Winter Is No Match for My 2 Crawford 40's

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BPatrick
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Post by BPatrick » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 10:57 am

This is the first season where I had both Crawfords working correctly and unless I check the weather, I cannot tell if it's brutal cold or in the 30's as the stoves heat the big farmhouse so well. It used to be that when it was cold the house temps would drop in the second 1/2 of the house and you knew it was cold. Now all winter it's been 75-79 and shorts and a tee shirt. Now I get cold at the office, cracks me up. I really love the system as it's easier to do the stoves every 12 hours eventhough I get really long burn times. I just get up and open up both stoves, they're already cranking, and make coffee, add a heaping pile banking it to the back of both stoves. 15 minutes later I'm shaking down both stoves for the day or evening and topping off. I don't add very much coal so I'm not going through more because I'm doing them every 12 hours. 10 minutes after I've shaken down the stove and added more coal I'm shutting it down. I never worry about stove issues and in the morning I'd rather it be quicker as I have a lot going on. It's great to get up or come home to a warm house and animals too comfortable laying around stoves than to run around and tear up the house. :D

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 11:31 am

Great news! BP

Now, can ya post pix of the stoves,... plus their firepot and guts layout, .... so we can learn more about those model Crawfords,.....

......... or, remember, it didn't happen ! :D

Paul


 
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Post by Userj8670 » Tue. Feb. 03, 2015 10:23 pm

I'm on board with Paul here - we need pix- and lots of them. I really love seeing these stoves with life in them. It makes for such a cozy picture!

 
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Post by oliver power » Wed. Feb. 04, 2015 3:13 am

Yes, Pictures......... After reading your post, I got to thinking......... Many people buy one big stove, crank it up, and try to heat there home from one location. They use "X" amount of coal. In theory, if they had two stoves half the size, located in two different locations of the home, I would think they'd still go through about the same amount of coal, yet be more comfortable. Of course, they'd have more up front cost. Something to think about........ I remember years ago having 4 wood stoves going at the same time. Yes, the whole house was comfortable throughout. We also went through a lot of wood. My reply is for todays well insulated house, using coal stoves.

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