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[jreimer]

Hi all,

This year I am burning spruce splits from large logs (up to 12 splits per log) so they are wide skinny pieces.  The fact that spruce doesn't coal, and the wide skinny split size is causing bridging issues and I lose gasification all the time.  This is causing bad glazed creosote buildup in the tubes.

Does anybody have any ideas how to stack to minimize the bridging and keep the pieces falling onto the nozzle during burn to maintain gasification?  The biggest issue may just be that spruce doesn't coal well and maybe there isn't a solution other than switching wood species.

[coolidge]

Throw it in east west if possible, I am burning pine and have the same problem. Better to mix it with hardwood.

[jreimer]

Throw it in east west if possible, I am burning pine and have the same problem. Better to mix it with hardwood.

Based on True Geodetic North or Magnetic North???  What's your latitude's Magnetic Declination???  What if my stove is oriented Northeast/Southwest?  Throw it in at an angle???   

On a more serious note, what is your ideal pine/hardwood mixture?  Pine first then hardwood, vice-versa, or mix them equally?

Also, has anyone tried something as crazy as placing the pieces vertical?  Maybe I'll try that this weekend after a few adult beverages!

[mlappin]

Throw it in east west if possible, I am burning pine and have the same problem. Better to mix it with hardwood.

Also, has anyone tried something as crazy as placing the pieces vertical?  Maybe I'll try that this weekend after a few adult beverages!

Factory rep just dropped a G100 off at the farm, my father made a comment about placing them on their ends, rep and I didn’t think that would work too well as most likely everything over the nozzle would burn first.

Does P&M have a suggested stacking chart?

Here is how Heatmaster suggests stacking in a G series.

[coolidge]

Pine then hardwood.

Keep us posted on your "jet stream" project.