Category Archives: Wood Heat

Wood stove upgrade

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

Things are never “good enough” in my head, or at least that’s what people tell me.  After only a single season of wood burning I’m already thinking about upgrading our wood stove and have come up with what I think … Continue reading →

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First chimney cleaning, 1 quart

Posted on February 25, 2012 by admin

I used my Soot Eater for the first time this weekend.  It was super easy and I cleaned out a whopping 1 quart of soot out of my 20ft of chimney and stove pipe!  Wow!  Thanks go to the guys … Continue reading →

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All installed, burning every day

Posted on November 4, 2011 by admin

As of one week ago today, we have our new wood stove installed and burning every day.  Man is it nice!  I love wood heat, so comfortable.  It also helps that our wood was free with only my labor to … Continue reading →

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Brick work is done

Posted on October 17, 2011 by admin

This weekend I finished the brick work on the hearth (actually red cement pavers).  At the beginning I actually told my wife, “Hey, this is fun, it’s like I’m a mason!”.  By the end I was thinking to myself, “I … Continue reading →

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Chainsaws, cc to bar (inches) ratio

Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin

Home use:  2.5:1 Firewood: 3:1 Professional Cutting: 3-3.5:1 depending on wood Never should you have a saw with more bar than engine.  Why?  It’s frustrating, it means more sharpening with no wood-cutting gain (long bar, but can’t bury it in … Continue reading →

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Half done

Posted on October 3, 2011 by admin

This weekend I worked on installing our Class A chimney with my brother.  We got all of the interior work finished.  We did check out the outside portion, but it turns out my roof is higher and steeper than I … Continue reading →

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Nursery update

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

The drywall is all up and painting has begun.  I’ve also started to hang the new door.  So far I have the new door jamb in and found that I had measured a little too tight and had to shave … Continue reading →

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Firewood

Posted on April 19, 2011 by admin

Working on the firewood lately.  All 4 cords I had cut and split from 2 years ago needs to be re-cut down to 13″ length and probably half of it needs to be split smaller to accommodate our new Amesti … Continue reading →

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Corny but useful wood burning videos

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

These two videos are full of very useful information about burning wood cleanly.  Well worth the watch.

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Dream heat

Posted on January 28, 2011 by admin

The perfect heating system for our 1,250 sq ft Central Maine home: Harmon Hydroflex60 Pellet Boiler w/200 gallons of thermal storage Englander 17-VL wood stove on first floor Sounds simple, right?  The problem is, the Harmon is $6,000 plus the … Continue reading →

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