To get the wood stove started in the morning I prepare ahead of time a paper bag that contains. some saw-dust, a piece of cardboard,some kindling ,newspaper & maybe a piece of egg carton. it sure gets the flue up to speed, pronto.
On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:07:45 -0800, rocket scientist <georgesp...@toast.net> wrote:
>To get the wood stove started in the morning I prepare ahead of time a >paper bag that contains. some saw-dust, a piece of cardboard,some >kindling ,newspaper & maybe a piece of egg carton. >it sure gets the flue up to speed, pronto.
I wish I had paper bags to use. I use the plastic bags from shopping. With a hot enough fire there is little to no flue problems. We tend to run the fire hot if at all.
Fire starter bags here tend to contain the litter of bark from the log rack, shredded junk mail, pinecones and some times old candle bits or crayons. Here in Georgia there is much pine growth. We use the pine for short hot fires or as kindling. This gives a hot enough start to burn the hard woods readily.
Summers here are on the hot side. I keep the air conditioning up to 80f so we can handle going outside and working. In the winter we can add clothing layers as needed to handle the cold outside. The house is kept at near 80f or above so that summers are not so hard to adapt. Wood is free for us other than the cost of cutting, splitting and carrying it to the house. Average heating bill is $250 a winter, that includes purchase/ repair/ fuel for the chain saw and wood splitter.
> On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:07:45 -0800, rocket scientist <georgesp...@toast.net> > wrote:
> >To get the wood stove started in the morning I prepare ahead of time a > >paper bag that contains. some saw-dust, a piece of cardboard,some > >kindling ,newspaper & maybe a piece of egg carton. > >it sure gets the flue up to speed, pronto.
> I wish I had paper bags to use. I use the plastic bags from shopping. With > a > hot enough fire there is little to no flue problems. We tend to run the fire > hot if at all.
> Fire starter bags here tend to contain the litter of bark from the log rack, > shredded junk mail, pinecones and some times old candle bits or crayons. > Here > in Georgia there is much pine growth. We use the pine for short hot fires or > as > kindling. This gives a hot enough start to burn the hard woods readily.
> Summers here are on the hot side. I keep the air conditioning up to 80f so > we > can handle going outside and working. In the winter we can add clothing > layers > as needed to handle the cold outside. The house is kept at near 80f or above > so > that summers are not so hard to adapt. Wood is free for us other than the > cost > of cutting, splitting and carrying it to the house. Average heating bill is > $250 a winter, that includes purchase/ repair/ fuel for the chain saw and > wood > splitter.
sounds like you got it down. we too get free wood, well, getting it and cuts/splitting down warm you thrice. we are in northern CA and there is no need for AC. we do have a Swamp Cooler, but rarely use it. Ceiling fans are just fine. Have a warm winter. and Enjoy ! -- money; what a concept!
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