Excellent demonstration and what I love about these type of stove is you can loaded up over night and still control the air/temp safely and even leave it unattended while you are at work or doing errands.
I've never met a woman who has as much of a required understanding of safely and appropriately operating a wood stove as you have shown in this video. Excellent control of observation and adjusting conditions. Thinking and doing it. Thanks for doing this.
@@idamandahomestead4221 I don't mind spending time on the computer if I'm typing. It's an intentional distraction that I enjoy. I use a cheap Century SB220 EPA rated wood stove for all my heating and cooking in the winter. Right now I'm rendering grass fed beef suet on the wood stove for a friend who has a soap making business. We don't want any of that chemical ridden grain fed beef suet do we :) When I'm done rendering I'll run it through a metal screen to separate the large chunks of cracklings. I believe the product is now referred to as tallow. There are still lots of tiny organic bits that pass through the metal screen. I used to put the tallow in a flat bottom bowl. The larger tiny bits would sink to the bottom and the tallow would turn solid as it cooled. I'd then flip the solid block of tallow over and scrape the visible larger tiny bits off with a butter knife. I think that method removed 95% of the organic material from the oil but now I pass the oil through a coffee filter to remove 99% of the organics. All my numbers are just guestimates. This process results in a very shelf stable tallow that will not form mold or rot. That's not a good topic for you to cover, I'm just yapping cause that's a fun thing that is going on right now :) I live in a 10'x20' building. My house is a room. I cook, eat, clean and do everything else I need to live comfortably. I have a hand water pump on a drilled well that supplies my fresh water. Grey water and rain water are all part of the process as well. For summer cooking I have a summer kitchen equipped with an old wood cook stove to keep my main room cool in the summer. The cook stove has a heat front in it that is connected to a hot water tank for the shower and for cooking. With such a tiny and efficient main wood stove (the Century) I had to learn how to prepare a fire that would last all night. It was difficult with such a small firebox but I've got it figure out now. It is quite different than just making a fire in the shop to keep you warm until bedtime. That would be a good topic to cover. The old wood cook stove is super cool but not many people have them so that wouldn't be a good topic. That makes me think of the battery operated carbon monoxide detector. I am off grid so it is an invaluable tool since my overnight burn is on the cooler side of safe. Very solid and safe chimney connections are required as well. I also use secondary air to supply my stove with air from outside. That way I'm not loosing heated air from the room to fuel the fire. So many more fun ideas to type about but I've got to go brush my teeth and get to bed. I've installed several wood stove and chimney setups. Then I'd get a WETT certified person to come inspect it if insurance was involved. As much as I've really gotten into burning efficiently, I've learned things from your videos. You are very well spoken and coherent. I am not very good at making videos :)
@@simpleforging3339 thanks for your message! You are really living off grid! We hope to get solar some day and then we can do the same thing. I think if you want to do the off grid thing you either have to go simple like you have or it's really expensive! Not for the average person unfortunately. I like the idea of doing segments on the carbon monoxide detector, that would be a good addition. I also thought about doing a short one about drying laundry in front of the stove to add moisture to the air. I have also rendered fat from a pig we got from a local farmer. The leaf lard makes the absolute BEST pies! Maybe I'll chat about that the next time I do it. Some segments about how to make organic and local food more affordable is in my head too. Thanks for watching!
@@idamandahomestead4221 The solar is an excellent option if you're not looking for all the modern conveniences. I enjoy learning about and building what I see as more sensible and passive solutions. It's much the same as how my grandparents lived and I bet it was a very comfortable, healthy and happy existence. It's just easier to flip a switch if you can afford to do so. Here's the solar setup I run my house off of now: 2 x 270 watt GMA solar panels - 539.98 4 x Kedron 6v 250 AH batteries - 999.96 (wired in series/in parallel 12v 500ah) (wired in series 24v 250ah) either or is fine. If you wire it in 24v you can add 2 more panels and 4 more batteries. SRNE 40 amp MPPT charge controller - 219.00 EPEver IPower-Plus 12V Pure Sine Inverter 2000W(GFCI) - 649.00 TCD #10 - 20' PV to controller wire - 46.99 TCD #4 - 5' controller to battery wire - 45.99 MC4 15 amp inline fuse - 14.99 4x TCD 8" 2/0 battery cable - 57.52 2 x solar mounting brackets - 29.98 That powers a small fridge, lighting, computer monitor, 2 fans, charges my laptop and cordless tool batteries and runs the block heater for my tractor and snowmobile. It's not a very big system so I run everything at 12 volts. All for now, kids calling gotta go.
@@idamandahomestead4221 I won't keep messaging you but I had a fun night last night filtering tallow. I made a video ruclips.net/video/CUKH8ujv0dU/видео.html
Thank you so much for this. Im in northern Alberta just getting familiar with my stove with no previous history using one. I have underfloor heat but below -20 I need the stove working. Your videos, and this one in particular are just what I needed, when I needed it.😊
Good advice and video. I monitor both stove top temps and internal double wall pipe temps. The pipe temps react faster so it’s a great tool to tell when to adjust your air down while the stove top temps lag behind.
Sounds good to me, we have a double walled stove pipe so would have to drill a hole into it to measure the temp. Not to keen on that so this works well enough for us. Thanks for the comment!
That overnight fire is perfect. Strong secondaries going. You don’t have to worry about creosote with that! We had a Regency i2400 and ran it with big loads twice a day like your overnight during the week, like your day pattern on weekends. Chimney was always pretty clean even after a whole year (5 full cords burned). Operation and flame/no flame is different for catalytic and hybrid stoves.
Thanks, we like to load it a couple times a day when the weather is not as cold. During the really cold times we start it up in the morning, keep it going all day and load it up at night. I appreciate your comment!
Hey. Thank u for this video. Tip: put a link to ur other videos in the description when you reference them (i.e. the overnight burn video) so people don’t have to try and find it
Thanks for the suggestion, you're absolutely right this would be a good idea. I usually plan to do this but then just forget! I will try to remember. Thanks for the comment!
Love your videos! I’m fairly new with my new wood stove insert. Question: is there a way to tell if you are burning too hot or too cold without a thermometer ? I do not have one yet. Thank you for responding.
Hello and thanks for the comment! You can definitely tell the temperature your stove is burning at by just looking. It is especially helpful to look at the color of the flames. If they are red or purple the fire is burning at too low a temperature and you need to add more fuel or open the air intake. If the flames are bright orange and toward yellow then the fire is burning well. If your firebox is full of bright colored flames and the secondary air tubes (at the top, they have holes in them) are glowing then your stove is too hot. You can either close the air intake or if it's really bad, open the stove door so cold air can enter and cool the stove off. Hope that helps! I do suggest a thermometer though, removes all the guess work!
It's a Regency Classic F2450 which is a medium size non catalytic stove. We really like it! It heats our 3000 sq ft bungalow even when its's minus 13 Celsius outside! Thanks for the comment!
Great video! When adding wood, I usually have a decent amount of smoke out the chimney. This is normal right? When adding that wood, should I open the air vents for the first 10 min about to help burn off that initial smokey burn? Or just keep my air controls the same, close the door and forget about it? Any help would be great!
Give your stove air when adding more wood- usually with it hot already I’ll close the damper after 10 minutes. Really watch your stove at that point- especially if is fully loaded and or you have quite a few splits! It can take off pretty fast.
Hello there, thanks for the comment. I find that if I open the stove door a crack for a few seconds it allows the air pressure to equalize and then you don't get the backdraft of smoke. Let me know if that works!
I'm still concerned on the overnight burn. As the night progresses does not the fire burn down below the recommended temperature for the 2nd half of the night?
Hello there, thanks for the comment. It is true that the fire does burn at a lower temperature later on. I don't think this causes too much concern because our chimney cleaner always says our stove pipe looks good and no creosote buildup.
Is there a reason why you don’t leave the thermometer on top of your stove? Or it wasn’t on it because you wanted to show where to put it? Thanks great video
The reason why it's not in that video is because I had to get a new one, the old one wasn't registering anymore. In the video I don't have one. So, yes normally it's on the stove all day. Thanks for the comment!
I’m really curious what your thermometer would read at the centre of the stove about 3 inches away from the stove pipe? I have the same stove as yours upstairs and downstairs and that seems to be the hot spot on both of mine. I placed the thermometer on the spot you put it to compare and it was about 180 degrees cooler than where I place mine. I checked with a heat gun as well and showed about the same. So you might be running a lot hotter than you think for night time burn if you try placing it in that other spot. Love your videos and find them very informative!
That is an interesting point, it probably isn't the hottest part of the stove. I generally keep it there because we have pots of water on the stove and it's just out of the way. I will check it out though, thanks for the comment!
The one I have is an EcoFan. I really like it and it has worked well when our power was out. Definitely heats better than without. Caframo is the manufacturer. Thanks for the comment!
You want to keep the logs tight together, eliminating air spaces between the logs slowing oxygen circulation, therefore slowing the burn time down even further for the overnigjt burns. Use large logs , rounds if possible.
This is a good video thanks for it - Does how much wood you put in come into play? Example I have a new stove I just did my first burn with just one white oak log - Stove was pretty much wide open and holding about 250-300 degrees on the top but I would think burning very clean? Verses if I had 3+ logs in and then I choke it down to keep temps down? When it is mild out I want to do this just to warm the house a bit but I don't think I am going to get much over 400 I think with one log?
I guess it depends on the size of log. I have heard of people doing this, but obviously you need a really good bed of coals to burn just one log. I think it's an experiment to see what you can do and keep the temps where you want. Maybe whole logs but slightly smaller size? When temps are milder I usually start the fire in the morning, let it go out when house is warm and start again in the evening. Thanks for watching!
Have you considered this: "will there be long term health issues due to indoors fine dust particles and toxic gases coming out of the wood stove?" I am wondering this because I am also planing to use a wood stove on a daily basis
That is actually a very good question! I have thought about the same thing. I suppose it's definitely better than an open fireplace. We do try to be careful about how we open the stove to avoid smoke coming into the house. I find if you open the stove slowly the pressure equalizes and you don't get much or any smoke in the house. I haven't formally looked at the research though. I will definitely check it out more though. Thanks for the comment!
Not with these “EPA” secondary burn wood stoves. Also if your house is an older build and you haven’t updated insulation then it’s a good bet it’s not air tight at all so you’re getting fresh air in there so you’ll be good I bet.
Maybe this works in a climate much colder than mine, but if I burned at that temperature all day my house would be 100F with the windows open and I would use 4x as much fuel. So I don't. Yes burning lower means more creosote. Yes I have to clean it out a lot more often. But it's better than burning all of that money or labor!
That's great! I usually don't do this except at night when it's colder. Otherwise during the day I just put one or two large logs in at a time. Thanks for the comment!
Please do some research and educate yourself on secondary flames before a noob follows your misunderstanding and possibly ends up over firing their stoves. Color of flames can be determined by both heat and the material and it’s chemical composition when combusting. In reference to wood fire, Orange flames are most common because of sodium combusting. The blue flames are from carbon and hydrogen gases combusting. Those blue flames are an indication that you have a complete combustion and are burning clean. You cannot get those secondary flames if your stove wasn’t already hot enough. Please don’t encourage people into feeding their fires with more oxygen at point. You have a thermometer - so let your stove reach the recommended temperature on the manual before turning it down - my manual has a window of time that my fire should be going with the damper (fresh air intake) fully open. You’re worried about your fire not being hot enough but at that point you need to be watching that it doesn’t get too hot.
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate your suggestions, I do make sure my stove is in the proper burning temperature before turning it down but I didn't mention that in the video. I should have been more specific, apologies for that. Have a great day!
Excellent demonstration and what I love about these type of stove is you can loaded up over night and still control the air/temp safely and even leave it unattended while you are at work or doing errands.
Totally agree!
I've never met a woman who has as much of a required understanding of safely and appropriately operating a wood stove as you have shown in this video. Excellent control of observation and adjusting conditions. Thinking and doing it. Thanks for doing this.
What a lovely thing to say! Thanks for watching and let me know if there are other topics you think I should cover!
@@idamandahomestead4221 I don't mind spending time on the computer if I'm typing. It's an intentional distraction that I enjoy. I use a cheap Century SB220 EPA rated wood stove for all my heating and cooking in the winter. Right now I'm rendering grass fed beef suet on the wood stove for a friend who has a soap making business. We don't want any of that chemical ridden grain fed beef suet do we :) When I'm done rendering I'll run it through a metal screen to separate the large chunks of cracklings. I believe the product is now referred to as tallow. There are still lots of tiny organic bits that pass through the metal screen. I used to put the tallow in a flat bottom bowl. The larger tiny bits would sink to the bottom and the tallow would turn solid as it cooled. I'd then flip the solid block of tallow over and scrape the visible larger tiny bits off with a butter knife. I think that method removed 95% of the organic material from the oil but now I pass the oil through a coffee filter to remove 99% of the organics. All my numbers are just guestimates. This process results in a very shelf stable tallow that will not form mold or rot. That's not a good topic for you to cover, I'm just yapping cause that's a fun thing that is going on right now :)
I live in a 10'x20' building. My house is a room. I cook, eat, clean and do everything else I need to live comfortably. I have a hand water pump on a drilled well that supplies my fresh water. Grey water and rain water are all part of the process as well. For summer cooking I have a summer kitchen equipped with an old wood cook stove to keep my main room cool in the summer. The cook stove has a heat front in it that is connected to a hot water tank for the shower and for cooking.
With such a tiny and efficient main wood stove (the Century) I had to learn how to prepare a fire that would last all night. It was difficult with such a small firebox but I've got it figure out now. It is quite different than just making a fire in the shop to keep you warm until bedtime. That would be a good topic to cover. The old wood cook stove is super cool but not many people have them so that wouldn't be a good topic.
That makes me think of the battery operated carbon monoxide detector. I am off grid so it is an invaluable tool since my overnight burn is on the cooler side of safe. Very solid and safe chimney connections are required as well. I also use secondary air to supply my stove with air from outside. That way I'm not loosing heated air from the room to fuel the fire.
So many more fun ideas to type about but I've got to go brush my teeth and get to bed.
I've installed several wood stove and chimney setups. Then I'd get a WETT certified person to come inspect it if insurance was involved. As much as I've really gotten into burning efficiently, I've learned things from your videos. You are very well spoken and coherent. I am not very good at making videos :)
@@simpleforging3339 thanks for your message! You are really living off grid! We hope to get solar some day and then we can do the same thing. I think if you want to do the off grid thing you either have to go simple like you have or it's really expensive! Not for the average person unfortunately.
I like the idea of doing segments on the carbon monoxide detector, that would be a good addition. I also thought about doing a short one about drying laundry in front of the stove to add moisture to the air.
I have also rendered fat from a pig we got from a local farmer. The leaf lard makes the absolute BEST pies! Maybe I'll chat about that the next time I do it. Some segments about how to make organic and local food more affordable is in my head too. Thanks for watching!
@@idamandahomestead4221 The solar is an excellent option if you're not looking for all the modern conveniences. I enjoy learning about and building what I see as more sensible and passive solutions. It's much the same as how my grandparents lived and I bet it was a very comfortable, healthy and happy existence. It's just easier to flip a switch if you can afford to do so.
Here's the solar setup I run my house off of now:
2 x 270 watt GMA solar panels - 539.98
4 x Kedron 6v 250 AH batteries - 999.96 (wired in series/in parallel 12v 500ah) (wired in series 24v 250ah) either or is fine. If you wire it in 24v you can add 2 more panels and 4 more batteries.
SRNE 40 amp MPPT charge controller - 219.00
EPEver IPower-Plus 12V Pure Sine Inverter 2000W(GFCI) - 649.00
TCD #10 - 20' PV to controller wire - 46.99
TCD #4 - 5' controller to battery wire - 45.99
MC4 15 amp inline fuse - 14.99
4x TCD 8" 2/0 battery cable - 57.52
2 x solar mounting brackets - 29.98
That powers a small fridge, lighting, computer monitor, 2 fans, charges my laptop and cordless tool batteries and runs the block heater for my tractor and snowmobile. It's not a very big system so I run everything at 12 volts.
All for now, kids calling gotta go.
@@idamandahomestead4221 I won't keep messaging you but I had a fun night last night filtering tallow. I made a video ruclips.net/video/CUKH8ujv0dU/видео.html
Thank you so much for this. Im in northern Alberta just getting familiar with my stove with no previous history using one. I have underfloor heat but below -20 I need the stove working. Your videos, and this one in particular are just what I needed, when I needed it.😊
Your situation is very similar to ours! We have a heat pump but it's not as efficient below -15 so we use the stove. Thanks for watching!
Good advice and video. I monitor both stove top temps and internal double wall pipe temps. The pipe temps react faster so it’s a great tool to tell when to adjust your air down while the stove top temps lag behind.
Sounds good to me, we have a double walled stove pipe so would have to drill a hole into it to measure the temp. Not to keen on that so this works well enough for us. Thanks for the comment!
That overnight fire is perfect. Strong secondaries going. You don’t have to worry about creosote with that! We had a Regency i2400 and ran it with big loads twice a day like your overnight during the week, like your day pattern on weekends. Chimney was always pretty clean even after a whole year (5 full cords burned). Operation and flame/no flame is different for catalytic and hybrid stoves.
Thanks, we like to load it a couple times a day when the weather is not as cold. During the really cold times we start it up in the morning, keep it going all day and load it up at night. I appreciate your comment!
Great video, helped me a lot, thanks from Iran 🌺
That's wonderful, I love hearing where people are watching from! Have a happy new year!
Hey. Thank u for this video. Tip: put a link to ur other videos in the description when you reference them (i.e. the overnight burn video) so people don’t have to try and find it
Thanks for the suggestion, you're absolutely right this would be a good idea. I usually plan to do this but then just forget! I will try to remember. Thanks for the comment!
Love your videos! I’m fairly new with my new wood stove insert. Question: is there a way to tell if you are burning too hot or too cold without a thermometer ? I do not have one yet. Thank you for responding.
Hello and thanks for the comment! You can definitely tell the temperature your stove is burning at by just looking. It is especially helpful to look at the color of the flames. If they are red or purple the fire is burning at too low a temperature and you need to add more fuel or open the air intake. If the flames are bright orange and toward yellow then the fire is burning well. If your firebox is full of bright colored flames and the secondary air tubes (at the top, they have holes in them) are glowing then your stove is too hot. You can either close the air intake or if it's really bad, open the stove door so cold air can enter and cool the stove off. Hope that helps! I do suggest a thermometer though, removes all the guess work!
Hey, just curious, what kind of woodstove is this?
It’s beautiful. I love the glass window.
It's a Regency Classic F2450 which is a medium size non catalytic stove. We really like it! It heats our 3000 sq ft bungalow even when its's minus 13 Celsius outside! Thanks for the comment!
Great video! When adding wood, I usually have a decent amount of smoke out the chimney. This is normal right?
When adding that wood, should I open the air vents for the first 10 min about to help burn off that initial smokey burn? Or just keep my air controls the same, close the door and forget about it?
Any help would be great!
Give your stove air when adding more wood- usually with it hot already I’ll close the damper after 10 minutes. Really watch your stove at that point- especially if is fully loaded and or you have quite a few splits! It can take off pretty fast.
Hello there, thanks for the comment. I find that if I open the stove door a crack for a few seconds it allows the air pressure to equalize and then you don't get the backdraft of smoke. Let me know if that works!
I'm still concerned on the overnight burn. As the night progresses does not the fire burn down below the recommended temperature for the 2nd half of the night?
Hello there, thanks for the comment. It is true that the fire does burn at a lower temperature later on. I don't think this causes too much concern because our chimney cleaner always says our stove pipe looks good and no creosote buildup.
Is there a reason why you don’t leave the thermometer on top of your stove? Or it wasn’t on it because you wanted to show where to put it? Thanks great video
The reason why it's not in that video is because I had to get a new one, the old one wasn't registering anymore. In the video I don't have one. So, yes normally it's on the stove all day. Thanks for the comment!
I’m really curious what your thermometer would read at the centre of the stove about 3 inches away from the stove pipe? I have the same stove as yours upstairs and downstairs and that seems to be the hot spot on both of mine. I placed the thermometer on the spot you put it to compare and it was about 180 degrees cooler than where I place mine. I checked with a heat gun as well and showed about the same. So you might be running a lot hotter than you think for night time burn if you try placing it in that other spot.
Love your videos and find them very informative!
That is an interesting point, it probably isn't the hottest part of the stove. I generally keep it there because we have pots of water on the stove and it's just out of the way. I will check it out though, thanks for the comment!
What kind of fan is that on your stove top, brand etc, where you got it and or do you recommend it or any other brand. Thanks
The one I have is an EcoFan. I really like it and it has worked well when our power was out. Definitely heats better than without. Caframo is the manufacturer. Thanks for the comment!
@@idamandahomestead4221 Thank you!
You want to keep the logs tight together, eliminating air spaces between the logs slowing oxygen circulation, therefore slowing the burn time down even further for the overnigjt burns. Use large logs , rounds if possible.
Yup, completely agree! If I had larger rounds I definitely would have used them, then fill the gaps with splits. Thanks for the comment!
@@idamandahomestead4221 Thank YOU for the video , I really enjoyed it.
This is a good video thanks for it - Does how much wood you put in come into play? Example I have a new stove I just did my first burn with just one white oak log - Stove was pretty much wide open and holding about 250-300 degrees on the top but I would think burning very clean? Verses if I had 3+ logs in and then I choke it down to keep temps down?
When it is mild out I want to do this just to warm the house a bit but I don't think I am going to get much over 400 I think with one log?
I guess it depends on the size of log. I have heard of people doing this, but obviously you need a really good bed of coals to burn just one log. I think it's an experiment to see what you can do and keep the temps where you want. Maybe whole logs but slightly smaller size? When temps are milder I usually start the fire in the morning, let it go out when house is warm and start again in the evening. Thanks for watching!
Have you considered this: "will there be long term health issues due to indoors fine dust particles and toxic gases coming out of the wood stove?" I am wondering this because I am also planing to use a wood stove on a daily basis
That is actually a very good question! I have thought about the same thing. I suppose it's definitely better than an open fireplace. We do try to be careful about how we open the stove to avoid smoke coming into the house. I find if you open the stove slowly the pressure equalizes and you don't get much or any smoke in the house. I haven't formally looked at the research though. I will definitely check it out more though. Thanks for the comment!
Not with these “EPA” secondary burn wood stoves. Also if your house is an older build and you haven’t updated insulation then it’s a good bet it’s not air tight at all so you’re getting fresh air in there so you’ll be good I bet.
Would LOVE to see the amount of smoke coming out your chimney during the day.
Can you do a video?
That's an interesting suggestion, I'll think about doing a video on that. Thanks for the comment!
That's what I'm looking for, I have puff the magic dragon even when it's seasoned wood ect..... why does it do this?
@@jasonludwig300 ……. Do you have a new stove or older type wood stove?
Maybe this works in a climate much colder than mine, but if I burned at that temperature all day my house would be 100F with the windows open and I would use 4x as much fuel. So I don't. Yes burning lower means more creosote. Yes I have to clean it out a lot more often. But it's better than burning all of that money or labor!
That's great! I usually don't do this except at night when it's colder. Otherwise during the day I just put one or two large logs in at a time. Thanks for the comment!
Is good video, okay...!
Tankyo do edukate
You are so welcome, have a great day!
Please do some research and educate yourself on secondary flames before a noob follows your misunderstanding and possibly ends up over firing their stoves.
Color of flames can be determined by both heat and the material and it’s chemical composition when combusting. In reference to wood fire, Orange flames are most common because of sodium combusting. The blue flames are from carbon and hydrogen gases combusting. Those blue flames are an indication that you have a complete combustion and are burning clean. You cannot get those secondary flames if your stove wasn’t already hot enough. Please don’t encourage people into feeding their fires with more oxygen at point. You have a thermometer - so let your stove reach the recommended temperature on the manual before turning it down - my manual has a window of time that my fire should be going with the damper (fresh air intake) fully open. You’re worried about your fire not being hot enough but at that point you need to be watching that it doesn’t get too hot.
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate your suggestions, I do make sure my stove is in the proper burning temperature before turning it down but I didn't mention that in the video. I should have been more specific, apologies for that. Have a great day!