. Bigger than any door in my house!

 

[mtarsus]

I dream of the day I own a house with a nice outdoor boiler....

How many cord of lumber do you guys average on a cold winter? Are you using the boiler just for hot water, or is it part of your heating system?