[Homestead] Ducks or geese epa rated stove, or 1-35 cheapo cast iron stove
EarthNSky
erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Fri Nov 16 19:21:05 EST 2007
Clansgian at wmconnect.com wrote:
> Here in the trenches one burns what is available. In my stoves we burn dried
> or green, soft wood or hard wood, twigs, limbs, knots, stumps, and everything
> in between. In extreme weather or when the fuel isn't the best of the best of
> .... we even put a lump of coal or two to get the fire going.
I do too, now. James learnt<g> me that it was okay. :)
>
> The result is that we use more wood. We are miles out in the forest and so
> if anyone doesn't like the particulates they can go sc**w themselves. But
> most of all none of the stoves are airtight and so they draw unlimited oxygen.
We are also out in the woods. I figure one forest fire puts more
particulates out than I would in two lifetimes burning year-round. As a
caveat, referencing indoor particulates, I do have to say that I have to
dust wayyy more than I ever did before, so someone with asthma might
have trouble with indoor particulates.
> That coupled with the fact that the flues are in the MIDDLE of the house and so
> never get much cold, there are no condensates in the flue. When I clean the
> flues after a winter's use, tere is never more than a handful of fine ash,
> otherwise the chimneys are as clean as a whistle.
Same here...we never have much more than a tiny bit of ash in the 8"
flue. It's a straight up, rolled steel flue, and we try to burn a
really hot fire at least once a week, even this time of year.
Bev
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