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General Forestry => Firewood and Wood Heating => Topic started by: Gearbox on September 26, 2018, 09:59:07 PM

Title: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Gearbox on September 26, 2018, 09:59:07 PM
Looks like a new early record for me . High of 46 tomorrow so away we go for another winter . The wood shed is full 34 cord another 7 or 8 in round piles . enough wood for now I'm going bow hunting .
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Southside on September 27, 2018, 08:22:13 AM
Ay Carumba!!!
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: hedgerow on September 27, 2018, 08:44:55 AM
We have had a few cool mornings already also. I burn my Garn year around but have been keeping the temp up in that 180 range as I have been running the furnace first thing in the morning. Had shoulder surgery this Apr so firewood wood making has been limited. We have been having a fair amount of rain so harvest is running late. Combines showed up yesterday to cut bean's so firewood will be on the back burner until harvest is complete. I hope we have a long Indian summer. 
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Bert on September 27, 2018, 08:34:42 PM
It wont be long here. I dont care to be cold.
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: J 5 on September 28, 2018, 06:38:13 AM
     Fired up last Saturday,  always  nice to have the house warm in the morning, can't take the dampness any more.
                                                                J 5
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: jerry sundberg on September 28, 2018, 06:43:29 AM
Cleaned the Garn yesterday and heated her up as the outside temps are below normal this fall.
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Pine Ridge on October 11, 2019, 08:53:45 AM
Its that time of year ,39 degrees here this morning with a low forecasted tonight of 30. I don't have an outdoor boiler, but i'll build a fire in the outdoor fire chief furnace this evening, second winter with the forced air furnace. First fire last year was october 14, cool weather is here 4 days early this year.
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Gearbox on October 11, 2019, 10:51:57 AM
thanks for bumping . I started the OWB about a week ago . Here we go again .
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Pine Ridge on October 11, 2019, 08:00:39 PM
Got it fired up and running !
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: J 5 on October 12, 2019, 05:43:41 AM
                Week ago last Friday fired up, was cold that night. Then weather warmed up, glad the core has a bypass. Didn't even have time to clean it this summer, it  just flew by , so I better give it the once over this coming week.
                                                               J 5 smiley_smash
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: petefrom bearswamp on October 12, 2019, 09:51:00 AM
Been burning Hemlock slabs all summer for domestic HW.
Still on Hemlock for at least another few weeks until The cold sets in, then my good split hardwood 
I reduce the boiler temp to 160 in the summer then go back up in usually early Nov.
If I dont reduce the temp I get an occasional boil. 
Only had one frost so far.
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Arctiva on October 12, 2019, 05:46:48 PM
Oct 4th mine went on. Sure hope it goes off before June 1st next year. At least its a quick toss a few pieces in and walk away. 
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: ButchC on October 12, 2019, 08:03:05 PM
Built a fire in the Woodmaster last night.  About the average start date for us
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Corley5 on October 12, 2019, 08:50:29 PM
Fired ours the first time mid September.  Fired it for the third time a week ago.  We had a handful of warm days but knew this was coming and kept it going.  I have to replace the door gaskets yet.  I won't fire one morning on a mild day and will get that done in the afternoon.  We should a have couple nice days yet...  ;D :) 
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: jerry sundberg on October 15, 2019, 06:21:31 AM
Oh it's nice to wake up with a warm house ! The Garn is doing her job. I put in new thermopex lines this summer so it should reduce some of the heat loss in the ground.
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Ed on October 16, 2019, 12:30:57 AM
Dad hasn't started his yet........I'm about 2 wheelbarrow loads short of filling the rack.
Blocked 15 more logs yesterday, will split and fill the trailer and dump truck for a little reserve. Still have 20+ logs on the landing.

Nice to be a little ahead of the game for once.

Ed
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Logging logginglogging on November 07, 2019, 09:07:09 AM
I usually have the boiler going in bow season. I always take the fist week off, to hunt and finish wood. This year had the wood done early and a deer the second day so that was nice....
Title: Re: Fired off the outdoor boiler
Post by: Gearbox on November 07, 2019, 08:16:22 PM
Glad its working good it was 0 F this morning .