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The key to heating your home efficiently with wood is to maintain the temperature as oppose to waiting till it starts cooling before throwing on another split. Got it!
Maybe I worded it wrong, I am referring to room temps and not stove temps.Well I wouldn't speak in absolutes on that .You do that on many EPA stoves before the cycle is complete you'll end up with a heavy coal bed that provides little heat . Over coaling can be a big problem in cold months where you keep throwing wood in the firebox before the charge is burnt down
Well I wouldn't speak in absolutes on that .You do that on many EPA stoves before the cycle is complete you'll end up with a heavy coal bed that provides little heat . Over coaling can be a big problem in cold months where you keep throwing wood in the firebox before the charge is burnt down
Well Just don't forget or leave the house like that . That could be badYeah when it drops below 0 degrees, coaling is a problem. I just leave the door wide open and come back after an hour or 2. Throws heat out and burns them coals down.
One nice trick I've learned is to pull all the coals to the front(North South loading stove) and put a piece no wider than the stove across the coals, then leave the air wide open. The coals will burn down as the airflow will be mainly going under the wood placed on top. The stove will not get to hot, as long as you are only adding one piece at a time. This only works if you are home to take the time to do it.Well I wouldn't speak in absolutes on that .You do that on many EPA stoves before the cycle is complete you'll end up with a heavy coal bed that provides little heat . Over coaling can be a big problem in cold months where you keep throwing wood in the firebox before the charge is burnt down
I have a grate with an ash door...if theres too much coaling, I just open the ash door and it burns em down quick and also burns very hot...basically turns it into a forgeOne nice trick I've learned is to pull all the coals to the front(North South loading stove) and put a piece no wider than the stove across the coals, then leave the air wide open. The coals will burn down as the airflow will be mainly going under the wood placed on top. The stove will not get to hot, as long as you are only adding one piece at a time. This only works if you are home to take the time to do it.
I had thought of making a shovel to remove the large coals and use them in the spring shoulder season, but after using this technique I have no need.
I have a grate with an ash door...if theres too much coaling, I just open the ash door and it burns em down quick and also burns very hot...basically turns it into a forge
your house must be cold all the timeThe only time my house cools down is when I stop for happy hour and stay too long.
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see Whitespider you should re-install that elitist stove back in the house where it belongsEPA stoves are the way to go