Outdoor Wood Furnace Info

All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: kybaseball on February 05, 2012, 08:22:29 AM

Title: Fill your stove with wood
Post by: kybaseball on February 05, 2012, 08:22:29 AM

Wonerding if is a good idea to fill the stove with wood? The weather has been really mild here in Kentuckyand i have noticed that the stove is working very little. I filled it 3/4 of the way one night and didn't check that morning and went on to work. Checked it 24 hours later and it still had some wood in there but was very black like it was a charcoal. Is this good to do or not?

Title: Re: Fill your stove with wood
Post by: Scott7m on February 05, 2012, 08:42:32 AM

I just try to learn and adapt to the stove I'm using and don't put much more than I think it will need in at a time..

Title: Re: Fill your stove with wood
Post by: tree climber on February 05, 2012, 08:53:37 AM

yea we have been having really mild weather in ky.i have only been loading 4 to 5 sticks of wood aday.i just rake those black ones over my grates and its like a blow tourch.was looking at your profile and we live close i live at spencer& shelby line.

Title: Re: Fill your stove with wood
Post by: yoderheating on February 05, 2012, 11:25:07 AM

 You will have less problems like overheating or creosote if you load it as needed. I normally load what my furnace will burn in a 12-18 your period.

Title: Re: Fill your stove with wood
Post by: kybaseball on February 05, 2012, 05:22:16 PM

Thanks guys kinda what I was thinking. Hey tree climber what kind of owb do you have? Do you cut your own wood?

Title: Re: Fill your stove with wood
Post by: tree climber on February 05, 2012, 05:27:34 PM

have a shaver 165 .work for tree service and have my owne tree service. so wood is free or get paid to haul it off

Title: Re: Fill your stove with wood
Post by: kybaseball on February 05, 2012, 06:22:20 PM

That is awesome!!! May have to get some from you sometime.