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Old 10-21-2022, 10:19 AM   #11
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IDK if the suggestion to put a "round" of unseasoned Hemlock is mentioned in that thread. If you can fit a large one in one half-hour before bedtime and shut all air intakes, it'll burn for eight warm hours. That bedtime "fire bed" should have plenty of glowing-red coals on which to rest the Hemlock. ...
Running a woodstove on unseasoned wood with air turned way down is apt to contribute to fouling the chimney, potentially leading later to a chimney fire. If you see smoke coming from the chimney well after startup, that's an indication of incomplete combustion from wet wood or a stove simply not running hot enough. Smoke from the chimney is only part of what enters the chimney.
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