EXCALIBER
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I was thinking the other day that many of you guys on the eastern side of the U.S. are used to burning all hard woods. The thought came up that many people, myself included, never have seen a real piece of hardwood. Pine, Aspen, Cottonwood, ect. every once in a while I find some Elm. So I am curious to see how your burn times differ in your stove from full load of hard wood to full load of softwood. It would be good to include stove model/make, how much wood, what species of wood, ect. I am anxious to see the burn time (usable heat) your stove gives with less than ideal softwood keeping your house the usual temp. Can you still get an overnight burn, how much difference does the wood really make? So I challenge you guys to burn some softwood and see what you come up with.
I have a Blaze King King model stove with a cat, and I can get an easy 12 hour burn every time if I fill the stove with cottonwood cut to 16". I usually can fit about 6-7 pieces of wood in the firebox, split in fairly large chunks. I run the stove at about half throttle, low would be much more but I like the house 75 plus in the winter. Wish I had some hardwood to experiment with but alas no go for me. If I run it wide open I get a burn time of about 4-5 hours.
I have a Blaze King King model stove with a cat, and I can get an easy 12 hour burn every time if I fill the stove with cottonwood cut to 16". I usually can fit about 6-7 pieces of wood in the firebox, split in fairly large chunks. I run the stove at about half throttle, low would be much more but I like the house 75 plus in the winter. Wish I had some hardwood to experiment with but alas no go for me. If I run it wide open I get a burn time of about 4-5 hours.