Quote from Forum Archives on September 27, 2001, 3:47 pm

Posted by: amazinggraze <amazinggraze@...>

I have a Pioneer Maid cookstove. It is an airtight one. Lisa is correct on
what she said. Since they are air tight, you can get a LONG slow burn and
use less wood. If your stove is not airtight, it lets in drafts that fuel
the flames, which tend to burn a bit hotter and faster. Our stove is all
the heat we have in our 2 story house. It heats it just fine. We load up
the LARGE firebox before bed, and turn the dampers way down and there is
still a bit of wood and a fire going in the morning. I did just read
however, that you tend to have more creosote build up with an air tight
stove as they have the lower temp burns. If you have a nice hot fire, it
tends to go up and out quicker and not much clings to the chimney.

Wanting to please my Lord and Savior,
Marci, Adopted List Momma
Amazing Graze Farms
www.amazinggrazefarms.faithweb.com

Keep striving to be the best Keeper At Home you can be!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "The Martin Family" <marli@trailnet.com>
To: <homesteadheaven@weloveGod.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 11:13 AM
Subject: [HomeSteadHeaven] reply to Sharon regarding wood stoves

> Hi Sharon,
> I am no authority on stoves and know very little, but this is my
> understanding:
> An air tight wood stove is constructed in such a way that burn time is
> extended, less wood is used, and a house is warmer than with other wood
> stoves. Ours is a Vermont Castings, rated one of the best. We load two or
> three pieces in it, turn the dials (dampers I think) if necessary, and we
> are able to go for several hours without adding wood. You can control how
> hot the stove gets by opening/closing dampers and such. Our stove has the
> potential to get REALLY hot, but we don't often do that. Once it gets
going
> you can keep it going pretty much non-stop without having to put wood in
> constantly. Ours has a catalytic converter or something....I'm not sure
what
> its purpose is, but it has one. We can load a couple pieces of oak in our
> stove at bedtime and still have good coals the next morning and a warm
house
> as well. The type of wood you burn can have an effect on how fast it burns
> as well. I think 🙂 Dh is the stove person in our family, I just know a
> little bit about it, he knows the most. Hope this is right and hope it
> helps. Blessings, Lisa
>
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