> Hello all. I'm hoping to get some information on making my wood
> burning stove more efficient.
> I will say that having a wood burner has been wonderful. The price of
> gas is insanely high. I've been fortunate to have people in my life
> who burn wood, and basically set me up. Unfortunately, those people
> have come and gone, so I'm left with some questions...
> The specs: I have a wood burner that is connected into my house duct
> work. There is a blower on the back of the wood burner that kicks on
> when the burner is up to temperature. Its really nice; however, I
> find that the wood burner tends to eat wood rather than burn it slowly
> haha. I even have the flu somewhat shut, and a very small amount of
> air moving through the burner pit. So I'm not sure what I'm doing
> wrong when it comes to burning.
> The questions: I wonder if someone might have suggestions on in-line
> fans? I think these exist, just not sure if that is the proper term.
> Let me know if that doesn't make sense.
> Any suggestions on burning wood more efficiently? How can I keep my
> burner from eating the wood alive! haha.. That is really
> exaggerating, but it does burn through the wood rather quickly.
> A link to see my setup. :)
> Thank again for any advice! Looking forward to hearing from you.http://picasaweb.google.com/muhstuff/WoodBurnerBasment?feat=directlink
The most important thing is to make sure your wood is dry. It takes
up lots of energy to dry off wood in the stove before it will burn.
All or most of the combustion air should be admitted on or above the
fire level (not under, that is for coal and brickets)
Dense heavy hardwoods are best but you've gotta burn what you've got.
If your wood is light when it's dry, you're just gonna need lots of
it.
When your stove is up to temperature, there should be no visible
emmissions from the chimney. If there are, your wood is wet or there
is a problem with the design of the chimney. The upper portion of the
chimney needs to be insulated.
Depending on the design of your stove, the lower portion may need to
be uninsulated to release additional heat into the room. See
manufacturers instructions.
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> burning stove more efficient.
> I will say that having a wood burner has been wonderful. The price of
> gas is insanely high. I've been fortunate to have people in my life
> who burn wood, and basically set me up. Unfortunately, those people
> have come and gone, so I'm left with some questions...
> The specs: I have a wood burner that is connected into my house duct
> work. There is a blower on the back of the wood burner that kicks on
> when the burner is up to temperature. Its really nice; however, I
> find that the wood burner tends to eat wood rather than burn it slowly
> haha. I even have the flu somewhat shut, and a very small amount of
> air moving through the burner pit. So I'm not sure what I'm doing
> wrong when it comes to burning.
> The questions: I wonder if someone might have suggestions on in-line
> fans? I think these exist, just not sure if that is the proper term.
> Let me know if that doesn't make sense.
> Any suggestions on burning wood more efficiently? How can I keep my
> burner from eating the wood alive! haha.. That is really
> exaggerating, but it does burn through the wood rather quickly.
> A link to see my setup. :)
> Thank again for any advice! Looking forward to hearing from you.http://picasaweb.google.com/muhstuff/WoodBurnerBasment?feat=directlink