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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: Jwood on February 19, 2015, 08:28:36 AM

Title: -30 fahrenheit!
Post by: Jwood on February 19, 2015, 08:28:36 AM: What kind of burn times is everyone getting with temps that cold? That's what we had last night and I checked the boiler at 12 hours and was good still so I will follow up a time when I have to fill it. I'm heating 2500 sq ft and dhw with a side arm. Radiant infloor in the basement and a 18x18 heat exchanger in the furnace for upstairs.
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Post by: jamesbodeis on February 19, 2015, 08:41:10 AM: 10 hours
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Post by: fsuftball on February 19, 2015, 08:42:54 AM: i could fill my 6000 ridgewood full and get a day easy.

but i only fill it to get 12 burns.
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Post by: kommandokenny on February 19, 2015, 09:57:46 AM: 12-14 hours on a heaping wheelbarrow :thumbup:
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Post by: jrider on February 19, 2015, 10:36:17 AM: It's also very dependent on what you are heating and what wood you are burning.
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Post by: kommandokenny on February 19, 2015, 11:53:41 AM: yep,,, theres a thread in the firewood forum
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Post by: Jwood on February 19, 2015, 12:57:36 PM: I'm only asking with temps that cold as they are not average. Mainly just curious
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Post by: atvalaska on February 19, 2015, 01:44:39 PM: HERE IS WHAT I DO AT 30 BELOW-get with the program !! (http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k632/atvalaska/IMG_0084.jpg)
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Post by: rickldb22 on February 19, 2015, 02:27:49 PM: i am getting 12 to 14 hours on a load with P&M 2840 in -30*C temps. I would say this is 1/2 to 3/4 filling up the stove. I am burning a mix of dry and green tamarac.
Rick
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Post by: Jwood on February 19, 2015, 03:31:54 PM: Well I could have probably went longer by letting the coals burn down a bit more but I added a little wood at 19 hours figured that was long enough and I'm satisfied with what I got out of a firebox full usually I only fill 1/2 to 3/4.
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Post by: GCTerpfan on February 19, 2015, 05:23:03 PM: atvalaska, is that a smoker? How in the world do you maintain temp in your smoker at 30 below? I have smoked deer bologna when it was 15 deg out and it doubled the time it took to finish. How long do things take at 30 below?
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Post by: atvalaska on February 19, 2015, 05:28:38 PM: wsm.......with a few mods /add more coals...do it all the time
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Post by: fireboss on February 19, 2015, 06:23:50 PM: Going to be - 5 with -25 wind chills and iam getting an easy 12 hrs burning pine
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Post by: yotehunter66 on February 19, 2015, 06:50:23 PM: 8-10 hours.
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Post by: Shrek1112 on February 19, 2015, 07:38:29 PM: I have not changed my load amount, usually 5 22" long logs 8-10" diameter of ash and getting still getting an easy 12 hours for 2400 sqft plus 30 plate DHW exchanger
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Post by: aries9245 on February 20, 2015, 04:03:36 AM: There saying down to -18to -27 with wind burning cherry and oak 3/4 full 11 hrs temp still at 184 lots of coals
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Post by: caper on February 20, 2015, 06:33:13 AM: im getting 10 - 12 hr burn times when that cold, however the odd night i only get 8 hr burns, depending on wind, calls for heat etc... house still at 74 degrees everywhere tho...
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Post by: pullerbob on February 20, 2015, 12:26:52 PM: About 10-12hrs heating an old farm house and the furnace blower coming on about every 5 min.