I've watching you over the years and I know if anybody done their research on a wood stove Is you. And that's a good thing. That's what separates your channel from the rest and that's why I watch Your channel. Thank you and I Enjoy your channel
Yes, as far as your last comment: As much as I am happy to see you upload, you need to slow down brotha. Less is more. I feel like UA-camrs/social medialites get caught up in the pressure to upload regularly and consistently and end up missing out on things that really matter. Take you time Post10. Enjoy yourself and don’t succumb to the pressure.
In my opinion you are not lazy by any stretch of the word,you are not afraid of work or to get dirty,your parents raised a good kind man…..love all your videos l
The property is absolutely beautiful, and experiencing the progress has really inspired me to get an acreage. I love the whole process of making trails, managing the forest and stocking the winter firewood throughout the year. But I only have an acre, and there aren't enough trees to sustain me long term. So I'm shopping for acreage now, and I don't care if I have to buy a couple hours out of town to find something affordable.. in fact I'm starting to crave the peace and quiet that Post seems to enjoy so much. Awesome vids, thanks for the inspiration and knowledge 👍🏻
I am LOVING this video. I hope you continue to show progress with your ideas and what you are doing. 👍👍🤗🤗🙂 Very interesting. I never thought something like this would interest me, but I am. You have so much knowledge and beautiful property. You don't mind working hard and making it a wonderful place to live. 🤗 please keep us up-to-date, at least, each year. Thank you. 👍
Yes! No problem heating with pine. My dad, like everyone else in Montana, heats with it- hardwood is hard to come by there. Just a little maintenance keeps it going. Good you have a back up furnace as well. When I start our coal forge, it gets a bit smoky- have to open the shop doors for a few until the stovepipe warms up, then I'm good to go. Love that you heat with wood! After that storm, you are set for a long time!!
Great video. I love learning from those who have done it. Hint : Try the "top-down" method of starting a fire. UA-cam has several good vids on how to do that so I won't go into it. Why it's so great is that it's just as easy to get set up and light but the PLUS is that you light it and forget it for 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours before ever having to look at it again. No forgetting and then having to re-start with paper and kindling 'cause you "got busy" doing another chore.
I didnt split some of my wood until end of june and its already below 20% now. And im in KY and we dont cover it until around now. Gets plenty of sun and wind through it. The rounds sit for about 6 months, as i cut my wood dec-feb
Hint. Get some newspaper, wet it and dip it in your ash bucket. Rub it on your glass. No need scrub hard . Instant clean like new glass . You won't scratch the glass even though it sounds like it. Enjoy your stove. Aloha
Great video. I also have a BK Ashford 25 insert. It was my understanding that cardboard was not good to use to start the fire as it may damage the cat. It also advises not to in the manual.
Fir has the highest BTU content per pound. Several Different fir sub species, some are in the 13,000-13,500 BTUs per pound. Hardwoods have highest BTU content per cord (volume). This is because hardwoods are denser. If buying wood by weight you would want to buy very dry fir. If buying by cord then best to buy hardwoods, (oak, locust, hickory etc) and if buying buy volume water content isn’t a concern, it will dry out, and volume is volume. Most hardwoods are below 10,000 BTUs per pound. Pines and firs have higher BTU per pound because of the resins in the wood. As long as your stove is efficient (yours is very efficient with the catalyst) fir is best, pine is second, and hardwoods are third in BTU content per pound.
I'm glad you're having a break. Maybe you should travel less and post more about your property. It's fascinating to see the progress you're making with your home and land. I can't wait to see more about your forest maintenance and your vegetable garden! Hope you can spend more time at home and continue to share your projects with us ❤️
You can clean the glass door of the stove with the Ash from the stove, just damp some paper towel and pick up some Ash and rub it into the glass door. Works a treat 👍 You probably know this but just in case you didn't.
Post, please consider a couple of longer format fireplace videos for ambiance with good fireplace sound... - one with low efficiency open door burning for the classic pretty flames, and - one with a closed door and freshly cleaned glass. Citrus solvent cleaner works well for cleaning soot off glass.
You did not close the bypass all the way... The princess has a bigger fire box... you play with the stove too much... I put kindling and enough wood for 10 - 12 hours one shot.... I only load it twice a day... my house is 1400 Sq ft...
Just going to watch your video for a short time I have a blaze king ultra And had it in my house for over 20 years or close to that. And I burn everything in it And yes i burn plastics too, but not with that catalytic on, And my cat is still going strong, i clean my chimney when ever the chimney needs it How do I know it needs cleaning open the stove slowly when using it And if it doesn't draft properly, You will have some smoke in the house Clan it with a metal brush, and only have a chimney with stainless steel. And here's a clue to help with smoke. Near the stove and near the top of the ceiling Place a fan to suck out the smoke And use it every time you open the stove And it's been many years since i did that Still my paint looks fairly normal, and not darkened as most houses with wood stoves, It also allows the house to not smell with the wood smell of smoke etc. Burn any and all woods, as it doesn't matter, Just make sure the wood is reasonably dry. Oh yes I have forgotten about that clean out As I never use it got a coal bucket and place the edge along the door opening, and shovel,
My husband and I love your blaze king stove video to start! Love the way you passionately, patiently, clearly, and slowly explain important details. I would love to learn so much through your videos - trees, vermin, country living, and maintenance! In your current video, I personally think you can develop them in two parts - (i) one month update on stove, (ii) trees. Looking forward to your wonderful sharing - rest well!
1:07:08 That is the best idea for sure. All the little critters and bugs need habitats too. The best wood to burn here where I live is the birch. It has the most high warm value and easy to get, it's every where. We also use Baltic pine (Pinus sylvestris) which is different than the pines in Maine. These pines are not full of sap but resin and it burns very nicely. We also use spruce but it cracks and pops a lot but with other logs one spruce log is ok. We season the wood a little differently here. The trees are usually cut in the summer when they have full foliage, that way the trunk begins to dry at once after it's cut because the leaf draw the moisture out. With birch you have to saw the bark cut all the way the trunk from down to up to prevent it to start rot instead of drying. The long trunks are let to dry a month or two and then they are cut and piled in the forest or transferred near the wood cabin and piled up outside there, covered with tarp and left like that for months. Usually in the middle of the winter, the logs that are in the forest are collected with a snowmobile with sleigh. The logs are chopped in the winter too because a log that is totally frozen (-20C) brakes the easiest, with a good chopping axe you really can chop even a very thick log, I can assure you. But we use the electric one of that chopping device that you have. After the chopping the wood is moved inside the wood cabin to season more and usually these are burned next winter. Sometimes the chopping is left to be done in the beginning of summer and then the wood is piled outside and let to dry more before moving them inside the wood cabin to safety from rain. I hope that mossy area lives next summer, it is so beautiful. If it is not so dry summer, it can survive. But if it is going to be drought and very sunny I'm afraid the moss won't like it.
You burn softwood during the day when you are around to keep refilling it because it burns faster. Then hardwood at night. Once a week or so open up the vents and damper and burn softwood as hot as possible. That will clean out the stove and stove pipe. Then always clean your stove pipe/chimney in the spring. . Also, keep a pan of water on the stove to help from dry air. You should open up the house once a week to let in fresh air. The fresh air heats up better.
You certainly have an abundance of wood. I have one of those electric 4 ton splitter. Homelite. Some 2 ft diameter logs need to be worked around the edges, splitting off pieces before the core gives way. My inclination is to get anything at least split once to start the drying in the core. Maybe place a metal panel between the burning junk and a drying pile, accelerate the Dry.
you can use by Imperial Clear Flame 2 in en 1 Glass & Masonry Cleaner for the glass door it is great a thick spray that sticks to glass and does not run down wipe with paper towel and glass looks brand new clean! I have been using it on my pellet stove glass door for 10+ years works great easy clean before I used a razor blade took forever and so so clean this spray cleaner I seen a guy on yt use and I got it on Amazon works GREAT!! no more razor blade so so cleaning just spray and wipe looks brand new!!!
Very interesting and informative video. Love your log splitter. One advantage your splitter has over others. You don't need fuel or electricity to run it plus you get a good workout without a gym membership. Keep up the great work and ignore the negative comments, some people aren't happy unless they bring others down. Enjoy your well deserved break ✌️
This was an awesome video, Post! I can't have land like you at the moment. One day, I hope I will! Until then, and even after, I am living vicariously through you! :D
You deserve time off if anyone does Post! There is more to life than UA-cam. Go have some fun and don't worry you are not filming it. Come back on your terms. We have plenty of videos to rewatch. Enjoy!
Hey post. Here's a trick I use to ensure draft/flow goes out. I close all the doors to the room I am in if possible, then I open a window, and then start my fire. I do put exactly like you did, small wood to start but I do put 2 to 4 balls of newspaper on top and light that as soon as I started the small wood below to get the heat/ draft to flow up and out of chimminey. Once the fire is going, I close my window and open my doors to my basement again. on nights where it's -30 or -40c...it takes alot more newspaper. I light it and again make sure window is open, and i tend to keep the fireplace door an inch open to make sure the heat forces the draft up and out while the cold air from thenopen window has the positive air pressure to to force it up and out.
The sound of fire crackling! I'm having throw back to winter time! My childhood home had huge wood-heated masonry stoves. The sounds of fire crackling and chimney drafting bring me back to the cosy nights leaning against the hot masonry!
You can also use wet newspaper and ash to clean the creosote off the glass on the fireplace. Also, keep a spray bottle with water and spray down your ashes to keep dust down when cleaning.
Everyone needs a break sometimes. Looks like you won’t be having a put your feet up break though, with all those downed trees😔 We will watch your old videos as re runs in the meantime. Enjoy👍
Hi, At 59:20 there is a hand pump well head or whatever you call it. It looks like a hose can attach to it. What type make is it? The pumps I have seen all have a mini trough and I can't connect it to a tank or anything to fill. Also many only lift so many feet. thanks.
I bought this on eBay and the end of that is not threaded so you cannot put a hose on it and you also cannot add threads because the back of it is open like a normal hand pump well so it could not pressurize, it's just a different design same as the mini trough ones but I have a system on one of my hand pump Wells with gravity PVC pipes down to the garden maybe something like that would work for you if you have a hill you could put the tank below it. They also do make ones instead of a hand pump it's more of a crank and you can put a normal garden hose on it
$150 dollar part will be much more expensive in 10 years.. Maybe you should go ahead and buy that part today and just store it on the shelf until you need it .. ?? Maybe buy more than 1 ..
A quick and cheap solution to clean the black glass door on the stove is to dip a wet paper towel in the ash and then scrub the glass. Wait and let the ash work and it will be even easier to get the glass clean.
Ecofan is the original maker of those little fans and the cheaper ones are the knock-offs. They're just extruded aluminum, a thermoelectric cooler, and a small motor so nothing really groundbreaking or proprietary. I like the brass blade on the Ecofan I have but I also have a knockoff strapped to my flue pipe because Ecofan doesn't make that style.
Some people are correct about the ax. A fiskars X25 or X27 would cut your splitting time by more than half after whatever learning curve you need to go through. Yes, it’s probably more dangerous but if you become proficient with that ax, a cord of straight grained oak in an hour is completely possible. Pine usually takes a little longer but not much. You could save the hydro tool for gnarly stuff. I definitely recommend you try the ax.
I can see from the inside of the oven and the glass in the door that you are creating a lot of that dangerous, shiny creosote. Foremost, try lighting the oven upside down: Put the biggest logs in first and the smaller branches on top. You'll see that at the point the big logs start to burn, the oven is hot enough that the creosote does not condense any more. By using this method, the glass in the door should stay mostly clean, which also helps with radiating the heat in the room and far less of that shiny creosote should be found in the oven and the chimney.
Really great video, thank you. 😊 Regarding your stovetop fan, it uses a Peltier to convert the heat into electricity for the motor driving the fan. If you put the base of it on a flat part of the stovetop, rather than on the ridged part of the top, the heat transfer will be much improved and the fan will start sooner and run faster. Ecofan is a good brand and that's why it cost what it did. The wiring in the cheapo Amazon ones tend to melt eventually.
With the pine stumps, the roots of the tree will continue to create pitch and pushes up into the stump and condenses creating a very dense and flammable firestarter called fatwood. I don't know if that'll happen with yours but it could and something to look for.
No disrespect what so ever sir, I love your video's cleaning out culverts and such,, but for me,,, it would be a cold day in August before I would pay 12,000 for a wood stove. That's absolutely insane to me.8 grand, to install, 4 grand for the stove itself. Blaze king is totally ripping consumers off....Nuts 🤪
Great video, however you start the fire incorrectly. When building a fire outdoor you do put the small pieces on the bottom and the large pieces on the top like you are doing here, but in a wood stove you should do it the opposite way, put the larger pieces on the bottom and the small pieces on the top (top down burn), start the fire on the top and let it burn down towards the bottom. That method creates little smoke when starting or any time, and also gets the hot air going up the chimney immediately warming the chimney and pulling the little smoke out - also won't smoke up your glass. Look for some videos on top down burning fire for wood stoves.
I speak on behalf of all youtube commentors by saying, Don't listen to us. We don't know wtf we are talking about. Listen to your local stove and chimney companies for the best advice.
It’s good practice to leave an inch of ash in the bottom of the stove when you clean it out. The ash protects your fire brick from the hot coals of your next fire. Not a huge deal but you’ll experience deterioration/thinning of your fire brick after a few years.
Get yourself a good pair of fireproof gloves for loading into the fire. My glass door I clean the inside with a moist rag and use find ash from the ash bucket. It’s crazy how good it works
Love your home if every man I would love to meet you and see your home I don't ever go anywhere I'm in Kentucky I'm not well tell me concerned and they're going to drive from your house I love your pawns to very cool you're doing a great job we love you take care and be safe 👍😁
Our trees are dying, it's so frustrating. Worms, woodpeckers, ants, Ice storms, wind storms and all, It is scarier to get out in nature than even 5 yrs ago. It's rejuvenation time in the forest !
Do the directions say to keep the door open so long? With my stove, I close the door as soon as the kindling has ignited and the fire builds up much faster than yours does. Also, put the heat control on high when lighting the fire.
when your not using a Cat. wood stove is it better to store it so the air that gets sucked up and out the stove with all the dust goes up the pipe and not trough the cat?
I remember throwing 14 to 16 cord of wood into our unfinished basement every year. Thanks for the video.
I've watching you over the years and I know if anybody done their research on a wood stove Is you. And that's a good thing. That's what separates your channel from the rest and that's why I watch Your channel. Thank you and I Enjoy your channel
Love this video Post! Glad to see it's doing the job of keeping you warm!❤
Taking a break is healthy for you! Do it! ❤
you are one of my favorite youtubers i enjoy your videos keep up the great work you are awesome!
Yes, as far as your last comment: As much as I am happy to see you upload, you need to slow down brotha. Less is more. I feel like UA-camrs/social medialites get caught up in the pressure to upload regularly and consistently and end up missing out on things that really matter. Take you time Post10. Enjoy yourself and don’t succumb to the pressure.
Just do your thing and don't think nor worry about the malarkey
Good solid advice 👍
Dude, this video is over an hour long and very comprehensive. Maybe you're commenting on the wrong vid?
@@FixItYerself1:11:40 it’s a response to this comment. This was nearly a year ago
Great videos. I like your unclogging videos. Keep up the good work.
In my opinion you are not lazy by any stretch of the word,you are not afraid of work or to get dirty,your parents raised a good kind man…..love all your videos l
Ecofans are the best stove top fans. Put it on a flatter surface. Its always nice to see the fan still spinning in the morning
The property is absolutely beautiful, and experiencing the progress has really inspired me to get an acreage. I love the whole process of making trails, managing the forest and stocking the winter firewood throughout the year. But I only have an acre, and there aren't enough trees to sustain me long term. So I'm shopping for acreage now, and I don't care if I have to buy a couple hours out of town to find something affordable.. in fact I'm starting to crave the peace and quiet that Post seems to enjoy so much.
Awesome vids, thanks for the inspiration and knowledge 👍🏻
Living in the country is the best way to live life
I am LOVING this video. I hope you continue to show progress with your ideas and what you are doing. 👍👍🤗🤗🙂
Very interesting. I never thought something like this would interest me, but I am. You have so much knowledge and beautiful property. You don't mind working hard and making it a wonderful place to live. 🤗 please keep us up-to-date, at least, each year.
Thank you. 👍
Your explanation of the relationship between creosote and pine in relation to chimneys was outstanding. I love your videos.
Huh? Everything he's saying is what the Manufacturer told him - and he believed! Like listening to a 1st grader...
@@robertchurch9722your statement is childish.
@@robertchurch9722 the manufacturer is the one who has the honor the warranty. If pine were an issue they'd be the first to say.
It's so great that you saw potential in this property and making a difference for the home and land. 👍👍
Yes! No problem heating with pine. My dad, like everyone else in Montana, heats with it- hardwood is hard to come by there. Just a little maintenance keeps it going. Good you have a back up furnace as well. When I start our coal forge, it gets a bit smoky- have to open the shop doors for a few until the stovepipe warms up, then I'm good to go.
Love that you heat with wood! After that storm, you are set for a long time!!
Great video. I love learning from those who have done it. Hint : Try the "top-down" method of starting a fire. UA-cam has several good vids on how to do that so I won't go into it. Why it's so great is that it's just as easy to get set up and light but the PLUS is that you light it and forget it for 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours before ever having to look at it again. No forgetting and then having to re-start with paper and kindling 'cause you "got busy" doing another chore.
Just relax bro it's great content if it takes a day or week god bless
I like your log splitter. Great idea and saves your back! ❤
I didnt split some of my wood until end of june and its already below 20% now. And im in KY and we dont cover it until around now. Gets plenty of sun and wind through it. The rounds sit for about 6 months, as i cut my wood dec-feb
Hint. Get some newspaper, wet it and dip it in your ash bucket.
Rub it on your glass. No need scrub hard . Instant clean like new glass . You won't scratch the glass even though it sounds like it.
Enjoy your stove.
Aloha
Great video. I also have a BK Ashford 25 insert. It was my understanding that cardboard was not good to use to start the fire as it may damage the cat. It also advises not to in the manual.
very interesting. thanks! safe travels
Fir has the highest BTU content per pound. Several
Different fir sub species, some are in the 13,000-13,500 BTUs per pound.
Hardwoods have highest BTU content per cord (volume). This is because hardwoods are denser.
If buying wood by weight you would want to buy very dry fir. If buying by cord then best to buy hardwoods, (oak, locust, hickory etc) and if buying buy volume water content isn’t a concern, it will dry out, and volume is volume. Most hardwoods are below 10,000 BTUs per pound. Pines and firs have higher BTU per pound because of the resins in the wood. As long as your stove is efficient (yours is very efficient with the catalyst) fir is best, pine is second, and hardwoods are third in BTU content per pound.
I'm glad you're having a break. Maybe you should travel less and post more about your property. It's fascinating to see the progress you're making with your home and land. I can't wait to see more about your forest maintenance and your vegetable garden!
Hope you can spend more time at home and continue to share your projects with us ❤️
You can clean the glass door of the stove with the Ash from the stove, just damp some paper towel and pick up some Ash and rub it into the glass door. Works a treat 👍
You probably know this but just in case you didn't.
we love you postman. Slow it down dude and we will be here.
Post, please consider a couple of longer format fireplace videos for ambiance with good fireplace sound...
- one with low efficiency open door burning for the classic pretty flames, and
- one with a closed door and freshly cleaned glass. Citrus solvent cleaner works well for cleaning soot off glass.
Yes! Thats what I kept telling myself. Boy, that would be nice to have an extended or looping video of the of wood burning along with the flames. 👍🏼
You did not close the bypass all the way... The princess has a bigger fire box... you play with the stove too much... I put kindling and enough wood for 10 - 12 hours one shot.... I only load it twice a day... my house is 1400 Sq ft...
Just going to watch your video for a short time
I have a blaze king ultra
And had it in my house for over 20 years or close to that.
And I burn everything in it
And yes i burn plastics too,
but not with that catalytic on,
And my cat is still going strong,
i clean my chimney when ever the chimney needs it
How do I know it needs cleaning
open the stove slowly when using it
And if it doesn't draft properly,
You will have some smoke in the house
Clan it with a metal brush, and only have a chimney with stainless steel.
And here's a clue to help with smoke.
Near the stove and near the top of the ceiling
Place a fan to suck out the smoke
And use it every time you open the stove
And it's been many years since i did that
Still my paint looks fairly normal, and not darkened as most houses with wood stoves,
It also allows the house to not smell with the wood smell of smoke etc.
Burn any and all woods, as it doesn't matter,
Just make sure the wood is reasonably dry.
Oh yes I have forgotten about that clean out
As I never use it
got a coal bucket and place the edge along the door opening, and shovel,
My husband and I love your blaze king stove video to start! Love the way you passionately, patiently, clearly, and slowly explain important details. I would love to learn so much through your videos - trees, vermin, country living, and maintenance!
In your current video, I personally think you can develop them in two parts - (i) one month update on stove, (ii) trees. Looking forward to your wonderful sharing - rest well!
I'd definitely have one if I lived up north. Glad it's working well for you!
Super informative, keep up the good videos.
1:07:08 That is the best idea for sure. All the little critters and bugs need habitats too.
The best wood to burn here where I live is the birch. It has the most high warm value and easy to get, it's every where. We also use Baltic pine (Pinus sylvestris) which is different than the pines in Maine. These pines are not full of sap but resin and it burns very nicely. We also use spruce but it cracks and pops a lot but with other logs one spruce log is ok.
We season the wood a little differently here. The trees are usually cut in the summer when they have full foliage, that way the trunk begins to dry at once after it's cut because the leaf draw the moisture out. With birch you have to saw the bark cut all the way the trunk from down to up to prevent it to start rot instead of drying. The long trunks are let to dry a month or two and then they are cut and piled in the forest or transferred near the wood cabin and piled up outside there, covered with tarp and left like that for months. Usually in the middle of the winter, the logs that are in the forest are collected with a snowmobile with sleigh. The logs are chopped in the winter too because a log that is totally frozen (-20C) brakes the easiest, with a good chopping axe you really can chop even a very thick log, I can assure you. But we use the electric one of that chopping device that you have. After the chopping the wood is moved inside the wood cabin to season more and usually these are burned next winter. Sometimes the chopping is left to be done in the beginning of summer and then the wood is piled outside and let to dry more before moving them inside the wood cabin to safety from rain.
I hope that mossy area lives next summer, it is so beautiful. If it is not so dry summer, it can survive. But if it is going to be drought and very sunny I'm afraid the moss won't like it.
Nice stove, btw. And thanks for all the entertaining videos!
I have never cloged anything using soft wood. As long as you let the fire get really hot every now and then you clean everything
Superb demonstration. Thanks so much!!!
Clicked on this thinking it was a whole new hour video on this topic, but it's the same one from the other channel 😩😩😩
Awesome, if you get chance and feel up to I'd love to see more forest management vids
You burn softwood during the day when you are around to keep refilling it because it burns faster. Then hardwood at night. Once a week or so open up the vents and damper and burn softwood as hot as possible. That will clean out the stove and stove pipe. Then always clean your stove pipe/chimney in the spring.
. Also, keep a pan of water on the stove to help from dry air. You should open up the house once a week to let in fresh air. The fresh air heats up better.
You certainly have an abundance of wood.
I have one of those electric 4 ton splitter. Homelite. Some 2 ft diameter logs need to be worked around the edges, splitting off pieces before the core gives way.
My inclination is to get anything at least split once to start the drying in the core.
Maybe place a metal panel between the burning junk and a drying pile, accelerate the Dry.
It's amazing how you're thinking years and even decades ahead planning your forest.
you can use by Imperial Clear Flame 2 in en 1 Glass & Masonry Cleaner for the glass door it is great a thick spray that sticks to glass and does not run down wipe with paper towel and glass looks brand new clean! I have been using it on my pellet stove glass door for 10+ years works great easy clean before I used a razor blade took forever and so so clean this spray cleaner I seen a guy on yt use and I got it on Amazon works GREAT!! no more razor blade so so cleaning just spray and wipe looks brand new!!!
Very interesting and informative video. Love your log splitter. One advantage your splitter has over others. You don't need fuel or electricity to run it plus you get a good workout without a gym membership. Keep up the great work and ignore the negative comments, some people aren't happy unless they bring others down.
Enjoy your well deserved break ✌️
🔥 excellent tutorial 🔥 I'm moving to Northern Maine and needed a reliable heating source. Thanks for posting!!
Does it keep your whole house warm?, smart move Post! 🌺🌺🌺🌼🌼🌼🌸🌸🌸🦋🦋🦋💫✨
First of all, lower your voice. If you keep talking like that about burning pine, people around here will stop giving it away for free!
Have a nice break! Appreciate all your efforts to give us high-quality interesting content.
you are on the right track for managing your land. forest naturally should look like parks, not jungles.
This was an awesome video, Post! I can't have land like you at the moment. One day, I hope I will! Until then, and even after, I am living vicariously through you! :D
You deserve time off if anyone does Post! There is more to life than UA-cam. Go have some fun and don't worry you are not filming it. Come back on your terms. We have plenty of videos to rewatch. Enjoy!
Hey post.
Here's a trick I use to ensure draft/flow goes out.
I close all the doors to the room I am in if possible, then I open a window, and then start my fire. I do put exactly like you did, small wood to start but I do put 2 to 4 balls of newspaper on top and light that as soon as I started the small wood below to get the heat/ draft to flow up and out of chimminey.
Once the fire is going, I close my window and open my doors to my basement again.
on nights where it's -30 or -40c...it takes alot more newspaper. I light it and again make sure window is open, and i tend to keep the fireplace door an inch open to make sure the heat forces the draft up and out while the cold air from thenopen window has the positive air pressure to to force it up and out.
The sound of fire crackling! I'm having throw back to winter time! My childhood home had huge wood-heated masonry stoves. The sounds of fire crackling and chimney drafting bring me back to the cosy nights leaning against the hot masonry!
Remember the Terry Hale channel has some excellent one person tree felling techniques for hung-up trees etc.
You can also use wet newspaper and ash to clean the creosote off the glass on the fireplace.
Also, keep a spray bottle with water and spray down your ashes to keep dust down when cleaning.
Wow. Did not know the cost associated with buying and installing a wood burning stove. Expensive.
Insurance increases too
Thats because those new stoves dont put out any heat.
Everyone needs a break sometimes. Looks like you won’t be having a put your feet up break though, with all those downed trees😔 We will watch your old videos as re runs in the meantime. Enjoy👍
Hi, At 59:20 there is a hand pump well head or whatever you call it. It looks like a hose can attach to it. What type make is it? The pumps I have seen all have a mini trough and I can't connect it to a tank or anything to fill. Also many only lift so many feet. thanks.
I bought this on eBay and the end of that is not threaded so you cannot put a hose on it and you also cannot add threads because the back of it is open like a normal hand pump well so it could not pressurize, it's just a different design same as the mini trough ones but I have a system on one of my hand pump Wells with gravity PVC pipes down to the garden maybe something like that would work for you if you have a hill you could put the tank below it. They also do make ones instead of a hand pump it's more of a crank and you can put a normal garden hose on it
$150 dollar part will be much more expensive in 10 years.. Maybe you should go ahead and buy that part today and just store it on the shelf until you need it .. ?? Maybe buy more than 1 ..
You can split logs a hell of a lot bigger than 14", the first step is trying.
A quick and cheap solution to clean the black glass door on the stove is to dip a wet paper towel in the ash and then scrub the glass. Wait and let the ash work and it will be even easier to get the glass clean.
Ecofan is the original maker of those little fans and the cheaper ones are the knock-offs. They're just extruded aluminum, a thermoelectric cooler, and a small motor so nothing really groundbreaking or proprietary. I like the brass blade on the Ecofan I have but I also have a knockoff strapped to my flue pipe because Ecofan doesn't make that style.
Rounds need to be split before seasoning begins. They don't dry out on the inside, just the ends.
Some people are correct about the ax. A fiskars X25 or X27 would cut your splitting time by more than half after whatever learning curve you need to go through. Yes, it’s probably more dangerous but if you become proficient with that ax, a cord of straight grained oak in an hour is completely possible. Pine usually takes a little longer but not much. You could save the hydro tool for gnarly stuff. I definitely recommend you try the ax.
I can see from the inside of the oven and the glass in the door that you are creating a lot of that dangerous, shiny creosote. Foremost, try lighting the oven upside down: Put the biggest logs in first and the smaller branches on top. You'll see that at the point the big logs start to burn, the oven is hot enough that the creosote does not condense any more. By using this method, the glass in the door should stay mostly clean, which also helps with radiating the heat in the room and far less of that shiny creosote should be found in the oven and the chimney.
Really great video, thank you. 😊 Regarding your stovetop fan, it uses a Peltier to convert the heat into electricity for the motor driving the fan. If you put the base of it on a flat part of the stovetop, rather than on the ridged part of the top, the heat transfer will be much improved and the fan will start sooner and run faster. Ecofan is a good brand and that's why it cost what it did. The wiring in the cheapo Amazon ones tend to melt eventually.
Great content throughout your video.
Great work~
With the pine stumps, the roots of the tree will continue to create pitch and pushes up into the stump and condenses creating a very dense and flammable firestarter called fatwood. I don't know if that'll happen with yours but it could and something to look for.
No disrespect what so ever sir, I love your video's cleaning out culverts and such,, but for me,,, it would be a cold day in August before I would pay 12,000 for a wood stove. That's absolutely insane to me.8 grand, to install, 4 grand for the stove itself. Blaze king is totally ripping consumers off....Nuts 🤪
Awesome video dude.
Split wood or 20 years. No more, I'm done with that game.
Natural Gas is my best friend.
One day, when your back finally gives up, you'll understand.
You don't need to burn all the brush and logs/stumps. Look into hugelkultur. You can actually build some healthy soil that way.
Good heater video
A break is always good enjoy it and I love your videos
What about trying out a "Mini Wood Chipper"? How do you like that...?
Great video, however you start the fire incorrectly. When building a fire outdoor you do put the small pieces on the bottom and the large pieces on the top like you are doing here, but in a wood stove you should do it the opposite way, put the larger pieces on the bottom and the small pieces on the top (top down burn), start the fire on the top and let it burn down towards the bottom. That method creates little smoke when starting or any time, and also gets the hot air going up the chimney immediately warming the chimney and pulling the little smoke out - also won't smoke up your glass. Look for some videos on top down burning fire for wood stoves.
I speak on behalf of all youtube commentors by saying, Don't listen to us. We don't know wtf we are talking about.
Listen to your local stove and chimney companies for the best advice.
That fan you’re using, does it actually move hot air around your house, or is it just for. Show ?
Split the big rounds, anything before about 8", before stacking for seasoning - they will dry much more quickly.
Great video
It’s good practice to leave an inch of ash in the bottom of the stove when you clean it out. The ash protects your fire brick from the hot coals of your next fire. Not a huge deal but you’ll experience deterioration/thinning of your fire brick after a few years.
ROOKIE...and you are remiss in citing codes. The over-riding "code" is your insurance policy.
Get yourself a good pair of fireproof gloves for loading into the fire.
My glass door I clean the inside with a moist rag and use find ash from the ash bucket. It’s crazy how good it works
Some reflective surface behind the stove..
Otherwise your stovepipe seems the only loss of heat...
Carry on
Love your home if every man I would love to meet you and see your home I don't ever go anywhere I'm in Kentucky I'm not well tell me concerned and they're going to drive from your house I love your pawns to very cool you're doing a great job we love you take care and be safe 👍😁
Our trees are dying, it's so frustrating. Worms, woodpeckers, ants, Ice storms, wind storms and all, It is scarier to get out in nature than even 5 yrs ago. It's rejuvenation time in the forest !
Do the directions say to keep the door open so long? With my stove, I close the door as soon as the kindling has ignited and the fire builds up much faster than yours does. Also, put the heat control on high when lighting the fire.
Blaze king should support channel and have you review other stoves or atleast give you a free stove for all the advertising your doing.
Warranty for cat is not 10 years - only 6 and it’s prorated after 3 years
Price for cat is not $150 , I see close or around $700
Clearences on new stoves are really low, mine is 9 inches from the back of the stove, 11 inches from the stove pipe.
Where does a person buy a blaze king stove. Google doesn't bring anything o anymore
How about the stove pipe with Pine? Wouldn't pine require you to sweep the stove pipe more often due to that creosote?
It doesn't sound like you use enough wood to need an electric/gasoline splitter. Plus, it is good exercise.
Great content. Thanks
4/0 steel wool with glass cleaner does a fabulous job and wont scratch the glass.
when your not using a Cat. wood stove is it better to store it so the air that gets sucked up and out the stove with all the dust goes up the pipe and not trough the cat?
I like your video. I subscribed to check out your other content
Get the right paint and paint a rug in front of the stove they can be beautiful ❤️
Whitch model of blaze King is this,and how mutch does it cost$$to purcase
Buy a split maul and a wedge. Not an ax to split large rounds.
Pine is good,, but dried cedar burns fast and very hot.