When you tore it down, did you find evidence of any moisture accumulated against the underside of the floor?
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Wood Stoves
- Thread starter Sky
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Before I tore it down the mold was pretty bad on the paper side of the insulation. Late spring into summer time I would have condensation building up. It would actually drip onto the cellar floor. I didn't even think of checking the underside of the floor, I was worried more about mold problems.
My house is 1400 sq feet and we heat with wood. We have a Finnish oven. One fire a day, about 10 sticks of wood and it heats the house for 24hrs. If it's below 0, we do 2 fires. Everyone should have one of these babies! We buy a wood permit from Plum Creek for 20 bucks and can take wood from their piles, and any dead wood. We usually get 5 cords of wood and use just over 3 per season.
With more people using wood to heat and the surge in pellet stoves it'a matter of time before Plum Creek catches on and stops the permit process. Why sell us a $20 permit when they can ship the tree tops and make pellets out of them. When we went to get our permit this year they announced that the permit is only good for 1 cord of wood. I knew it!
Oh well....
With more people using wood to heat and the surge in pellet stoves it'a matter of time before Plum Creek catches on and stops the permit process. Why sell us a $20 permit when they can ship the tree tops and make pellets out of them. When we went to get our permit this year they announced that the permit is only good for 1 cord of wood. I knew it!
Oh well....
Marc
New member
I think it's another name for a masonry heater. I've also heard them called Russian ovens.
Sky
Active member
So I've had the new stove installed for about a week. Starting to really appreciate it (Vermont Castings).
Since it's cast iron, it had to be broken in...small fire, larger, bigger, longer...etc.
So actually, last yesterday was the first full-on burn. I woke up thins morning, and although the fire was out, the stove was still warm! So I reloaded and it ckicked righ off. A few minutes later and I was cranking @ full power.
With the damper closed, it doesn't seem to get really hot, but it certainly runs for a long time on one stoking.
So not having to check the stove every twenty minutes or so is a huge improvement! I wish I'd known the stove didn't burn as hot as I'd expcted. I would have gone up the the largest size (60k btu vs 40k btu).
Meh....it still keeps the house warmer than that OLD Atlantic POS!
Since it's cast iron, it had to be broken in...small fire, larger, bigger, longer...etc.
So actually, last yesterday was the first full-on burn. I woke up thins morning, and although the fire was out, the stove was still warm! So I reloaded and it ckicked righ off. A few minutes later and I was cranking @ full power.
With the damper closed, it doesn't seem to get really hot, but it certainly runs for a long time on one stoking.
So not having to check the stove every twenty minutes or so is a huge improvement! I wish I'd known the stove didn't burn as hot as I'd expcted. I would have gone up the the largest size (60k btu vs 40k btu).
Meh....it still keeps the house warmer than that OLD Atlantic POS!
mikes334
New member
That sounds like a great wood stove. I have been looking at a Vermont castings myself.
Sky
Active member
Wow...where did you dig this up from? I mean...how far back in the archives did you have to go?!
I recently had the chimney swept. They guy pointed out that there was evidence of a past chimney fire. Could be that the new stove burned so much hotter that that old POS, that it roasted whatever had built up over the past years.
So anyway, insurance covered all but the deductable on a new chimney insert. The installer said the stove would burn much better with the correct size flue pipe and insulated chimney liner. No more cold air pouring down the chimney (making lighting the stove a real chancey proposition).
I lit the stove about a week ago for the first time. Nice Nice! I still put a fan on the floor in the basement (next to the stove) to get a little more air movement. Haven't quite committed to putting a "register" opening in the wood flooring above the stove.
Nice. What size was your chimney opening before it was lined? I assume the new liner is a 6"? I bet your stove start up and burn a lot better now.
Our stove up north is on the finished lower level. I find the stove is really sensitive to the stack effect. Before firing up the stove, I make sure all the windows are closed in the house and I crack one window downstairs near the stove...that helps a lot.
Our stove up north is on the finished lower level. I find the stove is really sensitive to the stack effect. Before firing up the stove, I make sure all the windows are closed in the house and I crack one window downstairs near the stove...that helps a lot.
