Wood Heat. Everything you need to know. Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024
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I've been burning wood for thirty five years and have never put wet, damp or unseasoned wood in a stove. I have friends who do but I wouldn't run a stove that way. It's asking for trouble with the flue and wasting much of the fuel value of the wood. In my opinion dry, seasoned wood and a good secondary combustion system are the way to go
Totally agree John.
I mix in green wood but only ash because it burns super hot even when green. I also don't engage my cat with green wood in stove but I get plenty of heat from my 2000sqft englander to heat my 2700sqft 1901 home to 72+ degrees. I also run the sweep down my chimney and stove pipe once a month to be sure of no build up because my stove runs 24/7. Once a month I let it die to just a bed of coals and unhook pipe and sweep. Takes me 20 min and peace of mind.
If you want to keep your glass clean, take a sheet of kitchen paper towel, dampen it wet, then dip it into the cold morning ashes, and scrub the glass clean. Works perfectly, and no longer have to buy that expensive bottle of cream. In fact, I think the cream has wood ash in it for the abrasiveness, but my way is so effective.
Best part is how he says "I don't consider wet wood as combustible." Meanwhile, on the next scene he is putting it in the firebox. This video is hilarious 😂😂😂😂
Good tip on saving the ashes for the garden! Thanks for the video
Stove clearance is important unless it’s a green wood pile... WTF? Ask your insurance broker that !
The door on that stove sounds like T-rex from Jurassic Park!!
No, just no. Never use wet wood - even when mixed with dry wood - to start your fire. You'll never get the stove hot enough by the time the flames reach that wet wood (not enough of heat + wet wood=creosote due the water coming out of the wood caring the black smoke into your chimney, where it sticks to the walls like glue).
Don't get me wrong, I too use "wet" wood in combination with dry wood (all kinds of soft and hardwood), but NEVER to start my stove. No thank you, sir. I once tried it, to see how it would handle itself (me being curious as always), and oh boy, let me tell you: not good. Lot's of thick black smoke, almost no heat being produced (just a bit from the paper and all that), lots of sizzling (water in the wood)... and barely able to make it catch on to begin with. By the time it caught on my stove windows were all pitch black. As in PITCH BLACK to the point I couldn't even see flames. Now imagine how your chimney looks like after doing this a few times, hm. o.O
I've been using a wood stove for many years and have never seen anything quite like this. But if it works for you that's all that matters.
Papers, egg carton, and cardboard? You forgot to show the trash can you were digging your fire starters out of. Lol
Do you ever clean the glass ?
using that much paper to restart your stove is a good way to start a chimney fire by igniting the creosote built up from burning green wood. Use less paper around the wood and heat the chimney pipe up with some paper or butane torch to get the stove to draw right
I would really like to know how many chimney fires this guy has had. If he hasnt it is a miracle.
Nothing to do with miracles. It's not easy getting a chimney fire going when there is massive amounts of black smoke continuously pouring through it.
I use wood scraps and small pieces of softwood to start I never burn cardboard.when its goin good a start burning birch and maple,i get maple from people cutting down trees in theyre yards etc get it on kijiji always free to pickup.Birch I let dry for couple months when buts crack its almost ready to split which is end of summer never cover your wood completely just enough to keep rain off .Wet wood gets you no heat.If it to dry it burns to fast. my stove is in basement with 2 stand up fans behind it house is toasty even - 40c
Treated lumber has chemicals, and way too much paper and not enough wood in the box...I don't know this method. Primarily wood first, then embellish with some paper, and a starter block, then the match to ignite. Why not add more wood on top of the coals, and I wouldn't break up the red hot coals, because that's what you aim for which produces the greatest heat, it's not the fire, it's the red coals you hope to create, so don't break em' down. I don't just crumble loose newspaper around. What I do is make paper donuts by taking two sheets of newspaper, make a long crumbled strand, then grab the middle section and form a donut by twisting the ends, and make sure you have a hole in center. This way the paper will get red hot a long time and be a good igniter for a long time to get the wood started.
PLEASE don't burn green wood! PLEASE don't die in a creosote fueled fire!
If I were your insurance agent and watched your wood techniques you would be cancelled to FAST!!!
NEVER BURN WET WOOD. WET WOOD = NO HEAT
Anyone who wants an all night fire will burn with a few pieces of wet wood mixed with dry....its the only way to achieve an all night fire. You don't need lots of heat ...maybe insulate your house better...my stove burns all night at 250-300...more than enough heat...
@@jedidiah5131 Check out the Pyroclassic burner from New Zealand. Good overnight burn.
Thanks for the info....will have a look.
I burn dry wood and get an all night fire. I have a quality stove and use proper techniques. This guy is lucky he hasn't had a chimney fire😂
I upgraded my open fire to a solid stove my husband put it in for me and I noticed it way cheaper to run in winter a bag of sticks I get nearly 3 days out of it
Why are you stacking a big pile of wood (wet??) inside? Crazy seeing you burn wood with nails in it (remove them for goodness sake) and green wood... this is really bad advice.
I knew the comments were not going to be kind. Burn dry wood. Let green wood season.
You stove temp is not accurate on your pipe. It needs to be on the stove by the base of pipe for a accurate stove temp. Alot of people have double lined pipes and it won't tell them the right temp.
Regarding the backstop to prevent the wall behind or beside the stove from catching on fire the firebrick is ok but doesn't stop the heat transfer. There is one item that will stop the heat transfer that is designed to wrap exhaust pipes usually in hot rods to keep the firewall cool. Aluminum tape is silver in appearance and after lining the wall with it in place of the firebrick might not be appealing to the eye but a friend who installed this on the wooden walls surrounding his solid fuel stove when he first got the narrowboat he put his hand behind the wooden wall and near burned his hand. It was suggested he try aluminum tape and after installing it three hours after lighting the fire put his hand on the back side of the wall and was surprised to find it cold. Don't look the greatest but keeping the heat inside is better than letting it go through outside walls.
Possibly you haven't heard of this way to retain/redirect heat to stay inside the house/shop.
Giving you additional ideas for heating with wood or coal.
If anyone here suffering from Wood Burning, aka "allergy". I have solved it and you can enjoy Fireplace/Wood Stove just like most people can. If you see this, ask me for the video link.
Cleaning the glass first would be a good idea.
My wood stove does not get hot, I load it full of wood, but chimney never gets above 150 degrees, I have dry wood, it seems like when I close the door to stove I not getting enough air for a hot fire, any suggestions
Here is a suggestion that may work for you as it did for me. I have an old fisher that burns pretty much smokeless but maybe not at EPA level but efficient enough for an old stove. I found that when I use thinner and smaller wood pieces, my wood stove burns much more hotter and much more efficient compared to burning large thick pieces of wood. So the wood he placed inside his woodstove in this video, I would split into 4 pieces during mild weather and 3 pieces in colder weather. Although I had to restack the woodstove every hour or so, at least each reload was much more hotter and more efficient oppose to using large pieces that did not burn as hot and took longer to heat up. My wood is dry seasoned wood, seasoned for a year or 2, and only requires 1 to 2 pieces of newspaper not 2 whole bags, egg cartoon plus cardboard....amazing...
Is your chimney clean. Draft issue maybe. How many bends do you have in pipe? Sounds like this might be your issue
These comments are everything 😜
Clean the glass PLEASE. good video.
Wont do any good burning wet wood. If you burn any wet wood your glass will always be dirty looking until you either clean it or get a hot dry fire going in it.
I was going to say something mean OH well
The word is DAMPER not DAMPNER
Lol
Your glass has creosote and soot on it because you are burning wet wood .This is an ok vid but Im afraid I would never EVER recomend to burn wet or damp/green wood . I should put secondary combustion into your fire ..It will not take much to convert it and you can burn 1 log for up to eight hours .. Just saying ! ;)
Get that glass cleaned, looks far better.
I knew a guy that threw a shaving lotion bottle in and it blew up. Lol
Hi from Scotland fantastic video
Here's some nice dry wood from a construction site (nails included)🙄
Omg!!! Just got to the clearances!
😄 lol
no, just plain no...... Sorry dude
Awe heck no!
no one commented on the fact that his pipes are connected in reverse( male going into female upward)?
I have seen so many people do that. They think it leaks if you put female over male going up but its definitely the correct way and any diagram will show it. Especially when the stove collar takes a Male lol that should be your sign that male goes down and you shouldn't put a male/male fitting there to reverse it
Given the amount of GREEN wood that he's burning I'm surprised that there isn't creosote dripping down all the time!
If wet firewood is not combustible then WTF makes you think it should go into the stove?
Combustible have an ignition temperature...at that distance the wood will never off gas enough to ignite.......The only way to achieve a hot fire all night is by using a few pieces of dry with wet........Get back on the bus...
@@jedidiah5131 you don't know what you are talking about and you advise is DANGEROUS!
Sorry but this is horrible in starting a fire and hope newbies DO NOT follow this video to start a fire. Never burn green wood and never start your first fire stuffed to the brim as shown here. Small fire first, let it burn down to coal, then drag the coals forward and reload with bigger wood-on the back when possible. Wow not a good video...
I burn wet untreated wood all the time. Burns slower and def produces a ton of heat. My stove can actually over fire with big chunky wet logs. I use the ash pan draw door to control air flow. That door works a million times better than the air control on the front of the stove. I can get the house up 10 degrees in 2 hours from a unlit stove.
I am amazed that there are so many clueless people out there. Emptying your trash can into your wood burner. Is this some kind of April fools joke. It must be when wet wood is also mentioned.
Surprised to see you advocate using wood that is not dry. To me, the cardinal rule with wood burners is using dry fuel.
My wood burning stove doesn't get warm at all let alone hot!!
I was thinking about lighting it ? would anyone with more experience recommend that?
🤣🤣🤣no clue at all 🤣🤣🤣
Burning wet wood eh. No wonder your stoves window is a mess. Same thing is building up on the inside of your pipe and may cause a fire. Sorry nothing but lots of dopey advice in this video. Need to clean up the area around your stove too. it's a train wreck.
Burnt his eyebrows off.
WTF?