My barrel stove kit

Cheap good heat, burning some of that oak? Good to see you keeping on with the project towards freedom.
 
goodonya said:
Cheap good heat, burning some of that oak? Good to see you keeping on with the project towards freedom.
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The wood I got cut outside is wet from rain /snow, it wasnt covered, I am burning all the scrap lumber I am tearing out of the house right now, its dry, seasoned for 50+ years..lol
But I have enough to heat til spring I suppose for now..
 

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Lookin' good! Now I am wondering about making peace with those old spooks you were talking about. I know you have thoughts on that. I heard have a little smudge fire burning sage and getting smoke all around inside the house is supposed help. It sounds like you will be in that basement a lot. How does your dog do with that? Do you see him or her getting the growls and hackles going sometimes at things you cannot see there?
 
Exactly right, that is what I am saying. I also noticed you have another concrete type chimney, what are your plans with that one? It is supported by 2x4 LOL!

sonocativo said:
Indoors, you want your black single wall pipe off the stove to be as short as possible to vent so you have the proper draft, the flue to exterior should be at a minimum height of 15 feet above the stove to create proper draft and no blow back from wind. Th common rule is 2 feet above the peak of the roof unless its greater than 10 feet away from the peak of the roof. Mine is currently on an addition to the house so 3 feet is fine and I got 20 feet height from the stove.
When I relocate the new stove close to the side wall, it will vent through the wall, so a different setup is needed, and I will have an open floor. The barrel will then go into the basement to heat the lower areas. The stove heated the whole house comfortably today, tore out some more walls and the heat just rose right up to the second level ( see pictures )
I had a clean burn, no smoke, so no creasote will build up as well.
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Yeah, I save these for kindling purpose.

Maybe you would better off with wood burning furnace for basement? I know they are not cheap but they are pretty much basically like a regular gas furnace and you hook up with ducts and throw logs in twice or three times each day and forget the rest of it. I think it is more efficient that way than barrel one.

sonocativo said:
The wood I got cut outside is wet from rain /snow, it wasnt covered, I am burning all the scrap lumber I am tearing out of the house right now, its dry, seasoned for 50+ years..lol
But I have enough to heat til spring I suppose for now..
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well - at least he has free wood for heat, plus he doesnt have to worry about garbage. One of the things I like to do is if I have too hot of a fire - I throw the green or wet stuff in stove. it helps to cool down stove, but doesnt let it out. once the green/wet wood is hot enough, it will burn just fine. So a mixture is a good thing with the dry lumber stuff . Since OP is starting now with stove, by spring it will be warm enough for one day for him to clean chimney out from cresote from wet/green wood.

I used to burn pallet wood for awhile since it was my only source of wood at the time and it was free.
 
diehardbiker said:
Exactly right, that is what I am saying. I also noticed you have another concrete type chimney, what are your plans with that one? It is supported by 2x4 LOL!
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There is one in the middle of the living room and also one in the kitchen.
You are refering to the one in the kitchen which was the flue for a wood cook stove back in the days, if you look at the picture that the wall opens into the upstairs bedroom you can see the flue rins there too wuth another opening. I doubt that I will use the one in the bedroom but could possibly in case of emergency. I dont know yet, but I wouldnt mind having an indoor smoker for over the winter months, maybe Ill be "That guy with the indoor BBQ pit" LMAO you just never know?
 
diehardbiker said:
Yeah, I save these for kindling purpose.

Maybe you would better off with wood burning furnace for basement? I know they are not cheap but they are pretty much basically like a regular gas furnace and you hook up with ducts and throw logs in twice or three times each day and forget the rest of it. I think it is more efficient that way than barrel one.
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Yeah, I dont have $5ooo to throw at one right now but I have looked at them, some on craigslist for $1500 used... but if Im burning wood in the house I want to know if it is good and not burnt out. Like my barrel stove, eventually it will burn through on the bottom, I an going to put a sheet metal shield inside to prevent that and make it last a bit longer.

My dad made me some heavy gauge metal tubing wood rack for the stove to get the wood off the bottom for a better burn, my shield will keep the hot coals off the bottom. I will be glad when I get the real stove, so much safer and easier to maintain.
 
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