It’s so they can have Trial by Fire.
Hey woodstovers. First year with a stove so all the wood I cut is green. I’ve been burning some pallet wood to help my small amount of seasoned firewood last.
I’ve been burning thick new/clean HT pallets, and I have to save the heat/burn time is probably better than my fir/spruce mix of firewood I have.
Is there any long term downsides to HT burning pallets. Also is there any downsides to leaving the nails in vs taking them out? (Besides nails in the ash)
All my burners are burning orange. They also are making weird noises like when a burner can’t catch every hole on fire, ya know that “puh puh” sound?
What the heck? What does this mean and how do I fix it?
I live in an apt building, and have told my super, but he is extremely lackadaisical and never responds. I don’t want to have to fix this on my own because I don’t really like dealing with gas or electricity, in general. It scares me.
I have 5 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors throughout my apt, but I’m just not using the stove until I understand what’s happening.
Any input would be greatly appreciated
ETA: got tired of waiting for a response from my super. Called the gas company and they said between the orange flames and noises that it considered an emergency and they are sending someone out right now
ETA2: gas guy just left. He first said it was because my stove is dirty (it is not), I told him the first thing I did was check for obstructions. He then asked if I have a humidifier (I do), and blamed it on that. The humidifier is in another room completely, and I have a digital temp/humidity gauge in my kitchen, and it reads as 50%. Then, he wouldn’t wait around long enough to hear the huge booms that come from my oven when it turna on. He laughingly said “I’m just gonna write in my report that you’re crazy! Hahaha!” WTF?? Why am I being (pardon the pun) GASLIT about orange flames?!? I fucking know that they are dangerous
Hi, newbie here.
I live in the Pocono Mountains. I'd like to try setting up the wood burning stove in the kitchen as the primary heat source, but that doesn't help much in the back bedrooms. I had the idea to install some ductwork into the attic to move heat back into the bedrooms, but my 80 year old dad looked at me like I was an idiot for even thinking about it.
I figure I can put a small variable speed fan in a register in each room and have them controlled by separate thermostats. Any thoughts on this? Any websites that might help? TIA!
I want to replace a wood burning stove with modern day one, and they all have blowers. Do you need a blower to still heat the house? Is there a backup solution?
When my stove is burning fast and hot, I don’t smell much of anything. But sometimes, after I engage the cat, after a while you can smell the fire/wood smell throughout the house. It’s subtle, but there. Smoke and co2 alarms aren’t going off or anything. But I was just wondering if that’s just part of woodstoving?
I’m looking for some help on where to find a good indoor wood burning stove to fit my needs. I don’t have a lot of money, but could probably scrape together a few hundred bucks. I am looking at this as an emergency source for heating/cooking and possibly supplemental heating. Mainly I’m concerned about our electricity AND gas going out and I want to make sure that if that happens that we have something.
Would have it setup in the living room, which is centrally located. We have a hearth that was converted to a gas fireplace before we owned, this would obviously be converted back(bonus points in removing the ugly ceiling patch). The house is around 2500 sq. Ft. But I’m not expecting to be able to heat all of it. I’m only thinking about the living room area. I do have a source for wood, and would be able to get more as needed, just not enough to run as a full replacement for heating.
Thoughts/ideas/questions/concerns/tips/good sources are welcomed.
I have two roofs (the previous owner just slapped a pitched roof onto the flat roof instead of fixing leaks)
It would be far easier to vent out of the exterior wall (less piping as well) vs. cutting through two roofs. I’m reading this isn’t the best option for wood burning but I’m not exactly sure why?
The roof is fairly tall and my dad was saying the flute has to be higher than the peak of the roof ?
Forgive my ignorance I just don’t want to burn down my house lol
Hello all, been lurking for a while and finally have a question worth asking.
We just moved to the country side and have a nice wood burning stove to off set the electric costs needed to heat the house.
How much firewood would be needed to heat throughout the day and through the night?
Is it safe to run a fire while sleeping?
Thank you in advance for all of your responses.
Long term camping in AZ for the winter. Thought of getting a gas burning shindig for tents but am still afraid of carbon monoxide.
I’ve seen wood burning stoves for tents with chimney chutes (can modify tent for that). I have a pretty decent sized tent, over 6ft tall and probably about 10x10.
Has anyone used one of these wood burning stoves? Any issues?
Thanks!
Prep Ideas for no heat situation. Live in Midwest region. Do not have fireplace or wood-burning stove.
