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Ya I split it once just to make it easier on my back and so it can dry.

Is that 39%? Great to know. I probably have at least 20-30cord of stuff like that laying all over my 40 after all these storms. It should season pretty quickly without bark on it. I should get me one of those fancy gizmos!

Well he’s got 15k into heating his house and he’s got a 24x32 shed. That’s pretty good! Boilers are like trucks. I can go spend 90k on a new truck or 9k on one that functions the same just doesn’t look as cool. A boiler doesn’t have to cost an arm and leg. I got mine, refurbed it, and hooked it...

He is pulling from the house. There is a vent cover he can remove to dump warm air in the garage if he wants more then just the ambient heat off the furnace. I think the whole issue is the wood isn’t as dry as he thought and the stove is way pickier then he thought.

Nailed it! I think my bro was assuming the new stove would work just like the old one but with the ability to hook up to duct work. It is a newer EPA stove. He just wasn’t expecting it to be so finicky and now he’s spending time/money he was hoping to save. And I think the regret is going OWB...

I'm north of Crosby about 25milesish. We have quite a bit of oak/birch blow down from all the storms in the last 3 years. I have found that the upper 1/2 of the those trees is pretty dry and burns very clear but the bottom half of the tree isn't much better then green.

Definitely not bashing your choice of stove. Just sharing our experience on a cold winter day to give everyone something to read and ponder. I personally love hearing peoples stories because it adds knowledge to my pool without me actually having to go through what they experienced. Living in...

I wasn't insinuating you were insinuating haha! I've had too much coffee already this morning. His stove is located against the gable end of his house which is dead center of his new 24x30 insulated garage. The chimney is probably 15' high of 8" double walled. About 3 weeks into using it is when...

Pretty sure I got holes in my brain from the lymes disease but the story is a true one! And I did say he was burning wetish wood. He wasn't trying to chop a tree down in his yard and throw it in. We drove about the forest and cut dead standing oak, maple, and a little birch. It still isn't as...

I do have an insert fireplace with a blower on the second floor. We used it quite often the first year but quickly got sick of the constant mess and hauling wood up on the deck. We only light it a handful of times a year for ambiance now. When you can keep the thermostat at whatever temp you...

Yes we are blessed to live where we do and have access to a sustainable source of energy. I do not take it for granted! We own 40 acres of heavily wooded forest here in central MN so short of a forest fire we wont ever run out of wood. I have two more brothers but for some reason they are...

My younger brother and myself both revamped our heating systems this year and upgraded. I choose the OWB route and located a used one and traded labor for payment. I had to replace move the parts on the boiler and also spend a good $1500 to get it all plumbed in, pumps, and exchangers. The...

I stacked a few pallets this fall with oak about 5'-6' high. I stacked them very evenly and as stable as possible with the plan to move them with the skidsteer once seasoned. Well it didn't work. I have a tracked skidsteer and even with as smooth of a ride as the tracks provide any slight bump...

Hard to know for sure. We are on track to burn 8-9cord this year from October 1 to May 1. I'm guessing its gonna take an additional 2-3cord a year to heat a pool that size. But again i only need to replace whats lost and my experience with closed cell foam is it does not loose heat very easily...

That math would work if it took all the BTU's my stove makes to heat my hot tub. But on top of heating my home and DHW my stove barely notices the hot tubs draw. And after I replace the cover this summer the BTU demand will be reduced at least by 50%. It leaks like crazy right now. With my...

Wife would not approve of anything tent style. We've had them in the past and she is not a fan. I am not a fan of how much moister they lock in and start to mold. I feel like having a lid that closes close to the water level will help keep heat in and also minimize space for any bacteria/mold to...

Went out and cut some firewood and had an idea to simplify and cheapen the heating element of this project. Instead of buying a large enough stainless pool exchanger and pump I could just run 1/2" pex on top of the 2" foam in the bottom. Then put 3/4" foam between the runs and lay the liner on...

Am I nuts? Here is what I've got brewing in my head. Pour a 8"x6" footer, with rebar, a bit bigger then the pool. Level good clean sand in the bottom of it 2" short of the top. Then build a 50" treated stud wall the size of the pool liner plus 2" all the way around and attach to footers with...

I got this stuff used and am unable to find a manufacturer name printed on it anywhere. It was installed for many years and pulled out of the ground and then I got it so it might just be worn off. But I can tell you it can't get much better then whatever this stuff is. 1" pipe with closed cell...

We've been in the 100 club for over a week now. Image shows the coldest morning but we've had a a few more almost as cold. Yesterday we hit 0 degrees for a high and its the warmest its been in over a week. I have definitely noticed a uptick in wood consumption but am still getting 12-18hr burns...