This fire pit is one of a few covered pits that is on the list ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM of approved products for Disney Fort Wilderness. The product served its purpose well and provided excellent fires throughout the evening. We were able to open the door and do s'mores, but I had to be careful because the handle was a bit hot on occasions. Additionally, I wish they had replaced some of the standard nuts with lock nuts in some places. We lost the door handle after just a couple of days of usage. Not a deal breaker, just a recommendation. I still give it 5 stars.
I used a Mr. Clean magic eraser to clean the glass, then I wiped it with a damp paper towel until it was dry. The soot came off with very little effort & gave it a nice shine.
Yes, it is a lot of work but for me it is a labor of love! I make my own fire starters as well and after the ash has cooled I spread it over my lawn. Your suggestions are right on point. Great video and you have to love the prep in heating with wood. Thanks
Good video. Cleaning the glass is a good suggestion. I've got an Osburn insert that I've had for about 24 years. No issues other than replacing the fan motor one time. Easy job. If people buy inserts make sure you know how to maintain the stove. Learn from someone and you'll save a lot of money, instead of calling the chimney sweep. Every three or four years I do have a chimney sweep come out and do an inspection just to be sure everything is right.
Dude! THANK YOU! We bought our house with one of these, and had no idea what to do with it. It was a mess - we didn’t even know that the front door was made with glass inserts - it was that sooty!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This is likely the Very Best video I have seen on the 'Net regarding wood burning for heat. The presentational skill of this Gent is Top Notch. Clear, direct and to the point. Respect.
it give you a deep appreciation for your hard work. Spent my child hood getting wood with my dad and splitting it with my brothers, some of the best memories I have. I miss sitting on the couch infront of the fireplace with my family watching gold rush and highway thru hell
Cool video buddy, my wood stove is a free standing between two rooms. I have a 110 year old farm house with no insulation. Yes, no insulation. I stay plenty warm with my wood stove. I admit I supplement with electric heat in the bathroom. It is the farthest away from the wood stove. After years of struggling with oil and electric heat, the wood stove has been heaven sent. Great video man. Cya next time
We want to add a freestanding unit in the basement whenever we finish it down there. This one in the living room definitely heats our house well enough but from the waist down on the first floor is a little cool. If we were heating in the basement the entire first floor would be nice and cozy
That soot mark about 6 inches above your right wrist is what wood stoves are all about. Thanks for the vid great tips. Just got one installed and we are loving it.
Really solid video, explaining the differences between a fireplace and a wood stove. The wood stove in my home is located in the center of the house and it has a plenum chamber above the firebox with two stand-off pipes that come out of the plenum chamber, in the attic. These two pipes are tied into the hot air return for our HVAC system. The intake for the plenum chamber is located above the wood stove insert. When the firebox is fully heated up, the hot air rising in the plenum chamber draws in air through the intakes, creating a venturi effect that circulates warm air throughout the entire house, even without the use of the 220v fan that the HVAC system uses. It is an incredibly efficient system that lets me keep the entire house quite warm, regardless of how cold it gets outside. The wood stove doesn't just heat the great room, the way you see in many houses, it heats as uniformly as it would if the propane furnace was running. I would also mention the incredibly efficient masonry stoves that are used in much of northern Europe and which are becoming more common in the US. You can reduce the amount of firewood needed by anywhere from 50 to 80 percent, while achieving a much more uniform and pleasant heat throughout the home, depending on how open the floor plan is.
Best video i've seen on using wood as a heat source. I've just recently moved to a new property that has two stoves installed. The stoves seem to be very efficient to run and keep the house warm.
Good video. We use a similar insert for our primary source of heat. Burn 4-5 cords/yr. Same weather station, I typically have the living room temp in the mid to upper 70's at night. We freeze when we go to "normal" folks houses where the temps run 68-70.....ahahhaaaa. I bring my wood in the basement, stacking a couple cords at a time (after cut/split & dried in a shed for at least a year, usually two), then load it on a dumb waiter I built that holds about 1/5 of a cord, and raise it to the living level with an electric hoist. We'll use that much in 3-4 days in the winter time. You might point out all new stoves either use the 'reburn' system like yours (and mine) or a catalytic converter on the output pipe. But older stoves DON'T have either, and by cranking the air down, that allows the wood to simmer and produce a LOT of creosote unless the wood is extremely dry. These new stoves with the re-burn are unbelievably good about burning the combustion byproducts that normally produce creosote. And ALL types of wood will produce creosote folks....not just pine. It's a function of moisture content of the wood, and air used in burning. First year I cleaned out my new stove flue, I couldn't believe how LITTLE creosote came out.....enough to fill a quart paint can, and from burning 4 cords of hardwood. Older Fisher stove I had in another location would produce 5 gal bucket/yr or more....again, off 'seasoned' hardwood.
Yeah we keep the living room between 72-73 usually. The upstairs of the house is probably around 76. We have to keep our bedroom doors shut all day so it’s cool enough to sleep in there
Good explanation Adam. I've been burning wood all my life and I reckon its the best heat. We have a slow combustion stove and Rayburn cooker in the kitchen, both have wet backs so we can heat hot water and run radiators and heated towel rails. The burn time on the slow combustion stove is 14 hours and 12 hours on the Rayburn. We also have 2 eco fans that circulate the air. The combustion stove has an integrated 3 speed fan but we never use it. We never clean the glass, if it gets a little black overnight when you put more wood on in the morning it cleans the glass again. We only burn wood that had been seasoned for 5 years, the wood I'm splitting now will be used in 5 years time. Looks like your dog has the best spot in the house.
Hey Mark yes that is my issue now. The wood I’m currently burning has only seasoned for 10 months so it is putting off a little creosote on the glass. It’s hard to get 5 years ahead when you sell firewood too haha. If I didn’t sell I would probably be 3 years ahead right now
@@fondaauldridge99 I live in Tasmania so mainly burn Eucalyptus varieties. On my property I have blue gum, swamp gum, mountain ash, stringy bark, peppermint gum, blackwood, myrtle and black wattle.
Nice job on this video. That Enviro Boston is an awesome stove. I had one too but just sold it because that part of the house is being renovated. I miss it. I'll be putting in a woodstove again for sure.
Good video , very informative. I heated with just a wood burner for over 30 years. I switched to anthracite a few years ago , much easier on the old man . Still like wood though and burn about a cord a year.
I love the smell of a fire in the winter time. I honestly believe that smoke smells better in the winter time than it does in the summer. But it’s probably just me haha
@@HometownAcres I believe there are few better activities to instill work ethic, family!! and appreciation! Best wishes and congratulations on the new addition. ♡
Adam heating with wood is not for most now days population but its one activity I believe more people should do to not only save money but get physical and mental benefits. I myself have been heating wit wood for 13 years now. No other form of heat. Decorative fire burn units are nice to look at and enjoy but I’m myself am more partial to leaving the wood out of my living space. I have a home built Garn style boiler that in my opinion is hands down the easiest, most efficient and simplest way to heat with wood. It doesn’t matter if its -40 or 100 above, boiler still burns the same. I burn mine all year for domestic HW. These boilers burn so clean do to no cycling burn and ceramic secondary combustion chamber they are approved for a horizontal exhaust flue. I hope to eventually produce a vid of my setup.
I’d be really interested in seeing that. The idea of a wood boiler does sound great but I think I’d miss having a fire going all the time and being able to go sit beside it to warm up whenever you get chilled
We just got a wood insert for our home masonry fireplace. Yes the heat from the wood warms us to the bone .... it penetrates without feeling too hot. It’s just perfect. Once you have experienced it you can’t say a natural gas furnace warms you up the same way because it doesn’t.
@@bskahan15 we didn’t have natural gas. They were two standard masonry fireplaces that were built with the house in 1962. The worst part wasn’t lining the chimney : it was busting out the smoke plate ……. Second worse thing was busting the original damper out. Other than that connecting the liner and the power for the fans and inserting it not bad …….. so glad I didn’t go natural gas or pellet …. The two wood inserts essentially act like two wood stoves and the house is warm. I don’t always need both going but this weekend yes I am burning in both. House is very warm : around 75°F 2000 square foot side split. I keep my furnace fan running to circulate the air.
Howdy Adam, great video on heating with firewood. I have been heating my home with firewood since I bought it. I have a HearthStone Homestead Model #8570. The soapstone really retains the heat. Since it sets on the hearth of the original fireplace the brick chimney and fireplace box also acts like a big heat sink that releases heat during the night whilst the fire dies down. I agree with you wood heat is the most enjoyable, comfortable heat for a home when it is practical to have. Have A Day! ;~)
Good video Adam, converted our fire place and set a wood burning stove in it in 1979. Today’s stoves are much more efficient than they were back then. Loved the change in made in heating the house. Thanks for sharing with us.
Back then we stoked the fire often around the clock and used lots of wood, it was the only heat. We no longer have the wood stoves and miss them and can’t do to much of the work to gather cut and split like we use to. Age and health is taking its toll. Back then we were in an area of Colorado where the wood was pine or aspen which burned fast and high in the mountains you could have a fire every day of the year to keep warm enough.
It was on the backside of Pikes Peak and it was a cold year, the summer months it was an early morning fire to keep the wife warm. The house was a cabin with no insulation and too many drafts, had a baby due in May so we sold out and bought a new mobile home so they could stay warm.
Good video. 8 to 10 hours to get coals like that is great if you live among hardwoods. Those of us not so fortunate won't have as many coals left with shorter burn times. Temperature differential will also reduce burntimes/overnite temperature stability. The colder it is outside the faster inside heat will bleed off. Then add wind into the equation and you and your stove will have to work harder to keep the indoors toasty. It is also way easier to keep a space at a constant temp than it is to let it cool down 5 degrees and then try to catch up. Just some thoughts that are outside the scope of your video but newbies need to consider. Helps to prevent disappointment in your initial wood heat experience.
I tour the local industrial estates where there is a endless free supply of truck tyres that i cut down into 12 inch squares .. The heat out put is amazing
Anytime. I’ve been thinking about putting a furnace like yours in the basement and only running the fireplace insert on nights and weekends. I’ve got a radiator now so it’d be cool if I could plumb it into my current baseboards
Great video! I enjoy heating with firewood (using an outdoor wood boiler) there are pros and cons to everything but you laid out a good description of a wood stove! Nicely done!
Love your insert. I have one a bit lager and although I love Cherry and Ash I always try to put longer burning woods like Oak Maple and especially Hickory at night. I also love Beech that is very abundant here in Northern Michigan because of the Beech decease. I don't sell wood anymore at 68 but will always love that bone warming wood stove.
Does this wood burning insert need electricity to push heat or can it give heat without the electric? I'm looking to move to a non electric stove. Maybe even a wood burning cook stove. But this stove fits nicely.
Love my wood stove! I’ve noticed that if I let it slow burn over night the glass is black and then a nice hot fire cleans it right up. Gotta love the ticking metal getting hot!! Another awesome video man!
We have an Harmond Oakdale,it dose the 2nd burn too . The best part it has 2 doors one in the front and one on top just lift and drop.I wish I could go a week with out taking out the ashes
Great video! Am a little obsessed with my wood burner (never had one before, so it is all new to me). What was really cool about your piece is the overnight burn you achieved. 10 hours! Wow! My max has been 4 hours. Cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. But seeing your video is a useful benchmark! Thanks!! :)
Adam, really enjoyed your video. I love the design of your fireplace and would love to know the brand and model number and where you purchased it? Thank you for responding to my question.
depends on the wood stove. Also depends on the fireplace. 20-25% on a fireplace can also be 85 to 90% yes that high, for example a modern fireplace is 20% ish, its insulate so it does not heat up any brick or anything, so no thermal battery, most of the heat that heats up the house is only from the front of the unit. An old fashioned one can be between 40 and 90%. Taking the heatsink into account. The higher 85-90% ones are only if you use a masonry fireplace, its a fireplace, pizza oven, oven and cooker at the same time. Traps most of the heat before it goes out the chimney, burns very clean, its sort of a rocket stove idea although burns allot slower, but about just as clean as it burns the gasses even on lower temps. Throw in wood twice a day for keeping the house warm when its below -20c An old fashioned open brick fireplace is roughly 40% just to give an idea, although the battery is allot bigger then a 80% woodstove, with the woodstove you use the house it self as a battery, a old fashioned any type of fireplace its the fireplace and the house. So a 40% fireplace is still better on fuel and maintenance efficiency then a 80% woodstove. Hey but I am human, love to learn and I also make mistakes so please do reply and converse!
@@hvac4u2 sorry it took so long to get back with you, it’s been hectic around here lol. I finally found the manual. The insert is an Enviro Boston 1700 fireplace insert. Hope that helps!
Interesting video, Adam. My great grandfather had a wood burner and his house stayed toasty. I love the convenience of my gas fireplace but there’s just something about a crackling fire. Our gas fireplace heats pretty well but is just not needed a whole lot around here. This January has had as many 50 plus days as not.
I have an Ashley free standing wood stove i do the exact same thing except I dont shut my damper all the way I thought shutting it all the way down would slow it down so much it wouldn't stay hot enough to heat the house I will start doing that from now on
What brand of fireplace insert it that one that you have? My parents have a Lopi, about 40 years old. It is a monster, but, it does keep the house warm.
im getting a wood stove and will have it in my fireplace. i dont mind the aesthetics and i can cook on it / heat water which you cant really do with an insert. it looks nice though!
Nice video really like that insert. I noticed you loading wood both North to south and east to west. Have you noticed it burning better one way or the other. I mainly load my stove east to west due to the size, but when I have shorter pieces and load north to south it burns better.
The depth of my box is only about 12 inches deep,I have to burn east to west.On a good burn I can get about 4-5 hours.The fireplace had such a huge hearth it was inefficient I could burn a cord of wood in a week and not heat the room.I put in a stove insert 3 seasons ago and it has made such difference.I found the stove at National tool they had a $50.00 coupon so I paid $849.00,was looking the other day and the same stove is $1299.00 glad I bought when I did.I do use the pine cleaner from the dollar tree does a good job,just apply full strength to a paper towel and then buff with a cloth rag.
Is that a Boston 1200 or 1700? Ours is the 1700 and I love it. It does such a good job heating our house and with a couple inches of ashes in the bottom of the fire box it holds coals REALLY, REALLY well.
@@HometownAcres, I got an ash bucket with a lid for that very reason. It's rare that I let the coals completely burn out to scoop out ash. I just rake the good coals to one side and shovel out the ash and fine coals on the other and then repeat on the opposite side.
I have a central broiler outdoor furnace love it , then in my house a jotul insert love burning wood , 10-12 cord a year but better than calling that oil company
Great video Adam! I really like your Woodstove, you have got me thinking now of looking for a way to change my fireplace into a Woodstove! Your definitely right about the efficiency, mine will burn clear out in about 3-4 hours :/ haha. Thank you for the shoutout, keep up the good work my friend!
Thanks Davey, I would seriously consider it. I will say as far as aesthetics go you can’t beat an open fireplace. You get more of the smell and the crackling. You lose a little of that with a wood stove but you can still see it and get a ton of heat from it
2 Questions: 1) Do you not need to preheat the chimney flue before actually starting the fire? 2) What is the reasoning of not using a log grate (not sure if that’s the proper name) inside the firebox?
Lot of comments to scroll through so apologies if you've answered somewhere else. You mentioned the "secondary" combustion and a "blower"...two questions, does that mean this has to be both hooked up to gas and electrical outlet to function like this? We are looking at a wood burning insert in our basement, but there's currently no gas line or electrical outlet close by - thanks for the info!
This will help , the secondary combustion it a way that the unburnt smoke particles sent through a series of tubes back into the firebox to create a afterburner or secondary combustion. It’s super efficient and very clean burning. The power cord is just for a blower . Just disperses the hot air off the unit
I have carpet in front of my fireplace too (with a brick hearth about 1/2 as wide as yours). How do you keep your carpet clean? How do you bring in wood? Is your door far? How often do you refill the bin?
Does your insert have a blower? We have an FPX Large hybrid and medium fan setting seems to work for us. Too low and I don’t think it reaches the farthest spot in the house. It’s an exterior masonry chimney, so thinking I should have insulated the chimney more before we got it in. Fan high cools down the box too much so we have to load much sooner. It’s also flush so it doesn’t have much radiant heat. I really love the whole wood process but the burning is the best part!
Yes we do have a blower. I usually run it on medium to high. When I was looking for inserts I really wanted to go with a Jotul but they only made flush mounts and I wanted to be able to radiate heat in case of a power outage so we went with the enviro brand since they made an insert that protruded out into the room. It’s still not as good of a radiator as a freestanding stove but it’s better than a flush mounted unit.
I don’t have many of those trees in the property and the ones I do have I am saving for lumber some day. The best wood I have on the property is probably Beech and Red oak and I haven’t cut any of them yet. I’ll probably take down a beech tree or 2 at some point
You would be surprised. The amount of heat that comes out of these is insane. I partially heat my 4000 sq ft. House from the basement with a relatively small stove. If you have the option of running it convection as well, you would be sweating and would want a break from it.
What model is your stove? I'm presuming it's got no electric fans, only clever design that gets and keeps that afterburn going after all the pipes have sufficiently heated up? I'm imagining that a model with a fan dumping heat from around the outside of the structure might allow further efficiency. But it might not. I need to do more study. I definitely need to purchase one of these. Doing it the cave man way with an open hearth is a pain--and I definitely can't count on letting it heat the house all night like a stove.
This is great. But when I open the door so much smoke comes out. Its horrific. One would assume the chimney suction would keep it going up and not out the door. Any tips on this?
Excellent video . I see you have a 2 story home . How hot and cold does it get upstairs when the fire is going well and when the fire is very low in the morning .
There’s usually about a 5-10 degree difference. We have vaulted ceilings in our living room so even on the first floor there’s a huge difference in temperature from your head to your toes
Could I ask for a recommendation... I have a fireplace and would like to get maybe a wood stove replacement for more efficiently heating the house ... any recommendations or advice on the subject ...?
So I believe your damper controls the exhaust. The air control controls the air intake. I believe the damper will accomplish the same thing by reducing the amount of air passing through the stove but I think it’s more preferable to control the air flow with the intake than the exhaust. Some stoves have both
You forgot to mention that watching the burning logs is better entertainment than television. I enjoy your channel.
I sit on the floor and stare for an hour... I catch myself. Its mesmerizing
I loved it at night as a child.
A handy tip for ash removal. Have a spray bottle with water and moisten the ash before you start removing it . Helps big time with dust control.
Save the ash for your chicken’s dust bath box.
Good to know
@@rogerknight2267 and for fertilising onions etc.
I use my central vacuum. Easy pezzy
This fire pit is one of a few covered pits that is on the list ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM of approved products for Disney Fort Wilderness. The product served its purpose well and provided excellent fires throughout the evening. We were able to open the door and do s'mores, but I had to be careful because the handle was a bit hot on occasions. Additionally, I wish they had replaced some of the standard nuts with lock nuts in some places. We lost the door handle after just a couple of days of usage. Not a deal breaker, just a recommendation. I still give it 5 stars.
I don’t have a wood stove but I found it interesting.
Thanks for watching
I used a Mr. Clean magic eraser to clean the glass, then I wiped it with a damp paper towel until it was dry. The soot came off with very little effort & gave it a nice shine.
I thought I knew a few things about wood stoves until I saw your video. Thanks, I learned lots !!
Yes, it is a lot of work but for me it is a labor of love! I make my own fire starters as well and after the ash has cooled I spread it over my lawn. Your suggestions are right on point. Great video and you have to love the prep in heating with wood. Thanks
It is a labor of love for me as well. I am a die hard firewood hoarder haha
i use ash for patio and walkway snow melt as well. it works great :)
My little Yorkie loves the warmth from my fireplace.
Good video. Cleaning the glass is a good suggestion. I've got an Osburn insert that I've had for about 24 years. No issues other than replacing the fan motor one time. Easy job. If people buy inserts make sure you know how to maintain the stove. Learn from someone and you'll save a lot of money, instead of calling the chimney sweep. Every three or four years I do have a chimney sweep come out and do an inspection just to be sure everything is right.
Dude! THANK YOU!
We bought our house with one of these, and had no idea what to do with it.
It was a mess - we didn’t even know that the front door was made with glass inserts - it was that sooty!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Watching these videos and listening to you is very relaxing. Thanks
This is exactly how we heated our cabin, works great. If you're new to this everything covered in this video works great.
This is likely the Very Best video I have seen on the 'Net regarding wood burning for heat.
The presentational skill of this Gent is Top Notch. Clear, direct and to the point. Respect.
it give you a deep appreciation for your hard work.
Spent my child hood getting wood with my dad and splitting it with my brothers, some of the best memories I have.
I miss sitting on the couch infront of the fireplace with my family watching gold rush and highway thru hell
Finally a well explained video. Today was the first time I have used my wood burning stove in the house I just purchased. Thank you!
Cool video buddy, my wood stove is a free standing between two rooms. I have a 110 year old farm house with no insulation. Yes, no insulation. I stay plenty warm with my wood stove. I admit I supplement with electric heat in the bathroom. It is the farthest away from the wood stove. After years of struggling with oil and electric heat, the wood stove has been heaven sent. Great video man. Cya next time
We want to add a freestanding unit in the basement whenever we finish it down there. This one in the living room definitely heats our house well enough but from the waist down on the first floor is a little cool. If we were heating in the basement the entire first floor would be nice and cozy
That soot mark about 6 inches above your right wrist is what wood stoves are all about. Thanks for the vid great tips. Just got one installed and we are loving it.
Really solid video, explaining the differences between a fireplace and a wood stove.
The wood stove in my home is located in the center of the house and it has a plenum chamber above the firebox with two stand-off pipes that come out of the plenum chamber, in the attic. These two pipes are tied into the hot air return for our HVAC system. The intake for the plenum chamber is located above the wood stove insert. When the firebox is fully heated up, the hot air rising in the plenum chamber draws in air through the intakes, creating a venturi effect that circulates warm air throughout the entire house, even without the use of the 220v fan that the HVAC system uses. It is an incredibly efficient system that lets me keep the entire house quite warm, regardless of how cold it gets outside. The wood stove doesn't just heat the great room, the way you see in many houses, it heats as uniformly as it would if the propane furnace was running.
I would also mention the incredibly efficient masonry stoves that are used in much of northern Europe and which are becoming more common in the US. You can reduce the amount of firewood needed by anywhere from 50 to 80 percent, while achieving a much more uniform and pleasant heat throughout the home, depending on how open the floor plan is.
Best video i've seen on using wood as a heat source. I've just recently moved to a new property that has two stoves installed. The stoves seem to be very efficient to run and keep the house warm.
Good video. We use a similar insert for our primary source of heat. Burn 4-5 cords/yr. Same weather station, I typically have the living room temp in the mid to upper 70's at night. We freeze when we go to "normal" folks houses where the temps run 68-70.....ahahhaaaa.
I bring my wood in the basement, stacking a couple cords at a time (after cut/split & dried in a shed for at least a year, usually two), then load it on a dumb waiter I built that holds about 1/5 of a cord, and raise it to the living level with an electric hoist. We'll use that much in 3-4 days in the winter time.
You might point out all new stoves either use the 'reburn' system like yours (and mine) or a catalytic converter on the output pipe. But older stoves DON'T have either, and by cranking the air down, that allows the wood to simmer and produce a LOT of creosote unless the wood is extremely dry. These new stoves with the re-burn are unbelievably good about burning the combustion byproducts that normally produce creosote. And ALL types of wood will produce creosote folks....not just pine. It's a function of moisture content of the wood, and air used in burning. First year I cleaned out my new stove flue, I couldn't believe how LITTLE creosote came out.....enough to fill a quart paint can, and from burning 4 cords of hardwood. Older Fisher stove I had in another location would produce 5 gal bucket/yr or more....again, off 'seasoned' hardwood.
Yeah we keep the living room between 72-73 usually. The upstairs of the house is probably around 76. We have to keep our bedroom doors shut all day so it’s cool enough to sleep in there
Good explanation Adam. I've been burning wood all my life and I reckon its the best heat. We have a slow combustion stove and Rayburn cooker in the kitchen, both have wet backs so we can heat hot water and run radiators and heated towel rails. The burn time on the slow combustion stove is 14 hours and 12 hours on the Rayburn. We also have 2 eco fans that circulate the air. The combustion stove has an integrated 3 speed fan but we never use it. We never clean the glass, if it gets a little black overnight when you put more wood on in the morning it cleans the glass again. We only burn wood that had been seasoned for 5 years, the wood I'm splitting now will be used in 5 years time. Looks like your dog has the best spot in the house.
Hey Mark yes that is my issue now. The wood I’m currently burning has only seasoned for 10 months so it is putting off a little creosote on the glass. It’s hard to get 5 years ahead when you sell firewood too haha. If I didn’t sell I would probably be 3 years ahead right now
@@HometownAcres No excuses Adam when you have a splitter like yours.
What kind of wood do you burn
@@fondaauldridge99 I live in Tasmania so mainly burn Eucalyptus varieties. On my property I have blue gum, swamp gum, mountain ash, stringy bark, peppermint gum, blackwood, myrtle and black wattle.
Nice job on this video. That Enviro Boston is an awesome stove. I had one too but just sold it because that part of the house is being renovated. I miss it. I'll be putting in a woodstove again for sure.
Good video , very informative. I heated with just a wood burner for over 30 years. I switched to anthracite a few years ago , much easier on the old man . Still like wood though and burn about a cord a year.
I love the smell of a fire in the winter time. I honestly believe that smoke smells better in the winter time than it does in the summer. But it’s probably just me haha
Excellent video thank you for sharing! I grew up in a wood-burning household and have very fond memories!!. :-)
We have a baby coming in April so I’m looking forward to giving our kids those same fond memories! Thanks for the comment!
@@HometownAcres I believe there are few better activities to instill work ethic, family!! and appreciation! Best wishes and congratulations on the new addition. ♡
This was extremely informative. I'm moving to my Grandad's farm with a wood stove but I've never really used one before. Thanks for the tips!
Just make sure you have the chimney checked & possibly cleaned first. A matter of life or death, seriously.
Adam heating with wood is not for most now days population but its one activity I believe more people should do to not only save money but get physical and mental benefits. I myself have been heating wit wood for 13 years now. No other form of heat. Decorative fire burn units are nice to look at and enjoy but I’m myself am more partial to leaving the wood out of my living space. I have a home built Garn style boiler that in my opinion is hands down the easiest, most efficient and simplest way to heat with wood. It doesn’t matter if its -40 or 100 above, boiler still burns the same. I burn mine all year for domestic HW. These boilers burn so clean do to no cycling burn and ceramic secondary combustion chamber they are approved for a horizontal exhaust flue. I hope to eventually produce a vid of my setup.
I’d be really interested in seeing that. The idea of a wood boiler does sound great but I think I’d miss having a fire going all the time and being able to go sit beside it to warm up whenever you get chilled
Thank you! Using my first Buck Stove this year for many more years to come.
@@rondavis2791 I have a 74 non-catalytic. Heats 2000 sqft just fine. Plus a cathedral living room. (19’ ceiling)
We just got a wood insert for our home masonry fireplace. Yes the heat from the wood warms us to the bone .... it penetrates without feeling too hot. It’s just perfect. Once you have experienced it you can’t say a natural gas furnace warms you up the same way because it doesn’t.
True.
Was the conversion pretty easy?
@@bskahan15 we didn’t have natural gas. They were two standard masonry fireplaces that were built with the house in 1962. The worst part wasn’t lining the chimney : it was busting out the smoke plate ……. Second worse thing was busting the original damper out.
Other than that connecting the liner and the power for the fans and inserting it not bad …….. so glad I didn’t go natural gas or pellet …. The two wood inserts essentially act like two wood stoves and the house is warm. I don’t always need both going but this weekend yes I am burning in both. House is very warm : around 75°F
2000 square foot side split. I keep my furnace fan running to circulate the air.
Howdy Adam, great video on heating with firewood. I have been heating my home with firewood since I bought it. I have a HearthStone Homestead Model #8570. The soapstone really retains the heat. Since it sets on the hearth of the original fireplace the brick chimney and fireplace box also acts like a big heat sink that releases heat during the night whilst the fire dies down. I agree with you wood heat is the most enjoyable, comfortable heat for a home when it is practical to have. Have A Day! ;~)
Good video Adam, converted our fire place and set a wood burning stove in it in 1979. Today’s stoves are much more efficient than they were back then. Loved the change in made in heating the house. Thanks for sharing with us.
How many cord do you burn a year?
Back then we stoked the fire often around the clock and used lots of wood, it was the only heat. We no longer have the wood stoves and miss them and can’t do to much of the work to gather cut and split like we use to. Age and health is taking its toll. Back then we were in an area of Colorado where the wood was pine or aspen which burned fast and high in the mountains you could have a fire every day of the year to keep warm enough.
OLD DAWG DREAMING it’s crazy the difference geography makes. I can’t imagine burning year round to keep warm.
It was on the backside of Pikes Peak and it was a cold year, the summer months it was an early morning fire to keep the wife warm. The house was a cabin with no insulation and too many drafts, had a baby due in May so we sold out and bought a new mobile home so they could stay warm.
Good video. 8 to 10 hours to get coals like that is great if you live among hardwoods. Those of us not so fortunate won't have as many coals left with shorter burn times. Temperature differential will also reduce burntimes/overnite temperature stability. The colder it is outside the faster inside heat will bleed off. Then add wind into the equation and you and your stove will have to work harder to keep the indoors toasty. It is also way easier to keep a space at a constant temp than it is to let it cool down 5 degrees and then try to catch up.
Just some thoughts that are outside the scope of your video but newbies need to consider. Helps to prevent disappointment in your initial wood heat experience.
Dude... awesome video. You know what you are talking about!
Keep up the good work adam!!!
I tour the local industrial estates where there is a endless free supply of truck tyres that i cut down into 12 inch squares .. The heat out put is amazing
Excellent video as always Adam
Thanks Hank!
Thanks for the shout out buddy! I love your stove. Very well explained and good tips on cleaning and starting a fire 👍🔥
Anytime. I’ve been thinking about putting a furnace like yours in the basement and only running the fireplace insert on nights and weekends. I’ve got a radiator now so it’d be cool if I could plumb it into my current baseboards
Awesome video! Thanks just got one installed
Great video! I enjoy heating with firewood (using an outdoor wood boiler) there are pros and cons to everything but you laid out a good description of a wood stove! Nicely done!
Thanks Jay! Glad you enjoyed it
Love your insert. I have one a bit lager and although I love Cherry and Ash I always try to put longer burning woods like Oak Maple and especially Hickory at night. I also love Beech that is very abundant here in Northern Michigan because of the Beech decease. I don't sell wood anymore at 68 but will always love that bone warming wood stove.
Does this wood burning insert need electricity to push heat or can it give heat without the electric? I'm looking to move to a non electric stove. Maybe even a wood burning cook stove. But this stove fits nicely.
Love my wood stove! I’ve noticed that if I let it slow burn over night the glass is black and then a nice hot fire cleans it right up. Gotta love the ticking metal getting hot!! Another awesome video man!
Yeah the wood crackling and the metal pinging is a fantastic sound
We have an Harmond Oakdale,it dose the 2nd burn too . The best part it has 2 doors one in the front and one on top just lift and drop.I wish I could go a week with out taking out the ashes
I can do 4-5 days then the ash is even with the door,next time I'll have to try leaving some ash as a base.
That hot dog knows what’s good
Great video! Am a little obsessed with my wood burner (never had one before, so it is all new to me). What was really cool about your piece is the overnight burn you achieved. 10 hours! Wow! My max has been 4 hours. Cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. But seeing your video is a useful benchmark! Thanks!! :)
The key to overnight burns is a big firebox and good air control
That is a really big firebox. Maybe that is how he gets an all nighter.
@@HometownAcres, where did you set the air damper for the overnight burn? 0 being closed, 100 for fully open. Nice vid-thanks.
Nice place you have there.
Great video! Thank you!
Another good video! Thanks for sharing. *It's great to see your channel growing.*
Thanks!
Adam, really enjoyed your video. I love the design of your fireplace and would love to know the brand and model number and where you purchased it? Thank you for responding to my question.
Loved this video
Very good info. Thank you
depends on the wood stove. Also depends on the fireplace. 20-25% on a fireplace can also be 85 to 90% yes that high, for example a modern fireplace is 20% ish, its insulate so it does not heat up any brick or anything, so no thermal battery, most of the heat that heats up the house is only from the front of the unit. An old fashioned one can be between 40 and 90%. Taking the heatsink into account. The higher 85-90% ones are only if you use a masonry fireplace, its a fireplace, pizza oven, oven and cooker at the same time. Traps most of the heat before it goes out the chimney, burns very clean, its sort of a rocket stove idea although burns allot slower, but about just as clean as it burns the gasses even on lower temps. Throw in wood twice a day for keeping the house warm when its below -20c An old fashioned open brick fireplace is roughly 40% just to give an idea, although the battery is allot bigger then a 80% woodstove, with the woodstove you use the house it self as a battery, a old fashioned any type of fireplace its the fireplace and the house. So a 40% fireplace is still better on fuel and maintenance efficiency then a 80% woodstove.
Hey but I am human, love to learn and I also make mistakes so please do reply and converse!
Nice video. Nice information. Nice insert. Overall,, I’d say : Nice.
Haha thanks Corey
We have that same insert. Seldom use it though, we also have an outside wood boiler that we use most of the time
Love the insert. What make and model?
@@hvac4u2 I honestly don’t remember. The previous owner put it in before we bought our house. I’ll try to dig up the manual and let you know though
@@hvac4u2 sorry it took so long to get back with you, it’s been hectic around here lol. I finally found the manual. The insert is an Enviro Boston 1700 fireplace insert. Hope that helps!
Nice job!
I just got one and plan to install it soon
Really nice job man
we have same stove love it heats whole house burn 0 oil
Interesting video, Adam. My great grandfather had a wood burner and his house stayed toasty. I love the convenience of my gas fireplace but there’s just something about a crackling fire. Our gas fireplace heats pretty well but is just not needed a whole lot around here. This January has had as many 50 plus days as not.
Was this the video you have a nice wood stove buddy you did a really good jop i like your new video too busdy
Yes
Ok buddy you have a nice wood stove your wood stove look so nice buddy
Great video!
excellent videos!
Thanks Man, I didn’t know you were watching the channel. Any tips from somebody who does this kind of stuff professionally?
Keep at it, I love the realness, the rawness, the information is great. Great editing
Varey good thanks
Bong cleaner works wonders on heavily soiled stove glass
Mark Twain said it best, the American wood burning stove is a terror. (When talking about Masonry heater ;) )
Newspaper, dampened with water is also very good at cleaning the glass
Dampened newspaper is much better than using ash. With ash, you just might get a little piece that is abrasive and could scratch the glass.
Thank you 👍
I have an Ashley free standing wood stove i do the exact same thing except I dont shut my damper all the way I thought shutting it all the way down would slow it down so much it wouldn't stay hot enough to heat the house I will start doing that from now on
Thanks, good info!
What brand of fireplace insert it that one that you have? My parents have a Lopi, about 40 years old. It is a monster, but, it does keep the house warm.
This is an Enviro Boston 1700 fireplace insert
Nice video
Thanks
im getting a wood stove and will have it in my fireplace. i dont mind the aesthetics and i can cook on it / heat water which you cant really do with an insert. it looks nice though!
THANK YOU!!
When you empty your ash burn a couple cardboard boxes by theirselves will clean the flue in your chimney.
Is that really true
Nice video really like that insert. I noticed you loading wood both North to south and east to west. Have you noticed it burning better one way or the other. I mainly load my stove east to west due to the size, but when I have shorter pieces and load north to south it burns better.
North to south burns best for me. I always run my stove that way just because of the shape of my firebox
The depth of my box is only about 12 inches deep,I have to burn east to west.On a good burn I can get about 4-5 hours.The fireplace had such a huge hearth it was inefficient I could burn a cord of wood in a week and not heat the room.I put in a stove insert 3 seasons ago and it has made such difference.I found the stove at National tool they had a $50.00 coupon so I paid $849.00,was looking the other day and the same stove is $1299.00 glad I bought when I did.I do use the pine cleaner from the dollar tree does a good job,just apply full strength to a paper towel and then buff with a cloth rag.
That's a great stove
Is that a Boston 1200 or 1700? Ours is the 1700 and I love it. It does such a good job heating our house and with a couple inches of ashes in the bottom of the fire box it holds coals REALLY, REALLY well.
It’s the 1700 and yes. It’s almost annoying when you want to clean the stove because it can take 14-16 hours for all the coals to burn out
@@HometownAcres, I got an ash bucket with a lid for that very reason. It's rare that I let the coals completely burn out to scoop out ash. I just rake the good coals to one side and shovel out the ash and fine coals on the other and then repeat on the opposite side.
I have a central broiler outdoor furnace love it , then in my house a jotul insert love burning wood , 10-12 cord a year but better than calling that oil company
I really want to get a Jotul freestanding stove down in the basement. Run both stoves on those single digit days
Hometown Acres if you lived closer I have 2 forsale an 8 and a 3 beautiful stove
We love our OWBS!
Shayn C what models are they? I was looking at the jotul f55 carabasset
Hometown Acres that’s what I have in my fireplace it’s amazing , I did an excavating job for it , they have big price tags , brought here from Belgium
Great video Adam! I really like your Woodstove, you have got me thinking now of looking for a way to change my fireplace into a Woodstove! Your definitely right about the efficiency, mine will burn clear out in about 3-4 hours :/ haha. Thank you for the shoutout, keep up the good work my friend!
Thanks Davey, I would seriously consider it. I will say as far as aesthetics go you can’t beat an open fireplace. You get more of the smell and the crackling. You lose a little of that with a wood stove but you can still see it and get a ton of heat from it
58th!!! A very informative video - as always. Thanks for the information.
2 Questions:
1) Do you not need to preheat the chimney flue before actually starting the fire?
2) What is the reasoning of not using a log grate (not sure if that’s the proper name) inside the firebox?
Lot of comments to scroll through so apologies if you've answered somewhere else. You mentioned the "secondary" combustion and a "blower"...two questions, does that mean this has to be both hooked up to gas and electrical outlet to function like this? We are looking at a wood burning insert in our basement, but there's currently no gas line or electrical outlet close by - thanks for the info!
This will help , the secondary combustion it a way that the unburnt smoke particles sent through a series of tubes back into the firebox to create a afterburner or secondary combustion. It’s super efficient and very clean burning. The power cord is just for a blower .
Just disperses the hot air off the unit
Adam check out Clearview stoves from the UK great stoves
Man, I so wish I could have my open fireplace replaced with a woodstove insert. I just don't have the $10k it would take to have it done. :C
I just saw this and wanted to know what kind of stove you have. Thanks
I have carpet in front of my fireplace too (with a brick hearth about 1/2 as wide as yours). How do you keep your carpet clean? How do you bring in wood? Is your door far? How often do you refill the bin?
Wanting to put an insert into my fireplace. Does this have room on top for placing a cooking pot or tea kettle?
It has about enough room for a bread pan or a meat loaf pan. Maybe a small soup pot
Does your insert have a blower? We have an FPX Large hybrid and medium fan setting seems to work for us. Too low and I don’t think it reaches the farthest spot in the house. It’s an exterior masonry chimney, so thinking I should have insulated the chimney more before we got it in. Fan high cools down the box too much so we have to load much sooner. It’s also flush so it doesn’t have much radiant heat. I really love the whole wood process but the burning is the best part!
Yes we do have a blower. I usually run it on medium to high. When I was looking for inserts I really wanted to go with a Jotul but they only made flush mounts and I wanted to be able to radiate heat in case of a power outage so we went with the enviro brand since they made an insert that protruded out into the room. It’s still not as good of a radiator as a freestanding stove but it’s better than a flush mounted unit.
Hometown Acres agree. I sort of have buyers remorse getting the flushed look since I saw the Buck 91...Good God! Happy Processing and Burning 😆
Have you tried with better wood like white oak, hickory, locust or osage orange? You may get longer burn times for your overnighters.
I don’t have many of those trees in the property and the ones I do have I am saving for lumber some day. The best wood I have on the property is probably Beech and Red oak and I haven’t cut any of them yet. I’ll probably take down a beech tree or 2 at some point
Come on how long did it take to get the glass that clean , lol 👍🏻
Hi. I just can’t see how a wood stove could heat up my 1,200 sq ft twin home with a long hallway & rooms off to the side...
You would be surprised. The amount of heat that comes out of these is insane. I partially heat my 4000 sq ft. House from the basement with a relatively small stove. If you have the option of running it convection as well, you would be sweating and would want a break from it.
Can i have wood stove in an apartment?
I live in apartment in the third floor
And how it should be clean
What model is your stove? I'm presuming it's got no electric fans, only clever design that gets and keeps that afterburn going after all the pipes have sufficiently heated up? I'm imagining that a model with a fan dumping heat from around the outside of the structure might allow further efficiency. But it might not. I need to do more study. I definitely need to purchase one of these. Doing it the cave man way with an open hearth is a pain--and I definitely can't count on letting it heat the house all night like a stove.
This is great. But when I open the door so much smoke comes out. Its horrific. One would assume the chimney suction would keep it going up and not out the door. Any tips on this?
Excellent video . I see you have a 2 story home . How hot and cold does it get upstairs when the fire is going well and when the fire is very low in the morning .
There’s usually about a 5-10 degree difference. We have vaulted ceilings in our living room so even on the first floor there’s a huge difference in temperature from your head to your toes
Thanks
Can you use Dutch oven on those coals without putting new wood on?
Hello, looking to get a wood burning insert for my fireplace what brand would you recommend?
Thanks
im like large fireplace inserts that i can put lots of logs in them for hot long burn i like the house to be 75 degresse
Could I ask for a recommendation... I have a fireplace and would like to get maybe a wood stove replacement for more efficiently heating the house ... any recommendations or advice on the subject ...?
Would you do that before you left for work? - like you did before the going to bed with no one home or to unsafe?
I don’t have that control to shut down the air, would that be my dampener? Lost and learning....🌞
So I believe your damper controls the exhaust. The air control controls the air intake. I believe the damper will accomplish the same thing by reducing the amount of air passing through the stove but I think it’s more preferable to control the air flow with the intake than the exhaust. Some stoves have both
You are missing a couple of firebricks. is it ok like that?