Most times though, once it's really hot with coals, it will burn anything. That's the only "cleaning" we have ever done.Īlso, how much wood should I be able to pack in there and have it still burn? Because now, any more then a few pieces and it usually dies out. We only ever shovel out the ashes everyday, or every other day. What about the passages that might need to be cleaned with compressed air? Is that the 5 or 6 little holes in the back of the stove? Because I have no idea as to when the stove was ever cleaned out, if at all. Ok great information, thank you very much! I am baffled as to what is wrong, or to what I might be doing wrong. If I did that with this, it would just smoke like hell and die right out. With videos online, it shows people packing wood stoves with 5 or 6 pieces of wood and it heats up good and hot. That will be next years wood though, or the year after.Įven with store bought kiln dried wood, it just won't heat up hot enough. I already have a few cords (maybe 4 or 5) of my own wood cut down off of my own property, and it just needs to be split. So I cannot even guess as to how "seasoned" it actually is. Late I know, but we just bought the house in August. I bought "seasoned firewood" locally a month or so ago. Stays shut, until the fire starts to cool down, and then I can open it more. Then, as the fire gets hotter, it closes automatically. I know nothing about wood stoves, so not sure what "secondary passages" you mean? Also, what is the bypass? The air valve/damper at the top left, I open all the way. Maybe hit 500 for a minute or 2, and then it slows right down. The stove has never stayed at 500-600 like I would like it too. Not sure what a new, good stove even costs. I am seriously considering buying a new stove. Is this stove now to the point of not being efficient anymore, or am I just doing something wrong? Just seems like a lot of work for little reward. Then, I can sometimes get it up to 400-500. So I literally have to load 1-2 pieces at a time, wait for that to burn nice and hot, and then throw more in, etc. It hovers at 300-400, and if I pack too much wood in it, the fire just goes out. Especially now that it has started getting really cold up here in NH. My problem is: I just can't seem to keep this thing hot. I had the stove checked out in August when we first moved in, and also had the chimney cleaned, etc before using it. I know nothing about wood stoves as this is my first house and my first stove. The stove is stamped 1979 on the inside, and the previous owner left the paperwork here, where he had it installed in 1981 I think. I recently bought a house that already had a Vermont Castings Resolute (III?) wood stove in it, and I have some questions.
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