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15 years. That will go against the grain in North America where some people like to assume a wood burning appliance can last forever. Lol. The amount of 30-40 year old stoves I come across still in use is ridiculous. ......oh wait....I have one in my shop too.

There are some cool woodburning tech in Europe that we never see over here due to codes and certifications. They may meet or exceed code or certification requirements but never bother getting tested due to the expense so never hit the North American market.

It's a nice feeling to be self-sufficient. No one thinks on it much it seems until the power goes out. I've got quite a bit to figure out still to be setup properly. Need a good generator.

Sounds like a cool system. I do quite a few wood furnaces around here and it sounds like yours is pretty high tech. I'm more of a traditionalist with the wood heat. I like flame view in my living area. The ambiance. As well as the heat. My house is fully rigged for heat with two stoves(one is a...

No I haven't worked on one. I've read about them and seen some vids too. The consensus that I've gotten through forums I visit is that their efficiency claims are overstated and that their living conditions aren't as comfortable. Also that they can not always be as simple/easy to run and...

Hearth.com is a pretty cool place to discuss all things woodburning and pellet and boiler and alt stuff too. As a sweep I find it interesting and helpful to stay up on tech and learn about all different types of stoves and installations. There are some regulars there who really know their stuff...

Lol. The trash talking is hard to take over there at hearth.com

A couple of snips off a woodburning forum i haunt. Question: I have a wood fire that I would like to burn seasoned ( approx. 1 year ) Eucalyptus wood in . ( I live on property where it is prolific ) is this a viable fuel ? Does it heat well & produce good coals ? Answer: I have no...

Not me. Ever. My whole life I've had wood heat. But I've cleaned up after many of them now. Super common. A lot of people have them and are completely unaware of it. Smaller ones or when they aren't around to witness it.

Anytime. Obviously I kind of enjoy talking about wood burning. Lol.

Dave. I agree. I think pitch in any amount would really be different than wood pd for pd. I think pitch would be considered an accelerant. Sean, cleaning isn't rocket science. It's physically removing soot/creosote by whatever means nescessary, brushes, rods, I use rotary cleaning tools for...

If you are lucky. That's were construction, codes, and condition come into play. A old masonry chimney with improper clearances(that is how they are most commonly built) has a much higher chance of burning your house down during a chimney fire then say a chimney fire in a modern class A...

But to your question Mick. Any wood burned with to high of a moisture content or at to low of a temperature has the ability to coat a chimney with glazed creosote. Not just pine. Pine has lots of pitch in it and I think gets blamed moreso than other woods because of this. When you throw a bunch...

A pd of wood has a set amount of btus (can't recall exactly off the top of my head)matters not what the flavour is. The difference between woods is how dense they are and not much else. A pd of wood is a pd of wood. Whether it be oak or pine.

Softwoods are fine to burn. Ask the whole westcoast. Lol. D.fir, larch, and pine are the overwhelming majority of woods burned in my locale. It's all about temperatures, more so than the wood. Any wood less than 20%moisture content is good to go. Any wood greater than 20% is a recipe for...

Not all inserts are created equal. I went from a open fireplace to a insert, and it has a nice viewing window. Most modern high efficiency inserts have a window. Do you have a full liner top to bottom in the chimney? Or how is the insert installed? Nothing beats wood heat. You may not have...

More efficient burning does not equal more wood. It equal less wood. Some of the highest efficiency rated stoves are BLaze King cat models. The medium sized ones are capable of 24hr burns and the large king model up to 48+hrs. From one load. On another note all open fireplaces are meant to be...

Not all hook tenders are created equal. That's for certain. I fooking hated whiners in the bush. On the radio? What a buncha nancies.

It's good we have doctors and healthcare practitioners though.

Ahh. Like just done before it's inoculated or whatever the proper term is for planting silly spores.