My first time...

ATTENTION PLEASE!!!

The Blue Ladies are dancing. I repeat, the Blue Ladies are dancing.

That is all.

Looking good there. Nothing beats the warmth of coal!

NICE! I do miss the blue ladies The new stoker just isn't the same in the fire looks department, as the old hand fed.

Oh I wish I had a glass door, I must live vicariously through others. I have no glass.

michaelanthony wrote:Oh I wish I had a glass door, I must live vicariously through others. I have no glass.

I don't either, so I'll take pictures

Fritzi wrote:ATTENTION PLEASE!!!

The Blue Ladies are dancing. I repeat, the Blue Ladies are dancing.

That is all.

Those are some HOT ladies partner

So.... 9 hours after starting the fire....

Stove is idling along at about 275*. Living room has remained a constant 74* throughout the night. More amazing, the temperature in the KITCHEN has risen steadily and sits at 68*. Still have a beautiful glowing bed of coals. Haven shaken it yet, but I will before I leave for work. Opened the ash door a crack to see how things looked and the fire spruced right up. I remain hopeful.

A full 3 weeks later and we're still cruising right along. Can't honestly believe the difference my insert has made in the comfort of our house. Even today, with temps in the 20's and the wind howling, we're comfortably in the mid-70's. Next challenge is tomorrow. We're visiting friends overnight and I'm curious to see if the fire will still be going when we get home. Wish me luck...

just before you leave, shake it down real good, load it way, way up with the black stuff and then throttle back the air to a smidge more than a whisper.....


even if it is real,real low when you get back, the challenge is to see if you can get it re-kindled without using a match!

titleist1 wrote:just before you leave, shake it down real good, load it way, way up with the black stuff and then throttle back the air to a smidge more than a whisper.....


even if it is real,real low when you get back, the challenge is to see if you can get it re-kindled without using a match!

between "load it way up" and "throttle back the air"

dont forget to let her get going really good. you dont want to have a big boom!

Right!!

Looks real good there.

2001Sierra wrote:NICE! I do miss the blue ladies The new stoker just isn't the same in the fire looks department, as the old hand fed.

Simple solution to that problem.

30+ unattended burn. No problem in the least. Could have idled along for several more hours. And the house wasn't even freezing cold when we walked in. In fact, I'm sure I could have turned the air down even further. Very, very pleased!

Fritzi wrote:30+ unattended burn. No problem in the least. Could have idled along for several more hours. And the house wasn't even freezing cold when we walked in. In fact, I'm sure I could have turned the air down even further. Very, very pleased!

Excellent! How much coal does your stove hold?

Haven't actually weighed it Larry, but I suspect I got close to 40 lbs in there. I really loaded it up before we left. Nearly two full hods.