The Old Folks Home

[drumstick diva]

Okay not gas but, my grandmother thought she was taking Pepto Bismol and instead drank some pink Calamine lotion. My mom thought she would die on the spot but, apart from coughing and throwing up pink - I don't think a doctor was called. Life was never dull at our house. But boy, did I wish it was. The stress was killing me.

 

[Alaskan]

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When I lived at my house i regularly used wet wood.... Usually I had a few pieces in the house that were dry so I started the fire with those.... then I put the wet wood in one at a time.... Kind of roasting them in the Potbelly. Boy would they sizzle and squeak and let off steam but caught fire pretty much in the same amount of time as the dry.

was I in Danger or something?

deb

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lady said, putting the wood on top of the wood stove is OK if you watch it carefully.... but if you don't watch it, after it dries it will ignite, and you will have a fire on TOP of the wood stove... which is often not a safe place to have a fire.


As to putting wet wood inSIDE the wood stove.... A GREAT deal of energy is needed to get rid of the water inside the wood. A truly astounding amount of energy.

The result is that the fire will NOT put out as much heat. In a cold house (say -10F), if you make a fire with wet wood verses dry seasoned wood, the difference is gigantically noticeable. You can have the fire roaring, and it feels that no heat comes out until it has been burning for over 2 hours.

 

[bamadude]

Thats what she said

 

[Wisher1000]

Yes, yes she did.

 

[Alaskan]

no, no she didn't

 

[Alaskan]

now, jump left

 

[vehve]

Blah, it's pitch black outside, and alternating between hail and rain.

 

[Alaskan]

my weather app says that we are going to have a high or 57!!!!! that is summer weather!!

 

[vehve]

Alaskan, better stock up on sun lotion... Are you going to the beach?

 

[perchie.girl]

Like

lady said, putting the wood on top of the wood stove is OK if you watch it carefully.... but if you don't watch it, after it dries it will ignite, and you will have a fire on TOP of the wood stove... which is often not a safe place to have a fire.


As to putting wet wood inSIDE the wood stove.... A GREAT deal of energy is needed to get rid of the water inside the wood. A truly astounding amount of energy.

The result is that the fire will NOT put out as much heat. In a cold house (say -10F), if you make a fire with wet wood verses dry seasoned wood, the difference is gigantically noticeable. You can have the fire roaring, and it feels that no heat comes out until it has been burning for over 2 hours.

You are most certainly right..... The coldest it gets here at the house in the desert is around 20+-. My little potbelly only takes pieces of wood about fifteen inches long. I cant GET a blazing fire going in it.... Unless I open the door. I been known to put in a 20 inch log and nurse it till the end burns off and can get it inside. My house is small yet I dont heat much more than just the living room.

When i say wet wood I have to clarify.... My wood for my stove has been a year seasoning maybe two. WE dont get in a single storm more than a half inch of precipitation at a time. So this is seasoned wood that happened to get wet over night. So its not completely soaked through. Just wet on the outside.

deb