Firewood

[wader]

I'm in the new house which has well water (softener and carbon filtered) and a propane gas cooking stove. A few weeks ago I started using the humidifier 24/7 as our humidity was dipping below 40%. After the humidifier was on a day we noticed the gas stove flame was no longer blue but orange. After much investigation (and initial CO worries) it turns out it's the minerals in our well water that is causing the orange flame. Who knew? So we now run the humidifier over night and keep it off during the day. A balmy 26o this morning on the Eastern Shore.

'that would have initially freaked me out Tony - glad that;s what's causing it - would never have thought

 

[Sandspinner]

'that would have initially freaked me out Tony - glad that;s what's causing it - would never have thought

Our initial google search revealed it might be a CO issue which was very concerning and then digging deeper we found out about the hard water in the humidifier.

 

[Chinacat]

17 outside
74 inside and rising

 

[cany]

17 outside
74 inside and rising View attachment 57421

Get that fire roaring

 

[Chinacat]

Get that fire roaring

Yep
We just got home and I loaded it up ?
Went to Hurricanes in Manorville for beer and wings
Will post updated pic in a few ?

 

[wader]

Yep
We just got home and I loaded it up ?
Went to Hurricanes in Manorville for beer and wings
Will post updated pic in a few ?

just put in an order for another 1/2 cord

 

[Chinacat]

 

[Sandspinner]

 

[wader]

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new place staying warm?

 

[Sandspinner]

new place staying warm?

Nice having a new tight house although I did turn the heat on till the fire got good and going again this morning. Yesterday I walked the dogs in shorts and today hat, gloves and scarf.

 

[Chinacat]

Nice having a new tight house although I did turn the heat on till the fire got good and going again this morning. Yesterday I walked the dogs in shorts and today hat, gloves and scarf.

Did the dogs like wearing hats, gloves, and scarf’s?? ?????

 

[wader]

just took delivery of another 1/2 cord - just in case

 

[wader]

stpve working overtime - 20's out there..........

 

[Sandspinner]

stpve working overtime - 20's out there..........

And the wind is howling. Just loaded up for the nite. Hope to have some embers for the am start up.

 

[Chinacat]

Got home about 9pm from a R/T to CT to bring my son back to school
Left home about 9:30 this morning
Still had enuf embers glowing to get her uo and cranking again!!!

 

[Chinacat]

Welp, I guess its a good a day as any to roll out the splitter today
I have enough empty space now for 2 split cords and a mountain of wood that ain’t gonna split and stack itself ?‍?

 

[Chinacat]

Welp, I didnt end up doing it last weekend but 3 hours yesterday and another 3 today and I split and stacked this pile thats over a cord

 

[Chevy1]

Good job ??

 

[wader]

26 going to 18 with a "hellhound wind" - stove going since 11:30 am this morning - average house temperature (measured by the thermostate in the hallway about 30 feet from the stove & just past the kitchen)with no additional heat sources going 67...............

 

[Chinacat]

Stove is running hard
Woke up to a temp of 0 ?
Got most of the house up to comfy 72 but the one back “wing” is slow to get warmed up
Its like a long bowling ally. 2 sides are exterior walls, one is against the garage and it has a vaulted ceiling
Its the most challenging area during these deep cold snaps