Ordered a wood burner

[Mik]

Hey Klaus! It's your HERITAGE!!!!

I should not be surprised. Texas was largely settled by German immigrants.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/german-barbecue-cooking-335803

[Mik]

Note: My best friend lives in New Braunfels. I've had plenty of BBQ there and in Fredricksburg, among many other towns. I had no idea it had German origins.

[Klaus]

@Mik said in Ordered a wood burner:

Hey Klaus! It's your HERITAGE!!!!

I should not be surprised. Texas was largely settled by German immigrants.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/german-barbecue-cooking-335803

Hm, I think that's a culture that was then invented by the immigrants. It doesn't really stem from here.

[Mik]

It in your blood. Get it in your yard.

[Jolly]

Doesn't have to be huge. I like off-set and I like to burn wood, preferably oak mixed with a flavor wood like crabapple.

Mik knows better than I do, but I want something thick enough to stand up to several years of use. You might like a barrel smoke, instead.

But fair warning, the smoke bug is addictive.

[George K]

That looks awesome.

Couple of questions:

1. BTU specs? How much heat does it put out? Our wood-burning fireplace was about 15K BTU, iirc.

2. Is getting firewood going to be a hassle? Be careful of non-seasoned (for destination) wet wood. It won't burn well and leave a residue of crap. Seasoned, dry wood will have a distinctive "ring" when you hit it on a hard surface. Wet wood will give you a thud.

3. How much hassle will an installation be?

[Klaus]

@George-K said in Ordered a wood burner:

That looks awesome.

Couple of questions:

1. BTU specs? How much heat does it put out? Our wood-burning fireplace was about 15K BTU, iirc.

We don't use BTU but KW. It can produce between 3 and 7 KW of heat, depending on air flow. I believe that would be something like 10K to 30K BTU.

2. Is getting firewood going to be a hassle? Be careful of non-seasoned (for destination) wet wood. It won't burn well and leave a residue of crap. Seasoned, dry wood will have a distinctive "ring" when you hit it on a hard surface. Wet wood will give you a thud.

Yes, it's going to be a hassle. Not surprisingly, people are buying firewood like crazy. It's hard to get (many dealers are out of stock), and what's available is very expensive.

3. How much hassle will an installation be?

Quite a hassle. We need to install a chimney that will look something like this:

The stove itself is around $3K, but the whole installation will cost upwards of $12K.

[bachophile]

I also heat by wood but I live in the fucking Middle East and it never goes below freezing in my neck of the woods and wood burning season is only about end of November to beginning of March. Temps at nite 4-10 degrees C.

But I just love messing around with it, splitting for kindling, the smell of wood burn in the house. But it’s more for ambiance than anything else. We certainly don’t have a sealed off house.

[Axtremus]

The wood burner looks good, but the tubular metal chimney does not look as good. :man-shrugging:

[Klaus]

@bachophile said in Ordered a wood burner:

We certainly don’t have a sealed off house.

Over here they are more or less mandatory if you build new.

It has some advantages, especially when it comes to cost for heating, but you also basically have to have some kind of elaborate ventilation system if you want to keep the air dry and fresh.

That's a part of the reason why, deep into the upper middle class, people can't afford to build a house or even just a flat anymore.

[Klaus]

@Axtremus said in Ordered a wood burner:

The wood burner looks good, but the tubular metal chimney does not look as good. :man-shrugging:

I agree, but that's the only option where the costs aren't completely ridiculous. Maybe that's a disadvantage of a brick-and-concrete house. Also, we rarely ever see that side of the house.

[89th]

@Axtremus said in Ordered a wood burner:

The wood burner looks good, but the tubular metal chimney does not look as good. :man-shrugging:

I actually think it looks pretty cool, or at least...looks European based on my extensive researching watching House Hunters International on HGTV. I wonder how long it retains its chrome/shine?

[Jolly]

I've said before, I've had a soapstone Hearthstone woodburner since 1986. It weighs around 550 pounds and throws about 55,000 btu when it's doing it's very best. Very rarely do I ever stoke it to anywhere near max.

Last year, I had a about an eighteen inch oak come down and while I was looking at it, I noticed I also had a big pin oak down in the flat at the back of the property. I can only cut 40" logs with my saw, so I had to take mostly the limbs off the big tree. Still cut enough, that I have about six ricks here, gave my daughter a rick and a half , and gave one of my friends who had had surgery two truckloads.

I was looking at the flat last week. I've got enough pin oak in the flat, that my kids will never have to worry about firewood, as long as they're not too lazy to cut it.

[Klaus]

@Jolly said in Ordered a wood burner:

I've said before, I've had a soapstone Hearthstone woodburner since 1986. It weighs around 550 pounds and throws about 55,000 btu when it's doing it's very best. Very rarely do I ever stoke it to anywhere near max.

But does it ever get really cold in your place? I would have guessed that it's so warm, generally, that the heater of the AC or something would be enough for the few days when it's needed.

[Jolly]

@Klaus said in Ordered a wood burner:

@Jolly said in Ordered a wood burner:

I've said before, I've had a soapstone Hearthstone woodburner since 1986. It weighs around 550 pounds and throws about 55,000 btu when it's doing it's very best. Very rarely do I ever stoke it to anywhere near max.

But does it ever get really cold in your place? I would have guessed that it's so warm, generally, that the heater of the AC or something would be enough for the few days when it's needed.

End of November to about the first week or two of March, lots of nights get down in the forties, with several thirties scattered in there. Usually have a half -dozen nights in the twenties. Maybe one night or two in the teens.

I have central heat, but I rarely ever use it. I like my fire. It's just a different kind of heat.

[Klaus]

It's done.

[Jolly]

Stay warm...

BTW, don't know the humidity in Germany, but I tend to put a kettle of water on my stove in the winter. Seems to help the piano.

[bachophile]

Where r u going to keep the woodpile?

My set up, (just took the pic now, hence the summer crocs just lying around) We have it on a brick platform to keep it up from the wood parquet . A Dovre stove. (I believe Belgian)

[Jolly]

They make canvas wood carriers that fit into a metal or wooden frame. You can get four or five sticks per load (maybe more) in the carrier.

When spring comes, just store the carrier and holder.

[George K]

@bachophile Crocs...