The low is supposed to be 28 tonight - we'll see, but I fired up the big stove for the first time this season.
We've been burning the little stove so far, but that only heats one part of the house and doesn't kick on the blower from the old heating system, so our bedroom gets no heat.
I just put the second load in on the bed of hot coals and it's cranking now! The draft control rod is sticking a bit and that gave me a moment of panic - everything looks OK under there so I'll have to lube it tomorrow. I didn't want to force it and risk breaking it, and then not be able to stop it down.
We've been burning the little stove so far, but that only heats one part of the house and doesn't kick on the blower from the old heating system, so our bedroom gets no heat.
I just put the second load in on the bed of hot coals and it's cranking now! The draft control rod is sticking a bit and that gave me a moment of panic - everything looks OK under there so I'll have to lube it tomorrow. I didn't want to force it and risk breaking it, and then not be able to stop it down.