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[R W Ohio]

Have any of you built a shed to cover your wood pile? If so could you post photos of it?

[Husky455]

After fighting with plastic covering the wood for 2 years, I bought this.  18' x 21'..$1095 plus tax.  Installed by a 2 man crew in an hour.  I already put a front on it with a sliding door and that only cost me about $70.  TNT carports

[woodywoodchucker]

Im building a post and beam this summer.

[Guru]

Here is my wood shed.  It is 8' x 20'.  I don't think it is big enough but it does help.  I stack the wood over 6' high so I can get close to 2 face cord per row.

[Guru]

 Oops forgot to add the picture.

[woodywoodchucker]

Ive heard its a good idea to use the wood shed as a wind brake.I think that would help control wood consumption some.The other night we had winds over 50 mph and the flames were shotting out of the stack 3 ft or more.

[mikenc]

Oops forgot to add the picture.

Guru is the bottom of your boiler insulated? When I bought mine feb. this year the bottom was not insulated when it came.

[Guru]

Yes,  I insulated mine a few weeks ago.  I used some 2" fiberglass with an aluminum backer.  To support the insulation up under the boiler I ran a couple of boards across the fork lift loops.  I also used aluminum tape around the edges of the insulation to keep the draft out.  Anything outside the legs of the boiler is insulated with the wall insulation.  I can send you some pictures if you are interested.

[bruey]

i cant understand how the wind would affect flame in your stove. the damper is behind an enclosed cover. i do understand how wind would affect the stove performance, no different than wind hitting your house or windows, it cools them down. i called my manu. and they said mine was insolated on the bottom but i guess i could add more. i do like the idea of alum backed foam.

[willieG]

i cant understand how the wind would affect flame in your stove. the damper is behind an enclosed cover. i do understand how wind would affect the stove performance, no different than wind hitting your house or windows, it cools them down. i called my manu. and they said mine was insolated on the bottom but i guess i could add more. i do like the idea of alum backed foam.

some stoves (unsure of what ones) have a small air inlet that allows your fire box to recieve just a bit of air even when the damper is closed so your fire is not smothered completely out..a strong wind can cause enough "pull" on the chimney to cause your fire to burn a little hotter than usual and maybe raise your stove temp some (ona  warm and windy day it may be enough to cause overheating)

[markc]

willie do you have any pics of the silver bullett on the site looks awesome

[willieG]

i have http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/billie_boy7/?action=view&current=dadsstuff0012.jpg&newest=1


http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/billie_boy7/?action=view&current=dadsstuff006.jpg&newest=1

the one in my profile in a bit larger  state i think and maybe one more

[markc]

willie you are talented if the rest of us wernt so lazy we could have saved 10,000 also

[willieG]

there are lots of builders out there and many many of them will be much better than mine...we all built them out of spite of high heat prices and what we think are too high of prices for OWB

now after 10 years of heating with mine...i am drawing plans and searching on how i can build a much more efficient one

i currently use about 10 full cords of wood a year , i believe i can get that down to 6 or 7...with a few more months research i think i will be ready to start. i have picked up some good ideas here and hope i  can incorporate some of them in my next OWB adenture

[willieG]

i am thinking of three barrels..one to burn wood in..smoke and gas travels into the second barrel where you add air and try and get a second burn of the hot gas..then into a third barrel built like a boiler (tubed) and the heat and what smoke is left travles thorugh the tubes and heat the water surrounding them.. all these barrels will require access to clean them (such as brushing the tubes every few days) i am hoping this will keep the chimney down to an acceptable  heat. and i am also hoping the tubes nor the chimney will clog too quickly...

This stove will be my "retirenment project" I have a bunch of 36 inch smoke stack from a plant that is refractory lined and i got it for free so cost will be very low and my time is free. If it don't work..send it all to the juck yard and curse it..lol

any thoughts on this...i am still in the "doodling" stage of this project?