tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post4095641121024396531..comments2023-10-30T08:48:20.323-05:00Comments on A Place for Margo's Stuff: I love my Wood Burning StoveMargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062909750414354noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-20323708293405766392011-01-12T09:40:13.892-06:002011-01-12T09:40:13.892-06:00Once you get used to heat from a woodstove, nothin...Once you get used to heat from a woodstove, nothing else feels as warm. In our area, wood stoves are very common.<br /><br />We start our fire by first throwing in a few pieces of crumpled up newspaper, topped with 3 or 4 pieces of cardboard, then some bark or kindling, and 2 or 3 small pieces of firewood. Before long, we can add bigger pieces.<br /><br />For the cardboard, anytime we get cardboard boxes, we just tear them down into 12 inch or so sized pieces.<br /><br />Our woodstove is in our basement, a few feet from our furnace. We built a hood over the stove, along with duct work that leads into the furnace duct work. The heat from the stove rises into the hood, then we turn the furnace fan on, and it circulates heat through the entire house. Works great, and saves tremendously on the electric bill.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630761829585421447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-13224694750681193912011-01-12T08:06:31.876-06:002011-01-12T08:06:31.876-06:00Now this really brings back the memories. My grea...Now this really brings back the memories. My great aunt had one in her living room and it could really heat her room. She kept the doors closed in that room. The bedrooms in the back in the house were icy cold but we sank down under piles of quilts in the feather bed.Eileen @ Marie CasaBellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15574486231773841541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-49312410698227828522011-01-12T07:16:17.178-06:002011-01-12T07:16:17.178-06:00I LOVE my stove. I'm quite spoiled with this k...I LOVE my stove. I'm quite spoiled with this kind of heat, everything else feels cold to me now. My tip is to never turn down free wood!!! Lisa ;-)Uncovered Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099765690260431334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-79802393926257848692011-01-11T10:33:14.534-06:002011-01-11T10:33:14.534-06:00We have a wood burning stove very similar to yours...We have a wood burning stove very similar to yours. It's even on the same type of brick pad. It has been a true life saver for us. We live in a neck of the woods where the power goes out all the time. A few years ago we were without power for 10 days and temperatures were recording breaking low during that entire time. We cranked up the wood stove, lit the oil lamps we keep in every room of the house and moved the kids, beds and dogs into the living room with the stove. We stayed cozy the entire time. I'll never forget when the power came back on. We were all sitting in the cozy, warm living room in the muted light of candles and oil lamps. We were all listening to the wood fire crackle, as I read a bedtime story to our youngest. Suddenly the lights came on, the tv started blaring and all the appliances beeped and started humming. We all sat momentarily stunned, but grinning at each other when my youngest looked up at me and said, Mama, I like it better with out the electricity. If it weren't for the wood stove we would have missed that special time together. <br />I think of that time every winter when we light our first fire of the season and feel the radient heat the stove gives off. I don't mind the mess and I don't mind the lower electric bills either.Busy Bucharoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945675235899004591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-14479729485179444042011-01-11T06:53:51.321-06:002011-01-11T06:53:51.321-06:00Your wood burning stove is the same one we had on ...Your wood burning stove is the same one we had on our mini farm for 20 years. The best heating stove you will ever find. I loved it. Now that we downed sized the stove is used in the sugar shack where my husband makes maple syrup.<br />Thanks for sharing your woodfire story. Hugs, Carol MaeCarol Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638921121900802579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-61061433284914980582011-01-11T02:43:13.538-06:002011-01-11T02:43:13.538-06:00Heya Margo....!
Growing up in the country here in...Heya Margo....!<br /><br />Growing up in the country here in Oz, these little 'black boxes' are pretty much the standard....I SURE wish we had one here in the city....ESPECIALLY when I receive our gas bill after the winter period ($290- for 3 months)....Mind you....I think we're pretty lucky down here re the cost of power & the fact that we don't have extreme temperatures like some of my US Friends....I can't imagine what it would be like (or cost) to have to keep the heating or cooling on pretty much 24/7....!!<br /><br />....hahahaha....Does that mean if we, by some WEIRD happening found ourselves on a deserted island together I could rely on you to keep the fire burning....??<br /><br />Cheers for now,<br />Tamarah :o)Shabby Vintage Junkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905338587479330990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-86994615445162278232011-01-10T15:46:38.718-06:002011-01-10T15:46:38.718-06:00We have a gas insert in the fireplace and a free s...We have a gas insert in the fireplace and a free standing woodstove in another room. On cold upstate New York days and nights my husband keeps both of them running. There is nothing like the warmth of a wood fire. <br />Your wood stove and hearth look great and I love the gears that you have on the wall beside it.Happileervinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361910281837547801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-63429924118460075812011-01-10T08:24:03.955-06:002011-01-10T08:24:03.955-06:00When we moved in to our current home there was a h...When we moved in to our current home there was a huge airtight wood stove in the original stone hearth.<br /> It is indeed a lot of work to manage the wood and we did all the cutting, splitting, stacking, etc. ourselves. Good, dry hardwood is always the best way to get a good long fire. <br /><br />Along with the usual tools, there was a long- 36" flat piece of steel, turned ninety degrees six inches from the end. Such a simple, ugly even, implement has been fabulous for dragging the hot coals to the front of the stove, moving around logs etc. <br /><br />One of the things that my hubby bought which has been most helpful in keeping a good fire in check is a magnetic thermometer stuck to the front of the stove (where it goes up before the top of the stove). We try to keep it always in the "burn zone" so you know it's hot enough to not be creating creosote and running as efficiently as possible. He also rigged a sensor up to the chimney as it exits the stove to measure the flue temperature and attached that to a smoke detector to go off should the temp reach 450 deg. F. That means things are too hot and the flue must be closed a bit as well as the dampers at the front of the stove to reduce the air flow. <br /><br />He cleans the chimney every spring himself and there is little to clean after a season of good hot fires. <br /><br />We've been at it for six years now and although there is a learning curve, it has been most welcome during our cold winters in this big stone house. (We are also in the process of moving and I must admit that I will not miss the labour attached to keeping the wood stove running.)<br />Keep cozy!Jennifer Pearson Vanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031380418621391089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-56696500769987679492011-01-10T07:35:55.777-06:002011-01-10T07:35:55.777-06:00We have used our woodstove for 20 years and still ...We have used our woodstove for 20 years and still going strong. It starts the first 40 degree day and goes nonstop till spring! We have a HUGE farmhouse and it heats the whole house. There is nothing like wood heat. The only thing I don't care for is the ash dust that covers every thing. But it's worth the cost and warmth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889312278556204300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-20548472029993984422011-01-09T22:35:38.676-06:002011-01-09T22:35:38.676-06:00I've never had a home with a wood burning stov...I've never had a home with a wood burning stove so I really learned something reading your post. The reduced gas bills sound wonderful!!<br />Have a great week.<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951102874653675235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-38928762303206160712011-01-09T17:15:54.805-06:002011-01-09T17:15:54.805-06:00Not any more, but I'd love to have a small woo...Not any more, but I'd love to have a small woodstove. I had two in the home I first owned and they did a pretty good job of heating a very large home. Still, wood is not easy to work with and it's messy. Even so, I'm willing to have some mess for the coziness of wood heat. Sounds like you've got everything under control...we used to make our own firestarters with recylced newspapers soaking them in water and rolling them with a little fandangled thing into "logs." Most people in our corner are burning wood chips instead of firewood.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-92112732344603085012011-01-09T16:10:22.465-06:002011-01-09T16:10:22.465-06:00I had a woodburning stove years ago,and while the ...I had a woodburning stove years ago,and while the electric bills were down, the mess was enough to turn me off. Good luck with yours.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176674777238941425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509896529048119327.post-23463307041931198892011-01-09T15:45:51.070-06:002011-01-09T15:45:51.070-06:00After $600 a month gas bills and believe me we wer...After $600 a month gas bills and believe me we were not keeping cozy warm at that, we decided to put a wood burning insert in our fireplace and it is working out wonderfully! <br />It is a bit messy but that is the only drawback I can find. <br /><br />One tip is to throw some rock salt in the fire here and there to help keep the chimney pipes from clogging and becoming a fire hazard. If you have glass windows spray with water when cold and use a bit of the ashes and some newsprint to clean it- works great!<br /><br />bee blessed<br />maryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com