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peachboot828 OP t1_iwwb45m wrote

Reply to comment by woodstove7 in What do you do with significant amounts of wood ash? by peachboot828

Previously had an old Jotul wood stove, heating a smaller house, with more land to spread ash around.

Hearthstone specifically recommended seasoned wood and they were adamant about NOT using kiln-dried wood in this particular stove, for whatever reason.

What’s the “3 year plan”?

By “burn down the ash”, do you mean get a super-hot fire going to burn the charcoal and larger bits down into more compact ash?

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woodstove7 t1_iwwllrz wrote

Jotul makes an attractive stove for sure. A buddy has one and to me it looks like a piece of art compared to some stoves out there.

  • 3 year plan means you’ve got wood you’re burning this year, wood set away for next year, and wood stacked and ready for the following year. The idea is to be burning wood that’s been cut / split / stacked for 3 years so the moisture is low. I have a Woodstock stove- one with a catalyst. Certainly use caution but I use compressed wood bricks with the cordwood I have. I find it to burn clean and produce much less ash. Cost is a little higher but then wood usage is a bit lower. Kind of a personal preference thing. Last- the idea behind the couple pieces of pine is essentially that it gets a hot/fast fire going and burns down the coals / winds up creating less ash. Why? Honestly I don’t know, but the old timers were talking about it a few years ago so I gave it a whirl, and they were right. Good luck burning!
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MeanFluffyBunny t1_ix8jy6f wrote

Kiln dried wood will overfire your stove if you fill the firebox. I have the GM 60 and this thing gets HOT.

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