One winter, one fire

Butch(OH) · Mar 12, 2021

I lit the Jotel CB Rockland in our kitchen Oct 3 and have had a continuous fire in it since. Had doors open yesterday though as it was 80 in the house LOL. How many have only lit one fire this winter and kept it going?

showcrop · Mar 12, 2021

I lit my coal stove a little earlier than usual last Nov. and it has been going ever since. I have gone through 3,000 lbs. and my oil consumption is lower than usual by around 150 gallons.

4520BW · Mar 12, 2021

My central boiler has been burning non stop for several years.

jaoneill · Mar 12, 2021

I will probably let my wood gasification boiler go out toward the end of next week if/when average daytime temps get up over 40. It has been burning since around Thanksgiving.

RedMF40 · Mar 12, 2021

All wood heat here from a free-standing stove. Fire's been going since mid-November to end of February. I did a few clean-outs but the coals were still going so technically I still had fire and kept the embers going to start it up again.

I have a split-system Mitsubishi unit for heat and A/C that is apparently very impressive for all who see it but it in fact has never worked and resists the experts' efforts to get it to function.

Gerrit

Briar Hill Brittanys · Mar 12, 2021

Lit the Buck 91 in mid October. Pretty much a continuous fire in it since last weekend. It's been out since then, but it's fixen to get lit again.

psimmer · Mar 12, 2021

My Central boiler has been lit since around first of November. 20th year for it.

acresgreen · Mar 12, 2021

Lit a fire in our wood stove middle of October, let it go out yesterday for the first time.
Was sunny and 65 here, [western Ny] But lit a fire this morning, 28 degrees. Will
probably only have over night fires from here on in. WELCOME SPRING!!!

muleman51 · Mar 12, 2021

What brand of gasser do you have. And how long? I have gone through two so far, been without for a couple years. Thinking about starting
again..

Bill(Wis) · Mar 12, 2021

We had Mitsubishi units at a place I worked and all they did was make noise. This was about 15 years ago.

Davidj · Mar 12, 2021

Our wood stove runs one fire from mid October till early May with intermittent evening fires at either end. July and August are the only months the stove stays cold.

jaoneill · Mar 12, 2021

I had an Econoburn that sprung a leak a month after the warranty expired at 5 years. I replaced it with a BioMass 80 whose technology is light years ahead of the Econoburn, it has been trouble free for six years now. I would highly recommend the BioMass units.
Jim

john in la · Mar 12, 2021

Maybe not in the house but I use the car A/C at least one day every month of the year.
The thermostat for my house heater may be on all winter but the unit may not come on for days waiting on the next cool spell.

Richard G. · Mar 12, 2021

Our wood stove ran continuously all winter except for a day when I cleaned the chimney in Jan.
So I only built 2 fires.
It is a Mama Bear Fisher Stove that I have rebuilt twice over the years.
This was a colder than normal winter and we have burned a lot more wood.
Got a bunch of wood from the big tornado in Seneca, SC last April that I need to split for next year.
Supposed to be 80 degrees today.
Picture of Miss Kitty enjoying the heater last year before she died.
Richard in NW SC

RJKeith · Mar 12, 2021

How do you take up the ashes? We have to et the fire die down and then build a new one every other week to take up ashes.

Richard G. · Mar 12, 2021

The black locust I burn leaves very few ashes.
About once a month, I will let the fire get low and move the coals over to one side and get the ashes out and move them to the other side and get the rest.
Richard

teddy52food · Mar 12, 2021

I live in mid Mn. in a well built log house. It holds the heat so well we let the stove go out many times. Fire it up every other day unless it gets real cold like in Feb this year.

TomA in CA · Mar 12, 2021

Our big old Hearthstone holds fire pretty good. I made the mistake of cleaning it out real good and had to re light it a few times. It needs some ashes to hold the coals.

muleman51 · Mar 12, 2021

I had a Papa bear for many years in the basement, that was a great stove. Took it out when I went to an outside boiler, I sure miss the warmth of it but not the mess of wood in the house. One less thing for my wife to rag on me about.

John Deere D · Mar 12, 2021

Wood supply... split Autumn of 2018
Sure came in handy the past 5 1/2 months......

Bob..

37 chief · Mar 12, 2021

Living in California, I only have a fire going all day a few times, but since it is my only heat source it has a fire going in the evening. I toss a big chunk in around 9:00, and it stays warm until morning. The cat likes it also. Stan >

Richard G. · Mar 12, 2021

That is a beautiful heater.
Richard

showcrop · Mar 12, 2021

(quoted from post at 07:43:11 03/12/21) I live in mid Mn. in a well built log house. It holds the heat so well we let the stove go out many times. Fire it up every other day unless it gets real cold like in Feb this year.

I didn't think that logs had anywhere near as high an R value as insulation.

fastfarmall · Mar 12, 2021

Looks like she is intrigued by the snapping of the wood.

Tractorcedric · Mar 12, 2021

Yes, I lite mine on Dec 8th but I let it go out last week. Furnace was off till then. I already miss the fire. Had some good wood this winter and have enough left for next winter.

SweetFeet · Mar 12, 2021

I agree, it's beautiful.

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