Dayshighs Suck!!

wilder11354 · Post by **wilder11354** » Tue. Nov. 11, 2014 6:33 pm

it makes my stove go real low on the fire in the box..... So in the evening I draw done heat in boiler and open ash door and a small fan to pick it up some. Can't wait for steady LOW temps 30's or lower.

Post by **StokerDon** » Tue. Nov. 11, 2014 6:44 pm

My draft went to just about nut'in this afternoon, it was about 65 here. Had to bump the timer up a notch to keep it go'in.

-Don

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Tue. Nov. 11, 2014 8:08 pm

We almost hit 60 here.

Since learning how easily and hot it burns, I keep bags of the Tractor Supply Kimmel's for quicker re-lighting and for keeping the range running at cooking temps on warm days like this.

Loaded the range up with Kimmel's this afternoon and it has no problems from too-slow draft. Acts like it's 30 outside.

BTW, happy anniversary Don. I see you joined here a couple of hours before I did.

Paul

Vangellis · Post by **Vangellis** » Wed. Nov. 12, 2014 12:18 am

Temps are great. Got one last chance to get a little exercise at the local course.

Little warm in here so I opened up the patio door in the basement to cool down a bit.
I'll complain about the day time temps later this week.

Kevin

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Wed. Nov. 12, 2014 7:29 am

Got caught with my draft down yesterday. I was running the stove at minimum with a half charge and was away from home all day and into the evening. It got up to 70 here during the day and with the stove at below idle with a low charge it looked really sad when I got home. Only a spot the size of a grapefruit left and it was pale. Not orange, not robust, a pale pink. Ruh Roh!!!

I went outside and got some small twigs and got a fire going on top of the spot. Then added some more wood but it's old old partly rotten cherry wood that didn't burn worth a flip. It used to burn when I was burning wood but it's sitting and rotting now. It did make some coals and by 8 last night I added a scoop of pea coal. That kinda sat there but the pea on the bottom started catching. I filled the fire box completely and expected it to be out this morning.

I got up to a nice orange glow on one side of the firebox. I opened the ash pan door and let it develop some blues. Then I added a small pail of pea and it is catching nicely all the way across now. I have dancing blue ladies all the way across. Time to add coal, shut the ash door and let it build.

Just in time for the temps to drop tomorrow to a high of 39 and a low of 25.

Brrr..... BRING IT ON!!!

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Wed. Nov. 12, 2014 9:23 am

Dont worry. Im blowing some cold air your way right now and please keep it there

Olllotj · Post by **Olllotj** » Wed. Nov. 12, 2014 10:41 am

I adjusted the baro all the way over so that I could make it through yesterday, it worked great.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Wed. Nov. 12, 2014 7:00 pm

warminmn wrote:Dont worry. Im blowing some cold air your way right now and please keep it there

I hear you guys got hammered out there Warmin. Been waiting for winter to arrive, and thought the weathermen said today was the day. Not quite. Still 55* here at 7pm. How much of the white stuff got dumped on you?

Post by **Lightning** » Wed. Nov. 12, 2014 7:09 pm

Olllotj wrote:I adjusted the baro all the way over so that I could make it through yesterday, it worked great.

That shouldn't really be necessary, the baro will stay closed on it's own if draft gets weak.

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Wed. Nov. 12, 2014 11:18 pm

I didnt get much snow, maybe an inch. Some freezing rain when it started. Snow hit hard about 100 miles north of me. Just cold and wind, lots of wind. I saved some for you guys, ha ha

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Thu. Nov. 13, 2014 6:41 am

What a difference two days makes!! Outside it's 30 and it's 76 downstairs in the LR and DR. It's 69 in the kitchen which is the coldest room in the house. It's 70 in the upstairs bedrooms and bathroom. And I only have the stove at about 50% on full pea coal.

Nice.....