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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Chimney Hieght and more smoke
« on: February 03, 2015, 07:09:01 AM »
Thanks I'm looking for reduction and times of smoke do help alleviate the issue. If I get a wood splinter I'll split it to a more manageable size. I like the large pieces but I'm not getting any younger and to be honest it's work to get a large piece in the stove.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Conventional boiler loophole?
« on: February 03, 2015, 07:05:28 AM »
Someone in MN was looking to climb the ladder in the organization. I've seen nubie regulators do this. I don't known the MN story but believe it could happen there, my experience was in Texas maybe they thought it could be re pumped out of the ground after the soil filtered it 
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Conventional boiler loophole?
« on: February 03, 2015, 06:26:51 AM »
I doubt they will go after people most state environmental agencies I have worked with will not go after anyone who dumps a barrel of oil on the ground unless you are talking about much more than 55 gallons. The EPA wants the big fish and home owner burning wood in a coal burner is not enough good press. I work for a City and it will be in my experience it will be some local official who read something on Google and then get a compliant from a adjacent home owner and will call the DNR OR EPA that's how they will get them involved. The EPA Regional Offices are in large cities throughout the U.S. so they will not want to leave the comfy cubicle to head to the country unless its on vacation.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Chimney Hieght and more smoke
« on: February 03, 2015, 06:19:55 AM »
jerkash,
Thank you for your comments on seasoned wood and smoke issue. I realize there are lots of individuals who have opinions based on their experiences related to seasoned and cut and toss into the stove. I have at least 2-4 cord of my firewood is oak that is been dry for 2-3 years, I also have a lots of species of wood that is also 2-3 years dry. I do have a mix of cut last year of pine and other species of wood. I also realize that not all people have time or money to have two-three years cut firewood. I don't purchase any of my firewood or even have to cut it most of the time, people cut a try down, cut it so they can handle it and want it gone, so I acquire because they live in the City. I also don't split all the wood and if I do its by hand. If I can fit it through my 24"x30" door it goes in. I an looking and considering splitting all my wood at least in half to help it burn better, but its hard to think of doing this when I can toss in a huge pine chunk and it last over 24 hours. I will admit I'm learning how the stove works.
I grew-up with burning wood inside so I can't say i'm new to burning firewood, but I can learn to burn and operate my stove better. My understanding is all conventional OWB Stoves will smoke and you can only reduce the amount by operation changes and by adding a chimney that is reaching to mars. Since last year I have changed from packing it full to filling it much less leaving more room around the wood in the fire box. I also have added and taken the chimney off. I am also trying to change the times I fill the stove. The biggest change is I will never fill the stove with only box elder because of the smell my neighbor complained about (I didn't seem to mind). Again thank all of you for your help and I have tried many of your ideas I can without spending money on the stove first.
Thank you for your comments on seasoned wood and smoke issue. I realize there are lots of individuals who have opinions based on their experiences related to seasoned and cut and toss into the stove. I have at least 2-4 cord of my firewood is oak that is been dry for 2-3 years, I also have a lots of species of wood that is also 2-3 years dry. I do have a mix of cut last year of pine and other species of wood. I also realize that not all people have time or money to have two-three years cut firewood. I don't purchase any of my firewood or even have to cut it most of the time, people cut a try down, cut it so they can handle it and want it gone, so I acquire because they live in the City. I also don't split all the wood and if I do its by hand. If I can fit it through my 24"x30" door it goes in. I an looking and considering splitting all my wood at least in half to help it burn better, but its hard to think of doing this when I can toss in a huge pine chunk and it last over 24 hours. I will admit I'm learning how the stove works.
I grew-up with burning wood inside so I can't say i'm new to burning firewood, but I can learn to burn and operate my stove better. My understanding is all conventional OWB Stoves will smoke and you can only reduce the amount by operation changes and by adding a chimney that is reaching to mars. Since last year I have changed from packing it full to filling it much less leaving more room around the wood in the fire box. I also have added and taken the chimney off. I am also trying to change the times I fill the stove. The biggest change is I will never fill the stove with only box elder because of the smell my neighbor complained about (I didn't seem to mind). Again thank all of you for your help and I have tried many of your ideas I can without spending money on the stove first.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Chimney Hieght and more smoke
« on: February 02, 2015, 08:04:26 PM »
You are correct weather does seem to affect it going straight up.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Chimney Hieght and more smoke
« on: February 02, 2015, 07:40:36 PM »
Well I think it's improved but the smokes but it's not going straight up as it did last year. I think I need to clean out the chimney where the pipe was connected as it might have cerasote keeping the the smoke from going straight up. Anyone have any thoughts about smoke going straight up when the blower turns on?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Chimney Hieght and more smoke
« on: February 02, 2015, 11:46:29 AM »
Just took off chimney section and its looks like it may have solved the problem. Smoke now goes in every direction. Chimney section was a 3ft creosote stick with 2" of the 8" pipe filled with cresote at the top of pipe.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Chimney Hieght and more smoke
« on: February 02, 2015, 10:53:30 AM »
Tule,
This is second year using stove. Maintenance was limited to installation of 3ft section of chimney and cleaning stove out prior to start up. I whatever I can, last year lots of black locust, poplar, box elder, pine and other species of wood even some oak and Elm. Early in season burned scrap wood from house project and pallet wood.
This is second year using stove. Maintenance was limited to installation of 3ft section of chimney and cleaning stove out prior to start up. I whatever I can, last year lots of black locust, poplar, box elder, pine and other species of wood even some oak and Elm. Early in season burned scrap wood from house project and pallet wood.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Chimney Hieght and more smoke
« on: February 02, 2015, 09:16:50 AM »
Sloppy don't know much about Baro Dampers & am not sure how they work.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Chimney Hieght and more smoke
« on: February 02, 2015, 09:01:49 AM »
Last year was first year with my stove and had very few issues with neighbors complaining of smoke or smell issue. Yes I'm the one who lives far from city neighbors in a city on edge of town. This fall before startup I added. 3rt section of chimney last year just had the piece coming out of the stove. Last season as my wife stated this morning we burned nasty smokey wood. I'm thinking of taking that section off because it's cooling too much cause more smoke. I'm burning more seasoned wood this year was well. Does anyone think this will resolve problem. My good friend who's owned a OWB for years thinks it will be. You help is appreciated.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Question for the folks that use 15-20 cords
« on: January 29, 2015, 06:35:33 AM »
In NW Wisconsin you can use 15+ wood if it's a normal winter. We are in our 2nd using our stove and still figuring the amount of wood we need. The problem is I get several times during the burning season supplemental wood by the pickup load or my 4x8 trailer that dump by the stove to burn first before using my stacked wood. Sometimes it's cut wood or it might be scrap lumber/pallet wood. I take all I can of it.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Boiler
« on: January 29, 2015, 06:28:54 AM »
I have someone who can fill mine I'm out of town with the family. He burns wood so he doesn't mind.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Comments on how Good you smell from stoking your fire.
« on: January 29, 2015, 06:26:00 AM »
I have a couple jackets I wear to fill the stove that I keep in the garage. One is an old work coat and the other is an old firemen coat. There is some fire protection when I toss wood into my large fire box or when it flares up when the door is open while filling it. Neither coats keeps you from smelling like a smoking gun. I asked my wife it if made me smell good and said you smell like smoke, guess I got my answer.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Natural Draft Vs. Forced Air
« on: January 27, 2015, 08:46:02 PM »
I have an American Royal wood boiler with a blower and I would recommend one with a blower system. I feel it burns the wood more efficiently than my friends with ones without a blower system. It's all preference in my opinion.
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Fire Wood / Re: would it be worth it?
« on: January 27, 2015, 12:16:16 PM »
Free wood good deal, sounds like you will be set a couple years.