>what are you burning
Mostly oak, some cherry
>how do you efficiently make tinder
I just use twigs and cardboard to start my fires
>what is your cresote cleanup routine
I have a big stiff brush ball attached to a length of water hose that I run up and down my chimney
>any chimney fires intentional or unintentional
No but I had some horrible blockage because my dad has dementia and just throws garbage in the fire. We've got him to leave it alone
>is your flue insulated
Got a box that goes into the ceiling. It stays cool enough you can put your hand to it
>does your stove burn the smoke how clean is the exhaust
I just burn seasoned wood, never had a problem other than the aforementioned blockage. It had smoke backing up into the cabin
>have you tried hacking ignition plugs into it for always clean smoke
Nah, just fire
>what oil do you use to protect the surface
What silliness is this. Just burn
>have you made a polish for an old stove to give it that new sheen
Just burn bro, just burn

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>>2975627

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50% elm, 40% mulberry, 10% random asst.

twigs from trees that became firewood & cardboard

Amazon special chimney brush

surprisingly clean/clear chimney 2nd year of use, new construction.

single wall exposed pipe on great room stove. double wall exposed pipe on bedroom stove. double wall with shielding hidden inside wall for kitchen stove.

bedroom & great room are EPA 2020 clean burn. kitchen stove is 1800's technology.

we only dust bed/great room stoves. cooktop in kitchen is cleaned with iron oxide pads then vegetable oil to seal. the enameled oven exterior is just wiped down with whatever cleaner is handy. it always looks new.

>>2975622
>what are you burning
Firelogs and cardboard boxes
>how do you efficiently make tinder
Idk, paper towels and used tissues?
>what is your cresote cleanup routine
not burning wood
>any chimney fires intentional or unintentional
Not that I know of (I bought a chimney fire smoke flare thing)
>is your flue insulated
no idea
>does your stove burn the smoke how clean is the exhaust
Well I can never really see the smoke from outside
>have you tried hacking ignition plugs into it for always clean smoke
What, like, a spark plug?
>what oil do you use to protect the surface
I got some nonstick all over the top one time when I was making grilled cheese in one of those camp shell things
>have you made a polish for an old stove to give it that new sheen
I have a tube of stove polish but I've never used it

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>>2975622
>question thread
eat shit epa glownigger
currently burning old growth clear fir barn boards that were treated with all sorts of delicious shit you cant buy anymore
keeps it warm enough to ko the cat but its 55 outside. when it gets under 80 in the house its time to switch to oak

Can somebody explain to me why americans love metal wood stoves and proper masonry heaters and brick chimneys are so rare to see? Why would you want a heater that does not store any heat and you need to keep the fire going literally around the clock? That seems like a lot of work and a lot of firewood. Where i come from houses are build around massive brick chimneys and fireplaces that you normally heat every couple of days and inside temperatures stay stable. This is the case most of the times even when the wood is not the primary source of heat.

My tinder is just the detritus that builds up from wood. My lawn trailer and deck are full it so I just scoop some on.

>>2976202
The brick chimneys and fireplaces are also a thing too, but if they're used for heat, there's usually a iron wood stove in there. I can't explain why either, outside of tradition.

>>2976202
Metal box heaters are far more efficient than regular old school fireplaces. The heat is transferred directly to the room through the metal instead of up and out of the chimney. Brick is insulatory, steel/iron is conductive.

>>2976202
cheap and easily replaced/repaired failure/ hazard point

Any rocketguys?

>>2976399
I picked up some big hydraulic cylinders from work with the intention of building one but I haven't gotten around to it

>>2976353
Maybe if your stove has its own air intake straight from outside. Otherwise warm room air gets constantly sucked out and replaced by cold air. Masonry heaters are fired once and then you close the damper.

>>2975622
Actually cleaning a chimney tomorrow with a new steel brush.
This will be third time in two weeks.
Incredible fiasco is happening in my moms house, idk what has changed but the smoke instead going up, is going down the chimney into the house.
It's chaos, walls turned brown.

If this doesn't work im calling a professional.

i cut tinder everytime with my knife as well as the small sticks am i dumb i refuse to put laminated paper in there

>>2975622
>what are you burning
Birch, with faster burning black spruce if I'm there to tend it.
>how do you efficiently make tinder
Dry birch bark is absolutely incendiary
>what is your creosote cleanup routine
I look up the flue with a borescope annually and sweep if necessary. My burn conditions create very minimal buildup.
>any chimney fires intentional or unintentional
nope
>is your flue insulated
Single wall to the square support, double wall through the roof and exterior.
>does your stove burn the smoke how clean is the exhaust
Yes, once the stove is hot it's so clean as to be invisible above zero. Below that, the water vapor from a fresh load of wood condenses into a plume of white steam before dispersing.
>have you tried hacking ignition plugs into it for always clean smoke
No need on mine
>what oil do you use to protect the surface
1200f paint
>have you made a polish for an old stove to give it that new sheen
Only shiny part is the glass, which cleans itself up with a hot fire.

>>2976507
did you open a window to see if its just negative pressure?

>>2976880
I believe you are correct, tho I'm not sure how to even fix it.

She had new windows installed last fall and all these problems i suspect started back then.

Long story short its an old wood stove with an oven
>Light up fire
>All vents open
>Fire is burning good
>Add bigger logs
>Keep open vents
>Fire burning very good
>Time to close vents
>Closing vents here reroutes exhaust through the oven and up the chimney
>Close vents 50%
>Starts smoking a bit
>Close vents 100% ( sends all smoke through the oven first )
>Start smoking like a steam locomotive
>Fills the room with smoke
>OPEN a window
>Stops smoking
>CLOSE window
>Stars smoking again

I inspected the stove and oven ,its all clear inside there are no blockages, i scraped it to bare metal ffs.
I cleaned the chimney well.

The "professional" that came said it was nothing wrong with it ,the chimney is clear, it was just and old stove and she needs a new one.
But i don't think so.

So she keeps it burning somewhat but its a problem because its her only source of heat.
We are lucky and have very warm winter, its easy 8 Celsius during daylight, but this can't continue.

>>2976897
I should note im not native English speaker so any mistakes in terminology is my ignorance of the language.
I will try to describe what is happening in most basic terms.

>>2976897
Might need a cold air intake.

>>2976202
Typically not cold enough for long enough in the west for a brick stove, wood is cheap, metal stoves are cheap.

>>2976183
55 80 farenheit right?

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>>2977579
obviously kelvin

A friend of mine just burned down his house with one of those. Remember to keep it all well cleaned (especially the chimney).

>>2978897
concrete doesn't burn
>>2978522
let the cats in