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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: Scratch on April 10, 2011, 08:27:11 AM

Title: First and last fires
Post by: Scratch on April 10, 2011, 08:27:11 AM

I know I've looked at this site the past few years to find out exactly when was the first and last time I used the fire.  So I thought I'd post a thread with an easy to remember name, so next year, I'll be able to see about when the dreaded season will start and end.  Feel free to record your dates in here if you  want.

Title: Re: First and last fires
Post by: Scratch on April 10, 2011, 08:32:05 AM

2008-2009 season 1
First 12/19/08 (new stove)
Last 4/25/09

2009-2010 season 2
First ?
Last 3/26/10 and one more 4/8/10

2010-2011 season 3
First 11/5/10
Last 4/4/11 and one more 4/15/11 and about another week of morning wood (he he...) until 5/1/11

2011-2012 season 4
First 10/31/11
Last  3/10/12

2012-2013 season 5
(Few random morning fires on colder days)
First 11/23/12
Last  4/23/13

2013-2014 season 6
(Few random morning fires on colder days)
First 10/20/13
Last  04/03/14

2014-2015 season 7
(Three random morning fires in September and October)
First 10/29/14
11/14/14 started using stacked wood
Last  03/07/15

2015-2016 season 8
First 10/17/15
10/25/15
10/27/15
10/30/15
11/10/15
11/12/15
11/19/15
Last  04/12/16

2016-2017 season 9
First 10/12/16
10/18/16
10/22/16
10/26/16
10/29/16
11/12/16
11/17/16
Last 3/25/17

2017-2018 season 10
First 10/21/17
10/26/17
Last 4/18/18

2018-2019 season 11
First 9/29/18
10/5/18
10/11/18
Last 4/6/19
4/13/19
5/1/19

2019-2020 season 12
First 10/4/19
10/11/19
Last 3/30/20
4/4/20

2020-2021 season 13
First 10/15/20
Last 4/1/21

2021-2022 season 14
First 10/25/21
Last 4/30/22

2022-2023 season 15
First 10/13/22
Last 4/8/23
4/16/23-4/23/23

2023-2024 season 16
First 10/16/23
10/26/23
Last 4/20/24

Title: Re: First and last fires
Post by: RSI on April 10, 2011, 08:45:43 AM

Do you turn the gas on now?

Title: Re: First and last fires
Post by: Scratch on April 10, 2011, 11:20:07 AM

No... I wake up with the temp at about 68, and by noon, the house is at 74 or so.  It starts to drop around 9pm.  I live in a dome home with lots of windows so it heats up pretty quick.

Title: Re: First and last fires
Post by: Scratch on October 26, 2017, 08:15:57 AM

Starting on my 10th season of not paying for gas and having a warmer house. 
Woo hoo!
 :D

Title: Re: First and last fires
Post by: jrider on October 26, 2017, 02:16:25 PM

Just fired mine up last night

Title: Re: First and last fires
Post by: wreckit87 on October 26, 2017, 03:27:11 PM

Fired mine an hour and a half ago here. Added a pump right before that for my shop instead of teeing off the house loop thinking it'd help my 50 degree delta T across the unit heater. It didn't. Return water is still only 120 :bash: NRF-25 in 3rd gear and only 40 feet of 1" copper, 12 elbows. Kinda pisses me off

Title: Re: First and last fires
Post by: aarmga on November 13, 2017, 06:41:47 AM

Did the new pump help U out any?  Make sure U aren’t loosing heat to the ground or air, it really seems that way.