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  • From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Ducks or geese epa rated stove, or 1-35 cheapo cast iron stove
  • Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:21:05 -0500



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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