Glenwood 111

SWPaDon · Post by **SWPaDon** » Sat. Feb. 28, 2015 7:32 pm

Good luck Joe.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sat. Feb. 28, 2015 8:32 pm

So far, 3 1/2 hrs invested, and still filling the pot. I just topped it off. We'll see how long it takes to turn orange, B4 I put it in BH mode. Wish I had a manometer, so I could monitor the draft.

Up-date. Now 9PM. I started @4-5PM. Guess the big coal, and extra pipe, (about a total of 12-13') isn't enuff to make this stove get to temp in a reasonable amount of time. I "almost" filled the pot a 1/2 hr ago, and still doesn't even have any blue flames popping up, never mind glowing orange. The klinker door area, and grates are glowing bright, but just has a hard time lighting off everything else.
The ash pan is out, the door is wide open, same as the klinker door. Plenty of air going in, but the coal is not very cooperative at this time.

Up-date, to the up-date. Almost 10 PM now, and finally the barrel temp is up to 650*, and the fire is roaring. I just dumped in my last 5-10 lbs, closed everything up, and will put in in BH mode in 1/2 hr. Then the test will be the morning show. (Here we go!)

D.lapan · Post by **D.lapan** » Sat. Feb. 28, 2015 10:11 pm

If I cover my bed with fresh coal it takes forever to get the flames to break through so when I load I do a half a pot in the back and let that catch and then after its glowing a bit I'll finnish it off with the front but I have different grates then you do

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Sat. Feb. 28, 2015 10:30 pm

joeq wrote:Up-date, to the up-date. Almost 10 PM now, and finally the barrel temp is up to 650*, and the fire is roaring. I just dumped in my last 5-10 lbs, closed everything up, and will put in in BH mode in 1/2 hr. Then the test will be the morning show. (Here we go!)

You'll have a hot barrel in the morning!

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sun. Mar. 01, 2015 12:28 am

You sound like you've done this B4 Scott. I actually have a short video of it at temp, and the time. I'll be taking the follow-up tomorrow, and see if you can be as accurate as the weatherman. I'm gunna hold you to this one.

Post by **Lightning** » Sun. Mar. 01, 2015 12:02 pm

I see you posted last at around 1:30 am. How is the stove this morning?

D.lapan · Post by **D.lapan** » Sun. Mar. 01, 2015 5:24 pm

Hopefully his house didn't burn down last night......

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sun. Mar. 01, 2015 6:47 pm

Sorry for the delay, Gents. Car show today, been away, and the wifes been doing taxes on the puter, since I've been home. Now that I'm on-line I'm trying to up-load the videos, and it sure is "SLOW".
(And no DL, my house is still standing. The stove is in the garage, and it's still there too)

D.lapan · Post by **D.lapan** » Sun. Mar. 01, 2015 7:58 pm

joeq wrote:Sorry for the delay, Gents. Car show today, been away, and the wifes been doing taxes on the puter, since I've been home. Now that I'm on-line I'm trying to up-load the videos, and it sure is "SLOW".
(And no DL, my house is still standing. The stove is in the garage, and it's still there too)

That's good to hear after I posted it I though " hope I didn't jinx him"

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sun. Mar. 01, 2015 8:07 pm

Here they are. FINALLY. (You can't know the problems I've had, so I'm gunna make this short and sweet.)
2 videos. Bad quality. Ugly garage setting. Experiment to see how much longer the coals will burn, with the added pipe, and stove coal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_deta ... MT_limo8q4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_deta ... URcur-TADM
I really hope these take.

D.lapan · Post by **D.lapan** » Sun. Mar. 01, 2015 8:57 pm

Looks like it's time to bring it inside...

SWPaDon · Post by **SWPaDon** » Sun. Mar. 01, 2015 9:05 pm

Great vids Joe. Looks like the Glenwood is going to work fine.

Buck47 · Post by **Buck47** » Sun. Mar. 01, 2015 9:25 pm

Nice job on the vids joeq,

Had to watch then twice as the first time I spent to much time looking around the garage.

Sure is a handsome stove design, really like the proportions.

Does this stove have a magazine? Will watch for you next post to see how it burned thro the night.

Regards: john

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sun. Mar. 01, 2015 11:52 pm

No mag for this one John. And the 2nd video "was" the overnite burn. I'm guessing this stove, when brought inside where it's warmer and insulated, and the chimney will draft better, that 15 hrs won't be unreasonable to run W/O tending. At least that's what I'm hoping for.
A friend visited today, and is skeptical about the stove. He wasn't impressed that it still had over 500* on the barrel, and says it doesn't prove that it will still produce any heat. He's been a wood burner for over 35-40 yrs, and has been burning coal and wood in his Nashua combo stove, the past 3-5 yrs, so it's not like he's a stranger to burning. I've told him about the many members who've had and use these things, but still he thinks I'm foolish for removing the Surdiac, to put in an "unknown." Personally, I think he just doesn't appreciate the style, or looks of the old cylinder stoves, altho he's never mentioned it.
But from what little I've seen from this 111, and the many of you who comment on them, I'm optimistic, and impatient to get her in the house and in operation. I know it won't disappoint me. Thanx for the kind comments on the videos.

tmbrddl · Post by **tmbrddl** » Mon. Mar. 02, 2015 12:34 am

Looks like you're underutilizing the firepot...still a lot of room in there for more coal. Twelve hour burn is great but I'm wondering what you might get it you loaded her up. Pretty stove.

As an aside, I probably don't have ten feet of chimney extending above my thimble where it exits the wall but draft isn't an issue, nor are good burn times. Ash has been the bane of my bad burning experience.