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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: hpowers on October 22, 2012, 06:02:13 AM

Title: warm week coming up do you shut your burners down or leave them go
Post by: hpowers on October 22, 2012, 06:02:13 AM

just wondering

Title: Re: warm week coming up do you shut your burners down or leave them go
Post by: stewie3500 on October 22, 2012, 06:29:13 AM

Good Question.

I have had the first fire in mine since installation. I love the stove. Temps are supposed to get up to 80 here by the end of the week with lows in the 50's. Wondering if i should let it go out or feed it till next week. Still very "GREEN" at this.

Thanks.

Title: Re: warm week coming up do you shut your burners down or leave them go
Post by: AirForcePOL on October 22, 2012, 07:55:21 AM

I don't have mine going yet because I'm trying to hold off until at least the first of November.  But...  If I already had it lit I would just keep it going depending on how long the warm weather will last.  If it's only a few days of warm weather like it's supposed to be here in Illinois I would keep it goin.

Title: Re: warm week coming up do you shut your burners down or leave them go
Post by: Firechaser on October 22, 2012, 08:09:47 AM

I live in central Ohio. We are suppose to have upper 70s all week. I'm going to shut down. I figure why use the wood and make my house extra warm. All I have to do is relight in a week or so.

Title: Re: warm week coming up do you shut your burners down or leave them go
Post by: jerkash on October 22, 2012, 08:20:50 AM

I would let it run especially if it heats your hot water for your house.  It will use very little wood!!

Title: Re: warm week coming up do you shut your burners down or leave them go
Post by: Scott7m on October 22, 2012, 02:27:36 PM

No right or wrong answer, suit yourself

Mine is off

Title: Re: warm week coming up do you shut your burners down or leave them go
Post by: yotehunter66 on October 22, 2012, 05:09:58 PM

Mine is on because of the hot water exchanger.

Title: Re: warm week coming up do you shut your burners down or leave them go
Post by: TM88 on October 22, 2012, 06:29:31 PM

Mines on, all the hot water we want and no propane for only 3 sticks a day.

Title: Re: warm week coming up do you shut your burners down or leave them go
Post by: MattyNH on October 22, 2012, 06:38:19 PM

I'd just leave it running..Your not gonna burn that much wood..Your warm temp, like where I am (not as warm) is just temporary...Why give the $$ to the oil/propane man..But hey to each there own!

Title: Re: warm week coming up do you shut your burners down or leave them go
Post by: sw18x on October 23, 2012, 07:38:06 PM

Mine's off again. Just got it back after a full refab and it's too efficient - so airtight it's burning out after 6 or 8 hours if the blower doesn't come on, otherwise I might have let it run through this warm spell. I finally gave in a couple days ago, shut down all the pumps and threw a bucket over the stack. Temps are supposed to drop again Sat/Sunday, I'll light up again then and that will probably be when the real season begins.

Besides using up firewood unnecessarily, the drawback of starting/stopping this time of year is the longer the stove sits dirty and not burning, the more opportunity for corrosion to set in. I gotta say though, I'm already missing that extra hot water!