How to Operate Your Wood Stove More Efficiently

[SunsetSix]

Fuck 'em.

[miniwoodstove]

This is good information based on sound engineering principles.Smoke IS UNBURNED FUEL AND A WASTE OF YOUR CASH. Right now, my wife and I are sitting in our 800sq.ft.apartment. It is 80 degrees inside and 15 degrees outside. I have designed and built a high efficiency wood stove that is only 12 x 12 x 12 inches outside and only takes pieces of wood 8 inches long. I have a pile of cut offs from a pallet plant for free and a nights worth of fuel fits in a reusable shopping bag. Check out my stove.

[OneDollarBook]

She closes the stove's door by touching its frame first.

[Navigator777777]

What I don't understand is how humans survived without government programs.

How is it possible people made ships that crossed the Atlantic?

This video is as boring as listening to algore describe a nonexistent threat to mankind.

Put these guys out of a job in 2012.

[railcar500000]

@steamingpoopfart yes of course this works very well

[1JessicaXX]

Use NeverWet to dry it.

[fixt100]

@EcologyWA i just saw your post and i wonder why it isnt legislated that these products have to be burnable before they are allowed to dump it on your doorstep?

[highcountrytimber]

The funny thing is the old lady places a flammable pile of fuel next to the burning stove.

[noreplyism]

Thanks for the helpful video but I had to laugh at the part where the narrator said it's "illegal" to burn junk mail. Your government is worried so much about a little air pollution yet you can go buy all kinds of guns and ammunition. LOL. I'd rather sneeze or cough once in a while than have a hole in my head for $20.

[webworkhere]

How do we clean the ash from the top of our energy efficant wood burning stove where you connect your first pipe after using your stove, mine is clogged up and the shop vack wont clean this thick ash out? The top of the stove doesn't come off and with it clogged up the stove wants to smolder, these newer wood burning stoves are giving me a headache arrr. Creasoke is dripping down throw all around the stove and clogging up the fan that used to work now it's stuck any help is welcome?

[603mac]

When I have changed the engine oil in my tractor I dip my seasoned wood in it for a day or so. It gives off an excellent smell and burns very brightly too. Also the neighbours like to see the rich black smoke pouring out of my chimney. Try it if you can ,it is certainly worthwhile.

[rollercoaster4one]

@603mac

ahhh, the aromas of winter in the northwest...

wait, why are my boogers black??

[4ffcmw]

@steamingpoopfart fuck that, just pour it in the creek.

[kenfo0]

I call BS around 2:40. "keep your flue and air open". This wastes heat on a massive scale and could over-heat your stove/chimney (if loaded w/wood). If the flue is fully open, a great deal of the heat goes....yes, up the chimney. Sure, you'll have less smoke...and a LOT less efficiency, greater chance of chimney fire and stove/pipe overheating. Otherwise, you are pretending people are going to burn 10 cords of wood and add wood every hour around the clock. Absurd.

[spre461]

FajardoStoves Canada:

Thank you for writing. You are correct that a top down fire is often better and produces less smoke. The primary message of the video is focused on small, hot fires and proper fuel moisture. Our main concern is the excessive smoldering that occurs when stove operators load the stove full of wood and reduce the air intake. Hopefully a future refinement of the video will also include information about top down fires. Thanks again for your comment.

[FajardoStovesCanada]

Hello I use a top down fire to start the fire. I put large logs in the back and small ones in the front. This video shows add wood throughout the burn. Here in Canada many experts say otherwise.

[enidclowes]

how does one reburn smoke?

[3Mudbone1]

@enidclowes Get a good stove like an Enviro which you can adjust to recirculate the exhaust.

[chuckbyf1]

@enidclowes With a secondary burn chamber.

[stoneagearcher]

What about burning some Seattle liberals? It would probably clear up some of the funk in the area!

[WATSONYCRICK]

@steamingpoopfart you can't use motor oil it's very dangerous oil releases toxic compounds and you will breathe them. Take care.

[fifthward1983]

you can use used motor oil as fuel to burn. my old boss used it to heat his large garage,which held four 3,500 gallon tanker trucks. i think u need a special furnace though.

[transdrole]

Burning anything releases toxic chemicals that can kill you. This includes wood. It's a basic fact that most people overlook. Woodstove pollution is not a major pollution source compared to cars, aircraft, coal, volcanoes and ships. It's kind of pointless to try to limit emissions in the heating area when the major sources aren't being eliminated.

[TheLizardKing1967]

@captbarbosa74 If you would have listened to the whole video you wouldn't be asking such an asinine question.

[smithriverdude]

@EcologyWA But if you burn only good seasoned wood oak, madrone etc. isn't it healthy for the enviorment because carbon dioxide that is produced used by trees and plants to produce 02?

[ubermensch81]

this is such shit .. to think that wood burning stoves is a leading cause of air pollution. the large corp. would like you to believe you are guilty of it so as to keep people off their back ...

[Metallica0493]

I burn tires and polar bears in my stove

[xetlive]

@Metallica0493

Wooly Mammoths are 10 cents a pound cheaper.

[rustyjonesjr]

@Metallica0493 Really? Cause i prefer bald eagles! They produce less smoke in my opinion!

[hanghoodiescum]

can i burn car tyres on this

[dparker5156]

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[jmg1957]

smoke a pipe it is cleaner

[BreakfastBentoBox]

WA ST is a joke run by Republican clowns. Just burn your garbage. Who cares, right? Oh, and cops do whatever they want... why can't you? Right sheriff Reichart? I mean, congressman.

[sexycooljulesverne]

If I dont use newspapers to start the fire wth should I use!?!!

[sonictales69]

@sexycooljulesverne used motor oil lol

[SNUGandSESOR]

@sexycooljulesverne

we use very small pieces of wood for kindling and put some Firestarters we buy from Lowes in with them.

[pbr2424]

What about burning Pine if it is dry. Thanks

[HISandman]

I've got a question. I get my stove really hot then turn the damper down low for over night fires. This creates a really hot coal bed that usually last all night into morning... it's usually dark when I do this so I couldn't tell ya if I'm getting smoke or not.. I can tell you that when the stove is hot with the coals.. It's really kickin heat into my home.

[matt4270]

Try the upside down fire!

[HoofSupport]

Loading your stove FULL(with enough clearance for the air tubes to ignite secondary flames on the top, a few inches) once you have a good coal bed. Burning full loads lets you burn the most efficiently.

[chainlinkdreams]

@steamingpoopfart from a humorus guy and an avid wood stove burner, I hope you jokeing

[NowLifeStarts]

Good video. Thank you.

[WorshipHammer]

Why add only one piece after starting small fire? My manual states "Once you have established a hot bed of coals, open the by-pass damper, add more wood (fill the unit), close the door and allow the wood to burn another thirty (30) minutes."

[procommenter]

@spirit172 : garbage n. Food wastes, as from a kitchen.

[procommenter]

Newspapers are trash, not garbage.

[firewoodguy2009]

how hot is to hot 

[hcmontessori]

@firewoodguy2009 - Keep a wood-stove temp. between 300°F - 500°F (149°C - 260°C). Any temp. below 300°F creates too much creosote and over 500°F can cause warping or can slowly ware out your wood-stove. ☺

[ekpremareggie1]

Very informative video. I will purchase a quality wood stove when we move to a country home soon. I currently live in a large urban center where unfortunately I live right next door to a person who literally smokes us out of our home. Oddly enough he is the main reason we are moving out of the city. His winter pollution is to much. In my country home, I will use quality wood and a high efficiency setup. Wood burning can be efficient, but it can also be a major problem in a city. I know it can.

[woodscritter]

@ekpremareggie1

And, as pointed out in the vid, and you seem to note, you've got to run it properly. Doesn't matter what you got, if you don't run it properly. Some critical factors: moisture content, log size, depth of coal-bed, firebox temp, airflow between logs.

For one, I find it helpful to stack logs near stove for a couple of weeks in winter, for final drying. For drying and clean-burning smaller is better for log size.

[salamonetalton]

dont start with the global warming lie........

[Shelter93]

@LMB2229 

nutjob I poop on you!

[fstwrtr]

I love my wood stove.. it 's a country striker very clean, you cant tell that I'm burning looking at the chimney.. there is absolutely no better way to heat your home then with wood. Not only are you not lining the pockets of the utility companies, but you are saving literally hundreds every year by heating with wood. My power bill went from $175.00 per month to $45.00 a month, and I don't have to shiver at 65 degrees, instead I can kick back and relax at 75.

[nossful]

@fstwrtr

Could you tell me about how much you paid for your wood stove. I have priced the Harman brand wood stove and they are over 2000.00. How long can you burn before you clean out your ash pan. I am going to get a chimney builtalso and am considering a stainless steel liner. Any comments?

[fstwrtr]

@nossful I bought a Country wood stove, it was around 1200 bucks, make sure you size the stove to the square footage of the space you want to heat. to big of a stove and you wont enjoy the fire because it puts to much heat out.. to small and you risk over firing the stove. Ash depends on the type of wood you burn.. Black walnut leaves virtually no ash while cedar leaves a lot of ash, just depends.

Dont worry about the price of the stove, it more then pays for it's self. as for chimneys.

[fstwrtr]

@nossful go with a reputable company

[3Mudbone1]

@nossful I bought an Enviro Kodiak (largest one) with an enhanced hearth pad and double wall insulated stainless stove piping. It was over $6,000 dollars. I can go about 8 days before cleaning the ash out.

[pegobuilders]

save money and the environment...heat with wood (wood burnng is CO2 neutral bioenergy

[definca]

Nice vid, leave a bit of ash cuz it insulates and helps bed the coals. Wood is a wonderful resource net zero cuz it cleans the air when living as a tree, natural gas only adds Co2. New epa stoves burn super hot and will allow low air settings and still keep the glass clean. There is no down side to new stove technology they are fantastic to view while burning. I got rid of my old buck and have a new Thelin its absolutely wonderful to view on those cold nights. burn wood, educate everyone you can

[mythril4]

I like the smell of someones fireplace when I go outside. The smoke from wood burning is not really bad pollution. I think people have a misconception of what smokes are bad pollution and what smokes are good pollution (no pot or cigarrett jokes please). If you want to know if you have perfect combustion, hang your head over the chimey outside. If you don't break a tear it is perfect, if your eyes burn then it is not there yet (yes I am aware of the dangers).

[TheReboundingWorld]

I'll burn whatever I want!

[smearjay]

About every 2 weeks, burn the stove as hot as you can get it (with the door open). this will help eliminate the creosote build up as well..Burn it for about 15 minutes.

[MyREDTAIL]

I agree with Kenfo he makes a very good point, what about thoes advertized cleaning logs to burn out the creasol, from your stove pipes when used annualy ?

[jjs777fzr]

rather than fall for the gimmicky 'cleaner logs' to clean creasote - you could just mix in the biobricks with your splits. Thats what I do...makes for a great combo. The main thing the biobricks does is give you a higher temp burn (which helps rid the creasote build up) when used with splits that are not perfectly seasoned - as we all have done I'm sure when in a jam.

[firewoodguy2009]

can you burn coal in a wood stove

[jesse112693]

@firewoodguy2009

yes it just gets really hot really fast

[firewoodguy2009]

good viedo

[firewoodguy2009]

nice stove

[kenfo0]

"leave an inch of ash for optimum performance".....care to explain that? also, it is easy to get "no smoke" from the chimney...leave air intake and flu wide open....all the heat goes up the chimney instead of heating your house. I'd like to see the old stove that can heat a house with zero smoke coming out the chimney...a christmas miracle.

[abba1987]

The ash is there to prevent the bottom of the stove casting from getting too hot my wood stove recommends an inch of sand in the bottom as a buffer.

[kenfo0]

@abba1987 I thought that's why (every one I've seen in 20yrs) they all have a brick liner in the bottom. Mine doesn't have brick on sides or top, but on the bottom. It is probably 20+ yrs old and works great. I leave ash as it burns down to nothing....my stove is huge and I only have to empty it every 2 weeks or so in continuous burn.