[AT] OT Heating with wood

[charlie hill]

Hi Farmer,

What I used to do years ago was to throw about 5 or 6 sheets of crumpled up 
newspaper in the fire box with the door open every few days.  That took care 
of the build up with no problems.  You are exactly right.  Our average 
winter temp is somewhere in the 50's with lows usually in the mid 30's and 
40's.  I don't think the ground ever froze last winter.  Once in a while you 
guys  leave the door open to the NW of us and it gets good and cold here but 
not usually.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Heating with wood


> On 1 Oct 2005 at 10:37, charlie hill wrote:
>
>> My heater is about 25 years old but it has been used lightly
>> and not at all for several years.  It is an air-tight
>> design and the combustion air can be completely shut off
> so
>> that it just sits and smolders.  If I hook it back up I
>> don't intend for it to ever get really hot.  When mom
> used
>> it or when I used a similar one years ago we kept a pot
> of
>> water or a tea kettle on top of it.  If the water was
>> simmering it was just right.  If the kettle starts to
>> whistle it's getting a bit hot.
>>
>> Run like that it will keep the oil furnace from comming
> on
>> except when it's really cold out.  That's all I want it
> to
>> do.  The problem with running it like that is that it
> cooks
>> a lot of creosote under those conditions.
>>
>> Charlie
>
>
> You should pretty much have a chimney fire almost
> everyday...   Some do it in the morning but it is better to
> do it when the chimney has already warmed up some. Then
> fire it hot and with an open air intake for about a half
> hour and bring the whole thing up hot enough to burn it
> out. If the house gets too warm open a door. It is much
> more important when the weather is just chilly and fires
> are small. I suspect that where you live that is most of
> the winter. Here when temps are near or below zero, buildup
> is not usually a problem. I have never had to clean a
> chimney at 20 below.   :-)   With the pellet stove I just
> never have to clean it. I have an inspection plug and I
> keep looking but it just never builds anything up. I have
> never found them available here yet but I keep reading
> about pellets made of recycled paper instead wood by-
> products. It is said that they are quite clean to handle
> and burn.
>
>
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