left the ash door open, fell asleep....

Bubbalowe · Post by **Bubbalowe** » Thu. Apr. 11, 2019 10:15 am

ratherbeflying wrote: ↑
Wed. Apr. 10, 2019 11:55 am
damn i guess it cracked up into pieces haha how did that thing take off like that? no way to calm her down?

If recollection serves me we were burning wood with a very high stack and a chimney fire started the whole sordid affair. Another reason to jump on the Anthracite wagon

rberq · Post by **rberq** » Thu. Apr. 11, 2019 11:25 am

CoalisCoolxWarm wrote: ↑
Wed. Apr. 10, 2019 10:49 pm
The steel in the pokers lose their resistance to heat over time with use. It can be recharged with seared flesh. LOL.

I'll try that as soon as I can find a volunteer.

ratherbeflying · Post by **ratherbeflying** » Thu. Apr. 11, 2019 1:17 pm

Bubbalowe wrote: ↑
Thu. Apr. 11, 2019 10:15 am
If recollection serves me we were burning wood with a very high stack and a chimney fire started the whole sordid affair. Another reason to jump on the Anthracite wagon

oooooooofff.... yeah coal over wood any day.... i just use wood to start my coal hahaha past couple nights i started a wood fire to just take the chill out of the house expecting it to die out in a few hours.. last night i started one with a couple inches of coal on the grates.... after the wood reduced down i put a few scoops on top and she was still burning this morning nice.. it was 35 this morning so this was a good plan as the wood would have died down wayy too early...

AllanD · Post by **AllanD** » Tue. Apr. 16, 2019 9:48 pm

What I use when starting up is a revereware tea kettle. It is hard to sleep through a shrieking teakettle!

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Tue. Apr. 16, 2019 10:03 pm

AllanD wrote: ↑
Tue. Apr. 16, 2019 9:48 pm
What I use when starting up is a revereware tea kettle. It is hard to sleep through a shrieking teakettle!

Good idea. I like that! So now its tea kettles whistling, magnets falling, timers ringing....who could sleep thru all that?

ratherbeflying · Post by **ratherbeflying** » Wed. Apr. 17, 2019 1:58 pm

AllanD wrote: ↑
Tue. Apr. 16, 2019 9:48 pm
What I use when starting up is a revereware tea kettle. It is hard to sleep through a shrieking teakettle!

great idea!! but how hot is the stove by the time the water boils and she starts talking? lol

AllanD · Post by **AllanD** » Sat. Nov. 09, 2019 3:50 pm

That is Kinda the point the water boils rather quickly.

Often before whatever liquid accelerant (typically Kerosene) has burned off the wood pellets.

Spaceexplorer · Post by **Spaceexplorer** » Sun. Nov. 10, 2019 5:03 pm

Yup
Been there and quite scary.
I finally found this and absolutely love it.
I set whatever temp I want it to go off boy will it. I even bought an extra noise alarm for it and it’s loud. At around $70 it’s well worth it. Auber Instruments Stove / Chimney pipe thermometer
Works up 1650F. Has a high setting and low temp settings alarm.

Magnafire · Post by **Magnafire** » Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 11:04 pm

I’ve done that a time or two. I made my own thermostat that attaches to the side of my stove with a magnet. Turns the blower fan on once the stove gets up to 100 degrees or so and shuts the blower off when the fire goes out and the stove cools down. The fan switch box attached by a magnet fell off when the stove got too hot then the blower shut off once the thermostat cooled down. Woke up it was over 100 degrees inside and the stove was making this eary ringing sound. Opened up all the windows and closed the air vent to the stove. I’m pretty cautious now after that.

ddahlgren · Post by **ddahlgren** » Fri. Nov. 15, 2019 1:21 pm

I call 175 to 500 fair game on a Crane 404. Usually 350 to 400.

left the ash door open, fell asleep....

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