Definitelynotcal1gul t1_j6jel3d wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:27 PM

Reply to comment by fergal-dude in who recently got a heating oil bill? by lottabigbluewater

Ha! I don't know, it's our first year with a wood stove. No chimney fires yet! I just took a picture of it and posted it on /r/woodstoving/ a few hours ago.

I've been keeping up with the treatment, so the glass and inside of the stove are mostly grey and not black/glassy. So, I think we're doing okay so far.

We do have a thermometer on both the stove and pipe and we've been keeping them in the burn zone. I'm mostly just concerned with running it long/low when we're either asleep or not home. We can only fit maybe 3 or 4 medium logs in the firebox so I doubt we can get 8 hours out of it. But I'd like to maybe be able to go to sleep and wake up without starting fresh.

fergal-dude t1_j6jf25t wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Take your time. Try what I said about getting it going for overnight or all day, but do it first thing on a Saturday or Sunday morning while you are home and see how long it lasts. I do this when I WFH and don't want to be messing with it all day.

Again, not 3-4 pieces, one or two BIG ones. I try for one large chunk if I can.

Definitelynotcal1gul t1_j6jfxuc wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:36 PM

Thanks for the advice. I think I need to split some bigger logs for next year. We purchased a few cords from the previous owner to get us going. Most of them are about 2-3 inches, very few at 4 or 5. That might be the key.

fergal-dude t1_j6jfwbl wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:36 PM

That thing is pretty unique looking. I don't think I've ever seen a stovepipe curve like that either...

Our stove is now 18 years old but working well https://imgur.com/a/WlgTTyC

Definitelynotcal1gul t1_j6jgizq wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:39 PM

I think it might be an optical illusion because I took it from the front. It's pretty straight, just leaning slightly. The connection makes a 90 degree angle with the wall.

How do you like your stove? We've got a second liner in the chimney for a room in the basement that we're probably going to get a 2nd stove for. So I'm shopping around a bit.

fergal-dude t1_j6jhvr0 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:48 PM

I like it, it's a Hearthstone but we got it at chimney sweep and I don't think I would buy from them again. A local hardware store sells them and I'd buy from them to keep the business local and keep a good relationship if anything went wrong. Chimney sweep isn't coming out for an hours drive to check into something. That's more important that the best deal or details about the stove. They all have to be built to certain standards these days.