Hi Ron,,, here are a couple pics of the stove and shed. The shed is 10 1/2' X 32', but I only use half of it for my wood. It is wide enough that I can get my flat trailer in to stack the wood. I use pallets on the ground to let air pass under it. Hopefully, it helps it dry easier. I stack it 6 ft. to 7 ft. high. I've used just over 3 cord so far this winter, but the past 2-3 weeks have taken a big bite out of it. We've had temps below 0 at night, and teens during the day, which is a bit unusual for our area.
I built the stove in late summer. I had never been around them before, but looked at one on display at our county fair. Looked pretty simple, so with a little more reading, studying, scratching,, etc. I gave it a try. The firebox is 24" wide, 28" tall, and 36" deep. The water tank is 3 ft. wide X 4 ft. tall, X 5 ft. long. This should compute to around 345 gallons when filled to capacity. I see things now that I wish I had changed, and probably will this next summer. Besides,,,,,,, building it gave me a good reason to buy ONE MORE WELDER,,,,,,,, Lincoln Pro Mig 180.
I have my aquastat on the back of the stove, and it is covered in insulaton. Will there be a difference in accuracy with it covered in insulation vs. exposed to the weather as I see most have??
*****I tried to post pics, but it says the files are too large. Am I doing someting wrong?? I have them saved as a JPEG file @ 988KB each. Suggestions?