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Wood Burning Stoves for Beginners!

Gosforth Handyman

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In the last episode we looked at what was involved with the installation of our wood burning stove. Today we’re looking at day-to-day running of a wood burner. Everything from wood management through to lighting the fire, emissions, why it’s carbon neutral and much more.

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More about the installation here: Removing the back boiler and installing ou...
Keith’s video about his stove: Wood Stove Pollution and PM2.5 Particle Em...
Restoration Couple’s vid and loads more on their channel about stoves: Choosing and Installing a Wood Burning Stove
Loads about stoves at Eco Fires and Stoves: HWAM 2630C Demonstration and Review

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Wood Burner Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - Carbon neutral?
2:50 - Wood management
7:05 - Moisture content
8:05 - Setting a fire
16:35 - Heat longevity
17:55 - Cleaning the glass
18:40 - Fire problems
20:00 - PM2.5 emissions
29:50 - Running costs
35:35 - More information

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@GosforthHandyman Creator 3 years ago Pinned

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@michaelmcloughlin3127 2 years ago

I used to work in an Irish pub. Each time I wanted to prepare and start a fire I would have 20 armchair experts telling me 20 different ways I was doing it wrong. 😆

@sarahallenhumboldt2638 2 years ago

Love the way you acknowledged and spoke to your curious kitten; good man.

@fionagardner4257 2 years ago

We have oil fired central heating, but as soon as the thermostat switches off, the heat soon dissipates, so I installed three wood burners around the house, all on the ground floor, they all burn long and hard, that in turn heats the fabric of the house and the house is warm for the next twenty four hours without any form of heater running. love them.

@stevensumner3146 9 days ago

Interesting thank you for sharing especially the fact that wood burners aren’t major polluters

@helengooderham2441 1 year ago

I'm about halfway through this video. Might watch this a few times. Just wanted to say, I love the cats chasing the red dot on the floor from the thermometer 😂

@buggsy5 3 years ago

When I was growing up, our family heated a two story 4 bedroom house with wood - mostly fir because that is what grew on the property. To get heat to the bedrooms upstairs, there was a moderate sized heat register near the top of the stairs. Even during periods of -10 degrees F, no one ever was cold. We did burn a fair amount of wood, probably between 6 and 8 cords a year. It would have been far less, but the house had no insulation in the attic or walls - a house built in the 1930s or 1940s from a Montgomery Ward mail order kit.

I heat my 2000 square foot 3 BR house with about 2 cords of Maple/Ash per year. The woods is always well seasoned, since I have plenty of room to let it sit for two years before burning. It gets a bit cool in the bedroom at the end of the hall, but a air circulating fan keeps the temperature around 60 degrees F or above during sleeping time.

@Fatheroftwoand1 3 years ago (edited)

When you test the moisture of the wood you should always put the prongs following the grain not across and always on a fresh split of timber. You should also leave ash in the fire as wood likes a good insulating bed and stays warmer for longer

@PurpleCollarLife 3 years ago

Thanks for the video. Here in northwest PA (USA) - we don’t need to re-plant trees. The forest naturally repopulates. We don’t cut down any living trees unless they’re a threat to our house or other buildings. We only cut standing dead trees, or trees that fell over in a storm. That gives us more than enough wood to use in our wood burner to heat for the winter months. We’ve done several videos about heating our house with firewood harvested just from standing dead trees or fallen trees on our property.

@MG63 3 years ago

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing the REAL information and not the garbage the media spew out. Regards. 🔥🔥

@samosa111 1 year ago

This video is outstanding. It has provided me with all the information I needed to make an informed decision about installing a heat burner. Thank you! 🙏

@Mywildgarden 10 months ago

Very informative. I'm just about to instal a woodburner in a house we've bought in France. Thank you for all the trouble you went to making this video.

@JJBM60 6 months ago

Quick safety tip for anyone scrolling in the comments… before adding more wood, open the airflow for a brief moment before opening the door to help the flow of hot air and smoke up the chimney then it can be turned back down afterwards.. I know usually you can just slowly open the door as shown BUT some burners (old/frequently used ones) can be a little awkward and sometimes catch you out… dunno if it was mentioned in the video apologies if I missed it

@asilver2889 3 years ago

Just cleaned my grimy glass oven door with wood ash on damp cloth. Better and quicker than anything else, easy, sparkly, safe with no chemical residue. Thanks for reminding me of old forgotten cleaning method.

@raymondporter2094 3 years ago

This really is an EXCELLENT video - very informative and a great sense of humour from our friendly Geordie! My son used to live in Jesmond, literally over the road from the cricket ground so, I suppose, fairly near to you...

@DavidHalfordsLane 1 year ago

One of the best videos I’ve ever watched. Full of information and for that I’m grateful.

@lavernabouzspain 1 year ago

Hi, I have been using woodstoves in my homes for several years, however I have never truly understood how to burn wood in the stove. I have just learned from your video that there is a better way for me to use my small woodstove. I shall give this a try in the morning. I have saved and subscribed. Thank you, my friend and God bless,!