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[dukethebeagle]

if the wood is free,it don`t matter how many thousand btu its got
but i guess if u pay u want the best u can get
i don't always have the best wood but i cut extra to make up for the quality
also like fryedaddy i batch burn
got a store in the basement and burn 2 fires at night before bed then 1 in the morning wide open.
a total of maybe 3-4 hours of burning per day
thermal store never gets below 160
and the best is no smoke
imo not enough people try the storage option which has been proven in europe
and it sucks every last btu out of wood even when the quality is junk
idling is not a good way of burning wood
just my opinion

[AirForcePOL]

Ok, so I hooked my thermometers up to my furnace coil.  I'm losing 1 deg or less from the boiler to the house.  I'm losing in between 10-12 deg from the inlet of the coil to the outlet and I haven't checked it but let's figure another 1 degree from the house back to the boiler.  So let's say 15 degree difference.  Any ideas? Checked my wood moisture content today and it's at 19-25%

[free heat]

Sounds about right I typically lose 15 degrees inlet to outlet on my 18x18 heat exchanger when house is calling for heat

[AirForcePOL]

I have a feeling that my new room addition is most of the problem.  I took my infrared thermometer around the house last night.  The floor is always cold in the new room.  There is a 7 degree difference in the temp of the floors just by measuring on both sides of the entry door.  The floors in the new room were 62-63.5 degrees throughout the room.  It's on a crawl space and the crawl isn't insulated.  I'm going to buy some insulation and put it in the floor in the crawl space maybe tonight. 

I think what's happening is that the cold air from the new room is making it's way into the dining room.  The new room entrance is off of the dining room and the thermostat is also located in the dining room.  I think the cold air is making the thermostat run more than it should.  The rest of the house stays comfortable most of the time.

[aries9245]

If you can buy a closed cell spray foam kit and spray it from underneath the floor it will seal any air infiltration the batts work but not as well.. My houses walls are R-13 and r16 last year I closed in my back porch and bought one of these kits I sprayed ceiling and walls this room is the warmest place in the house the thermostate rarely calls for heat I should have made the investment when I built my house 10 years ago and sprayed all my walls with it... But at that time the quote was $16000.00 for spray foam and $5000 for batt so I went the cheap way and paying for it now..

[justinb]

Definitely not an expert, but I can share my recent experience.  I cut a load of marginal wood this past weekend.  I have no idea what species, but its soft.  Since burning this wood, I have woke up to nothing but ash in my firebox.  I'm going back to the woods today to find better wood.  I also think that Heatmaster recommends E series running the fan at 100%.   Its frustrating to woke up to a cold stove.

[mtoll]

justinb, guessing that soft wood you might cut to fan back to keep from burning as fast. Lot of discussion on fan speed. I know guys running at 40%  and 100%. Im at 100% and have had it at 50 to 70 % at times I have a 5000E . It seems to depend on how good the wood is. Green, dry, oak, Etc. I just started to burning coal going to see how it goes for a few days.