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I am NOT mad. Rain means temps above freezing. They said "36 for tomorow" and I actually clapped and cheered.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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If I could even pile the coals in the center enough to put 2 pieces on the outside the pile of coals in the middle would be up to the baffle. It was -1F here last night. When its this cold I cant let the stove ash down. I have to load as soon as fire is out. I dont have anybody to run the stove while im gone at work so I start with a 52F house and have to fight 0F temps to warm the house up. Its only 58F in the house when I go to bed. Reload somewhere between 12A-2A and then again at 5A before I go to work and its 54F when I get up
I assume the coals are still hot when you're reloading? Maybe give it a fraction more air overnight - might have to juggle it a bit to get them to burn down a bit more without burning out altogether?
I woke up at my normal walkup time for work at 4:15 and the house was 61!! It was -15 and truck said -19 on the way to work.
Can I borrow your dog. Wish mine would do that. [emoji23][emoji23]
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MustangMike, all ash. I also cut cedar and poplar back there but the ash is getting so bad I'm trying to get as much down and out as I can. The tops are breaking off at about 8" diameter when I cut them down, not many branches to trim off. The section I'm cutting in right now is all along the edge of the bush so the trees are more crooked than the interior of the bush. The poplars are also falling down but aren't near as good for firewood so they can rot for now. I use the poplar logs for bunks under the ash logs. I have a bunch of big poplar cut into logs and plan to mill some when I have time but it's rotting (spalting) on the pile.
What stovetop and flue temps are you running? I agree. Maybe you could run it hotter. A few smaller splits to get the temp up and keep the big ones for the long burn.
For my stove 500 stove top is my friend for quite a while.
Iv got a 2000 sqft house that is shaped terribly for heat circulation and iv never once seen 54 degrees.
Can we try to help you solve you problem?
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If I open the air more the stove runs too hot. 20ft of strait up chimney pulls serious draft when its zero. I made some mods to the stove over the summer to make it more controllable and they must be working cuz I can damn near put the fire out now.
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Ok,
So do you have a blower? Dont judge me. The blower made a HUGE difference for me with heat circulation.
House insulation?
Is the room the stove in like 80 degrees and it wont move about the house well?
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Come to think of it maybe I do need more air...I have plenty of coals at 5PM when I get home to relight. Thats 12hrs.
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panolo
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Talked to one of the local arborists and the bug hit a decent sized woods about 15 miles north of me. Killed it all. We are probably not too far off at this point. Got to thin a woods for a buddy couple miles south of that woods and I think I'll leave all the maple and only take ash. Hate to see it.
Loaded for the night. -19°C/-2°F outside. Sat down for a minute and the fire warmed up to chimney cleaning temp faster than I thought!
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panolo, I would take it as soon as you can. I can't believe the number of falling trees of all sizes and branches every strong wind. Much safer to get them down now.
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We’ve had dead ash for 5+ years. Lots of blow downs but many of the bigger ones are getting dangerous to drop, snap off while you’re cutting or big limbs snap off when you drive a wedge. Yes I wear a helmet but some of those falling limbs come down like spears.
Down here, most of the Ash are dead, but up at my property the ones that have not blown over in storms are mostly alive, but I'm worried sick about them!
My 50 Acres in in the Catskills near Hancock, and it is currently about 40% Ash and 40% Black Cherry. I'm thinking of building a barn to store a bunch of it milled, but time, time, time!!!
My 50 Acres in in the Catskills near Hancock, and it is currently about 40% Ash and 40% Black Cherry. I'm thinking of building a barn to store a bunch of it milled, but time, time, time!!!
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Hey @MustangMike, you gonna buy one of those 2020 Mustang GT? That is one bad azz looking machine.
They are nice, but I kinda like mine … I don't have to select a "mode", the lights go on when I turn them on, and I can switch wheels/tires w/o worrying about TPS crap.
Mine looks more retro, I've done about everything I want to it, and you have to know how to drive it (the computers don't take over), so it is more "me".
With 550 SC Hp and my Steeda Suspension, I'm good! (Also, no payments).
Mine looks more retro, I've done about everything I want to it, and you have to know how to drive it (the computers don't take over), so it is more "me".
With 550 SC Hp and my Steeda Suspension, I'm good! (Also, no payments).
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Dont know how that compares to stove top temps but when I load for over night I try to keep the stove between 5-600 when it's full on nights like tonight. When it gets back into the 30s I'll shut it down at 450 or so.Loaded for the night. -19°C/-2°F outside. Sat down for a minute and the fire warmed up to chimney cleaning temp faster than I thought!
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