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Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Tue. May. 16, 2017 10:24 pm
by warminmn
For hand fed stoves. Hopper stoves included although they have an edge over us shovelers. Feel free to use humor. :D I think its been a couple years since we mentioned our results.

I started my big stove about Thanksgiving, switching back and forth from wood to ant to wood, then finished burning the soft I had, then ant, then wood and let her go out last week all on one match so I guess I have the old girl figured out. About 2 tons ant not counting my Chubby, maybe 300 lbs soft, and 1.5 cords of wood.

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Tue. May. 16, 2017 10:34 pm
by 2001Sierra
I went with 4 to 6 and I have a stoker, and yes I have some explaining to do :oops:
My Mother In Law moved in late January. House went from comfortable to hot, as required. Often times I just ran the convection blower on full, leaving it plugged in direct to the wall. Well, when I would turn the stove off to empty ashes, I would then walk by the Coal-trol box and still hear the fan blowing and would forget to turn the switch back on. Yes that happened at least 3 times :cry:
Other than that it has been a good season :yes:

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Tue. May. 16, 2017 11:40 pm
by davidmcbeth3
Only used one match...but it was the longest match in history.

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Tue. May. 16, 2017 11:46 pm
by Sunny Boy
Missing a category.......how about no matches ?

I use a butane grill lighter. ..... and I've lost count. :D

Paul

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Wed. May. 17, 2017 6:42 am
by Scottscoaled
Ok,ok,ok. Got a one ton+ bin. I fill it when it runs out. Guess what? I know it runs out when the fire goes out. So I go into the basement and light it again.

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Wed. May. 17, 2017 6:44 am
by freetown fred
1 of course--I've got a HITZER 50-93 :lol: Ohhh OK, ALMOST lost her once due to operator stupidity-- ;) Early Sept. till 2 days ago.

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Wed. May. 17, 2017 8:10 am
by D-frost
I lost count:
Easy Winter- 1+ ton coal, 2 cords wood. The norm is 2 ton of coal and 3+ cords of wood.
Ya gotta love Glow-Bull Warming!!!!!!
Cheers

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Wed. May. 17, 2017 6:14 pm
by deepwoods
I listed 3 matches in the poll, but need to mention it is 1 match for the DS in the basement and 2 for the upstairs Hitzer due to unexpected brief weather warm up in Feb. Basement is in shut down process as of yesterday and has been lit since late Sept.

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Wed. May. 17, 2017 6:46 pm
by JeepGuy04
2 I believe. Was away a few days the end of February beginning of March.

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Wed. May. 17, 2017 7:52 pm
by buffalo bob
2 the feb warm spell suckered me, but i did get to do a good clean out vac and all replaced a broke fire brick also...that big old hitzer was roasting us out on low idle...saved a few buckets of coal and it only cost me one extra match...no big deal...done now till fall...B.B.

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Wed. May. 17, 2017 9:32 pm
by michaelanthony
I punched the 4-6 card...when I get bored I let the basement stove go out to see it the cats and dog still know who the master is!...don't take long before the crying begins. :lol:

next yr the Vigilant goes in the basement so I can join the "0" match club ;)

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Thu. May. 18, 2017 6:19 am
by lobsterman
Due to the fickle weather and several false starts to Spring, I did several day burns. No more cleaning out firepot to restart. Just add one small scoop of matchlite on top, thin layer of coal on top of that, a couple pokes from above to make air channels and I am up and running.

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Thu. May. 18, 2017 1:08 pm
by SawDustJack
This was my first full year burning black rocks and it was awesome. I did two clean outs during the winter and we were up and down twice this spring with the crazy weather. Nice warm year!! Thanks for all the help to everyone! Reading all these posts helps us rookies more than you know!

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Thu. May. 18, 2017 1:54 pm
by warminmn
SawDustJack wrote:This was my first full year burning black rocks and it was awesome. I did two clean outs during the winter and we were up and down twice this spring with the crazy weather. Nice warm year!! Thanks for all the help to everyone! Reading all these posts helps us rookies more than you know!
We've all been there Sawdust!

It was an up and down year with temps which made it tempting to let mine go out but I have windows :lol: I did go back and forth with fuel types several times too, which is much easier in a hopperless stove. I need one of those fancy windowstats Michaelanthony uses...

Re: Poll: How Many Matches This Past Season

Posted: Thu. May. 18, 2017 10:44 pm
by hank2
I pushed trough the Feb. and March warmups and quit about April 10th. 5 months to the day. I usually do 6 months, starting up in Oct. Only burned 3.25 tons, my lowest ever. If I would have had better coal this past season it would have been even less. Oh yeah, one match. The hoppa is my good friend!